Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All oVeE
the State.

A strong delegation from lidcWa'cl
appeared before the House Committee Oh
Finance in advocacy of the 100000 APP
preparation for the jamestown EHposl-
tion. Messrs. d. Lowenberg,. Direct9 d.
General, and H. L. Page, OF N0rlolk
and O. D. Bachelor and J. l. Patton
spoke in behalf of the bill. Gen; Fitz-
hugh Lee was present, and he and Hon
/ Tavlor Ellyson will make the hnal ap,,
neals this week. General Lee declared
that the 100000 was all that would ever
be asked from the State by the EXpoSi-
ton. He thinks the sale OF stock, VIII
contributions from the Government
cities and counties, will yield ailpi'
revenues.
The Courts of Justice Committee o.
the House reported favorably Mr., Cum,
mngs' bill amending the Divorce, law Sc
that a partial divorce may be made com.
plete after three years where there mas
,-feep no reconciliation,
mond TeIepnone Compxayef the Ken
the Virginia Trust company, n sold vD1
Warner Moore & Co., whose BID was
$4,000. There was no other Dlduer,
The purchaser is believed to have actee
Cor the Southern Bell Telephone Com'
nanv. which recently has obtained tlle
Civ Councils permission to take over
the business of the independent concern
# wa, only an hour before the sale th ii
it was certain the property C9uiu Oe 'o IS
under foreclosure, W. 1. Hellllota, ~ ~
Chicago, having sued out teill PPo."is
Injunction forbidding the sale. De ..ado
of the settlement have not Deeli iil" ud
Ouhi;c but it is said that Helnrotn anu
those he represented were secured 10 tn H
amount for which they contenuea
5000. co,
Plans to greatly enlarge Roanoke Col.
lege. at Salem, have been prepared any ~
approved by the faculty and trustees ti1 -, II
he institution The expenditure W.,
amount to $4,000. This improvement u
was projected by the alumni and forins me
Students of the college, and they WI
oresent il as an offering in commenordi
lion of the semi-centennial OF the col
ieoe to be celebrated at the tlttieth all
usl commencement in June. ! ne propo
.;t;or ~ ;s 70 include in the new building
science hall.
In the case of William J. Bott agalnS
lane Bros. & Co., railroad contractor Vi
At Woodstock, the jury gave pott 20 81
DAMAGES, This was the second trlal ~
jamaSes against Lane Bros. & 20. au ',
NO the present term of court, the res"
n an accident in their quarry, When
w Bauserman and Bot were tGrll W
w. r,ad nv an explosion and J. "
Ridenour lost his life -,
: AB Montcure, of Reams, Dinwlda
, county, has been assigned space, tor
= .vhibit at the Sportsmen ohoW
Madison Square Garden, New I Vi
s newt month. This will be the flrS |, G.
!. h;b;t Of IFS kind from the South ran az
/ n,s nossum and turkey hunters OF III
section will accompany Mr.. Mon'T i,
e with three days camp ou'n' "'O
S game. ,..L Y
Fooer of Philadelphia, was the ViI GU
,rScnrred at Winchester at an early llo
. The other morning Egger is a pre-
e nan At the Eddy Press. He says ne W
yo;no home when he was held up by
I. .rowd. who demanded some money d d
mon his refusal assaulted him with
n blackjack. ;,
g The verdict rendered against the V
yinia Fire and Marine Insurance 20
=. 9anv of North America and the Mag
20 insurance Company in favor OF ,.
q I onas of Mount Jackson, for damal
-. - his store building by fire in teDfua
O.
~ court to $3.50 and judgment docKeted a.
to '' Mr.. john Ohm W. Payne dropped I'd. d
s. Of the most prosperous farmers OF I
s. pepper county and highly respected co.
m. was WAS in the ffty-ffth year OF his age
tie leave a widow and four daughtefS'
ng The Tunis Lumber Company OF N
"a ok is said to have made compilld a,
'st With, big lumber concerns insuFiAg