Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-05
The OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All o'er
the State.

Daniel R. Burrell, St. Elpo,, $40;
Sarah Brickhouse. Norfolk, So; Geo7ge
Hess. Hampton. $40; widow-Keoecc'
Hodges, Portsmouth, 30.
The official program OF the hnal ex-
ercises of the University OF virginia
June IS to II, is as follows:
Sunday, II a. m.-Baccalaureate ser
mon, university chapel, Rt. Kew. a. W.
Randolph. of Norfolk, Va. 8 p. M
Address before the Young Men ChTlS'
tan Association by Bishop Randolph
Monday, II a. nl.-Address before the
Literary Society, public hail, DR.. Henry
Smith Pritchett, president OF the Mas.
sachusetts Institute of Technology. Z
D. m.-Final celebration Of the Wash
ington and Jefferson literary societle/
and award OF medals.
Tuesday, o.3o a. m.-General Aiumri
Association meets. II a. m.-Aiumif
address (public halD by Judge William
Gordon Robertson, of Roanoke. I.3c
p. m.-Alumni banquet in tayerweathei
Gymnasium. s p. m.-Reception to the
alumni and guests in rotunda. Presi,
dent Roosevelt and other distinguished
men will be the guests Of the university
on this day and will attend the public
exercises at IL a. m and the alumni BAN
quet at 100.
Wednesday, June II, 8 p. m:-Closlng
exercises OF the university and award OF
diplomas and degrees.
In the Circuit Court at Bristol Will
liam Heath, an cmploye OF Dixie Ian
merry. was awarded $500 damages foT
injuries sustained while at his work.
The Columbia Fire Company, OF
Alexandria, is making preparations. tC
visit Frederick, Nd, during the fire
mems convention in June.
Justice Gardner OF Suffolk, o.
years old. has been adjudgcd insane.
He was a brother OF former postmaS-
ter OF Suffolk who committed suicide
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served in Suffolk by parade OF vetcr-
ans and volunteer militia headed by a
band and by prayers in the two GENE
tcries. The Suffolk Grays fired vOllcyS
over a deceased comrade in Cedar Hill.
Despite the protest and resolutions OF
the Daughters OF the COniederacy ask
ing that no graves be decorated save
those OF Civil War veterans. the deco
ra;ions were almost as proiuse as
usual. though their pledge was kept by
vlembers of the chapter.
William Rooney was before the Unit,
I'd States District Court at Richmond
/ IN a charge Of having i'll his possession
a piece OF spurious money. 1t was a
representation of $50 gold piece and
was so adroitly made that it wou!d TOOL
ANYBODY but an expert. The evidence
vi tended to show that Roney himself
mad been imposed on, and the District
Attorney entered nolle prosequi
A meeting OF the Jewish residents. OF
Petersburg was held at the Union
Street Synagogue for the relief OF the
Kischencff massacre sufferers Alter
an address by the rabbi, Rev: DR., ,.
Tyer, a committee was appointed to
Wait on the Mayor and request him to
cal mass-mccting OF the citizens OF
Petersburg in the interest OF the kis-
.hcneff sufferers. A committee was
also appointed to solicit contributions,
The stockholders OF the new Staun-
.on National Bank met and organized.
.lecting IS prominent capitalists direc,,
:ors. 3. Estes Vaughan was elected
president. William 7. McCue, vice
president and c. O. Child cashier. -.
William Ramsay, North carolina
negro who had his arm cut OFT at the
Richmond Locomotive Works, recov-
cred $2oI7so damages.
The Consolidation OF the EmpOrla
Lard and Improvement Company
and the Matoaca Manufacturing Com
pany was recorded in the Office OF the
secretary OF the Commonwealth II
Richmond, under the name of the Vir-
cinia Consolidated Milling Company
The capital is given at 81 ,Ooo,o The
officers are August Wright, president
Charles Hall Davis, secretary; +. a
Hartley, Petersburg, general manager
treasurer and director; George L: FISH
sr. director, New York; Philip Roper
Virginia Director Davis & Davis, Pc
tersburg, general counsel.
The Alexandria City Council arrang'
ed the financial system OF Alexandra
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1924
by the passage Of the appropriation bill!
The estimated receipts for the year are
$4,000 and the appropriations SLY
ECO. AS under the rev Constltutio"
APPROXIMATION bills require two meet.
ings. the business will not be entirely
completed until the next meeting. Wher
the Aldermen will concur with th'
Council and the new system will be ell
forced.
At the headquarters Of the striking
carpenters at Newport News, the re-
port that part OF the strikers would re-
turn to work was officially denied by
President Graham. 1t was stated that
when one Of the strikers went baSk to
work all would go, and that this would
not be until their demands were grant
ed The strikers say they have no de-
sire 10 90 back to work under the old
conditions.
The Luray corporation election TO-
municipal officers, heretofore occurring
on the fourth Tuesday i'll May, will b.
held on June g.
With the 40 charter members a lodge
Of Elks was instituted at Winchester
District Deputy Phil G. Kelley, o.
Richmond, was in charge OF the. cere-
monies.
Ninctccr social clubs in Richmond
have. since February 7, paid the liquor
license tax OF s. a member. he ID
white clubs have membership OF 1881
ard the s negro clubs 542. The State
revenue is $3.50.
The Chesapeakc and Ohio Railwa"
which operates several tugholts "+oIno
its terminals in Newport News ana al
Norfolk. has agreed to accept The ne"
scale of wages demanded by the marine
engineers union.
Norfolk capitalists have bought the
old granite quarry on the ChesterG is
side OF James river, two mics pclom
Richmond Harbor. A force OF hand
is at work and much expensive machin'
..... L &c hccn MT in Mace.