Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-11-06
THE OLD DOMINION.
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the State.

John FLOYD, IS; William H. Watson,
SI2; Samuel B. Bradbury, So; Thadeus
Routten, So; James Henry, So; Dennis
Brown, So: John Penn, So; HENDERSON
Good, So; Robert NJ. Denton, So; Cath
crime Back, So; Ada Whiting, So; John
Winster, So; Ella c. Canada, $I2; Lily
S. Rains, So; minor Of Henry w. Har-
rington, $40; Laura F. Scott, SI2.
Rector Charles P. Jones, OF Mon
terey, has called meeting OF the board
of visitors OF the university, to be held
there on Tuesday, November 10. Aside
from the presidency question, which
may or may not be considered, there
are several important matters which re-
quire the immediate attention OF the
board. The most important OF these
is the appointment OF an expert libra
rian and an assistant The faculty has
Endorsed the suggestion that the Uni
versity Of Virginia should be consplcu-
ously represented at the St. Louis Ex-
position, and, it is believed, will recon-
mend that the board appropriate $4,000
or $1,000 for a suitable exhibit.
Four men were injured, one of them
perhaps fatally, by Chesapeake and
Ohio wreck car derrick, which was
overturned by coming in contact with
the telegraph wires in the Fulton yards,
Richmond. G.. M. Pittman, who was
on the car near the derrick engine, was
caught under the car and so badly
crushed it is feared he may not recover.
c. D. Nutter, a tool dresser at all
oil well in Tyler county, stumbled and
fell against a hywheel. The top OF
Ills head was torn off, causing instans
death.
Bollen Tucker, who, it is charged
deserted from Fort Ethan Allen, Yer
mont. was arrested at his home, neat
Lynchburg, and will be taken to tor'
Monroe.
Mr.. Davis B. Wills, son OF DR.. Fred
NJ. Wills. Of Charlottesville, left for
Washington to report for duty in the
United States marine service Mr.
Wills has received notification OF hi'
appointment and his commission.
A colored man OF Orange county,
while crossing the railroad bridge over
the Rapidan river, i'll that county, was
run down by fast train and killed
The man was carrying mattress on nj;
head and failed to notice the RAPID
approach Of the train.
In the neighborhood OF the Rock
bridge Baths the Messrs. Thompson
killed three black bears, and in the
Short Hills Messrs. 7. H. McClelland
and Lewis Burger brought down a gray
eagle that measured nearly 10 feet from
tip to tip.
Frank J. Korte, past district deputy
of Virginia for the Grand Lodge OF
Elks, has been appointed general mani
ager and caterer OF the Elks' Home III
Roanoke.
In letter to Hon. r. w. Berry, Of
Stafford county, Attorney General W..
A. Anderson expresses the opinion that
a registrar cannot legally hold office OF
Judge OF election.
Mrs. Henrietta Madden, OF LuckettS,
died at her home, near Leesburg, aged
about 65 years.
DR.. 7. Clayton Williams, leading
physician OF Winchester, died OF pneu.
monia. He was the son OF the late
Philip Williams, lawyer, and was So
years OF age. Surviving him are his
widow and three sisters. DR.. Williams
was a graduate of the University OF
Maryland. During the Civil War he
served in Chew's Battery, Stuart's
Horse Artillery, and was once severely
wounded.
The detectives and searching parties
are busy looking for the missing Ed
ward L. Wentz. The Wentz family
gave out nothing except th2t new ru-
NOR in Wise county is being inv estigat-
ed. Outside persons, anxious to get
the big reward offered for the return
OF the millionaire, went to consult a
woman clairvoyant at Huntington, W.
Va, who had said she could find
Wentz. A telegram from the man who
saw the clairvoyant says the woman de-
clares Wentz is dead and gives instruc-
tons where to find his body.
Second Auditor Dew has within the
last few days purchased nearly $4,000
of Century and Riddleberger bonds for
the literary fund of the State. This
brings the total now held by that fund
close up to $4,000, 900. the interest OF
which is applied to the support OF the
State public school fund. The bonds
averaged about o3.75 and draw 3 per
cent. in terest.
The State Board of Agriculture di-
rected Commissioner Koiner to en-
force the Pure Food law passed by the
last General Assembly, providing for
the inspection and analysis Of all food
stuffs sold in the State.
Members Of the banking house Of
John L. Williams & Sons declare that
so far as they are advised there is no
foundation for the report sent out from
Norfolk that the conference between
General Manager Barr, Of the Sea-
board, and Colonel Andrews, of the
Southern had anything to do with the
requirement of the Seaboard by the
Southern. President Williams tele-
graphed from New York that there
was no truth in the story OF pos
sible merger
State and Federal laws are in con.
Aict in regard to the wreck OF the
schooner Nellie w. Hewlett, which
went ashore near Virginia Beach three
weeks ago. She was libeled by the
United States Marshal and advertised
for sale for seamen's wages OF 1886. The
sale was not effected because the wreck
had been sold by the States Wreck
Commissioner for Princess Anne Coun.
| ty and possession obtained for 5000
| E-report will be made to Judge Wad'
dill, OF the United States Court, and hi:
action is awaited.
A shooting affray occurred near Cop.
perhill, Floyd county, in which w. w
Williams was badly but not fatally