Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-26


Rev. Dr.. ]. Ernest Thacker, Of Nor
folk, has declined call to Alabama.
The N. c. Pine Association held its
June meeting at Old Point Comfort.
The Northern Coal and Coke Com.
rany has purchased 1000 acres of coal
lands in Wise county ard Letcher
county, Tenn, for $4,000.
Judge Archer A. Phlcgor, of Chris
tiansburg, has declined the position o.
professor of law in Washington and
Lee University recently rendered him
Col. William H. Stewart, OF Ports
mouth urges reunion on the battle
field OF the Richmond, Petersburg
Franklin, Suffolk, Norfolk ard Ports
mouth survivors Of the charge upor
The Petersburg crater.
DR.. Joseph w. Eggleston. OF Rich
r?ond, brother of George Cary Eggle.
ston and the late Edward Eggleston,
both writer's OF national renown, has
signed contract with the Neale Pub
fishing Company, of Washington, for
he publication OF a new Confederate
novel, to be called 'Tuckahoe"
Cary Craig, a Pennsylvania negro,
sent to the penitentiary from Henrico
for murder in the second degree, made
desperate attempt to kill Guard George
P. Chiddix, of Washington county. Craig
rad been ordered punished for not doing
MS task in the shoe shop properly. He
approached the guard, who was seated
at a desk, from behind and, Selling him
by the collar, dragged him BACKYARD and
attempted to get his pistol. c. R. Lewis,
a white convict. went to the aid of the
guard. In the struggle the pistol was
discharged twice. Lewis receiving g
wound in the calf of his leg and the
negro getting scratch OH the thigh.
Mr.. John Showa1, of Shenandoah
county, was instantly Killed at Mount
Jackson while endeavoring to stop his
runaway horses His foot slipped and
he heavy wagcn, ran over his neck
breaking it. He was IS years Of age ano
is survived by widow and a large
family of children.
H,a9ter B. Frischkorn, a dealer in
Richmond. has received an order from
a firm doing railway contract work IL
West Virginia for 20 tons of dynamite
The explosive will be shipped to Nauga'
tick, w. Va. The total contract call:
Tor IS carloads of dynamite.
The Virginia Court of Appeals hairded
Town a decision upholdIng the the compul.
sorry pilotage law for coastwise vessels.
The graduates of the Norfolk Acad'
INV ATE w. Hodge Baker, A. L. Hen
iren, A. c. Philpots. E. 0. Thomas, 1
F. Truitt, R. B. Tucker
Charles Cummings, 10 years old, al
alleged deserter from the ship Nevada
now in Hampton roads, was arrested a
Buckhorn. He wore naval uniform
Cummings said he had IS days fur
Tough in which to visit his home II
Pensacola, Fla. but had no money ant
was trying to beat his way. He was sem
to jail.
Three hundred delegates attended
meety,2 at the home of Mr.. l.. Passano
near Warrenton, to discuss the goot
roads problem. COL Thomas Smitl
was elected president, ]. B. Beverley frs
vice-rresident, S. d. Parrana second vice
president G.. S. Fletcher secretary ant
John s. Gaines treasurer.
Rev. George d. Booth, the new presi
dent of King College, in Bristol, is onl,
70 years of age He was graduated from
the Southwestern Presbyterian Univer
sity at Gainesville, Tenn. and ther
spent two years in theological seminary
Dr. J. T. Henderson, recently elected
president of Virginia Institute, is de
tanned at Jefferson City Tenn. on &C
count of the illness of Mrs Henderson
who, it is reported, has smallpox.
Miss Roberta Campbell Maupin
daughter OF Mr.. A. L. Maupin, died a
Clear Brook. aged "a years. Her fathe'
is near relative of Abraham Lincoln
She was native of Rockingham county
and member of distinguished Vir
GINA family.
At the Bluff City crossing of the two
railroads at Bristol freight train on thu
Southern railway plunged through
Virginia and Southwestern freight train
One engine was deraied and turned
over and several cars were wrecked. III
crew of the Southern train jumped tt
sefety. No one was injured.
John Baker, OF South Norfolk, l.:
years old, fell from swing Sunday anc
h-okc both legs above the knee,
pr A. S. Priddy, first assistant physi
clan at the Southeastern State Hospital
of Virginia, has rendered his resigna
ton This leaves two vacancies on the
staff of that institution.
BENJAMIN Turner, colored, was rur
down by a Norfolk and Western trair
and sustained injuries which resulted If
his death at the ST. Vincent de Pau
Hospital in Norfolk
A second crop of strawberries is rip
sning at Norfolk r. S. Cromwell, o.
Norfolk county, picked 20 crates o.
berries from his fields, which he say!
are the finest of the season. Vines are
two-thirds fill OF blossoms.
State Chairman Ellyson, OF Virginia
has issued call for meeting OF the
State Democratic Central Committee al
Murphy's Hotel Richmond, on June IS
to arrange Tor primaries to nominate
candidates for the Legislature.
After a ircshet in the Shenandoah
river an unknown plant, thought to be
a weed. began growing on some lowlant
below Lura" on the river and the owner
no.iccd that his horses and cattle at,
it heartily. He saved some OF its seed
and is now cultivating it as a food foi
his stock and thinks he has found a new
800 -, aI,'a ol-rt
MI w. NJ. Long. S. years old, died
at his home, in Luray, after a long ill.,
ness. He was deputy treasurer OF
Page county some years ago and was
a member OF one OF the oldest and
wealthjest families in Page county.
Joseph L. Butler, farmer who lived
near Winchester, died suddenly from
pneumonia, aged 50 years. His mind
WAS affected il is stated and OF, Eridav