Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-03-20
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All over
the State.

Miss Minnie Sutphin, aged 20 years
The unfortunate young lady was the
daughter OF J. L. Sutphin, one OF the
wealthiest residents of Carroll county.
With her sister and brother-in-law, she
was crossing a swollen stream on a
foot-bridge in the western part OF
Floyd county. The bridge gave way.
preciptating her into the swiftest part
of the stream The body was found IN
a mlldam two miles below where the
accident occurred.
A representative OF the Tredegar
Iron Works, Of Richmond, has been IN
Roanoke for several. days inspecting
the old West End Rolling Millmachinery
with view to purchasing it to replace
machinery destroyed in recent FIRE at
the Tredegar works.
William Massey, who is confined in
the County Jail at Staunton awaiting
trial, charged with killing his wife near
Stanton several weeks ago, tried to
commit suicide by hanging. Massey
got possession OF the gum hose that
are kept in the jail for the purpose Of
washing the floors. Placing 1t around
his neck. he was in the act of hanging
himself when some OF the other prison.
ers prevented him from carrying out
his intention.
War on social clubs began in earnest
in Norfolk when William Sturtevant,
steward OF the Elizabeth Club, char
tered organization, was, in the Police
Court, fined $3.50 for selling liquor
without license and on Sunday. He
appealed to the Corporation Court.
The authorities announce their inten-
ton of Kidding the city of so-called
Social clubs"
The arrangement Of the indebtedness
Of Virginia Institute so as to save that
property, valued at SI75,ooo to the
Baptists of Virginia, is finally conclud..
ed. The deed to the property passed
to the Baptists Friday. 1t is subject to
$2s, ZOO in bonds, held by ex-Postmas.
ter General James A. Gary, but which
are not due until 1907.
A posse OF citizens, mostly colored,
is searching for a negro who commit
ted felonious assault upon the wife OF
Rufus Rocks, highly respected col
ored man OF Mount Hermcn, Norfolk
county. Hurricane" Branch, Of Sui
folk, with bloodhounds. is on the trial
Robert Hamilton, former employe
of the Southern Railway, who lived
near Ravensworth, was arrested al
Fairfax by Sheriff Gordon and Deputy
Sheriff Jacobs on a charge OF wreck
ing the New York and Florida expires:
OF the Southern Railway at Ravens
worth. In that wreck Engineer Thorn
as Purvis, OF Washington, and his ne
gro fireman, w. Wigginton, OF Char
lottesville, were killed Hamilton was
taken before Justice Of the Peace Jas
Sangster, who referred the case to the
grand jury.
w. T. Reed, aged AZ years. Of New
port News, dropped dead while chop
ping wood in his yard. He was alone
at the time, and his wife discovered his
dead body when she returned home.
The Newport News Chamber o.
Commerce gave banquet at which
speeches were made by Lieutenant
Governor Willard, Congressman Lamb
and other prominent men.
Petersburg Lodge OF Elks has just
purchased, at cost OF SIIoo, a lot or
East Taft street, on which an Elks
Home will be built to cost $4,000.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
established branch Office in Winches'
| ter.
7. w. Weeks, of Chesterfield county,
was injured in a runaway in etersburg
Mr. James Rinker, Of Woodstock:
had the first finger on his right hand
cut off by the knives in joining ma
chine.
c. B. Bell, OF Roanoke. chief clerk
to D. H. Matson, manager for Cashier,
Curran & Bullitt, has resigned and will
accept similar position with the Blue
field Coal and Coke Company.
Frank Armel, IA years old, was al
most instantly Killed in Frederick
county. He and his elder brother
Howard, Is years old, were examin.
ing a pistol, when it went off in How
ards hands. and bullet entered the
younger boys eye. passing through
the brain and coming out at the back
Of the head He fingered only +:
minutes, dying without regainlng con
| seriousness. Howard is nearly insane
with grief. The boys were sons o.
Jesse Armel, a prominent farmer.
The Virginia Sand and Gravel Com
pany. with capital OF $4,000, wa'
chartered at Norfolk by Judge Prem
) tiss. Local business men are the III
corporators.
A. D. Robertson, of Shamokin. Pa
, w. w. Robertson. OF Mount Carmel
| Pa: A. Barlow. E. Barlow and Mrs
/ Barlow. of Mahanoy city, have sole
their holdings in the Elkhorn Goa
and Coke Company for $4,000.
Many Virginians are suggesting
Sesator Thomas S. Martin to succeed
ex-senator James c. Jones as chair
| man of the Democratic National Exec
utive Committee.
Labor is very scarce in HALIFAX
county and this will probably curtail
tn, ,obacco crop in that section.
The Torrens system OF land title reg
istry is approved by business men ID
many parts OF the State.
The Virginia Penitentiary will here
after be governed by a board OF dlrec'
tors. composed OF Messrs. w: D.
Chesterman, Milton E. Marcuse. Rob.
crt L. Winstoa and 7. H. Elicit, OF
Richmond, and William B. Bradley. OF
Manchester. Under the old .Constltu'
ton the Legislature elected the super.
insendent and she Governor aPpointed
the penitcntiary surgeon. both o.
these officials IRE to be elected by the
board. Majo: George M. Helm. OF
Franklin county. is the present super
intendent and DR.. Charles V. Caring
ton. OF Richmond, is the surgeon
The president and other officials o.
the Virginia Consolidated Copper
Min. visited their shaft at Hook, If
| ~ .o,,tv few days ago. They