Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-08-28
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

| Chopper, So; William Powell $40; Rob
ert Balm. Thomas R. Fawcett, William
H. Matthews (dead). each $I2; Johr
Creme, SIS; Chloe Matthews, Name,
j. Davidson, Lucy Bowers, each So
Moses Fazewell, So; Harrison Cole
So; Edward J. Palston. $I2; Luke Up
shur, Lee Lilly, each So; Patrick Cole
man, So; William P. Hudgins, Name.
0. Conklin, each $r2; Marian Jones
Sarah E. Witherspoon, each So; VIM
H. Kitchmer, John Wright, each Sc
Fire broke out in the Salem Woolen
Mills, at Salem, and the entire plant
was destroyed with all machinery, in
GLIDING the two main buildings and ths
pants factory. The loss is estimated a.
$4,000, with only $4,000 insurance
| The fire originated in packing room
which was filled with rubbish, and wa:
caused by the explosion OF Nigh
Waterman c. Z. Obenchain's lantern
He had just entered the room when the
explosion occurred, the oil and flame:
spreading to the packing material, ant
in five minutes the building was ablaze
Mr.. Obenchan was carried out uncon
scious, having been overcome by tn,
heat. 1t was soon evident that the fire
was beyond control. and the Roanoke
Fire Department called on for help, a;
special train was gotten in readiness.
and the fire engine and hose wager
were soon at the scene, seven mile:
away, but could do nothing to save the
burning building The Salem Wooler
Mills were constructed in 1890 and werf
controlled by a joint stock company
with E. NJ Worden president. They
employed $50 girls, and was the most
important industry the town afforded.
Rev. R. Brown, negro preacher
was put on trial at Portsmouth for
criminally assaulting a feeble minded
white girl, Nora Burke, on June "a
The girl had been sick and was not
able to attend the trial. 1t is alleged
that Brown entered the house in the
absence of the girls mother. committed
the assault and escaped. He was ar
rested and identified recently The
minister was held for the grand jury.
At Petersburg the legislative candi
dates are Messrs. J. H. P. Leigh, Bart
lett Roper, Jr., and Charles +. Plum
mer. There probably will be two other
candidates.
John Bell, the sexton of Tabb Street
Presbyterian Church, Petersburg, was
hurt by falling down the stairway alter
having rung the bell for the late after.
noon service. He lay several hours be.
fore regaining consciousness. The ser.
vice was held in the basement OF the
church and none present knew OF the
accident.
The Virginia Passenger and Power
Company has nearly completed its rail-
road along the bank OF the canal at Pc
tersburg, from Ferndale Park to the
head OF the canal, where large dam /:
to be built. The stone blasted in wild
ening the canal will be used in building
the dam.
| The Democratic committee OF Stat
ford has decided to hold the county and
legislative primary on October. J.
Mr. R. NJ. Jones is a candidate for dele
gate Mr.. NJ. K Lowry, Republican,
the present delegate, will be candidate
for reelection. For Sheriff Charles
Towson, Charles L. Kennedy and K. +
L. Moncure are mentioned. The pres
Cit OHtIlll, w dllCl w di iNNPup'i
can, will be a candidate for reelection.
The Stafford pickle crop this year
usually worth $4,000 is almost failure
and will not make 80 per cent OF an
average. The tomato crop has also
been damaged, and this will reduce the
output of the canning factories.
Workmen engaged in digging the
foundation OF the large law building, tc
be erected on Courthouse Square.
Stanton, by Hon. Edward Eckols, un.
dermined the foundation of the west
wall of a two-story brick building in
which Harlow has barroom. Just al
tire the workmen had stopped for dinner
the west and part of the north and
south walls fell, wrecking the Harlow
building. Had the accident occurred
five minutes earlier a number OF work
men would probably have been killed
The loss is about $1,000. Several bar
rels OF whisky wre lost
James Pratt, a Floyd merchant, was
robbed OF $I68 by highwaymen at
Kings store. Pratt had been 10
Roanoke on business and had brought a
load of produce. He had camped %"
side the road for the night and was sur
prised by two men, who struck him
over the head with a blunt instrument,
rendering him senseless. There is no
clue to the identity OF the robbers.
The Alexandria camp of Sons OF
Confederate Veterans has been reor-
gained with the following officers
Commander, L. D. Sullivan; first lieu.
tenant-commander, F. w. Ebhart; sec.
ond lieutenatn-commander, Andrew
Sullivan, Jr. ;adjutant, A. S. Mankln,
quartermaster, Fred Scwab; chaplain
!. T. O'Meara; treasurer, c. w
O'Meara; color sergeant, J. A. Lucke:t:
historian, G. c. Charles.
The Eagle Shoe Company's factory
at Newport News was formally opened
with exercises OF an interesting charac
ter. The plant will employ 200 persons
and has capacity OF 600 pairs OF shoe:
a day. Charles Heiser, OF Baltimore
is superintendent.
A negro charged with having shot
George Williams near Potomac, III
Prince William county, was arrested
by the Sheriff and was being taken on
the noon train to Alexandra, wien ne
rolled out OF the car at Franconia ano
escaped.
mission made a tour of inspection OF
the properties of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway in Virginia with view Of tix'
inc the assessment for taxation. They
will 90 over the X. F. and P. tomor'
row.
Mr.. G.. Hankins and Mr.. Frank P
Brent, who have been in Amherst,
Mass, studying library methods, are III
Richmond applying for the position OF
r. hoarI