Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-25
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

mon Marshall, $I2; Larry II. Mosley
$I2; Frank c. Finnega, So; Charming
Jones, So; Daniel Powers, $40: Corbis
Jones, $I2; George c. Clark, S24; Dan
iel Knowles, $I2; George Tice, $40.
The new Episcopal Church at Min
eral will be completed within the nex'
10 days. Rev. M. S. Eagle is the rector
Capt. T. C. Morton is canvassing
| Richmond for the balance OF the $780,
600 needed to reproduce Monticello al
the St. Louis Exposition.
Mccklenburg county Democrats have
nominated E. G. Goodc for Common
wealth's Attorney; B. E. Cogbill,
Treasurer; w. R. Beals, Sheriff: Com
missioner of the Revenue in District
No. I, T. F. Pettus, and in District No.
,, J. S. Montgomery; 8. P. Reed, Tor
the House of Delegates.
Stanton Daughters OF the Coined
eracy hare elected the following dele.
gates to the Norfolk meeting: Mes.
| DANES Carter Harrison, Mccullough,
J. Ed. Stuart and Miss Minnie Nor
ton; alternSs.s, Mesdames helms. Bis
s sci and Turk and Miss Margaret Tim,
At Charlottesville locaf,2hysicians ano
surgeons have organized aNock c9 or,
pany to erect private sanitariNm: ! ne
promoters are Drs. J. HamfksS2n
Browning, Charles S. Venable, Hugh
T. Nelson. William NJ. Randolph, w.
Douglas Macon, Edward NJ. Magru-
der and Halstead S. Hedges.
The Virginia Medical Society at its
closing session at Roanoke decided
that in the future physicians may place
business cards and advertisements OF
private hospitals in newspapers. DR..
B. c. Keister, charged with advertis-
ing. in violation of the code Of ethics,
was, however, criticised by the society.
Richmond was chosen as the next place
OF meeting.
A deed has been recorded in the
County Clerks Office in Staunton con.
veying all OF the property OF the Cri.
mora Manganese Company, Of Vir.
ginia, to the Crimora Manganese Com.
pany, of New Jersey. This property is
assessed at $4,000, but it is worth sew
sral times that amount.
Gus Pryor. negro. was arrested
in Winchester charged with horse steal.
James Slonaker, at Capon Bridge, a
week ago.
Grover Henry, the Io-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. D. Henry was killed
by freight train on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad at Bentonville, War
rem county. Young Henry was walking
toward his home on the main track
when he was struck.
Mrs. Flemming, wife of Capt. J. H.
Flemming. repulsed a negro who at
tackled her when on her way home from
neighbors in the Park View suburb OF
Norfolk The highwayman caught Mrs.
Flemning by the arm and throat and
demanded her money and jewclry. She
gave him a stunning blow in the face
with her fist. which so startled the negro
that he fed
The tidewater truckers, with Mr.
Henry Kim as president, held a secret
meeting in Norfolk, the purpose of which
is to inaugurate line of steamships be-
tween that city ard New York. The
wealthy truckers are dissatisfied with the
rates and facilities of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company.
The Supreme Court of Appeals, in an
opinion handed down at Staunton, de-
clared unconstitutional the act passed by
the Virginia Legislature several years
ago prohibiting the use of trading
stamps. The lower court is reversed in
the case, which went up from Berryville,
and under the decision merchants may
resume the giving of stamps to custom
ers. The use of the trading stamps had
become popular in Richmond, Norfolk
and other cities few years ago when,
under the pressure of mercantile in
huence, the Legislature passed an act
forbidding their use.
Mrs. E. R. Shenk and daughter, Miss
Efie Shenk, of White Post. had thrill
ling escape from drowning while cross
ing the Opequon on the wildwood road
on their way to Winchester. The Ope.
quon was swollen, and when in mid
stream their buggy overturned Miss
Shenk was swept beneath the vehicle,
but after a terrible battle both ladie;
managed to reach the opposite bank The
horse swan out, but the buggy was
smashed.
Jas. Pritcllard. aged 70 years. son OF
Postmaster c. w. Pritchard, of Shenan-
doah, was run over by Norfolk and
Western train at Berryville and instantly
killed. 1t is believed that Pritchard fell
between the cars while stealing ride.
w. D. Bowles, the mail clerk who is
charged with robbing the United States
mail, was indicted by the grand jury in
the United States Court at Lynchburg
He was admitted to bail in $1,000. with
his brothers. J. c. and Malcolm 5
Bowles, as his sureties.
Mr.. H. Eugene Ritter and Miss A.
Blanche Wcakley, of Winchester, were
married Friday The bride is barely Is
years of age and was attired in short
skirts. She is q daughter of Benjamin
F. Weakley who gave his consent to the
marriage.
Rural Free-Delivcry Inspector James
S. Walbach had close call at Wertz
He was at a country postoffice investi
eating complaint against a letter car
rier. There was large oil lamp burn
ing over the place where the investiga'
tors were sitting and underneath was
loaded revolver. Having completed the
examination Mr.. Walbach walked to the
door, when he declare the lamp explodco
and the revolver was discharged,
The large Bartyes Mill OF the Nulsen'
Kraussc Manufacturing Company was
destroyed by fire at Lynchburg; I'm. In:
was the largest OF the company tnref
mills. two of which are in Lynchburg
The loss IS about $4,000, with some III
surance.
The Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry o.
Federal Veterans, to whose credit !:
nrsccd the killing of General Morgan al
PIoNNN IL Iii hold tic eiohth annual