Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-13
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All VSes
the State.

Tie Bureau of Public Charities OF
New York has sent letter to Mayor
Riddick complaining of the Norfolk en-
olovment agencies, which send negroes
to New York under pretense of getting
them positions, and the victims IN the
end have to apply to the bureau tor 1000
to keep them from starving. one negro
employment agent in Norfolk has been
arrested innumerable times on com,
olaint of victims. He has an iron-bouno
contract, which the applicants sign
When he is arraigned in court and the
signature is acknowledged the cases are
always dismissed, as the contract IS legal.
Mayor Riddick will ask Senator Sale TO
introduce a bill in the Virginia Legs
,ature to put such labor agents out OF
business.
The directors of the Rappahannoek
Valley Agricultural and Mechanical 30
,iety have decided to hold the next TAR
September %, q and "a, in Fredericks'
ourg. Mr.. Larkin w. Landram,
prominent farmer of Spottsylvania, was
elected to fill the vacancy On the ooaTo
,ccasioned by the death of Hon. IA. f.
Crismond.
Arthur Wiltan, colored, lately con-
yicted of the murder of Jake Lee
1epro formerly of North Carolina: VIII
an confessed his connection with the
rhine on the scaffold. He went TO ms
Heath with a remarkable composure. his
leck was broken in the fall when the
Iron was sprung and IS minutes later ne
was pronounced dead. In his confession
IN the scafold The man implicated his
BROTHER. "Shack" William, and William
ZONES in the crime for which he went to
,is death He said they struck the
leadly blows, while he took the money
from the old mans pockets,
Edward Chapman, colored, % years
I'D, assistant superintendent at the SUI
ok Peanut Company's plant, owes his
life to the fact that his clothes were Old
and ragged, DR.. J. w. Gibson says.
While adjusting a machine, Chapmans
,oat was caught by the pulley and ne
vas whired rapidly several times ana
finally thrown IL feet to the floor. he
was denuded of every piece of apparei
except his socks. The negro was attend
I'd by three physicians, who say ne IS
BADLY bruised, but that no bones are
broken.
BURGLARS broke into the dwelling OF
Congressman John F. Rixey, at Bran
iv Station, at an early hour the other
morning. The thieves effected an en-
rance BY breaking through the front
1oor. no one being in the house at the
ime. When a family living Ill an out
house heard the noise and went into the
main building they found everything, IN
m upturned state, bureau drawers rilled
and valuable cones. But, as they were
not familiar with the contents OF the
house, they could give no accurate ac-
:ount OF what was taken by the thieves
In the Corporation Court at Norfolk
Samuel Waters, colored, charged with
Killing 7. T. Allen, alias c. K. Hunter
in the house of Mamie Harris, colored,
was convicted OF murder in the hrst de-
gree. Mamie Harris, who was Jointly
indicted with Waters, was acquitted
Allen was a stranger who went to the
Harris wotnan's house three weeks ago:
Waters struck Allen over the head
with an iron gaspipe, causing wounds
which resulted in his death. Allen
claimed to be the representative OF the
Southern Publishing Association, oil
Richmond.
Manchester wants a new census, as
IS people are unanimous in the opinion
that the result will show much larger
population than the last census: With
population of 10000 or more, Manches-
ter will be a city Of the first class, as
provided for in the Constitution: ano
not Of the second. Ii the population IS
over 10000 the city will save $500 an,
nually in the salary OF the Corporation
Judge. That salary is now $1,000 lie
statutes fix the salary Of the Judge IN a
first class city at $1,000, $1,000 to s..t be
paid by the city, the other by the state e.
Mr.. James Morris was drowned in in
Peak Creek. near Pulaski He and his
brother were coming home with wa