Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-11-20
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All over
the State.

These pensions were granted Mar
Ianders:-Samuel Robinson, So; Jonn
Pullett, $40; William G. Lee; PIC:
Friedrich Wiechman, $I2; Charles r.
Bireley, Sc; Joseph F. RooP, 50; ~
GER Peacock So; George w. Brooks,
$40; John Byard, $40; Custer H.
Brown, Sc; Martha Cherry, s.; Jas as
SO; Edward Camp, So; William King,
Sic; William Ross, $I7; Ange 90 M
Strong, $40: Florence c. Rupert, So'
Thomas J. Allen, Nelson county
.1ttle dealer, horse trader and iarih9it'
vas shot and killed by his uncle, b. y,
Allen, OF the same section. Inc un.,s
net the nephew in the highway atu
without warning discharged two LOADS
II bird shot at the younger man, Killing
7im instantly. The uncle then surren,
Tered himself to the authorities anu
is now in the Nelson county jail await-
no trial. bail having been refused. NO
rcason has vet been given Tor the deco,
hit if is believed that family matters
raused the tragedy. The dead man
caves widow and three children.
Capt s. J. Quinn, commander o!
Frcdercksburg, and Officer 7. a.
core, went to the battlefield OF Spott-
.ylyania Courthouse and disihTetaGu nj ~
remains of Gen. Abner NJ. Perrin, OF
South Carolina, and Lieut.. W. n. hiCn o
rdsou, OF Alabama. Both OF tiese
brave soldiers we're killed on tne
Bloody Angle" battlefield, near opott,,
:ylyania Courthouse, May IL. 1904, ana
we're buried on the battlefield E S
yhere the hospital was located. Inc
hradboards of cedar were well presefv,
ID and the inscriptions cut in the wooa
perfectly distinct, after nearly 70 years
The CRYSTAL Ice Company, was or
yanized in Bristol last week with
capital of $4,000. ,u,
alexander Wright, who shot and kill
ID his friend, John Beckner, IN DTS,
tol, waived his right to a prelll'ilha,y.
hearing and was sent to jan 10 ava"
the action OF the court. :,.j
In 4 row among negroes at raiir0a:.,
ANN near Ouantico, William MSra:
shot and seriously wounded Scot.
Rack and then escaped. Mcfail wa'
arrested in Fredericksburg. 4,
4 fire involving loss OF S7ooo ue'
.+roved the large barns at LanSd0wu''
an the Mount Airy estate. asL MAR
saw belonging to H. A. and ~. lay
; 51 The property was pct insured.
bullets flew thick and fast in an ell
..ounter between the students OF William;
and Mary College, at williamsburg any
,he bovs Of the town. The students hreu
steadv pistol volleys from behind fences
and from the windows of their rooms
is stated, while the town boys, not 81
we'll armed, returned the tusiliade wiz"
few small volleys. The casualties we.e
IN the side of the town boys, one being
struck in the jaw and another on inc
head The olice authorities are said u
he guarding the college buildings, WINS
,cveral warrants are i'll their hands 1of
service. A Joke was the cause OF the
.roube A short time ago the students
,layed prank on citizen OF the towl''
who vowed vengeance il he couio us.
,over the names of the perpetrators II
s said that one of the students turnisned
the information, which so enraged MS
classmates that they were preparing 10
nunish him when the town boys came 10
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his rescue.
The Francis Bland Randolph Chapter
Daughters of the Revolution, ar noon
unveiled A memorial tablet in Blandtord
Church. Petersburg. Elizabeth Drewry'
little daughter of Dr. VIM. II. Drewry.:
unveiled the memorial. The tablet Is OF
Italian marble 7 by 4 feet. AT the top Is
the American shield, from which is suS-
pended laurel wreath. At the bottom
is the socicty's insignia. The inscription,
written by ex-CongreSSman Francis X:
~,~sss;.er. is as follows: "1n memory OF
the patriots who planned, upheld and
achieved the Independence Of the United
States of America" The exercises con-
sisted of prayer by Rev. DR.. Q: ,. Bunt,
ing, address by Rev. /. ). Foster ana
singing. A large crowd was in attend
ance =.
w. w. Cason, State wrecking agent OF
Princess Anne county, appeared in the
United States Court before Judge Wad-
dill to show cause why he is not in con-
tempt. 1t is charged that he sold the
wreck of schooner Nellie w. Hewlett
while she was under libel Of the United
States Court for $500 seamen's wages.
In case he fails he will be liable feT the
scamens wages. The schooner, with a
cargo of lumber. was blown ashore dur
ing the great gale of October
George Butler, of Primers Point, vas
shot in the face Is months ago by George
Montague, also of Primers Point, by the
careless handling of gun. Butler was
! not supposed to be seriously injured at
the time, but since the shooting he has
become totally blind. Thursday Peter
Butler, father of the injured man, swore
out a warrant, charging Montague with
feloniously shooting his son. Bail fol-
$500 was furnished. Montague says that
tile shooting was accidental.
The board Of trustees of the Odd Eel
lows Orphanage met at Lynchburg and
elected the following officers for the Ell
suing year: Messrs. Hill Montague, o.
Richmond, president; w. G. Baldwin, o.
Radford vice-president; p NJ Brad
shaw. of Alexandria, secretary, and H
A. Robinson, of Lynchburg, treasurer
Col. 6. c. Vaughan. of franklin, anC
Messrs. Montague and Robinson, execu
tive committee.
Green Brown, the negro who was ar
rested on the charge of attempting to as
sault Mrs Henry Hite, in Prince Georg
county, had an examination before Judg
Epes, of that county, and was discharged
The accused proved by witnesses that o.