Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-08
The GID DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All UyeT
the State.


Simpsons. $I2; WoodSon Bassett
Preston. $I2; George w. Mapes. Wa.
verify, $I2; Arthur c. Cummings, Aonig'
don, $G2; Samuel NJ. Helms. Steele:
Tavern, $T2; Lewis Fl. Io-tcr, , -
pers. $I2; William G. Ferguson, Ken
mond, $I2; Richard Farrar Allen. Eel
den. $I2; Samuel w. Davis. Petersburg.
$40: James R. Johnson. Norfolk, so.
William Henry Bryant, Maple Grove
So; George W. Turner. Richmond, SIz
William Blocker, Ettrick, SO; James ,
Douglas, Alexandria, $I2; Matilda
Mathews, Gibsons Station, $I2; Susan
J. Shelter, Churchvile. ST2; Anderson
Brown, City Point. So; John Smith
Portsmouth, $I2: Amos I. Fisher
Alexandria, $I2; William Birtlwright
Gunshill, $I2; Samuel Oliver, Salem
$40.
Mrs. Jules DePrieSt, OF Dupont
/ Texas, died at the home OF her brother
Capt. W. P. cambridge, OF Hampton.
Prof A. B. Warwick may move tn
Valley Female Institute. OF Winchester
to Woodstock.
Mrs. Emily Conway, OF Spring Gar
den, died in Danvile. aged II year.
She was the only sister Of Capt. Abne
Anderson and Mr. Joseph B. Ander
| son.
Porter E. Young. a coIored waite
at the Chamberlain Hotel. Old Point
was arrested for slashing Pearl Hoimc!
across the breast with a razor in Phoe
bus.
David Stevenson and five other NC
n tkn II.
tiary from Hampton for robbing an olf
soldier i'll Jail there.
The third death from diphtheria ha;
occurred i'll the quarantined diStric'
three miles cast of Woodstock Way.
rard Shireman, IL years old, son o
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Shireman. died
Mr. Shireman's wife and two remaining
children are in a critical condition.
The Acknowledgement of the State
has given to the Commissioner OF the
Revenue his opinion that shares OF
foreign corporations N the hands OF
individuals are liable to taxation.
At Old Point Miss Lois Wool
Brown daughter OF Professor and Mrs
{. A. Brown, of New York, became the
bride Of Second Lieutenant Curtis
Gaunt Roreback, OF the Artillery Corps
at Fort Monroe.
The bones Of supposed infant were
| plowcd UP several days ago in a field
just north of Woodstock. 1t had evi.
IDENTIFY been buried number OF years
ago.
DR.. J. I. Triplett. proprietor OF two
large Touring mills on the North Fork
OF the Shenandoah river several miles
east OF Woodstock, will put in two So
horsepower dynamos and will convey
power from one mill to another. The
power will also be used for electric
lights in Woodstock.
Congressman James Hay has ap.
pointed William Bushong, son OF Mr..
f. NJ. Bushong. who lives near Wood
stock, a cadet to West Point.
A number OF fine apple orchards il
the northern section of Shenandoah
county are said to be infested by the
San Jose scale.
Mrs. J. +. Booth, whose father was
Hugh Purves, OF Scotland, died at
Marlboro, near Winchester, at all ad-
vanced age. She had in her possession
family record showing that she was
descendant OF Scottish king.
A brick dwelling house owned by
Daniel Hefflebower. at RippOn. .Ieffer
son county, was burned. Loss about
$1,000.
The local option election held in Dir
widdie county resulted i'll a victory for
the "drys." Between 500 and GOO vote:
we're polcd. A large number OF ne
groes voted and cast their ballots WITT
the 'wetS."
For 20 years churches and other
charitable institutions OF Petersburg
have been supplied with city water free
OF charge. The City Council has de-
termined that after June I they will be
charged the usual water rates.
After three days trial i'll the Cir
cult Court OF l.oudoun County the lur!
was unable to agree i'll the case OF Sea
ton vs.. Woodward's administrator
which involves the genuinencSS OF tht
signature OF a bond of S2Ioo alleged
to have been executed i'll 1893 by Ms
Eliza a. Woodward, and pa; able t.
Mrs. Eliza A. Seaton.
The death OF Stuart Robson. tho &C
tor, recalls the fact that he Tet w'tf
the earliest appreciation OF his talen'
in Alexandra. He appeared on the
boards OF the former Washington Hal
Theatre in the early sos, and won i'm
mediate success. His admirers there
presented him with fine watch and
chain.
After vainly endcavoring to come &c
an amicable settlement with the con
tractors, the carpenters union OF New.
port News ordered strike. Two hun
dred men will be affected. / he demands
arc for all increase of Is cents day
The carpenters employed in the shipyard
will not be affected. The plumbers ano
painters also have made demands and
may also order a strike.
Fire destroyed the large Excelsior
Mill. belonging to Mr.. George P. Lyons
at Woodfords. in Caroline county ell.
failing loss of $1,000 to the owner, Wit
no insurance.
On charge of robbing and assaultirg
Mrs. Sarah Levine, William EmmerSon
a negro youth, was held for the grant
jury at Norfolk The woman keeps
small store uptown. While she was clos
ing up the store Enmcrson rushed IN
seized her and, after beating her, made
off with a purse containing SIPS.
Bird Wade, the Roanoke negro deS
perado. who recently broke jail at Blue
field and robbed two boys at Browns
tank and compelled them to quit Tie
freight train Oil which the three were
riding. was arrested in Christlansburg
He was fired at several times by spccIa'
officers.
A draft for SOP 1880 was received If
Richmond from the Federal authorize;
at Washington for the requirement o.
the Shafer property for the. new. post
ofice there. The draft was deposited If