Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-19
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

| So; Francis II. Osborne and Philip Lar
kin, each $40 Peter Downing and
Frank Cormick, each SIS; William
Claiey, sac; William P. cambridge, $40;
David c. Williams, Moses Gibson and
Henry Williams, each Sc; Isaac M
Hale, $40; March Corpren, s.; John w,
Bowling, $I2; Richard A. Jones, $3oi
William S. Vanover, So; Willie Hall
and Thomas Latney, each $48; James
Atkinson and Asa Wall, So; William
Thompson, SIS; William Fairhurst
$40; Daniel O'Brien, $40; Annie E
! Fowler, $I2; minors OF John r. Grim
| $I2.
Rev. N. F. A. Cupp, OF Edenburg, will
dedicate the new United Brethren
Church at Broadway on June FL:
A dwelling belonging to Mr.. 7: ). u
R;nker, situated at Rinkerton, Shenan
doah county, was burned.
Manassas has elected w. c. Wag
ener Mayor, and as Councilmen F. c,
Rorabaugh. Ira Cannon, Michae!
Lynch, Walter Hibbs, D. H: Prescott
George D. Baker, w. Hill Brown, K. )
Hynson and George Muddiman.
At Caroline court a camp OF Conted-
crate veterans was organized with an
enrolment of Cd. Major R. O. Peat
ross was elected commander; Capt. e.,
T. Smith, Judge f. c. Moncure and A.
B. Chandler, lieutenant-commanders; l,
D. Coghill, quartermaster; DR.. K. w.
Holloway, surgeon; E. R. Coghill, adJu'
tant, and Rev. DR.. John Pollard chap
lain.
The new State Board Of Education
held its first meeting in Richmond and
completed its membership by the cleo
ton OF E. C. Glass, OF Lynchburg, a.:
the city superintendent and John l.
West, Of Norfolk county, as county su.
perintendent. There was an informal
discussion of textbooks, and the board
adjourned to the 27th when the library
board will be chosen.
J. NJ. Otter, white man, 40 years
old, employed as head carpenter at the
Crowell & Spencer sawmill, at Long
Leaf, was murdered by Frank Dupree.
a nulatto, about 81 years old. Dupree
was arrested, but as the officer was TAX
ing him to the Jail, he was overpowered'
He was hanged to tree and his body
riddled with bullets.
The Supreme Lodge, Knights OF
Honor, handed down a decision IN the
appeal case OF A. S. Branch, Of Louisi.
ana, reversing the Supreme Dictator and
sustaining the appellant. An important
matter was a change in the method OF
collecting the geneAal fund assessment
and the lodge dues. These collections
will, after December next, be made
monthly. 1t was voted to make George
w. Tender, Jr., OF Indiana, and Henry
Walters, of Louisiana, past grand die
tators for meritorious services. 1t was
also voted to donate full set OF supple:
to Vermont lodge, of Jacksonville, VT.
f. a Hopson, about IS years old. was
hanged at Wise for the murder last No
vember of John Salvors, respectable
farmer OF Wise county. Hopsor
mounted the scaffold bravely. He pro-
tested his innocence to the last, insisting
that the shot which killed Salvors was
fired by one of his accomplices in the
effort to rob Salvors chicken roost
Three OF Hopson's accompllces were
sentenced to Is years each in the peni'
tertiary. Hopson protested religion re-
Gently and was baptized.
A daring robbery was committed al
the house OF Policeman Robert l.
Bryant, in Richmond. While that OF
6cer was away from home on duty Mrs
Bryant was chloroiormed, the. house
ransacked from top to bottom and 81.
in money stolen. When the. Officer
went home it was with difficulty tina
he could arouse his wife.
Governor Montague offered a re
ward for James Banks, of Alpha, Buck
:ngham county, who, it is alleged, OF
he night of June 7 shot and killed hi!
niece, Nora Brown, and then set TIT
house afre.
Auditor Maryc issued call on Stat'
banks for a report Of their condition
at the close of business on June g.
President Patterson, Of the R. A
Patterson Tobacco Company, Rich
mond. denies that there are any nego
tiations in progress for the sale OF tn
Patterson factory to the Continental
Tobacco Company.
Charters were granted at Richmon'
TO the Kecoughtan Trust and Securlt.
Company. OF Hampton; the Popla
Camp Mining Company, OF Wythe
vile, and the Shaver-Thurman Vehicl
Company, Of Lynchburg.
Mr.. William Graham Clayton die
at the residence of his son, Mr. Nc
Henry Claytor, editor OF the Roanok
Daily Times and Evening News. Hi
death was sudden and altogether TN
expected. Mr.. Clayton was unusuall
cheerful at breakfast and went out t
walk through the garden. He quickl
returned to the house, declaring tina
he was dying, and shortly he. ex
PRED. He was 80 years OF age and wa
, well-known educator, having bee
engaged in school work since the Civ
War. He served in the Confederat
Army as captain Of Bedford com
pany.
Robert Sons, alias Wilson, aged 3
years, who is alleged to be prominent il
moonshine transactions in SouthweS
, Virginia, is under arrest in Bristol o
the charge of having passed numerou
forged checks drawn on the Natlona
Bank of Bluefeld w. Va. The officer
saw Sons realized $500 on these check
before it was discovered that they Wer
} forgerieS.
Mr.. Fl. A. Thompson, cashier Of tn
} Peoples National Bank OF Lecsburrt
states that he was not a candidate 10
Mayor OF that town and had never au
thorized his name to be used In tina
connection. He was absent from VII
gnia at the time
Norfolk truckers had another secre
meeting in that city They are sstrenu
ously opposed to the recent advance
in freight rates and are supposed to b
irving to start Independent lines {
steamers to New York and to othe