Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-18
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

William S. Hines, $I2; Andrew Moore
s.; John Fleming, $I2; Thomas G.
Hope, $I2; Joshua V. Davis, $40; john
Breckenridge. $40; Bette Hughes. So
Susan J. Hamilton, So; Samuel CUTLER
Sc; Myron Weeks, SIS; Emma J. Rudd
So; Charles H. Cooper $I2.
w. H. Couch, young married man,
has been sentenced to pay fine and
serve term in the Danville jail for
stealing dress goods from L. Herman,
by whom he was employed. Couch re-
signed his position, it is alleged, to
seek employment in Chase City, his
old home. He left at his boarding
house a box labeled dress chickens,
which was opened for fear the meat
would spoil. The box was filled with
dress goods. Couch, who comes from
a well-known family at Chase City,
married the youngest daughter OF the
late Joseph T. Miller. The young wife
is almost Frustrated.
Virginia Bowling, the pretty I5-year.
old daughter of w. T. Bowling, Of
Lynchburg, eloped with Mr.. Lewis A.
Hoffman, of Charlottesville, an alum
nus Of the Miller School. Miss Bowl
ing has not yet reached the dignity
Of long dresses, and to accomplish hei
purpose borrowed one from Miss Holt
man, sister OF the groom-elect. Mr.
Hoffman went to Lynchburg, when he
met his sweetheart, and after she had
told her mother that she was going to
spend the night with her chum, the,
then left for Washington, where they
were married.
Miss Hattie Underwood. pretty girl
OF If years, committed suicide at hei
fathers home, near Adams Grove, ir
Southampton county, by sending bull
let crashing through her brain. She
fired the shot in the presence OF her SIS
tiers and other members OF the family
and expired in a few minutes. Miss
Underwood had just recovered IRON
AL attack Of fever and the family hac
not noticed that her mind was affect
ed.
Adam Heath and his son, who re-
side in Prince George county. neat
Disputanta Station, on the Norfolk and
Western Railway, left home for Black
water Swamp to hunt squirrels. While
going through the swamp Heath's gun
was accidentally discharged, the loae
lodging in his leg, and he bled to death
While rabbit hunting, William Rob
erts, OF West Point, accidentally shot
Hugh George in the right leg, inflct
ing an ugly wound. After the shoot.
ing the boys who were hunting carried
George for some distance until the,
could get a wagon and then brought
him to West Point. DR.. w. K. Gate
wood amputated the limb just above
the foot. George is about II years o.,
age.
Ollie Hudgins, the United States
ightkeeper at Mathews, may die from
the results OF crab bite. He was bit
ten some time ago on the heshy part
of his thum; erysipelas set in a week
ago and is now entering the body
Drs. Hunley and White say they can
not relieve the sufferer and that they
believe his end is near at hand.
The police of Lynchburg have arrest
ed Robert Coleman and his wife,
pleas" Herndon and his wife, William
Mitchell and Maria Nowlin, colored
who are charged with Systematically
robbing packages at the freight depot
Of the Southern Railroad.
Lillian Poindexter, a I7-year-old col.
ored girl, employed in the household
OF Commonwealth Attorney Thos.
Hamin at Danville, was found uncon.
scious in her bed, having inhaled gas.
Her room was forcibly opened and the
girl was found lying on her side on
the bed with the gas turned on full.
"Uncle A." Finney, an ex-slave own:
err, 90 years old, who lived in a noun
tain cabin on the farm OF the late Jas
Martin in Franklin county, was re-
garded by ignorant people living in the
vicinity as a sorcerer. A few nights
ago the old man was called to his dooi
by three unknown men and shot to
death.
H. C. Macklin has resigned as gen.
eral storekeeper for the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company, with offices
in Roanoke, to become general pur'
chasing agent for the Seaboard All
Line Railway Company, with head
quarters at Portsmouth.
The Virginia Military Institute op'
ened for the autumn session with 243
enrolled cadets, of whom los were
new students. At least rs old schol'
ars will report in the next few days,
and as many new cadets, bringing the
corps number up to 800 or more.
The Washington and Lee University
opened its one hundred and twenty
second session. Opening services were
held in Lee Memorial Chapel, over
which President Denny presided and
addressed the students, who numbered
about $50.
Charles w. Latimer, sailor, living
near Hampton, died from the effects OF
an overdose Of laudanum. He suffered
from insomnia and took dose Of the
drug to induce sleep. Deceased was &c
wears old and was at one time in the
United States Navy, but at the out
break Of the Civil War joined the Con
federate Navy.
w. c. Howell & Co., confectioners,
filed a deed OF assignment at Suffolk.
The liabilities are $1,000; assets $500
Damage suits aggregating $500 were
filed against the Portsmouth, Berkeley
and Suffolk Water Company, breach OF
contract being alleged. 1t is claimed
that property to that amount recently
was destroyed by fire, which could have
been put out had there been water in
the nearest plug.
Lewis Fields, carpenter, wa.
thrown from 7syfoot stack in Lynch
burg and badly injured. He was work
ing on frame platform, when a heavy
gust OF wind blew off the top OF The