Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

Representatives OF the Jamestown
Exposition Company met representa-
tives of the various transportation
companies for the purpose OF securing
subscriptions to the stock OF the eX-
position company. There are Ia COM
panies, and they are expected to take
100000 OF stock. Ii they fail to do so
the outlook for raising the amount nee
essary to validate the company's char
ter is poor.
The story OF grave robbers in New
port News was denied by Mrs. Frank
Myers, mother Of the late Mrs.
Thompson, whose body was alleged to
have been stolen.
Judge Isaac Christian, OF Charles
City county, suffered stroke OF paraly
sis and is in a critical condition. He
is 70 years old and one of the best
known county judges in the State. I
is the second stroke he has suffered m
recent years.
A young girl, apparently about 10
years old, has been masquerading about
! Stanton several days in male attire.
She claimed to be representing maya
zine which she was soliciting subscrip-
tons for, and Tuesday went to the
Palmer House and registered as Harry
n. Jones, OF Lowell, Mass. While in
| Stanton she visited the Young Mems
| Christian Association and took part IN
the exercises in the gymnasium.
Mr.. John w. Hummer and Miss
Beulah Elsea, OF near Bluemont, were
married in Leesburg at the residence OF
the officiating minister, Rev. 5. q. Fer.
guson.
The residence of D. w. Coakley, OF
Stafford county, has been burned, with
contents, on which there was no inSur
ance. The loss is estimated at $500.
Miss Annie Miller, of Murat, Rock
bridge county, has gone to Richmond
to receive PaSteur treatment for dog
bite which was inflicted month age
by dog supposed to have had rabies
The dog also bit another dog and two
hogs, which after Fl days had pro-
uounced rabies.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holey, of Ro.
anoke, left their 2-year-old child alone
while they went to dinner. When they
returned the room was on fire and
the child i'll corner, with all its
clothing burned off, The chair on which
it had been sitting was burned tC
charcoal. The child was so badly burn
ed that it can hardly recover.
A huge rattlesnake was found E the
store OF the G. Z. Smith Shoe Com.
pany, Hampton. He is supposed tc
be a relic of snake eaters exhibition,
which showed for some time in the
building two years ago.
The Chief of Police OF Lexington is
trying to locate youth who, it is al
legged, tried to pass a raised check at
the First National Bank OF Lexington
The check is said to have been made
out originally for ST. by member OF
the faculty OF Washington and Lee
University and to have been raised to
So and presented at the bank. The job
was executed in bungling manner
and payment was promptly refused. A
youth who registered at local hotel as
Harry N. Jones, OF Cincinnati" /;
being sought by the police i'll connec-
ton with the case Jones" said he was
ID years old, although he is evidently
older. His effeminate features and boy.
ish attire increased the plausbility OF
his story as to his age.
The young people of the Presbyterian
churches in Virginia will endeavor to
raise funds for the rebuilding OF the
Samuel N. Lapsley, the mission boat
recently capsized i'll the Congo river,
Africa. The matter was taken up III
the Sunday School of the First Pres
byterian Church OF Stanton and me-
mortal service in honor of the late Mr..
Saymaker will be held in Alexandria,
in which the people OF all denomina-
lions will unite A memorial offering
will then be made for the rebuilding OF
the Lapsley. The mission Office will no
doubt hear soon from Mr.. VasS OF the
extent OF the loss, and plans will be
IS Tor repaGoxerv, it that be possible,
in Richmond or poSSiDly.''ay be dong
vile, on the Congo.
John L. Breckenridge, a hardware
merchant, was asphyxiated i'll the Sea
board Cafe, Richmond. He had room
At the Seaboard and had not been seen
outside OF it since Monday evening.
Death was doubtless due to all accident
in lighting the gas. The body was sent
to Robert Bradley. son-in-law OF tue
deceased. at-Raleigh, n. I. Mr.;
Breckenridge was about so, years olo
and a native OF Richmond AT one time
he conducted large hardware bushes;
in Raleigh and in late years ne had
| been associated with similar houses;
He is survived by son-Milton, OF
| Wilmington, n. C.-and a daughter
Mrs. Bradley. :,
The Alexandria City Council has
| elected William Wildt keeper OF the
town clock, and Messrs. w. b. Smeas7
Henry Strauss, c. R. YaleS and w. r.
Carue school trustees.
A store at Champlain, Essex county,
belonging to w. A. Gresham, was
burned this week. with stock OF goods
and 40 barrels OF corn stored near the
building The loss is over $500 am
insurance only $500. =,
John Johnson, was sentenced TO jan
at Norfolk on the evidence OF Miss Sal
lie Smith. Miss Smith is pretty, mus
cular and brave. Johnson went TO the
rear OF the Smith residence and de-
manded admittance, after looking IN
the window and seeing Miss smith
invalid sister lying on the lounge. MISS
Smith opened the door suddenly, caught
the negro in her arms and held HIM
struggling until the neighbors were
called to her assistance. The negro
said: 81 amt going to run. You
can't" Miss Smith replied. And she
held the robbber and appeared against
him in court
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