Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-22
The OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

jamin Laytorm, Berkley, 9lZi WI
ginia Young. Richmond, $I2; Patrick
Riley. James /. Crowley and Robert
C. Crawford, National Soldiers Home;
Elizabeth City county, each $I2; David
p Baker, Clifton Forge, $I2 William
Murray, National Soldiers Home, kIlz-
abeth City County, So; James OH
T Tcr' Stanton. S.; Richard Davis:
Portsmouth. Sc; George Martin, Sol
diers' Home, Elizabeth Ci:y county
$40; Caroline, Thomas dead, WiI I,Ii,
s.; minor OF George W. Thomas, Wil,
ton. $40: James Nethey, Elizabeth City
county. Sc; Cader r. Dozier, Norfolk:
$50. Incrcase-Daniel Knowles, NOT
folk, $I2.
The thlrtv-ninth anniversary OF the
battle of Newmarket was celebrated al
Newmarket under the auspices OF the
Women's Memorial Society. Capl
Richard S. Parks. of Luray, delivered an
Grafton, which was followed by dccora-
ton of soldiers graves. The cadets from
the Virginia Military Institute won this
hard fought battle, after leaving halt OF
their number on the field dead or wound
cd. The marshals were Capt. w. H.
Rice, Capt. T. J. Adams, Messrs. Sam
ucl Pence and w. II. Snapp, and the ma
irons of honor were Mrs. Aiken Wlndle,
Mrs. Isaac Schaeffcr, Mrs. Charles kagey
and Miss Mary Wickes.
Policeman Rigncy arrested notorious
negro convict at Roanoke, who has been
sentenced to the pententiary three times
and had escaped The negro who was
cooking for gang of railroad men, last
week fatally wounded white man and
then took to the mountains. He was
followed by a posse of IL men, who put
load of buckShot into his face, but he
again escaped only to be captured III
Roanoke. Policeman Rigney will be Ell
titled to reward of $50.
John T. Sharp, the Southern Railway
nagman who was injured in the MancheS,
ter yards died at the Richmond Retreat
for the Sick.
The congregation of the Agaduth Sho'
lum at Lynchburg has purchased the
church property Oft the Disciples for $1,000
The Disciples will build new church tt
cost $4,000. The contract for building
the new armory for the Lynchburg Home
Guard was awarded at $1,000.
Forest fires have been raging in tht
mountains around Front Royal, for two
or three weeks, destroying thousands o.
cords of fine timber and several noun
tain residences. Wheat, corn and al
garden products arc perishlng because O.
the dry weather.
The house of Mr. Edward Brent, OF
the farm of Mr.. John Z. Koontz, neal
Marksville, Page county and the house
Of |. A. Gray and contents, in the same
section. were destroyed by fire. The barr
Of r. O. Gray was also burned about thu
same time Mr.. Gray lost 1900 feet o
lumber by fire few days ago.
The coroner's jury in PhoebuS brough
in a verdict that Maggie Harris, colored
came to her death FROM the effects of
gunShot wound inflicted by some un
known person. Samuel Robinsonthc col
ored faith healer, in jail charged will
killing the woman, will probably be re
leased.
The Norfolk and Western will erect a
Roanoke $4,000 addition to the gen
cral office building and large addition
to the car shops. These will cost abou
$4,000.
Mr.. G.. Chandler who lives near Elk
more, was severely injured i'll a gunnlnl
accident, his left leg being injured.
Mrs Lucy T. Ackrcc, of Richmond, VIII
for 10 years was matron of the MaSonl
Home there. has been elected matron o
the Odd-Fellows' Home at Lynchburs
ard will take charge July 1, when /
opens
William S. Kessler, night yardmaste
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad a
Lynchburg, was sent to the grand Jur.
by the Mayor on the charge that he brok
into box car and took four cases o
cartridges which were being shipped a
freight
Several prominent officials of tn
Southern Railway were in Danvile look
ing over tic ground and planning i'm
provements in the yards. Several neV
tracks will probably be laid in the vicin
ity of the passenger station, and facili
ties fer handling freight will be Ell
larged
After cecting officers and transactin
other routine business the Suprem
Lodge of the Independent Order Q
Mechanics concluded its fifth b
ennal convention at Norfolk an
adjourned to meet next in Wash
ington, d. c. After the electio
the following officers were installed b
Past Supreme Ruler John w. Thomp
son, of Washington: George I. Hennins
Past Supreme Ruler; Frank Heinle, Su
preme Ruler; Irwin A. Hahne, Vice-Su
prcmc Ruler; Elmer Bernhard, Suprem
Secretary; George w. Spillman, 81
preme Treasurer; Clayton I. Yeage
Supreme Prclate; William G.. Coope
Supreme Conductor; ]. 7. Heavre ST.
prcmc Inside Sentinel; Z. H. Whitica
Supreme Outside Sentinel.
H. w. Hewitt a young man of re
spectacle appearance, from Pcnnsylvani;
was sent to jail for II months by Justic
Crutchfcld at Richmond for the theft {
six bicycles. He pleaded guilty to III
thefts and said he had stolen them
support his pretty young wife, being OF
of work and without home or none.
The wife, sobbing, stayed with her HUI:
band until be was marched off to jail.
The officials, as we'll as the student
of the Shenandoah Normal College, Il
Gated at Reliance, deny that jaime
Brown, of Stephens City. was shot by
student while the college team was n
turning from a baseball game. Pres
dent |. P. Smith, who was surprised b
the report, said: "Thc students, return
ing from a. quiet and civil game, wei
not bosterous in any sense of the wor'
There was positively no shooting dor
by anyone in the party This is attcstc
by three reliable members Of the colleg
faculty."