Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-08-07
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

William Brantling, $I2; George West
gate, $40; George T. Nippard, So; Rob
ert Monteith, So; Willis Quickmore,
Templcton, $40; John Kernahan, $8i
Thomas Johnston. $I2; Alexander ~
Donnelly, Sc; James w. Miller. -;
John H. Taylor, Jim Crawford, John
w. White, Samuel F. Matherly, WI
liam T. Parsons, So each; Louis a
Thompson, $40; Paul R. Harris, VIII
liam Z. VIM, John f. Lawrence, John
Gray (dcad). William T. Henderson,
Cora Benjamin, Nancy Cornick, $Iz
each; Charles B. Plaiss. William II.
Dorsey, Robert Martin, Ann Z. Gray,
Lucy NJ Kearns, So each.
The celebrated case Of Henry King
VS.. J. N. Watkins and others. which
has been on trial in the United States
Court at Lynchburg since July I, came
to a close and resulted in hung jury
This is one Of several suits involving
altogether 100000 acres Of land in Bu-
chanan county, Virginia; Pike, Logan,
Wyoming, Mingo and Mcdowell coun-
ties, West Virginia The case dates
back to land grant Of 1885. The first
rial in 1890 resulted in a verdict for
the plaintiff. but the Court OF Appeals
reversed this decision.
A large barn which is in course OF
erection on the farm Of the Douglas
heirs, near Leesburg, and tenantcd by
Mr. Fl. A. Tritapoc, was totally de-
;troyed with all its contents, by light
1ing. The barn cost about $1,000, and
this, with the destruction OF about 20
Dads Of hay and. 80 loads Of wheat,
will make loss OF nearly $4,000. There
Vas about $500 insurance on the grain.
Ex-Alderman John NJ. King. OF
Richmond, must serve year in jail and
oay fine OF Sroo for receiving brides
n office. The petition for a new trial
made to the Supreme Court OF Appeals
las been passed upon by the FIVE JUS
ices of that court and has been re-
used, and there is now nothing for
he former Alderman To do but TO 60
o Jail
In Roanoke county T6or dogs were
assessed for taxation, the amount 81
axes being nearly Srooo The owners
IF about 100 OF these refused ~ pay
he tax. Sheriff Zfrklc and his iept;ti~'
,tartcd Monday on tour Of .rtcrr7i1-
,tion as provided by the new State Ia"
'elating 10 dogs.
During a thunderstorm, lightning
struck the large barn OF Mr.. VI. +.
Schumacher, near Toms Brook, Shcnan-
ioah county. burning it and all its con-
ents, except the live stock and vehi
les. Mrs. Schumacher and her daugh
er, Miss Grace, were at the barn at
he time, and the COW which Mrs.
ochmucker was milking was killed and
Mrs. Schumacher so badly shocked that
Ter condition is considered critical
Miss Schumacher was stunned, BID has
recovered. The barn contained tarly
ali Mr.. Schmucker's crop of this FEARS
gathering.
A sanitarium will soon be established
II the house that Irene Langhornc.
low Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, passed
he days OF her girlhood and young
womanhood The handsome building.
containing 20 rooms and situated in
he most fashionable section OF Rich
nond has been purchased by DR.. J.
Allison Hodges, president OF the Uni
Iersity College Of Medicine. 1t will be
:cmodcled and used for his private pa
tents. The house was the property OF
Chiswcll D. Langhornc, father OF Mrs
Gibson. who now resides at Mirador,
a beautiful home in Albemarle county.
James Blackwell, Of Blacksburg, was
arrested in Roanoke on the charge OF
criminal assault ON the I3-ycar
laughter of John NJ. Archer, OF Hol-
ms. Blackwell is bright mulatto,
married and was visiting his wife, who
IS with her parents at Hollins The
brother and sister Of Miss Archer mott
led the authorities Of Salem and Ro-
anoke and Blackwell was arrested on
The wcst-bound train and taken to Sa-
'cm jail
Windsor Shades, the fine farm in New
Kent county. owned by r. Barnes and
comprising 6ooo acres, has been sold
to a syndicate of men from Madison,
Wis. The estate will be cut up into
small tracts and colonized with farmers
from the Northwest, who want to mi
CRATE to the mldcr climate OF Virginia.
The price paid for the estate was Sos
COO.
A plot 10 wreck the Danviilc jail has
doubtless been defeated by a timely dis
covcry. William Jones, colorcd, re-
Gently sentenced TO be hanged for muir
der, had secured implements and had
partly drilled a hole under the window
of his cell. The officials have asccr-
tanned from prisoner that the plan
was to get dynamite into the building
by members of the chain gang and use
it in blasting a way out.
The shipyard at Newport News is
a small plant to make the
steel castings used by the company III
the construction OF ships. II is thought
that the enterprise will grow until prac'
tcally all Of the castings used in the
yard will be made.
Plans arc being considered for tho
new administration building to be
erected at the Virginia Military lnsu,
tutc. A representative OF the firm 81
Architects Frye & Chestcrman, OF
Lynchburg was in Lexington during
the week in the interest Of tho build.
ing The structure when completed
will cost nearly $4,000, and will be
located between the barracks and mess
hall.
AT Morgan, a mining town near Bris'
tol Police Officer Wesley Hicks at.
temntcd TO arrest David Dykes and
Walter Fowler, and shot and instantly
t;llcd DYKES and fatally wounded
Fowler. Hicks says he acted in sell.
defense. alleging that the men started
To fire on him, but no weapons were
found on their persons when picked up.
T abor Is so scarce in Middle Virginia
that farmers are helping one another
TO save their crops.
William Smith, colorcd, who was
=: CL,,Iot,ecvillc several DAVIS AGO