Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-03-13
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All OSss
the State.

Gu. cour-y, So; David Pence, Way
B. Charles Turlington, Chincoteague.
S:7: Charles Kane. National Soldiers
E,rle. Elizabeth City, county, .SI2;
J,Lr M:Cormzck, National Soldiers
EyGn-. Elizabeth City. county, $I2;
VIM Daniels. Springnian, ST.; Will
lam II. c Ferguson. National Sol
iierI Hone, Elizabeth City county,
| sra. James ". Cooney, Luray, $40;
patsncourt James, Oak Grove, $40;
Jerome B Graham. National Soldiers
lone, Elizabeth City county, $I2;
Jol:r D Jones. Luray, $Iz.
The Swift Creek cotton mills, in
Chesterfield county, a short distance
from Petersburg, have been sold to the
Chesterfield Manufacturing Company.
composed of capitalists OF Kingston,
N. c. The price paid for the mills was
in the neighborhood OF $4,000 The
mills are to be equipped with new ma
chinery and will be used exclusively
for the manufacture of yarns. They
will give employment TO 100 operatives
and will begin operations in four
weeks.
Martin Luther Gleason, former
resident OF Pulaski county who enlist
e! in the United States Army at Ro-
,noke in May. 1901, and was assign
a to duty with Troop 7, Twelfth Cav.
,!ry, For. Sam Houston, Texas, and
deserted The 27th of July, 1901, was ar
e.ted at Pocahontas BY Deputy Mar
,t.at Charles M. Sifford He was placed
+. all 20 await the order of the adju-
art. general for his removal and de.:y-
'.y &C the nearest army post.
The executive committee OF the pro.
ccs=d Pr:3byteriaa Orphsnage will
rect in Lyncaburg March - to Sc
i.ct q site fcf the Institution.
The Padford lie Company sold its
new lotion piant to Ce!scn Bros, OF
Roanoke.
Edenburg I'm, the new hotel at Ed
enturg, Shenandoah county, IS COM
oieted 1t contains about 81 guest rooms;
The Alexandria City School Board
has BY unanimous vote increased by
$50 a year the salaries o. tie eight ff-
male teachers ionges. IN ths service -
the public school il tnat city Inc SAL
aries for the mas tEsGhers were III
creased some time age.
Calvin Dunbar was convicted OF rob
berry, in the Corporation Court. a.
Lynchburg, and giysH year n IN:
penitentiary. -, -,
frank Jaw Gould, first vice-prcsident
OF the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company, las authorized General Man
aeer S W. Huff TO expend $4,000 or
improvem:" IS to the suburban Ines Of
Richmond.
A cal To-. ar annual reunion OF the
Fourteenth Virginia Cavalry to take
plac. during the summer has been IS
sued 6y tie Surviving r:gimertal OH,
GER. Lieut. Col. John 5. Gibson, OF
Rockbridge county.
The board OF managers OF the Ma
tionai Soldiers Home. at Hampton
inspected that institution. A full IN.
spection OF the barracks and quarters
and dress parade Of $500 veterans
took place.
z. c. Hammer, member OF the
Lynchburg City Council, returned from
New York, where he employed ar eX-
pert engineer to take charge OF Lynch
iurg's plant to secure a supply OF wa.
ter by gravity. an undertaking that will
involve the expenditure of $Soo,ooo
Mr.. Hammer also arranged Tor the .pur-
chase OF steam roller TO cost aoout
$500 -,
Clarence H. Burris, young medical
student at Berkeley, was found deao
in a lodging house in Norfolk. he
had a bottle Of chloroform, which was
secured or a prescription written. by
himself. The drug was pressed close
10 his lips when the body was found
Another bottle was in his pocket. The
young man was IS years OF age ana
Unmarried He was brother-ln-l law
Of Capt. J. w. Simmons, OF Berkeley
No cause is assigned for the deed.
The Io-ycar-old daughter OF John
Self. of White Stone, fell while at the
wood pile. Her brother. who had an
axe raised, cut her hand so severely
hat amputation was necessary.
A barn and contents belonging to
Capt. w. L. Ashburn, in lrvlngton'
was burned Thursday. Loss 5000.
With an interesting ceremony grounc
was broken for the new Town Hall III
Irvington by Mrs. Caroline +. Barn
of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mr.. Harrison Samuel Marks. one o:
Pctersburg's most honored residents
:elebr ated his ninety-hfth birthday
For u years lie was engaged IN the
confectionery business in Petersburg
In 1924 when Marquis de Lafayette
visited Petersburg, Mr.. Marks, then
boy, was in line with the citizens on
DOT" Mr.. Marks was member OF
rllc old Petersburg Dragons and took
part with his company i'll suppresslne
The Nat Turner Instruction.
The Corporation Commission, whicF
In future will have control OF the cor
oorations in Virginia, was organized ID
Richmond and entered upon its duties
The members were sworn in by Pres.
dent Keith. OF the Supreme Court OF
Appeals. and Judge Beverly I. Crumr
vas elected chairman. Clerk J. A. Up
;hur and Bailiff J. w. Williams also
entered upon their duties. The com
mission has the rooms in the library
building occupied until now by the
Railroad Commission.
Robert Lee Martin. wcll-known. cit
zen of Floyd county, was killed IN
coal mine at Keystone by falling Stag
He was unmarried. A mother, two
sisters and FIVE brothers, two OF the
after being Floyd county school teach
grs, survive him.
The barn OF Thomas Dey, near Nor
ok, was burned with 81 head OF cat
u. 2 horses, mules and all farming
indictments. The fire was OF incen
:iary origin. Loss $4,000; partly in
urcd.
Few bridges will probably be built
over the Shenandoah at Castleman's
ard Bcry's Ferries.
There was buried near Stanley, in
Page county. this week a woman &C
years old, remarkable for her acts OF
goodness. Mrs. Annie Painter, the
fhn