Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
THE OLD DOMINION.
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rage, their horse becoming ,frighten,e;e:
and running away. Mrs; Ambroselii
who is the wife of J. B. Ambr!oselli, a
member of the Board of Education, was
badly injured 1t is feared she VIII NOT
recover. She was thrown violeently,
against a board sidewalk, her forehead
striking the jagged ends of the planks
Her right arm and three ribs were
broken. She has been unconscious since
the accident. :.
Recent developments tend to the belief
that Giacomo Cato, the Italian VINO
committed suicide in Norfolk was
prompted by remorse. The story is that
Cato, with two other Italians, was I'M
plicated in a murder in MarseilleS
| France, in 1906. Cato escaped, 1t IS Saloi
but the others convicted are now serving
cougar sentences. =,
Socialists have founded club in Nor
folk.
Charles NJ. Crittenton, the evangelist
is conducting meeting in Danville., =,
A monument to the Confederate dead
will probably be erected in Salem.
R. Carter Scott has been elected presi
dent of the Richmond Bar Association.
Rev. J. Kinchloe. of Manchester, has
been called to the pastorate OF the baptiS'
church at Crewe. :,
At Norfolk E. O. Lambert was fined
| $Ioo on a charge of violating the law by
selling liquor on Sunday.
Peggy Edu ards, negress o5 years
old, was burned to death in the fire that
destroyed her home near Charlottesville
Judge w. R. BarkSdale, of Halifax
who had an operation performed IN a
Richmond hospital, is getting well and
will likely be out soon.
The Grand Lodge of Heptasophs de-
cided to hold its next convention Febru'
airy, 1904, in Norfolk. A called meeting
will be held to codify its laws.
President John Shelton Williams, OF
the Seaboard Air Line, who has been
sick in Richmond, is improving under
treatment of DR.. George Ben Johnston;
A new bank for the L. Z. Mumtord
| COMPANY. a store and Office building toi
| G.. s. & J. F. Marchant and number
of other houses are being erected II
! Mathews.
Mayor Tailor, of Richmond, vetoed
the ordinance providing that the city pay
the carfare of members of the Council
| not to exceed $50 a year member.
A smallpox sensation was created IN
Newport News by the fact that rs pu..
oils were sent home from the East End
Public School and were quarantlned
at their homes. The children went out
to see the body Of negro who dropped
dead with smallpox Monday nigh and
returned to school. On investigation
the supervising principal ordered them
all away from the building. The county
authorities are being severely criticised
for leaving the body lying in the road
for more than day.
Messrs. holland & Baskerville and
Frye & Chesterman, architects Tor tht
| Capitol improvements, put on eznioi-
| ton in Richmond new plans, when
provide east and west wings tor the
House and Senate, respectively, and
place broad steps at the southern por-
tico. Seats in the wings are: IN the
form OF all amphitheatre, and Prov.
sion is made for the Supreme Court
or Corporation Commission.
Traffic over the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad is
heavy, emphasizing the need OF the
double track, preparations for which
arc being rapidly pushed. The double;
track has been practically completed
between Ashland and Richmond, dis
lance of I6 miles, and freight trains are
now being run on the new-made track
Mrs. Emma Hogan, OF Montana,
formerly Miss Coghill, Of King George
| ..:z.t.aor har brother [ Ot1ntV
Treasurer H. B. Coghill, at kine
George Courthouse. Mrs. Coghill LOST
her husband some time ago and since
then she has conducted the large cat
tie ranch, which was his property IN
Montana.
AS a result OF drunken spree, Ben
iamin Adams, well-known young man
OF West Norfolk, was shot by his broth
err Percy Adams; his life now hang:
by a thread. For no apparent cause
BENJAMIN threatened to kill Percy witr
a cleaver.
There are more sawmils in operation
in the Northern Neck at this time than
ever before. All OF the big tracts OF
forest land have been invaded by these
mills and the lumbermen are unable to
| I'LL many orders.
The Girls Club of Richmond, formed
for benevolent purposes and to bring TO-
gether the young girls of the communit,
for mutual help. instruction and enter
tainment, was chartered IN that CITY
| The officers include some of the society
leaders of Richmond. Miss Kathleen
G. Anderson is president.
R. G.. Bickford, who has represented
Mrs. NJ. A. Finch in her suit tor d.
vorce against Banker Finch and who
has otherwise represented Mrs. Finch
was allowed a fee of $4,000. yudge
| blackstone said it was the largest fee ne
had ever allowed.
The will of Capt. J. f. Barry was adj
mitted to probate at Norfolk his eSt az.
is valued at SIS5,ooo All goes to my
| widow. Hc has two sons: ..
c. P. Lewis, a young white man. mus
serve three years in the penitentiary 1oi
abducting Myrtle Joyner. "a I5-year-olo
girl A new trial was refused at NOT
folk. ,.,,.u A..
The British steamer Nemea libeled the
Rr;t;sh steamer Occana for $4,000 al
Norfolk. The Nemca found the Oceana
helnles, at sea with broken shaft ano
towed her into port. 49,.
H. w. Houston, contractor, 20:
verdict for $II, 6oI.64 and interest agaii';; !,
Al w. Withers, of Gloucester county, u
being the balance claimed Tor mes the con. II,
struction of the Academy OF MUSIC d
Newport News.
Former Senator A. St. Clair ma
bought one OF the finest residence a.se sue sue
IN Tazewell and will erect a lne resi-
depce and move his family there.
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