Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-03-06
THE OLD DOMINION.
latest News Gleaned From All Over
the State.

ed engineer, WHO was dSSOCldtCu VIII
De Lesseps as engineer on the Pana-
ma canal, died at Castle Hill, Abe
male county, near KeSwick. For more
than year he had suffered from heart
disease He is survived by Mrs. Rives,
who was Miss Sarah Mac Murdo, O.
Richmond, and by his daughters
Amelia Rives, the authoress, now Prin'
cess Troubetzko; Mrs. Gertrude
Potts, of Richmond, and Miss Dais!
Rives, OF Castle Hill.
The storehouse OF w. w. Freeman
& Co., at Yale, Sussex county, was Ell
tirely destroyed by fire with contents.
Loss about $1,000, partly covered b,
insurance.
Frank Beberrick, a farmer Of Ches
terfeld county, while going to Peters
burg with heavy load OF peanuts, wa
thrown from and run over by his wa
gon. His injuries may prove fatal.
Adams Express Company has SEN
to Mrs. Martha Howard, Of Freder.
icksburg, a check for $500 as a mari
OF appreciation of the long and faith
full service of her husband, the late )
Willis Howard, for many years ITS
agent. 1t is stated that this sum vii
be sent as an annuity to Mrs. How
ard.
In laying the double tracks OF The
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto
mac Railroad sharp curve just across
the Rappahannock, in Stafford county
will be reduced and the dangerou:
crossing avoided where Mrs r. r.
Miller and her two daughters were Kill
ed more than year ago.
The State Convention OF the Young
Mems Christian Association at New
port News elected the following oftl'
GERS: President, DR.. Livins Landlord,
of Norfolk; e-presidents, E. +. Shet'
fey Lynchburg; Simon Seward, Pc.
tcrsburg; w. E. Cottrel Newport
News; secretary, E. G. Karnes, Glad
stone; assistant secretary, w. Hainesl
Virginia Military Institute; (. J. Dry
er, Randolph Macon College; press
secretaries, A. F. Jackson, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute; A. F. Cannaday,
Bluefeld, w. Va. -,
The announcement was made by the
Norfolk and Western Railway that the
clerical employees in the freig hit depart
ment of the road would receive an ad-
vance in wages OF SIo month: Inc
order affects about 20 men. 1t is also
announced that the Norfolk and West
ern has contracted for 90 miles OF dou'
bic tracking in the coalfelds.
H. Baumeister, OF Newport
News, entered suit against the
Newport News Publishing Com
pany for $4,000 damages. His son
Iohn Baumeister, lost an arm whlle
running a press in the Times-Herald
pressroom; hence the suit.
The measure drafted by the Constr
tutional Convention to create cor
poration commission was put into et'
feet by the House Of Delegates with
out material amendment. An attempt
was made by Mr.. Cation to allow the
commission in its discretion to compel
street railroad companies to establish
separate waiting rooms for the races
and separate cars OH suburban lines.
The House by a vote OF 81 TO 20 re-
ected that portion OF the amendment
allowing the commission to eStaolish
separate street cars. The other por
ton regarding waiting rooms was
agreed to and the section as AMENDED
adopted. -
Mr.. Noble Peacock. OF loudoun
county, is very i'll at his home near
Wheatheld
NJ. 7. McNally was found dead in
his room at his brothers home, IN ELK
Garden.
Peter Nichols, respected colored
man of Vinton, dropped dead on
street in Roanoke.
Miss Alice Crumfeld was married
to Mr.. Robert Fl. Padwell in Roanoke
Both are from Fincaste.
Col. w. A. Waugh, assistant deputy
city sergeant of Roanoke, died at an
advanced age. He is survived by 3
large family.
Frank Raines and Harry Steber.
two alleged moonshinerS in a wild and
uninhabited section OF Giles county
were raided by Deputy Collector
WAYNE Ferguson and Deputy Marshal
c. NJ. Sifford and ]. w. Wilson, who
succeeded in corraling the two men al
ter desperate struggle. The officers
destroyed the entire plant and a large;
quantity OF new whiskey and LODGED
their prisoners in jail at Pearlsburg
Judge HrentlS, III -llc NllIull Nou''
at Norfolk granted a charter to the
James G. Wilson Manufacturing Com
pany. The capital stock is from $780,
coo to $4,000. The purpose is to OPP
crate factories for the manufacture OF
steel. iron and wooden structural work
particularly steel blinds. A plant for
the latter has already been started near
Berkeley.
Lands in the Blue Ridge that some
years ago sold at a nominal price.
scarce more than the assessed value fol
taxation are now much in demand, and
sell for good prices, the catt.H grazers
finding them both profitable ard con-
venient
Florence, the 3-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Haun, OF Bluh
city, near Bristol, was burned to death
Her clothing became ignited from an
open CRATE while her parents were III
another room.
Owing to a demand for an increase
in wages from ST to $I.25 day, the
workmen in the stockhouse in the
Buena Vista furnace, in that city, have
refused to work. The furnace has
closed down.
Mr.. E. U. Potter, OF Accomac coun-
ty, died at Bellhaven, aged about 81
years.