Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-15
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.


Bristol a passenger train ran down
James South, collector for an insur-
ancc company, killing him instantly.
He stepped on the main track TO
dodge a moving switch engine and
was struck by the passenger train:
Mr.. South was Is years old and
leaves widow and four children.
The owners of the large cotton mill
property at Ettrick are having all old
tenement houses put in first-class re.
pair and will increase rent. 1t is the
object OF the managers to incorporate
the town of Ettrick as soon as pos
sible. The owners of the Pocahontas
Cotton Mill propose charging then
plant this summer by the addition Of
another large building"
Mrs. Richard James, of Kappa
hammock county, committed suicide
a few days ago by cutting her throat
with knife while her husband was
absent from home. She had been de-
spondent on account of i'll health.
The Petersburg City Council has
appropriated $6,35o to pay for lands
which the city has purchased for the
United States Government in connec'
ton with the detection of the Apo.
mattox river opposite the city OF
Petersburg.
The Roanoke City Council has in
creased the license tax on bucket
shops" from $500 to $4,000. The pro-
prietors declare that they will remove
their shops to the south of the city
limits to escape the heavy tax.
Deputy Marshall John Rogers ar
rested w. M. Rowe near Staunton
and charged him with making moon
shine" whiskey. Rowe gave bail for
$500. There was found in Rowe's
possession an 8o-gallon still which
had been set up i'll his spring house
and also 10 gallons of apple brandy
A murdered white infant was found
in Henrico county where only few
days ago a dead colored infant was
found. Three women are under IN
dictment for the latter crime and the
authorities are investigating the form
err.
E. J. Franklin was shot and instant
ly killed by Fred Taylor at Bassett, ii
Henry county. Taylor had threaten
ed to kill Franklin, and when the two
met Franklin knocked Taylor down
When Taylor arose he began tc
shoot, the first shot inhicting a NOR
tai wound
James Patterson, a Is-year-old col.
ored boy living on Church Hill,
Richmond suburb, shot Stanley Bay
liss, I6-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
&. B. Bayliss. Patterson is held in
Jail. The shooting was the result
of rock battle between white and
colored boys.
Petitions for the full pardon O.
Theron H. Brown, late cashier of thu
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
have been presented to Governor
Montague.
The directors of the jamestown Elk
positown have presented Mr.. Jonr
Temple Graves, the eloquent Georgii
orator and editor of the Atlanta Newf
with silver service for his efforts If
behalf of the Exposition.
John Johnson, I6-years-old son o.
Benjamin F. Johnson, of Norfolk, wa:
shot and instantly killed by Waltel
A. Wallace. The shooting was acct
dental
IN. Grimes, of Phoebus, is charged
with forging the name of J. c. Kittrel
to check for S..
At Stauntion a Parker Club has
been organized with several hundred
members.
Lynchburg is to have a fine new
theatre.
The Offices of President J. M. Barr
e-President E. J. Cost, General
Passenger Agent c. B. Ryan ant
General Freight Agent C. r. Caps
of the Seaboard Air Line, are to BIZ
moved from Portsmouth to Norfolk
having quarters in the Atlantic Build
ing.
Richmond hodcarriers are on strike
throwing not only their own men, bu'
I25 bricklayers out of work. They
demand $I.25, instead of $I.2o, for Z
day of eight hours work.
The Newport News Electric Com
pany is planning to run its line
through the Soldiers Home grounds
at Hamton.
Some unknown person made an
attempt to set fire to the porch Of
Mr.. Archie Moorc's residence, If
Alexandria. The fire was discovered
by passer-by and extinguished before
il gained dangerous Roadway.
A man attempted to break into the
residence of Mr.. Edward Fornshill, il
Alexandria. Mr.. Fornshill drew hi'
pistol, raised the window and shot a
the man, who ran off.
Among recent deaths in Virgini;
have been the following F. x. Burton
of Danville; J.W. Brilliant, in Lancas
ter county; Miss Lizzie Thompson, a
Hillsboro; Walter Cole, in Halifa,
county; Mrs. J. B. Frazer, at McKen
ney; Joseph Thrift, in Westmorelant
county; Mrs. R. J. Shelton, at Bristol
Lewis A. Jones, of King Georg.
county; V. K. Bowman, son of Col
A. M. Bowman, of Salem; Mrs. Mar!
L. Wingfeld, of Roanoke, aged IS
Mrs. Lucy Wauchope, of Amherst
John S. Forbes, of West, aged 81
Isaac N. Jones. prominent bushes
man of Richmond, native of Wales
The state board of fisheries ap
pointed inspectors for two years
The people along James river filed
communication with the board prom
ising to help enforce the laws durin,
the closed season 1t was brought on
that pirates had actually threatened t.
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