Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-24
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Owe.
The STATE.

of that section. The last seen OF hci
was when she went to lawn party
with a stranger, VINO las also disap'
peared. Who ner escort was no one
knows.
Burglars early the other morning
blew open the safe in the postothcc a
Port Norfolk. The robbers. apparent
" experts, used dynamite and secnr
ed stamps and money to the value
OF $500.
The stockholders of the. NorfolE
and Western Railroad met in Roanoke
and authorized the issue Of S35,ooO,oot
forty-year gold bonds. Eight pet
cent. of the stock was represented b.,
Henry Fink, the president. The bond;
are to be designated as divisional hrs'
lien and general mortgage and the
rate of which is not to exceed 4 pei
cent. The Guaranty Trust Company
of New York was named as trustee.
President Stevens, OF the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad Company
officially informed member OF inc
Newport News Chamber of Com
merce in Richmond that in two weeks
one of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ele
vator Company's big grain elevator:
would be placed in operation and the
exporting Of grain through that port
resumed After an exceedingly dull
period the big elevator "A" closet
down on May Is. and since that time
no grain has been handled at Newpor'
News. Now, it is said, as the farmers
are putting out the product. the rail
way has secured considerable business
and the port is again to have at leas
a part of the trade il had for IS year.
until the recent slrmp. Elevator b
the smaller of the two, will probably
be put in operation.
Patents have been granted to Johr
S. Briggs, Of Richmond, for a trolIe,
wheel; Harry J. Bishop, of Richmond
for a steam range. and Lucius l.
Johnson, of Roanoke, for a rallwa!
scoop car. ,
AT the town election at Colonla
Beach B. d. Cooke was elected May
or. George w. Slant, J. w. Miller
Mex. Jackson and Frank Walcoti
were chosen Councilmen. Mr.. Cooke
was formerly OF Howard county, Md
The loss to the Virginia Wooler
Mills by fire, was much greater thar
was at first supposed. The plant
room and the stock room, is tota
loss. AT the height of the hire row
Ter l.. Thurston, superintendent OF the
knitting department, died from excite
ment. A number of firemen were bad
" injured by falling glass and flying
debris. The steampipes in the mar
building blew up, causing the walls
to collapse and scattering debris If
in all directions. In the stampede
which followed number of womer
were badly injured by running into
a barb-wire fierce. Half score o.
women tainted.
Fire at Norton, Wise county, de.
stroyed the whole blu, mess section OF
the town, causing a loss of about
$4,000. partly insured. Two mer
were seriously injured. Norton has
a population Of 1900 and is at the
junction of the Louisville and Nash
vile and Norfolk and Western rail
roads. The town has no fire company
and very little water
The Roanoke city election resulted
in the election of Joseph H. Cutchir
for Mayor over ?. c. Leary, Republi
can. by $50 majority. There were only
1000 votes cast out of 2,4oo voters
At the election two years ago Cutchir
was elected by 8O8 majority. The
Democrats elected IL Aldermen and
Is Councilmen, against 2 Aldermen
and 7 Councilmen by the Republicans
Fife Payne, J3-year-old negro
girl, was run down and killed by ar
excursion train. The girl went on
Tinker creek bridge, mile east O.
Roanoke, to save pet dog and the
train struck them, killing both the
girl and the dog instantly.
Burglars invaded the home o.
Charles T. Jenkins, near Carsville, anc
secured $50 in money and gold watch
belonging to Mrs. Jenkins, no inmate
was aroused.
The sum of Ioi7So marks (aboui
$2s,ooo) was paid out to the sailor:
of the German squadron now at New
port News for repairs, and the mer
are leaving a good deal of it with the
local merchants. The GaZelle is ex'
pected to leave in day or SO fo'
Germany.
At the municipal election held al
Harrisonburg the republicans elected
o. B. Roller mayor by 70 majority, ID
II. Lewis treasurer by 1873 majorit,
and T. H. Miller sergeant by 200
The democrats elected A. w. Levi:
recorder and r. l.. Woodson assessO,
and secured a majority of the coucil
The election for mayor at Edinburg
Shenandoah county, resulted in ii,
between J. w. Santmayers, republi
can, and c. F. Fadeley, democrat
They drew straws and Fadley was the
winner.
Rev. Richard McIlwaine resigned
the presidency of Hampden-Sidn
College, which he has held for many
years. He was elected professor OF
moral philosophy and Bible studies.
but has not indicated whether ht
will accept. Dr. McIlwaine was
prominent member of the convention
that framed the new state constitu
ton.
Edward w. Wolcott was appointed
receiver for the Norfolk Hotel Com
pany, which owns the Atlantic Hotel
one of the largest in Norfolk. Thu
liabilities of the company are $I4,'
900, with $4,000 assets. The hote
will be operated by the receiver. Sew
eral out-of-town creditors pushed The
hotel company, which sought relie'
in court.
Gilbert Parrish, a mail carrier a
the University of Virginia, and Mis-
Rosa Moore, of Schuyler, Albemarl'
county, eloped to Pelham, n. {.
where they were married. Farris'
was met at Rockhsh by his bride.to
be, who had managed to elude he
father and drive across country tf
r.. her lover.
Inc new building of the Noun