Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-15
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people at Bayford Landing. Inc
others of the party were rescued,
ohe was about II years OLD and was
the daughter of Lewis Vincent, o.
Brigton.
At the meeting of the Lynchbure
city council an issue of 100000 OF 4
per cent. bonds, to run thirty-fouf
years, was authorized to pay Tor the
construction of the new gravity sys,,
tenn of water, and also an issue OF
100000 per cent. bonds, to run
thirty years, to retire those OF
higher rate of interest PAYABLE this
year.
John S. O'Brien, who claims Balti-
more as his home, is in the Norfolk
county jail suffering from a wound
IN the right breast made by bulle'
from the revolver of Policeman
Chase, who shot O'Brien when the
latter attempted to escape from Pori
Norfolk, where he had been ordered
of the property of the Atlantic Coast
Line. O'Brien was charged with
trespassing and the officer attempted
to arrest him. O'Brien drew re-
volver. but the officer was too quick
for him and fired. The bullet entered
the right breast and plowed its way
to O'Brien's left side, where it came
out. He is charged with trespassing,
carrying a revolver and attempting
to shoot the officer.
An important shoe deal involving
two large concerns has just been con-
summated after several months OF
negotiations, and as result the Ken
more Shoe Company's plant in Fred
ericksburg has been consolidated with
the wholesale house of Wingo. Ellet
& Crump of Richmond. Officers have
been elected as follows: President, c.
Z. Wingo, of Richmond; vice-presl-
dent and general manager, Charles J.
Green, of Fredericksburg; secretary,
w. F. Gordon, Of Richmond; trea.
surer, George B. Wilson, of Richmond
For various reasons, but princi-
pally because the Home Guard will
take part in the military encampment
to be held at Manassas and many
veterans and sons of veterans also
wish to attend. the Garland Rodes
Camp of Confederate Veterans has
requested Grand Commander Chris.
tian, of Richmond, to change the date
of the Confederate state reunion from
September 7. 8 and 9, to September
IA, IS and 10.
Herbert Bruce, of Sperryvillc. Rap
pahannock county, after arming him
self with a revolver went to the Office
of DR.. Edward Johnson in the latter's
absence and attempted to commit sui.
eide by shooting. The weapon was
discharged, the ball glancing and lodg.
ing in Bruce's waistcoat. DR.. John.
son arrived just as Bruce was max.
ing the second attempt to end his life,
After struggle he succeeded in dis.
arming the man bent on self-destruc
ton. Bruce is about IS years old, and
is said to have been drinking heavily.
Mrs. Fannie Adelaide Scott, wife Of
William Scott, of Fredericksburg and
daughter of the late Ex-Mayor Hugh
S. Doggett, died in the Georgetown
! Cd. c. Hospital from the effects OF
widower and seven children.
The contract for dredging the Rap
| pahannock river under the new APP
| preparation will be awarded this
week. Mr.. E. w. Mills, of Fredericks-
| burg, has received the contract from
the Government for furnishing piles
to be used in making the dykes for
that work.
The Spottsy1vania Mica Mining
Company, composed of capitalists Of
| Pennsylvania, which recently pur
chased a part of the Boggs property
| in Spottsylvania county, is now work.
ing the old mica mine, which was in
| operation before the Civil War, and
with improved machinery mica of diff.
ferent sizes, in large quantities, for
grinding and for packing purposes is
being mined.
With resoundng crash bolt OF
lightning shattered the flag pole on
the northern end of the ancient Capt.
toll Building, Richmond The struc
ture would doubtless have been SET
afre but for lightning rod near the
foot of the pole, which carried the
fluid to the ground. On the way
however, the overflow shocked Gov.
errors Clerk Samuel Bigger and
burned out all telephones in the build
ing.
The record of lightning the last
month in Virginia is a terrible one.
In a number Of cities, including Rich
mond, Petersburg and Norfolk, it has
repeatedly set fire to buildings, which
have burned with unusual ferceness,
but the property loss is as nothing
compared with the destruction of hui
man life. There have been about II
persons killed. A strange feature Is
that many of them fell victims while
working in fields.
James Goode, the negro slayer OF
Inspector John F. Shinberger and
Richard Fox, was indicted by the
grand Jury of the Hastings Court
Richmond, and will be tried as speed.
ly as possible. No threats are being
made against him by the whites, who
are not afraid to let the law take its
course. Nor do the negroes manifest
any disposition to sympathize with the
criminal
The Neftall- Morewitz breach oil
promise suit was compromised al
Newport News, and the matter will
not be taken to the Court of Ap'
DEALS, as was announced. The case wa.
| twice tried, the jury in the first tria'
giving Miss Neftall, who resides If
| Chicago, $1,000. In the second trial
which ended a few days ago, she re
ceived verdict of $4,000 1t is un'
derstood that the compromise was or
sum of less than $1,000.
MIR. James H. Smith, OF August;
county, about 30 years of age, com
mitted suicide by hanging. Smith w.
been suffering recently from an attack
of fever. He rode away from hi:
house to secure laborers for harvest
He did not return as expected, ant
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