Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-12-02
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than a half dozen options for q
right OF way for their projected roaj
i'll the lower portion of Campbell
county. Two routes have been sur.
vcyed in the county, the nearest point
at Lynchburg being about rs miles
The boiler of saw-mil engine
which was being operated by Mr..
George Hanger, near Churciville. Au.
gusta county, exploded and so injured
Mr.. Hanger that he died three hours
after the explosion.
DR.. John S. Wentz and sons, Of
Philadelphia, may become interested
i'll the scheme of George L. Carter and
associates to construct line of rail.
way from the Southwest Virginia
coalfelds to South Atlantic port
Mr.. Carter's company recently re.
Sumed grading along the route of the
Ohio river and Charleston road, 4
part Of which was graded fifteen
years ago. DR.. Wentz and his son
Daniel were in conference with Mr.
Carter this week.
Deals were cOnSummated at Smith
field, Va, by which that town will
have railroad connection with the
Norfolk and Western at Wakefield
Smithfeld, town Of 1900 people
never has had railroad, having PEE
vicuSly depended upon steamboat
transportation. The prospective rail.
road stockholders have bought all the
standing timber between Smithfeid
and Wakefield. and the route is now
being surveyed. Gordon Vincent is
president Of the new company.
In a fight at Lynchburg David
. Wood was severelp cut with a knife
by William Pendlcton. son of Chief
Pendleton, of the Lynchburg Police
Department. Pendleton has been ar
rested and locked up. while Wood is
severely wounded. Though the Cut
is FIVE inches long, extending over the
left side of the neck, the doctors think
it will not prove to be fatal.
Capt. Jefferson Wright was shot
and instantly killed on Carmines Is
land, Gloucester county, by Jamc,
Oliver. Oliver, who was drinking,
had been reproved by Captain Wright
for shooting in the direction Of his
house. Oliver became furious acd
fred both barrels, with the mu, lie
almost against his victim. Captain
Wright's wife witnessed the killing OF
her husband. but was poweress 10
aid him. The man who did the shoot
ing has only one arm, having lost the
other arm by fall from a street car
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jailed at Gloucester Courthouse.
Fire destroyed the motel buildings
at Crabtrce Springs, a mile from Pu
laski, causing loss Of $1,000 aud Sc
we're injury to a small girl. Strudwick
& Johnson, Of the Maple Shade Inn.
owned the property.
a surveying party Of 10 men ar
rived in Newport News. Inquiry re-
veaed the fact that this is the same
party that has been surveying along
the line OF the Deep Water and Tide
water railways in Southwest Virginia
and West Virginia. Engineer J. G.
Trent, heading the party, refused to
say anything about the object Of his
visit. 1--WE are here for work" he
declared, "else we wouldn't be here.
but what that work is | am not ar
liberty to say" 1t is now believed
that when William n. Page. prcsi-
dent of the Deep Water and Tide
water Railways, and c. B. Orcutt,
president of the Shipyard and Old Do
minion Land Company, were in con-
sultaton in Newport News recently a
deal by which the new railroad Sc
,ured a site for terminals at that port
was closed.
s. T. Morgan, president Of the Vir-
g;nia- Carolina Chemical Company, said
he knew nothing about the fake pot
patch said the mine was sold to Mr..
pach said the mine was sold to Mr..
Morgan's representative years ago
by Julius Ribbert, now under arrest
in Germany. The sum out OF which
the company was alleged to have been
swindled by the "salted" potash mines,
is several million marks. S. Dabney
Crenshaw, secretary of the company.
who was sent abroad 10 purchase pot
ash mines, would say nothing regard
ing the alleged swindle.
A body found floating in the river
at the Lambert's Point coal piers is
supposed to be that OF Johnson. the
boatswan OF the British steamship
Wearside. who was missing two weeks
ago. There were several wounds on
the head. It was said at the time
that fight had occurred or the deck
and the boatswain had been thrown
overheard.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Orange Telephone
Company held in Fredericksburg 4
dividend Of 6 per cent. was declared
on the stock. Hon. George S. Shac-
kleford was reelected president; Co.
c. c. Taliaferro. vice-president; Dr..
w. J. Crttenden. general manager.
and Capt w. F. Coates, secretary and
treasurer.
One boy was killed and another
badly injured near Richmond while
shooting at target with a shotgun.
The weapon of Fritz Herman. aged
70, was Unexpectedly discharged. The
load passed through the arm of Dick
GaIding and entered the bowels Of
Emmett Cousins. He died soon after,
and Galding may lose his arm.
Cornelius Roosevelt, 10 years old,
was almost instantly killed by johnny
Hill, aged IL years, at Newprt News
The boys were going hunting with a
small rifle which neither knew was
loaded. The gun was unexpectedly dis
charged and bullet pieced Rose.
wells heart. The coroner did not
deem an inquest necessary.
Robert Lampie, w. II. Mays and
Luke Erne, white timers, who were
at work on the seven-story jobbin2
house of Guggenfeimer & Co., Lynch