Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-01-08
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Her screams brought Mrs. Warren,
but 100 late to save the little girl. wn'
died within two hours
In saving the lie o! chiid, Mrs
Agnes Williams, Of Piedmont Heigh's!
lost two fingers. During display OF
fireworks a giant Gfecracker fell under
ore of the small children Of the party
when ready to explode Mrs, Williams
seized TIL. firecracker in her left hand
and thus saved the child, but before
she could release the hrecracker It ex'
pioded in her hand, tearing two fin
gers so badly that they were ampur.
tated.
In n. Elizabeth City County Clerkt
office The contract between the hamp.
ton Normal School and the National
Soldiers home for lease OF ten year:
on the property now occupied by the
home and owned By the school has
been admitted to record. The contract
bears date Of December 4, 1903, but its
terms are from last July. Tie contract
is for ten years lease, with tie priv.
lege OF an additional ten years shoult
the home des;r: to continue the lease
The price given in the contract is $4oos
a year. The school and home autnori'
ties had long controversy over the
price to be paid as rental, and at ons
time it was thought the Hampton
branch OF the home would be abolish
ed.
Following the Instructions on thu
margin OF the will CT 5erjaflin A.
Worrell, OF Worrells. Southampton
county, his heirs discovered a box fill
ed with gold to the amount OF $500
Worrel died three weeks ago. aged u
years. W saving turn Of mind, he
had accumulated much property, con.
sisting mainly Of land. He distrusted
the banks and kept all his cash about
him. lis will disposing Of his realty
was drawn up some time ago, but just
before his death he wrote on the mar.
gin OF his will, in trembling hand
Dig in the southeast corner OF the
smokehouse and find buried treasure.
Two feet below the surface tin box
was found filled to overlooking witr
gold pieces Of all denominations.
The Woodlawn mansion. il; Fair.
fax county below Mount Vernon, bare
ly escaped destruction by fire on Sun.
day last Passers-by saw the flames
in the attic through the dormer win
dows and saved the house. The man.
sion was built by Gen. George Wash
ngton for Nellie GUSTS. his step.
granddaughter, when she was married
TO his nephew, Lawrence Lewis 1t is
one OF the landmarks Of this section
OF the country.
|. John w. Ball, who was until recently
grocery merchant in Bristol was kill
ed by yard engine at street cross.
ing in Johnson City, Tenn. While en-
deavoring to escape rapidly-moving
car he stepped OH TO another track
and was struck by an engine coming
in an opposite direction. His head was
crushed and his brains strewn upon the
track. Mr.. Ball was 90 years old and
a man OF family.
Charles Drumhcller is in jail for trial
at Stanton, charged with murderously
assaulting and cutting Charles G. Jack
son at Craigsvile, and also with having
seriously cut L. A. Bussard. Jackson
and Bussard got in dispute over some
meat that Jackson was selling and Jack
son knocked Bussard down. Then
Drumheller struck Jackson with a
stone. Jackson jumped up and started
for Drumheller. who drew his knife
and cut Jackson several times about
the face and neck. Bussard then ran in
and was cut. Jackson is in bad way.
A water pipe burst in the clothing
store OF NJ. Forman, OF Roanoke and
flooded the building to the depth OF 20
inches. Over $1,000 worth OF goods
were damaged. =:
Fire i'll the pressroom OF the Nor
folk Landmark injured the press and
stereotype apparatus to the extent OF
$1,000. The first started in the stereo-
tipping room.
Fire in Berkeley destroyed four frame
houses, including those of DR.. +. F.
Truitt, J. J. Fitzpatrick and John Carr,
and damaged the colored Baptist
church. Loss 5000.
The congregation OF All SAINTS
Church, Richmond, has presented Rev.
J. Y. bowman with a purse OF $500,
with the expressed wish that Mr.:
bowman use the money to go abroad
next spring. ... =,
The law partnership OF O'Ferrall &
REGISTER, which has existed since 1888,
when Colonel O'Ferrall retired from
the GovernorShip, has been dissolved.
A handsome office building is to be
! built for the Imperial Tobacco Com.
pany at the cornc. OF Seventh and
Cary streets, Richmond, and the COM
pany's factory buildings at the same
corner are to be remodeled and en-
larged. Plans have been drawn and
contracts let for the immediate con.
struction OF the office building, which
will be three and half stories high
1t is to be built OF stone and brick.
The Gallego Mills, one OF the largest
milling plants in the South and the tall
est building in Richmond, was destroy
ed by fire. The Are broke out just after
I o'clock p. m, and in five minutes The
flames were shooting up through the
roof. The great structure was com
pletely destroyed and other building
nearby were several times seriousl,
threatened. The loss will be about
$4,000.
Frank Tabor, inside foreman for the
Pocahontas sCollieries Company. wa'
killed in Samuel Matz's saloon By
Henry Parks. colored Tabor and SOM
companions were, it is said, beating
a negro. Parks appeared OH the seem
and fired into the crowd, killing Tabor
He fed but was captured two mll'
from town bv Serg. George Mays.
James Clarke. colored. died in Ports
mouth OF two pistol wounds received If
a fight with Norfolk county officers
Huy bert and Halstead three weeks ago