Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-01
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tendent of Schools John S. Riley, OF
Bedford county, pending his trial III
the courts of Bedford. J. X. Guy
was appointed TO fill his place. Mr.
Riley was recently indicted by, the
grand jury. He is charged with IN,
ducing his wife to place a value o.
$500 on a piano destroyed by hre
which cost but SOS. The school boaro
states that Mr.. Riley is Suspended
without prejudice" The state school
board adjourned after adopting reso
luton under which no member OF 9
state, city or county committee. OF
who engaged continually in partisan
politics, shall hold any position in con
nection with the public school sys
tenn. The primary grade books
recommended previously were con
hrmed
The contract for building the $40, DOC
Academy of Music, corner OF SIXTH
and Main streets, Lynchburg, was
let to c. w. Hancock & Son, the
structure 10 be completed by Decem:.
Der I. 1t is to seat 1900 persons, ano
in case of fire the lower floor car
be emptied in two minutes
Commander A. G.. Kellogg, United
States Navy, retired, fell from tourt6
story window in the Monroe Hotel
in Portsmouth to the sidewalk be-
low, suctaining injuries from which ne
died an hour and half later at the
Naval Hospital. He had been in bad
health for some time. 1t is thought
Commander Kellogg, during an attack
OF vertigo, lost his balance and tell
from the window, in which he was
sitting. His wife and married daugh.
ter were with him when he died
Commander Kellogg entered the naval
service in 1860. having been appoint
Ell from Illinois.
While undergoing test in Hamp
ton Roads the United States torpedo
boat Biddle, Lieutenant Marshall IN
command, had a serious accident a
boiler tube blew out, perhaps fatally
scaling Fireman Warren and Water
Tender O'Donnell. In testing recently
four torpedo boats in Hampton Roads
the Ericsson, the Foote, the Delone
and the Biddle, accident OF a more OF
all of the vessels but the Ericsson.
A fire aboard the dredge Defender
owned by the Sanford and Brook:
Company, of Baltimore, threatened the
vessel with destruction. The dredge
is at work in the Norfolk harbor
The fire originated in a pile Of waste
Five hreboats in the harbor responded
to the distress signals and soon the
hold of the dredge was flooded Inc
damage will not amount to a grea'
deal.
Miss Julia Sharp, daughter of Col
Thomas R. Sharp, was accidentally
shot in her room at her home, nea'
Spray. while transferring revolver
which she always places under he'
head at night, from under the pll,
low to the dresser The ball entered
behind the right ear, lodging near the
| forehead. Death was almost inStan
| taneous.
Too much liquor caused the death o.
John w. Wilson, Jr., the 3-year-old sor
of J. w. Wilson, of Richmond. The
boy was given a little tody while he
was sick; he liked the taste and in the
absence of his parents from the room
got the bottle from the mantle-piect
and drank a gill of liquor. 1t was
found impossible to revive him.
Mai. Edward S. Hutter, of Lynch.
burg, died at PittSville, Pittsylvanis
county, aged 65. He was educated
at the Virginia Military Institute and
the University of Virginia, served
during the civil war as aide to Gen
J. E. B. Stuart and was afterward
in charge of the arsenal at Danvllle
After the war he opened and DE,
veloped many iron mines and did
much for the improvement of Lynch
burg. He is survived by widow, two
sons and FIVE daughters.
Joseph Nosif, a we'll to do Syrian
of Lynchburg, is in Jail for shooting
and probably fatally wounding Rich
ard Thomas, another Syrian, who
keeps a fruit store. Thomas went to
a room on Ninth street, occupied by
Nosif, and breaking open the door
attacked Nosif, beating him con
siderably. Nosif warned him to de,
sist and as he did not he shot him
in the abdomen. Nosif is said to have
been engaged to marry the sister Of
Thomas, but had broken the engage
ment, which enraged Thomas.
A regular organization to fight the
politicians has been formed in one
portion of Richmond, and the move
ment is expected to extend to Other
sections. The fight is entirely upor
class Of politicians which has foi
wears conducted the affairs of The
city as seemed best to it. This move
ment follows close upon the intro
duction OF an ordinance in the coun
ell forbidding any city officer to serve
as an election official or in any othe>
political capacity.
Arthur Katz was given FIVE year:
in the penitentiary and Hermat
Rephan was given four years fo
grand larceny, at Newport News
The men were employed by Simon
Nachman, clothing merchant, ant
during the latters' absence from thu
city the two men stole trunk loa'
of clothing valued at $3.50 and dispoS
ed OF it in Norfolk
NJ. NJ. Moore, colored cook OF
a Norfolk and Washington dining car
was found dead in the railroad yards
Roanoke, having been killed som
time during the night. Both leg
were cut off, both arms broken, an
the top of his head crushed in. Tn
legs were found 800 yards away iron
the body, and portion Of his clothe
were found three miles away, at Vim
ton. A gold watch which he carrie
has not been found.
Blood poisoning, which develope
from a blister in the hand, resulte
in the death Of Mrs. l.. {. Wheathel
of Richmond. She was doing sprin