Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-11
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on the 81, 900, 900 cotton mills and power
plant which are being erected near Dan
vile. appealed one of the 81 cases against
their employees for working on Sunday;
The case will 90 to the Circuit Court OF
Pittsylvana County and TO the Supreme
Court if the decision there is adverse TO
the claim of the company that the WORK
done by them is necessary. The con
tractors claim it will be impossible for
them to close the big dam if they cannot
do emergency work on Sunday. The
plant, when completed, will be one of
the largest in the South and will employ
5000 persons.
John S. Crockett, a well-known lawyer
of Wytheville, died at that place Dur
ing the exciting "Readjuster" campaign
in this State quarter of century ago
Mr. Crockett fought duel with ext Con
gresham John s. Wise near Christians
burg. Several shots were fired but
neither man was injured. Mr.. Crockett
practiced law at Seattle, Wash, Tor
number of years.
The Finance Committee of the Rich.
mond City Council has decided to ex'
empt boarding houses from taxation.
Mr.. William P. Stephens, leading
lumberman, died at his home near Co
morn He owned a number of large saw
mills in that section of the State.
Efforts to establish dispensary at
Lunenburg Courthouse and WattsbOro
have been abandoned.
Governor Montague denies that he in
tends to go to New York to enter politics
and says he has no intention of leaving
the State.
The boilers for the battlcship Virginia,
which will be launched at Newport News
April 5, have begun to arrive. They are
of the Niclausse type
Mrs. Araminta S. Barnes died in Rich
nond, aged "a years. She was an aunt
of j. Taylor Ellyson.
George Janney, aged SO years, died at
the home of his nephew, }. }. Joilllie
He had twice walked from Virginia tc
California, it is said, and three times to
Kansas
Mr. P. C. Goodloe and Miss Kate Crit
tenden. daughter of Mrs. J. d. Coghill
were married at Bethany Church, Spott
sylvania county.
The case at Fredericksburg against thu
Weems Steamboat Company for turning
over shipment of wild ducks to the
Adams Express Company was consigned
to Washin gt0n, tried before Justice 5.
Quinn and dismissed.
The Black Mountain Coal and Coke
Company is pushing the work of grading
its railroad in the Pocket Valley. The
distance on the railway line from the
Louisville and Nashville railroad will be
nearly six miles, through rich valley OF
fine coal. The company has sold 800
acres of coal lands to the Darby Coal anc
Coke Company, of Columbus. A larg,
mining town and coke plant are being
built.
A piece of property worth So ir
the heart of the shipping district of Nor
folk was leased to Benjamin NcwgOss
of London, for S. for 80 years, under thu
system of continuous lease of city prop
erty entered into 100 years ago.
The jamestown Exposition is planning
to build ships of the design of those IL
which Newport sailed to this cOuntr!
lust as the. Columbian Exposition dupli
Gated those of Columbia. The ships will
be built by popular subscription.
That the X-rays are positive cure fol-
cancer is established by the testimony o.
Rev. George House, highly respected
minister of the Baptist Church, who hM
lived for the past five years in Brazil
His churches there were recently de
stroyed by cyclone and Mr. House re
turned home, bringing with him his wife
who was afflicted with a cancer and fol
whose recovery little hope was felt -
had heard of the X-ray treatment saio
Mr.. House, land determined to try it, !
took nv wife to Baltimore and put hel
under the care of DR.. Kelly. The X-rays
were applied constantly and few days
ago she was pronounced permanently
cured" Mr.. House is now speaking
from the pulpits Of various churches in
Richmond.
Fire destroyed the Holland building,
in Danville, directly opposite the Gov,
eminent building, entalllnP loss OF
S32, 900, with less than 30 per cent. in
surance. For short time the Academy
of Music, in which is located the Hotel
Normandie, was in jeopardy.
A deal has been consummated whereby
the British American Tobacco Company
acquires the export business of Alexan
der Cameron & Co. and William Cameron
& Bro, of Petersburg, in the United
States, ard the Melbourne, Sydney and
Adelaide, Australia, branch houses.
By the vote of the House it was settled
that tireproof capitol building shall
take the place of the structure that now
crowns the summit of the Capitol Square
The House passed the Senate bill making
an appropriation of $3.50, 900 for the pur'
pose by vote of 81 to FL.