Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-05-13
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tor express agents employed by the
Norfolk and Western Railway and
the Southern Express Company Off
Gals it was announced that the strike.
which was instituted two months ago
when the telegraphers refused to
handle express matter unless they
were paid higher commission, viii
be called off, an amicable settlement
having been reached. When the
telegraph operators struck several
hundred express Offices were closed
I'D and many of them have not been
reopened. The express company re.
fused to meet the representatives CT
the Order OF Railway Photographers
as an organization, and declared the
offices would remain closed unless the
operators saw fit to return to work
1T the old commission. An order
was issued this week instructing all
members of the telegraphers' organi
,atoh to refuse to aid the railroad in
any, way in handling trains which
carried express matter. This order
lac the effect of bringing matters to
crisis, and the conference, in which
]. W. Leary, vice-president OF the
Southern Express Company, met the
Order of Railway Telegraphers' repre-
sentatives, resulted in an agreement
by which concessions were made by
both sides. The order instructing the
operators to refuse to handle trans
has been cancelled.
In order to carry into effect at once
the ordinance passed by the Lynch
burg city council making compulsory
the vaccination of all citizens whe
have not been vaccinated within the
past four years, or to whom vaccina.
lion is not considered dangerous by
reputable physician, the board OF
health divided that city into fourteen
districts and sent out fourteen physi.
clans to do the work as speedily az
possible.
While dipping water out OF spring
which was enclosed in a terracotts
pipe, eighteen inches wide and foul
feet deep, James Perkins, of Lynch
burg, fell in headforemost and was
drowned. His body was found some
time afterwards by his parents.
The Baptist education commission
which met at Richmond, decided to
raise 100000 to pay off tibet debts Of
and equip the schools in the combine
Rev. B. Cabell Hening, of Bristol, wa'
appointed agent to raise the funds
Rev R. H. Pitt, w. E. Hatcher and
w. K. L. Smith were appointed AZ
advisory committee.
w. S. Thornhurst, representative Of
a New York book firm, who assaulted
School Superintendent Dobie, wa
fined $40 in the Police Court at Nor
folk. Thornhurst denied that HI
charged Dobie with packing" tn,
local committee to select certain tex
books, but admitted saying to Dobie
that he (Dobie) favored books O
other firms. Thornhurst paid the fine
Cleveland Jefferson, aged about Il
years, an employee Of Shoots tan
merry, at Sperryyille, Rappahannocl
County, was fatally scalded, dying il
a few hours. Jefferson was at worl
on the outside of the tannery near
large tank of boiling grease, wher
he slipped and fell into it, almost SUP
merging his body. He managed t
crawl out Of the tank. A number
other em/oyees of the establishment
provided barrel of cold water, into
which Jefferson was placed, and in Thu
he was carried to his home, some dis
lance. He died soon after reachin.
his home. Young Jefferson was
brother of Mrs. Robert Campbell, o.
Luray.
Gus Bayley, residing near Bridge
town, while engaged in saving limb
from tree in his yard fell and brok
his neck. He was found lying at th
foot of the tree. He was about ~
years old.
Mrs. Olivia Thurman, whose sui
for divorce against her husband, Gen
Charles Thurman, is pending at Der
ryville, instituted a suit in the Cir
cult Court at Staunton for $3o,ox
damages against her husband for al
legged unlawful Imprisonment and de
tention in the insane asylum last
spring and summer. The committa!
of Mrs. Thurman to the asylum, and
the subsequent developments in the
divorce suit, have created great stu
at Saunton and in Berryville, where
the principals are prominent. General
Thurman is considered wealthy
man. Mrs. Thurman is now residing
with her sister in Bristol, Va.
Revenue men report that a 2oo-gal.
Ion illicit distillery has been captured
and destroyed near Holland, Isle OF
Wight county. 1t was one of the
largest in the state and one of the
few in operation outside the noun
tain section. The still was on =. e
farm of T. T. jenkins. A short dis
lance away smaller still was aisc
captured.
The Saunton school board met AMI
elected teachers for the next school
wear as follows: White teachers =
Mr.. C. F. Spencer, principal; Mr.. R
Nj. Jones, Mr.. C. r. Balm, Miss Annie
Fallon, Miss Annie Mills, Mrs. E. II.
Surber, Miss Margaret Atkinson, Miss
Sue S. Martin, Miss Annie E: Elder,
Mrs. R. B. Whittle, Miss Elizabeth
E. Goode, Miss Mary S. Berkeley,
Miss Matte E. Bickle, Miss Sally
w. Bell, Miss Minnie Bickle, Miss
Blanche Shanholtzer, Miss Ina w.
Johnson, Miss Hattie S. Trout, Miss
Bessie Hullihen.
The thirtieth annual meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association
Of Stanton was held in the associa.
ion parlor. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Rev. c. S. Limgam.
'elter. Reports of the president ane
secretary showed the work of the last
year to have been very successful.
Jas. Hickman shot and killed James