Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-26
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Under the present law the number OF
persons who can witness an execution
! is restricted. The bill makes it manda'
tory on sheriff to admit any person
who desires to be present, unless such
person shall be under the influence OF
liquor.
The demurrer of the defense was over
ruled in the Law and Equity Court,
Richmond, in the case Of Busby against
BIoomberg and others for so, 600 dam
ages. The defendants are S. l.. Bloom
berg, Harry Marks and Luther Dawson,
all well-known Richmond men. Mr..
| Busby alleges that they entered into D
conspiracy to ruin his business The
case, which will be tried March 3, is like
ly to create a sensation.
Mrs. Henry Pollard, an aged resident
If HenricO county, was probably fatally
burned by the explosion of lamp in her
hand Her clothing took fire and was
almost entirely consumed before she sue
,eeded in cxtinguishing the flames by
'olling on heap of snow in her front
yard.
r. Walton Moore. of Fairfax; Eppa
Huuton. Jr, of Richmond; Dayle Har
mon. of Charlottesville and b. +. Buch
man were appointed by the Governor
members of the board of visitors OF the
University of Virginia.
Governor Montague has granted "A par
don TO Luther Walden, of Montgomery.
serving term for housebreaking.
In the Senate the bill appropriatin9
So. 900 to compile records of Virgins
troops in the Civil War came back from
he Finance Committee amended So as tC
exclude from the rolls those who served
IS militia and were moi in the regular
army. This aroused bitter protests.
Messrs. McIlwaine and Opie cOntending
that it would exclude the Virginia Mill.
tarv Institute cadets who won the battle
Of New Market and also the brave men
who defended Petersburg Defending
the Finance Committee, its chairman,
Mr. Wickham. said that if the bars were
thrown down the muster rolls would be
so padded that ii would be made to APP.
near that the South had more troops
than the North. He agreed that those
who had actually fought in defense of
the South should be on the rolls. The
bill was rccOmmtted for amendment t.
that end
Under bill reporte ed favorabiy TO the
House commissioners of revenue arc 10
be appointed by circuit judges.
A favorable report was made on the
bill to sell or lease the Medical College
Of Virginia, owned by the State.
Mr.. Anderson offered bill appropra-
ing -, 600 to remove Houdon's statue
If Washington from the rotunda Of the
tfapitul 10 Tire ioJatU Ihuroty. "niVn L.
ircprO0f.
Bills were introduced in both branches
% prohibit agents of outside insurance
companies which have no State license
from doing Business in Virginia. A bill
bv Mr.. McIlwaine prohibits railroads
from hauling. without the consent OF
The authorities, excursion parties to
places which have not adequate police
protection, Summer resorts are excepted
Mr.. VIM. Daniel Cabell died suddenly
At the residence of his son in-law. Hon.
4. Moore. Jr.. in Berryville. Mr. CabelI
was 20 wears of age. the son of Mr. Mayo
CabelI. of Union Hill, Nelson county
His first wife was daughter OF Mr..
Frank Cabel, and his second wife who
survives him, was a daughter OF Col
Charles Elicit Jr. After the war ne
was the principal of the Norwood High
School for Boys and later associate prln'
ripal of the Norwood Female Institute
at Washington Mr.. Cabell leaves seven
children Mrs. \. Moore, Jr., Mrs VII
liam Stephenson, of RappahaDnock
county; Miss Elvira Cabell. Of Chicago
Charles Elicit and Mayo. of Big Stone
Gap: Mrs. Hopkins, of Atlanta, and Mis-;
Margaret Cabell.
Sixtv-two of the foremen and laborcrS
engaged on the So, 600, 600 plant OF the
Dan River Power and Manufacturing
Company in course Of construction mile
above Danvile, have been arrested tor
Iaboring on Sunday at those works. Inc
lon claim the work was essential aad
that the works cannot be completed With
out some Sunday work.
An automobile race tournament at
Virginia Beach is now said to be assur
ed. Lee Strauss was in Norfolk to look
over the beach course in the interest u
racing automobiles. has made favor
able report, and the Virginia East Coast
Automobile Association has been organ
lied. The automobile tournament and
carnival will be begun on May 16 next
and will be continued for two weeks.
William Evans, colored. is under arrest
in Farmville, charged with entering the
house of Capt. Samuel W. Watkins on
the night of February Z. Mrs. Watkins
awoke after midnight to find II negro
standing near her bed. Her screams
frightened him away. When arrested
the shoes worn by Evans were found tc
be the property of Captain Watkins.
The penalty for breaking into dwelling
house after dark is death.
The Grand Lodge, nights of PythiaS
in session at Petersburg, decided to raise
the per capita tax to so cents. 1t will
meet next in Norfolk.
Mr.. S. Gordon Cumming is to go to
Ohio and Kentucky and urge the Legis
latures of those States TO make appro
priations for exhibits at the jamestown
Exposition.
Robert Beahm, son of a Page county
merchant, was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment for seduction.
Miss Mayme Simpson fell in faint
while in her room at Huntington, ana
her head struck a gas stove. a pet DOC
in the room ran down stairs and 10y IT.
actions attracted the attention OF The
girls mother and led her to The
daughter room The girl was so badly
burned that she will probably die.
Salt in Unlimited Quantities.