Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-12-09
The OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the STATE.


News and Hampton, died with mark
cd symptoms of hydrophobia. The
boy was bitten by mad dog two
months ago. but little attention was
paid to the matter until few days
ago, whep he began to show symp-
toms of arrangement, and at times
suffered intense agony. DR.. /. J.
Sims was called in and he at once pro.
nounced it case Of hydrophoba,
1t was then too late for the Pasteur
or any other treatment. The boy
died after suffering which frequently
rendered him unconscious.
Representatives of the Pressed Steel
Car Company, of Pittsburg, were in
Richmond to close a deal with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad for
500 hopper bottom coal cars. +. NJ.
Robinson, for the Pttsburg company,
said that the demand for cars had
never been so brisk, and that orders
were now on hand for nearly $4,000
cars.
Because Of the unprecedented re-
ccipts recently two of the hotels OF
Richmond announced that $4,000
will be spent in charging their build
ings. The Richmond, which will erect
An annex costing S55o.ooo, has been
completed only a short time. The
owner of Murphy's Hotel will spend
100000 The owner of this structure
very recently built an annex at heavy
expense 1t is said that there have
never been so many evidences of pros
,erity in the history Of the hotels OF
Richmond. This goes 10 show that
he condition of this section is excell-
INT. ...r
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, president Of the
Jamestown Exposition Company. went
% Washington to resume his efforts
% secure Congressional aid for the
celebration of the tercentennial ami
ycrsary of the settlement of America
He expects President Roosevelt to
aid the celebration.
In the Circuit Court Of Elizabeth
City County. Peter n. Phelps, pres',
dert of the Hampton Social Club, and
Horace Davis, an employe Of the club
we're fined $500 each, and given &c
days in Jail for selline7liquor to Others
than members of tht club. It is ex'
pectcd that an appeal to the Supreme
Court will be taken BY the defendants.
Capt. Frederick; hfhart died at HE
home in Henrico county, near Rich
mond. He served in the Prussiau
army as a captain through the Franco
| Prussian and Austro-Prussian wars
EIe came to Amelia in 1866. He livec
for time in Washington. He leave,
a widow and FIVE children.
The residence Of Andrew II. Hawk.
near Bristol, was burned. Nothing
was saved. ,Ghe loss is $4,000; i'll
surance, $500.
\ head-on collision between two
trains on the Danville and Western
division of the Southern Railway at
Stokesland, FIVE miles above Danvlle
resulted in the death OF o. G.. Minter
OF Stockton, fireman, and Samuel Sta.
pies, colored, brakeman. Richard
IIairston, negro fireman, was severe
ly injured and will probably die
! Charles Hundlcy. brakeman; ]. l.
Boyd, engineer, and Conductor George
! f. Ware received painful injuries
Both trains were running fast wher
the accident happened. The collision
was the result of misunderstanding
of orders.
Judge Blackstone, in the Circuit
Court, at Newport News, has granted
an Injunction restraining the Treas
urer of Elizabeth City County from
collecting taxes or otherwise interior
ing with the affairs Of the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute
Counsel for the school claimed that
the property OF the institute, which
is valued at about ST. 100000, is not
subject TO taxation. An argument up
on motion to make the injunction
permanent will be heard later. The
Commonwealth attorney asserts that
the school has been violating the eX
emption clause Of the constitution by
doing work for compensation for 9th
ers than pupils of the school.
While her husband slept Bette
Evans, colored, of Richmond, put two
bullets into his brain, killing him IN
stantly The shooting seemingly fol
| lowed a quarrel, due to Evans habit
| of staying out late at night and Their
abusing his wife when he reached
home.
Governor Montague appointed the
following State Medical Board: Drs.
Rawley w Martin, Of Lynchburg;
Lewis z: ;FTarvey.Sof Danviile; J. Fl
| Neff, OIL arrison5urg; Y. S. Cuipcper,
of Portsmouth,; ". w. Chafiin. Of PIT
TASK. City; Paulus a. Irving and Lan-
dor. 3. Edwards. az Richmond.
While polishing the handles OF .
pistol BY rubbing it oil her dress Mrs
/ Join 'Cnrlett, of Wheaton,, Lancaster
county, accidentally shot herself. The
! bali entered her abdomen and passed
through her body.
/ The fight between the Lynctburg
telephone company and the Southern
Bell Company, which has been waged
! in Lynchburg for 10 years came tc
an end by the purchase by the Bel
company Of the franchise and equip
ment OF the home company. The
price paid is not stated.
! Mrs Cornelia Coe. wife Of Rev. H.
S. Coe. pastor Of the Methodist
Church at Mount Jackson, died at the
strasburg Hospital. She had beer
III for 10 months, and OH Wednesday
underwent an operation for the re-
moval OF a tumor. The body was TAX
en- to Mount Jackson for burial. She
il survived by husband and eight
children
Because Of the high price OF sup.
plies of all kinds the dairymen Oh
| Richmond have raised the price OF
/ milk from ! to cents quart; cream,