Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-03
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Elks. Judge R. T. Duke, of CharlotteS,
Vile, was the orator of the occasion, and
the keys were formally TUNED over
20 the officers of the lodge by Mr.
Aubrey E. Strobe, for the building com.
nttee. There was splendid musical
program. The officers of the lodge arc:
MIR. las. Z. Scott, exalted ruler; Mr.
E. Goodman, esteemed leading knight;
THIN. Wright, esteemed loyal knight;
MIR. w. X. Jones, esteemed lecturing
lnight; Mr.. J. A. Stigler, secretary; Mr..
T. NJ. Mclaughlin, treasurer; Mr.. J. A.
Morrison, esquire; MIR. G. E. Moore,
.haplain; Mr. 0. Burrow, inner guard;
Mr.. Pelham McGhee, tiler, and MIR. Emil
Berger organist.
DR.. Wesley R. Davis, retired ply
,ician of Steven City, Frederick county,
lied at the Memorial Hospital, Winchts-
er, aged about 60 years. AT one time he
Vas a Presbyterian preacher.
The annual meeting of the Lynchburg
Board of Trade was held at the Hotel
Carroll and the following officers were
chosen: President, D. c. Jackson; first
ice president, John c. Dabney; second
vice president, O. B. Barker: executive
committee, R. S. Oglesby, H. H. Hor-
on, w. J. d. Bell, H. H. Harris, James
+. Carter, c. H. Beasley and T. A. Jen-
1ings. Following the business session
here was a banquet. The board pro-
J;ded for the appointment of a commit.
tee which will consider the question OF
establishing department of railway
| rates.
Cadet D. M. Dockery of the Virginia
Military Institute, from Mississippi. mar
rowly escaped drowning while skating
on North River at East Lexington. He
attempted to skate on half-nch ice and
It gave way while he was in midstream
and he sank into the ICY waters. Hi;
cries brought to his relief members OF
the household of Major F. w. Houston
who lives near by. A fellow-student
Cadet ]. N. Perry, ventured out on
plank with ropes, assisted by Student
Washburn, and the benumber man wa:
dragged to the shore He was apparent
ly uninjured.
BENZ amin Lippkins, colored, convicted
| Of the murder of Richard Elyson or
July last, was hanged in the presence
! Of about 200 pearsons. The hnaglna
took place in large tent, which conceal.
| ed the execution from the view Of hun
| dreds who came to town expecting tc
witness it. Sheriff w. w. Smallwood
sprang the trap at 9 so and at 10 O'Clock
the physicians pronounced life extinct
Lippkins professed conversion somt
weeks ago and services were held prior
10 his execution in which he joined. He
displayed remarkable nerve on the scat
fold, saying good-by to everyone.
AT the regular triennial session Of the
Supreme Chapter of the American Guild
held in Richmond, the following were
elected officers: Supreme Governor
Hon. Chas. T. OFcrrell; Supreme Vice
Governor, Hon. Beverly T. Crump; ST.
preme Treasurer, ]. B. Montgomery; STU
preme Secretary, S. GaleSki; Supreme
Medical Examiner, DR.. Joseph A. White
Supreme Chaplain, Rev. w. R. l.. Smith
Supreme Warden, COL A. Steinhart; Sit
preme Auditor, c. w. Kinpton
Leslie Walker, wife of Jack Walker,
was found dead in bed between 1 and
o'clock P. M. There was evidence that
she had been choked to death, and sus-
picion points to her husband, who was
last seen at night when he and his wife
retired His whereabouts are unknown
The man and his wife separated just be-
fore Christmas, year after they were
married Walker went 70 Lynchburg to
work, and returned to Norfolk few
lays ago and asked her TO 60 TO Lynch
burg with him. She refused, and they
luarreled Walker was heard to say
t is alleged, that unless she accompanied
lin he would kill her When her body
vas found by her mother the woman
lad apparently been dead for several
hours There were marks on her throat
showing that she had been choked. She
was only II years old, and her husband
s As.
A fire the other morning rendered tenn
,orarily homeless the corps OF engineers
which is surveying the line for the Tide
water railroad. Their tents near Suffolk
caught fire and were consumed, to-
yether with the personal effects of the
engineers The loss amounts to several
hundred dollars.
Capt. A. B. Swift, of the Old Do
ninion steamer Virginia Dare, reports
hat he sighted about 500 bags of pea
,uts, worth $1,000, floating promiscu-
,usy about the James river, just beyond
he mouth of the NanSemond. There
vas no vessel in sight The suppostion
that the freighting craft is lost.
The Public Ledger, an afternoon news
,aper published at Norfolk has been
Fought by a syndicate made up Of w. J..
Payne, of Richmond; X N. Beaman,
president of the National Bank of Com
nerce. and others. The price paid is
aid to be $4,000 Harvey Wilson, edl-
or of the Newport News TimeS-Herald,
interested in the new company winch
las been forr,od to conc ct the paper,
md he will leave Newport News, it is
aid. The Ledger is the oldest paper in
Norfolk and has mad successful career
lnder the same owners for nearly 80
ears.
Thomas Williams, hermit and cave
iweler, dropped dead in the yard at
he home of Mrs Elizabeth Sherman,
rear Winchester, aged So years. He and
everal brothers made their homes in
he woods and small caves for many
ears, and practically lived on roots
,erbs and vegetation. The severe
Weather brought on heart disease and he
ell dead while going to warm himself
It a fire
An appeal has been issued in the shape
II resolution by the Central Trade
md Labor Council, which represents all