Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-17
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From ali Over
The State.

night Rev. {. j.. Elmorc, pastor VI
the Graham Christian Church, recently
preached sermon on "The Evils OF the
Town" in which he devoted much tune
to coal stealing. As result BALDWIN
detectives have been at work, ana II u
said that their findings involve promi'
ncnt men.
Capt. Charles &. Gee, J. J. Harris
and Charles Huffman returned to Roa-
noke from raid OH moonshiners ID
Bedford county. They DESTROYED two
illicit distileries, one OF 4o-gallon ano
the other of 6o-gallon capacity. One
of the plants is alleged to have been
operated by Robert NJ. Snyder ard tic
other by Douglass Greasy.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Sibert, sister Of tile late
DR.. S. II. Mofet, died at her home al
HarriSonburg, aged 70 years.
Work on the surveys and other pre-
liminary operations for the new cleo
trio road from Winchester to Washing
ton arc at a standstil during the pres
ent bad weather. Efforts are now be-
ing made to secure options in the neigh
borhood OF Berrys Ferry.
Mrs. Annie Gift died at the home OF ,
her son, Dclafeld Gift. i'll Stafford
county, after lingering illness, aged %
years.
The Carr farm, the only intervening
private land between the city of Roa-
noke and the town OF Vinton, was puc'
chased by S. B. Pace, J. B. Bolts, ". 5
Mechanism and Judge A. l.. King
for $4,000.
William Barker Mitchell former
Confederate soldier, died i'll Suffolk
aged 20 years. The deceased is survived
BY widow, daughter and two sons.
Mrs. Eliza Cavanaugh, widow Q.
James Cavanaugh, of Martinsburg, died
Friday morning, at the age OF IS years.
Two childrcn--a son and daughter
survive.
The Republicans OF Grafton made the
following nominations: Mayor, J. OS-
car Jaco; City Collector James +. Hick-
man; president of the Board CT Educa-
ton, DR.. Charles A. Snscl; melnbssS
Of the Board of Education, II. {. Owes
and William Z. Pifer.
Joseph w. Voolfolk, of New York,
has purchased 10000 acres of land il
Henrico and Goochland counties, con-
tanning the Gayton coal mines, which
supplied Richmond with coal before the
war and were probably worked up to
10 years ago. II is thought that Mr..
Voolfolk has a number OF New York
capitalists behind him and that the prop
erty will be developed. The coal yielded
By these mines is of excellent quality.
Some believe that Frank Jay Gould Is
interested in the purchase and will coil
struct an electric road to the mines.
There will be a double hanging i'll
Richmond on March 10, when two ne
groes, Edward Austin and Peter Dan
cey, will die on the same scatfold. Aus
tins crime was criminal assault, the
victim being a small negro girl. Dan
cey shot negro woman.
In view Of recent fatal accidents from
skating on thin ice an ordinance will be
offered in the Richmond Council author
izing the Police Department to prescribe
places that may be used by skaters.
Miss Mae Hill, pretty young school
teacher whose home is near Richmond.
displayed unusual daring the other
night when the house of John ".
Price, near Winchester, was destroyed
by fire. Miss Hill, who boarded With
Mr. Price, entered the burning building
alone after all others had fled, and
dragged her heavy trunk down stairs
to a place OF safety. The building Is
owned by J. b. Croson and was practi-
cally new. A defective Hue caused the
conhagration.
During alazing encounter at the higiI
school grounds in Berryviile, Clarke
county, Grover Bush seriously stabbed
James Rutherford near tho liver. The
boys arc about 10 years old and are
members Of prominent families OF the
vicinity An investigation OF the affair
is being made by the school authorities
At Lacrosse, on the North Carolina
line. early the other morning. the store
Of J. II. Nanny was burned With II;
stock, entaling 4 loss of $500. Thc
engineer Of a Seaboard Air Line traii'
discovered the fire, and aroused the towr
BY blowing his whistle. He thereby
saved the life of son OF Mr.. Nanny.
who was asleep in the store.
Ambrose l.. Ford, who lived neaf
Gainesville, was seriously hurt Sunday
afternoon on the public road near the
home of DR.. n. p. Snead. The horse
he was riding stumbled and fell, and
one of Mr.. Fords legs was broken be
low the knee.
The new building erected al the Cen.
raj State Hospital, Petersburg, and de-
signed for the accommodation Of &
hopelessly afflicted patients, has becu
completed
Virgie Crane, the 6-ycar-old daughte'
Of Mrs. Lille Crane, died at the Cen.
raj Hotel, in Gate City, Sunday, as tile
result Of severe burns received Friday
She was standing by the CRATE, when her
clothing ignited In extinguishing the
flames Mrs. Cranes hand was severely
burned.
The West Augusta Guards, OF Staun-
OH, elected Lieut.. Hugh {. Braxton, OF
he Stanton Rifles, its captain.
William marlborough, an cmploye at
Agnew's shipyard, Alexandria, was bad
y hurt by the fall of heavy log upon
1im
1t is reported that the Southern Rail
Nay Company will change the location OF
IS roadbed near Delaplane and Rector
OWL, in Fauquier county.
A national bank is to be established
At Jarrett, Sussex county. The stock
,as all been subscribed, and it is expect
d to have the bank opened for business
| Turing the coming summer. =
Fire destroyed Duntrcath, the haad-
ONE country home OF Capt. Samuel Reg
,ster. of Richmond, which is situated III
Ienrico county The house was not quite
completed.
! Dr. J. B. Brumback has sold TO his
| ;on. DIR. z. c. Brumback. the farm Oh