Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-23
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Giles Maddox, employed by the Vir.
ginia Locust Pin Company, Front Royal,
had three fingers almost severed from MS
left hand while running a lathe. i"i
Mr.. J. w. Bitter was elected Mayer
of Leesburg by II majority over ;;
Carroll Chancellor, Joseph Wright and
Z. L. Peasants. :, -,
Elsie Perrow, the 9-months-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Perrow, OF Lynch'
burg. was stranged/at the home OF heI
parents in a tragic manner, The iittie
one was left on bed by its mother
while she was attending to her house,
hold duties The child evidently rolled
off the bed, and as she fell her dress
caught in a projecting portion OF the
springs, suspending her between the pee
and the floor. When discovered the Ut
tie girl was dead The blow has pros3
trated Mrs. Perrow. This was her only
child. :,
Mrs. Lucy Pearman, a young married
woman of Richmond, lost her lite as
result of an effort to kindle hre IN
a cook stove with Kerosene, oil. Mrs
Pearman occupied fiat at AIS North
Twenty second street AS she started
to light the fire about 7 A, M. an explo-
sien occurred, setting her clothing on
fire. Though she was dragged from the
building by, a. neighbor, Harry Wilson,
who himself sustained painful injuries,
the young woman died almost instantly.
Mrs. Pearmails was the wife of b. w.
Pearman, bridge builder in the employ
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad,
who at the time was in Rocky Mount,
NC. -..@
Carelessly stepping in front of an en-
CINE on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad, i'll Richmond, Ju-
Mus Jones' a miller,I so; years old, was
crushed to death. His widow and SIX
children survive.
Rev. Manson T. Dye, head Of SET
of religious enthusiasts of Danville,
known locally as holy Jumpers" was
arraigned in the Mayors Court, charged
with creating disturbance. A number,
Of citizens complained of boisterous com
duct of Dye and his followers in the
streets at night The services consist
mainly of screams and shouts and gym
nastic performances. The Mayor did
net impose a fine, but ordered modera-
ton. ....
Augustus Walker and two sons, Lester
S. Walker and Holland Walker, who
we're charged with robbing a number
of stores in Shenandoah county, were
given preliminary hearings. Augustus
Walker was fined $40 for receiving
stolen goods. Lester Walker was sent
to the grand. jury, and Holland Walker,
who is 10 years of age, was sent to
the reformatory near Richmond.
Mr.. Grant Parish, real estate broker,
of Washington, sold Paul Kesters
Woodlawn Mansion House property,
about four miles back from Mount Yer
non. 1t was originally a part of the
lands of George Washington, who left
that portion and built thereon for Mel.
lie Gusts Lewis the present Woodlawn
Mansion House. The mansion is brick,
has about ~ rooms and is located on
commanding elevation The price paid
was $4,000 cash. The new owner is
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Sharpe, of Orange,
N. I.RE-# ia.F-F sfSs -
It is believed that Mrs. Lucy A. Puck
EFT, who was struck by train near
Lynchburg, was not killed by the train,
but that she dropped dead of heart dis
ease on the track, otherwise she would
have had ample time to have escaped
being struck. Eye-witnesseS declare she
lay on the track when she was struck.
The pilot picked her up and threw her
at least 20 feet into the air, breaking al
most every bone in her body. go :: e.
Z The fund for a Confederate MONT
ment at Bowling Green, Caroline county,
has reached nearly $1,000. The COM
mittee is considering designs for the
monument, and later will call general
meeting of veterans and citizens, when
there will be speaking A dinner and
band of music will also be features; 1t
is expected that the cornerstone will be
laid on that occasion. -. ,.,. ...-y g..
Ralph 2. Gage. formerly of the law
firm of Wolcott, Wolcott & Gage, -
tered suit in the Court of Law and
Chancery at Norfolk against Thomas H.
Robbins, of Washington, claiming $Io,-
900 for alleged defamation of character.
A heavily loaded wagon of the Gentry
dog and pony show, drawn by four
horses, broke through bridge at Graf
ton, killing one horse and injuring Chas
Cooper, of Columbus, Ohio, and Her
bert Braxton.
The extensive plant Of the, Beaver
Creek Lumber Company, Davis, has
closed down and several hundred men
are cut of employment. 1t is believed
the shutdown will be of short duration.
Ground was broken at Marshall Col
lege, Huntington, by the senior class for
the new Marshall College building. The
cornerstone was dedicated by Miss Fan
ME Wysor, who broke bottle of wine
on it, The commencement address was
delivered by Rev. DIR. Charles w. Dab
ney, of Cincinnati.
Miss Fannie L. Harmon, OF Monon-
gah, took a civil-service examination tor
the position of rural mail carrier. She
is an accomplished horsewoman.
The Bromal Iron and Steel Company
at Belington, is making steady progress
with the construction of the buildings
for the extensive plant
Three weeks ago Policeman William
H. Wyatt, Jr. who became famous by;
closing single-handed all the gambling
dens in Richmond. was given a fur
Tough and entered the race for. the office
Of high constable. Just six days before
the primary election he and his wife are
sick with what is supposed to be.typhoid
fever.
Carson Farmer, aged 10 years, is in
iail at Winchester, charged with steal.
ing horse belonging to George W.
MARBLE, of Gore, and endeavored to sell
it at Martinsburg.
Three independent telephone compa-
MES of Frederick and Clarke counties