Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
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Confederate monument was unveiled IN
the presence of 1000 persons. He was
in his usual health at bed time. The
deceased is survived by widow and two
sons-Dr. J. w. Ward and Robert
Ward. A.,
AS the result of an accident on May
10. when he was bruised internally. by
being thrown from buggy, Frank L.
Stallings, a justice of the peace, al
Buckhorn, Nansemond county. died.
aged 20 years. Justice Stallings morse
became frightened at pile-driver, and
he jumped to escape more serious DAM
age.
Mrs. ouise Fletcher Greene, OF Rap
pahannock, has been appointed to rep
resent the Valley of Virginia at the
reunion of Confederate veterans to be
held in Louisville this month. She has
selected Miss Brucie Funkhouser, OF
Strasburg, as her maid of honor.
Major F. R. Lassiter sued the city
If Petersburg for $500 because the
lily erected smallpox hospital on
farm adjoining his estate.
J. C. Reed, of Evansville, Ind. was
1cld in Petersburg charged with being
passer of bogus checks.
A syndicate has been formed to build
an electric railway to connect Ocean
! View and Pine Beach. The distance is
i've miles, but 100000 capital will be
raised to build hotels and cottages along
he line.
Stewart Terry, the I5-year-old son OF
Mr. w. L. Terry, well-to-do farmer,
living near Lynchburg, was kicked by
horse and is probably fatally injured.
Jose Antoine Peria, fireman on the
steamer City of Augusta, which has
| taken the place of the Hamilton between
| Norfolk and New FORK, is in St. Vim
cents Hospital, Norfolk, seriously
wo..nded, and Eugene Llanas, Portu-
guese mess boy on the same steamer, is
in jail charged with attacking him. The
boys fought Peria's wounds are in the
shoulder and were inflicted with sharp
carving knife
A dispatch from King William Court
house says that Henry Lipscomb, a farm
er of Manquin, that county, is probably
fatally injured as the result of an attack
made on him with pitchfork by small
negro boy. The boy became angered at
something said to him by Lipscomb, and
attacked the farmer, driving the fork
into his body IS times.
The reunion of Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows of the Valley, under the
auspices of the lodges of Shenandoah
county, occurred at Mount Jackson
There were about 1900 persons present.
Dr. c. A. R. Moore, Mayor of Mount
Jackson, made the address of welcome.
This was followed by speech of Rev.
E. E. Northern, past grand master OF
Winchester, upon the origin and growth
Of the Order of Odd Fellows. Mr.. F.
P. Brumback, of Woodstock, introduced
the orator of the day, Gov. A. J. Mon
tague, who made a splendid speech on
! Odd Fellowship, which was enthusiast
tically received.
| Sands, & Oliver, contractors for the
first 100 miles of the Underwater railway,
have begun clearing the rights of way
at Suffolk for the roadbed. Manager
Dupuy is ready to advertise for bids for
another section of the road.
Thomas S. Nunnaly and George By
rum were indicted in the Corporation
Court at Norfolk for non-support. Nun
nally was required to give bond of $40
to insure the payment to his wife of $50
every three months, and Byrum was re-
CURED to give bond of $3.50 for the
payment of So week to his wife. The
order in each instance is to remain in
| force for IL months, with the alterna-
| tive of staying in jail
John P. Branch, one of Richmonds
wealthiest bankers, has given $4,000 to
Randolph Macon College, at Ashland
to be used in the erection of dormi-
tory. Mr.. Branch is stanch friend OF
the college and has heretofore made
large donations.
Concluding a six days trial in the
Circuit Court of Surry county, the $1,000
damage suit of James H. billiard against
Mayor George H. Woods and Police
Chief Kemmerer, of Claremont, ended
in mistrial. The suit was warmly
contested by five attorneys. billiard
seeks damages because of alleged illegal
arrest on account of his refusal to pay
town license claims.
Laughton Dugud, aged p years, son
Of William D. Duguid, a prominent bus
mess man of Lynchburg, killed himself
at his home shortly before noon by blow
ing the top of his head off with Win
chester rifle. The young man was SUIT
fering from nervous breakdown, caused
by overstudy during the past term al
| school in Philadelphia where he wa:
taking a course in chemistry He had
| lie nd 1I-ae
to be taken to Richmond for specia'
treatment. He did not want to leave
home, and the departure was delayed
Diuguid secured the rifle, went to his
room, and placing the muzzle against
his right temple, fired.
The Elks have begun the erection OF
their Home" on High street, Char
lottesville, opposite the Courthouse.
United States Marshal Morgan Treat
will remove the headquarters OF the
Eastern district from Newport News to
Richmond.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
las been organized at Smlthheld, with
$4,000 to $4,000 capital stock. The
,ficers are: w. P. Wilson. president;
B. P. Gay, vice-president; W. r. My
FRS, cashier.
Henry Walton, a Richmond student
1t the Hampton Normal School, was
drowned in Hampton roads. Walton
vas grabbing with another student and
,ither jumped or fell overheard while
attempting to catch a crab. p
While on his way to Portsmouth with