Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-08-04
THE OLD DOMINION
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Lanes Creek. Cowper and several ne
groes were on the sloop Walker Pc
Der went to sleep on the deck. Next
morning he was missing, and later they
discovered and fshed out his body from
the creek. 1t was badly bruised The
negroes say Cowper must have rolled
overheard or walked off in his sleep
His purse had not been disturbed. Inc
severe bruise has not been accounted
for.
While returning to her home from
the Second Baptist Church at night
Mrs. ]. H, Scott, of Newport News,
was attacked and bitten by a large-sized
hoop snake which rolled out OF the
grass of vacant lot in the vicinity OF
Wickham avenue and Twsnty-sixth
street. Mrs. Scott was accompanied by
her husband at the time, and she gave
A scream of pain and fright when she
realized that she had been bitten. Inc
snake bit Mrs. Scott just above the
1eel of the right foot, the reptiles fang;
breaking the skin and causing the wound
20 bleed. Although badly frightened,
Mrs. Scott was able to walk to her
home, and there a physician cauterized
he wound and removed the source OF
danger. Mrs. Scott said she saw the
snake distinctly and observed it when 1t
was rolling away after biting her. She
wore Oxford shoes, which accounts TOR
| the peculiar location of the wound, the
snake having bitten just above the top
Of the shoe.
William E. Hoffman, for the last IL
years treasurer of Berryville, whose
bonding company recently had issued an
Injunction restraining him from collect
| ING any more taxes on account OF an
alleged shortage in his accounts OF near
ly $4,000, is said to have made up the
deficiency except $500 and resigned. HIS
bonding company agreed to assume half
Of the remaining amount, 1t is stated, ana
he town Council the other half. 7. II.
| Bowers was elected to succeed MIR. Holt
nan. Mr.. Hoffman is cigar manu-
facturer and has sold his establishment
10 D. Lemon Fries.
Harry Bell, prominent farmer OF
| Clarke county, was violently thrown from
MS team and badly cut and bruised, the
horse having become frightened at an
automobile speeding by.
The dwelling belonging TO Ernest L.
Painter, located near Alma, Page county,
eight miles south of Luray, has lust
been destroyed by fire, together with
| all the household effects. Mrs. Painter
was visiting a neighbor when the fire
occurred. Mr.. Painter was also away
from home.
A live alligator was found among some
stones on the Maryland shore OF the
Potomac River, near Alexandria. The
reptile is supposed to have escaped from
tank at Washington.
H. P. Reigart, formerly purchasing
agent of the ST. Joseph and Grand Is
land Railway with headquarters at St
Joseph, Mo-, has been appointed pur'
chasing agent for the Tidewater Rail
way. with headquarters in Norfolk.
A tent in use by the Presbyterian
Church at Schoolheld, just west of Dan
vile, was partially destroyed by fire. Th'
fire was discovered in time to save par
of the canvas and to rescue the organ
altar. books and most of the seats. The
tent was in use for Sunday School an(
church purposes.
| Miss jamie Hall, daughter of Mr.. Chas
Hall. of Northumberland, was run ove'
by an unknown person riding in bugg,
at Heathsvile about 10 o'clock Mis-
Maggie Shirly, who was with Miss Hal
when the accid.nt occurred, escaped IN
iurv. Miss Hall was taken to the home
of her brother-in-law, Mr.. Carroll Rowe
She was unconscious, and physician
was sent for.
The home of J. P. Giddings, of Rock!
Mount, was again entered by some ms
creant. presumably the same person wht
on the night previous cut off the hair O
Miss Maud Giddings. This time TIT
mysterious visitor chloroformed both he
and her younger. sister and cut OFT tn
hair of the other girl and scattered 1t al
over the porch. All the doors and WIN
dows were locked, and it is supposed th'
party who committed the act concealed
himself in the house while the family
was eating supper.
Because of two deaths and four cases
of smallpox and varioloid in the north
western section of Richmond, known a.
Oregon Hill, a general vaccination is be-
ing enforced there and an appropriation
has been made for hospital. ln'
Health Department announces that al
precautions have been taken and there
is no danger of an epidemic. The IN
fected district is guarded and the hous~'
where there have been or are cases ar
quarantined.
Alfred Hughes, well-to-do farmer
who resided near Piney Flats, and who
had been missing for several days, wa
found dead on his farm with his neci
broken. 1t is thought he fell while car
rying a heavy piece of timber and me
death in this way. He was past o.
wears of age, and in the Civil Wa
served in the Sixty-thlrd Tennessee Con
federate Regiment.
Mrs. Berthe Wills, wife of Thomas
Wills, a prominent wholesale merchan
of Charlottesville, died of blood poison
ing caused by scratching pimple on ne
face some time ago. Mrs. Wills wa
the daughter of the late John B. Town
lev. a prominent farmer Of Red HI
Albemarle county. She is survived b
her husband and three children.
Mr.. Nathan Payne, Jr., OF Buckine
ham, the engineer at the Alberene soap
stone quarry, was killed in a wreck o
the Alberene and Nelson Railroad. nea
Esmont. The wreck was caused by
washout. There were eight others II
iured in the wreck, though not serlousl
A.. Grubbs, of Danvlle, who was 81
riously injured by being struck by
train at brakes Branch on July 10, an
who was reported to have died, is ali'
and has returned to brakes Branch trol
Danville. Mr.. Grubbs, though still su