Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
The State.

who IS ready 10 give 9loo,ooo "
one, efforts are being made in Richmond
TO induce the city to donate $1,000
year to turn the Rosemary private library
into a public one.
Fire destroyed Duntreath, the hSnd'
some country home OF Capt Samuel keg'
ester. of Richmond, which is situated III
Henrico county. The house was not quito
completed.
The transfer of the valuable furnace
property situated at Liberty Furnace
Shenandoah county, from the Columbia
Liberty Iron Company and the Monarch
Blast Furnace Company, under all agree
ment, was made 10 the Shenandoah Iron
and Coal Company at Woodstock. ms
involves the transfer Of property valued
at $Gs5ooo. The Shenandoah Iron ana
Coal Company was recently chartered
under the laws Of Virginia with capita'
stock Of 100000 1t is headed by ex-
Gov. William R. Merriam, OF Minnesota.
late Census Director He is associated
with a syndicated composed OF capitalists
from New York and Philadelphia. INT:
agreement. which was recently recorded
in the clerks office of Shenandoah coun-
ty. required the purchasers to turn over
Sfo,ooo on delivery of possession OF the
property, $Io,e0c m delivery OF deed ana
$4,000 to sundry pSsticS, interested IN
the property 1t is expected t6 -nsncra-e
the plant OIL a large scale, and iorCe
of hands is being put to work preparing
for the manufacture Of iron.
Mrs. Mary Chamberlayne died at her
residence. in Petersburg. She was the
widow of John Hampden Chamberlaayne,
formerly a prominent newspaper editor
and a daughter Of the late Rev. I. L:
Gibson. Mrs. Chamberlayne is survived
by brother, Bishop R. A. Gibson, OF
Richmond and six children. These are
Mrs. Richard Scott and Miss Bessie
Chamberlayne, OF Petersburg; Mrs. Val
cntine, of Richmond; Mr. John ii.
Chamberayne, of Massachusetts,, and
Rev. c. G.. Chamberlayne, who is now
i'll Germany.
A A-year-old son Of II. Echelbaum, or
| 3erkley. was run over and killed by one
of the cars of the Berkeley street railway.
The accident occurred at the corner OF
Liberty and Ninth streets, close to the
Echelbaum residence. The little boy Is
said to have been playing i'll the street
and tried to cross i'll front of the car
His head was completely severed from
his body. Motornan Hatfield and Con-
ductor Jennings, in charge OF the car,
were arrested.
Fire Quilted the establishment of Lee
& Co.. the largest produce dealers OF
Lynchburg. The loss is nearly $4,000 to
stock and building, the latter being the
property of J. G. and J. S. Shaner, OF
Lynchburg. The loss is partially insured
The origin of he blaze is unknown. The
firemen were greatly handicapped in their
work by the the cold weather and over
head electric light and telephone wires.
For short time it looked as though the
blaze could not be controlled and an
entire block of large business houses was
i'll jeopardy.
A meeting of the North Carolina Pine
Association will be held in Norfolk this
week. at which scale of prices will be
promulgated advancing all Virginia and
Carolina pine controlled by the aSSocia-
ton 50 cents 1000 feet. Secretary John
Walker. of the association, stated that
the reason the advance will be made Is
that the cost of producing timber has
advanced. 1t is expected that the i'll
creased scale will 60 into effect immedt-
ately after the meeting. ..
The receipts of the Lynclburg Post
office were $500 for January. which was
S27 larger than the month of December.
which was the record-breaking month OF
The Office.
Dr. Carl l.. Coburn, manager of the
Auditorium, the Winchester theatre, has
gone to GAINESVILLE and left the theatre
in charge of former Manager Harry l.
Wood. He has also removed his house,
hold goods.
Whether to build the mammoth loco
motive plant in Richmond, Clifton Forge
or Huntington is the question now agl'
tating the management of the ChesA'
Deake and Ohio Railroad Company. a
decision is expected shortly. Chances
now seem to favor Huntington, the
Chamber Of Commerce there being dis
posed to offer inducements TO secure the
plant. The Chamber Of Commerce Of
Richmond is likely to follow suit. SUI
Derintendent of Motive Power James +
Walsh said recently that the shops would
cost 100000 and start with all out
oft of three locomotives a month The
minimum number of men employed vii
be 1000.
Mrs. n. Z. Early, who died few
davs ago at her home, i'll Madison coun
", aged Is years, is survived by hei
husband and two children, two brothers
and one sister, who have attained re
markable ages. They are Mr.. b. b
Parrot, oS years old; Mr.. w. /. Par
rott, Or years old, and Mrs. Harris
Brown, 81 years old,
Edgar Hardy, II years old, was accl
dentally shot and killed near Black
stone. He was rabbit hunting with sew
sral companions and in the excltemen
Of shooting at fleeing rabbit he wa
{ killed.
/, H. C. Hix, who claims Richmond a
: his home and who was arrested Il
.. Roanoke a few days ago on charg
: Of obtaining money under false pretenSe:
: is wanted in Richmond, FincaStle, Bed
ford and Christiansburg on simila
charges. Hix represented himself a
the assistant general district manage
Of thc International Registry Compan
Of New York.
Mrs. "Bal" Huff, who lives near Ara
while at a spring heard he screams
her child, and, running to the nous
). found the baby burned to a crisp.
AT Surry County Court negro gil
% years old and her brother, 10 year