Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-09-01
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
The State.

Almost insane from jealousy, Capt.
Edward w. Jones, commanding Com
pany E, of the Seventy-6rst Regiment,
prominent in politics and business cir
cles in Norfolk, killed Maude Cameron,
and then slashed his own throat at the
the woman's house. She went to Nor.
folk about year ago, after graduation
from convent in Carolina. She met
| Jones, who became infatuated with her,
and she returned his affection. Each,
it is said, were intensely jealous of the
other, and this jealousy caused the trag-
edy.
Mr.. John Johnson, an aged and re-
spected farmer of the Fork district,
Warren county, was attacked on Main
street, near Johnson Bros. confectionery
store, by James E. Conner and cut in
the neck, cheek and stomach, making
three very serious wounds. Mr. John
son was also hit across the head by Ben
| jamn Sonner with heavy club, which
rendered his unconscious for a long time.
There seems to have been a long stand
ing grudge between Johnson and Son.
ner. Johnson is being attended by DR..
M. L. Garrison. Both James L. Sonner
and his son Benjamin were arrested. Mr..
Iohnson's condition is serious.
Dorsey Mills, young white man,
aged about 49, had his left foot crushed
between the bumpers of two freight cars
Of Southern Railway freight at Front
Royal. Mills, it seems, attempted to
cross the bumper, when the train gave
sudden lurch and caught his foot. DR..
Kipps was Immediately upon the scene
10 render medical assistance. Amputa-
ton may be necessary.
The cutting of the channel of the APP
pomattox River from Petersburg to
James River, at City Point, to depth
of IL feet and width of 40 feet, was
completed Friday The work was done
by the United States Government, at
cost of $4,000. The government will
begin work Immediately on the diversion
of the Appomattox River, the cost OF
which will be $4,000, to be paid for
by the government.
One man was killed and five others
hurt by the bursting of 28-foot fly
wheel in the bar mill of the Tredegar
Iron Works, Richmond The shed in
which it was situated was wrecked, and
the wheel, broken into several large
pieces, flew in every direction, parts of
it landing over on CANDLES Hill Park,
across the canal.
The Old Virginia Copper Company,
owned by Pittsburg and Indiana capt.
talists, has just been organized in Lu-
ray. The company is to develop the
mineral lands near Stony Man Camp,
seven miles east of Luray. The home
office is to be in Fort Wayne, Ind. The
copper deposits at this place are said
to be among the richest in the State.
The police Of Winchester are securing
the city and surrounding country for a
young white man, supposed to be ]. c.
Rainey, of Jefferson county, West Viz
gina, who went by the name of M. e.
Morgan, who is wanted for passing al
legged worthless checks on Winchester
merchants.
The Henrico County Jail, built few
years ago, is about to collapse. Big
cracks have occurred in the walls on
account of the ground sinking. No pris-
1trs are being kept in that part OF
the building because of the danger. A
big sewer running under the jail is
the probable cause of the trouble.
In Lynchburg owners of all places OF
public resort factories and boarding
houses three stories or more in height
have been notified that they must COM
ply with a new city ordinance which re-
qtiires the erection of iron hre-escapes.
Mr.. Gus Rock, prominent farmer
and citizen of Farnaham, was run over
by two-horse wagon loaded with to-
matoes. The wheel passed over his body,
inf1icting injuries from which he died.
Thomas Parsons, colored, shot and
killed Thomas Banks, another negro, at
Rideway Church, in Buckingham, during
a protracted meeting. Parsons claims
self-defense, saying Banks hit him with
his fist. Banks is bad name among
the negroes of Buckingham, two of the
name having committed atrocious MUIR
ders recently.
The annual convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Win
chester and Frederick county was held
at Winchester in the Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Amy
Weech, State superintendent OF evan
gelistic work, responded to the address
of welcome of Mrs. Arthur Leaf. Miss
Iona A. Kerns, of Winchester, was
elected president; Miss Lizzie Arnold,
of Stephen City, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. C. H. Buchanan, of Brucetown, re-
cording secretary, and Mrs. John Locke,
of Stephen City, treasurer.
Miss Lucy Anderton, of Tappahan-
mock, on the Rappahannock River, and
her guests had narrow escape from
drowning while sailing. In the boat were
Miss Dorothy Hope and Mr. May, of
Baltimore, and Mr.. Henry Temple. The
boat capsized in the channel and the
occupants chung to it Until rescued after
terrible experience by two negroes.
Genevie Scott, the little son of Robert
Scott, of Pocahontas, suburb of Peters
burg, attempted to jump on freight
train on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road while passing through Blandford
He fell and had his right leg and arm
so badly crushed that he died at the
Home for the Sick.
H. ]. Fraley, well-known citizen of
Rappahannock county, is dead at his
home near Sperryyille, ID miles east of
Luray. His death was due TO typhoid
fever. Several other members of his
family have the fever
Gideon Hoake, one of the oldest citi-
zens of Page county, died at his home
near Ida, eight miles south of Luray.
He was about IS years Of age and is
survived by seven children.
Mr.. John H. Harrison, of Petersburg,
and Mrs. Sallie Cordle, of Brunswick
county, his sister, met in Petersburg for
the first time in 20 years. Mrs. Cordle
has been the mother of 10 children and
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