Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-08-25
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marian, and DR., w. P. Ellenberper. of
Knoxville, Tenn, representing the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry have Just com.
pleted an inspection of cattle in Camp
bell county, which was made with
view to modifying, if possible, the quar-.
antlne against the Texas tick, which
prevents cattle from that County from
being shipped north of the James River
More than 500 cattle were examined
north Of the County Courthouse. and
ITO infection was found, though it was
| discovered south of the courthouse The
result of the trip will be that a recon-
mendation will be made that owners
north OF the courthouse be permitted to
ship their cattle to the protected districts
after securing certificate from the vet
erinarian that the stock is not infected.
This virtually takes about one-third of
Campbell county out OF the prohibited
district and will probably destroy Lynch
burg as a market for beef cattle from
counties in the quarantine.
Charles Cook, 80 years old, of Nor
folk, has dangerous knife wound in
his side and is expected to die. The
wound is alleged 10 have been inflicted
by Frank Grub, FL years OF age, who
has not been arrested J. S. Grub, the
father of the young man, has been ar
rested and is held under bond OF
$500 for his appearance because he is
charged with advising his son to flee.
The wound was, it is said, inflicted
during quarrel between the young
men, growing out Of an old grudge be-
| tween them,
Robert Moore and Miss Messick, of
Crittenden, small village about Is miles
from Suffolk, eloped to North Caro-
lima and were married, The bride is
ID years old and wore short dresses.
She left her home in such hurry that
she did not get her hat and was without
it for 40 miles which the couple drove.
When they returned to Suffolk the
husband took his bride to a dry goods
store, where a trousseau was purchased.
Mr.. T. A. Jones, of Norfolk, who was
graduated from the Virginia Military
Institute in 1893, has been selected by
Gen. Scott Ship, superintendent, to fill
temporarily the vacancy in the faculty oc-
casioned by the resignation of Col, Rob
ert A. Mari, professor of engineering.
Mr.. Jones was graduated with honors
in his class, and he is now employed
as an assistant engineer on the Sea-
board Railway. The appointment is only
for one year, pending the election by
the board of visitors next June.
Mr.. Allan Talbot was appointed Dep
uty Collector of Internal Revenue at
Richmond, to succeed Robert McCan-
dish, removed. Mr.. Talbot held a SINH
lar position under the late Collector
Brady, and is appointed upon merit.
Miss Minnie Morrison Supnger,
daughter of Mr. S. B. Supinger, of Sum-
nerd, Rockbridge county, was married
to Mr.. William Bryon Zollman in Eli
oft Hill Methodist Church. Rev. Dr.
A. c. Buckner, pastor of Falling Springs
Presbyterian Church, oficiated. Miss
Kate Supinger, sister Of the bride, was
maid of honor and Mr.. J. R. Supinger
was best man.
Rev. 7. B. Southall, of Mcdowell, Va,
has accepted the call extended to him
by the Lexington Presbyterian congre-
CATION, to succeed Rev. DR.. Thornton
Whaling, who resigned to go to Texas.
The new pastor will begin his pastorate
OUober 20.
The police of Lynchburg are looking
for Frank H. Gibson, who gave Rich
mond as his residence and left Lynch
burg several days ago, leaving a board
bill unpaid for himself and wife. Since
Gibson left the city it has transpired that
he widely advertised in the large cities
of the West an alleged matrimonial bu
reau, in which he offered for sale the
names Of 100 pretty Southern girls who
desired to be married. 1t is not improb
able that the postal authorities will be
asked to endeavor to locate the head OF
the alleged bureau. A warrant was is
sued for his arrest some days ago.
The dead body of David Williams,
colored, Southern Railroad section
hand, was found on the track near
Stokesland at all early hour the other
morning. The legs had been severed
from the body. There were two ugly
stabs on the right side and pistol
wound on the left shoulder. The theory
is that Williams was murdered and
placed on the railroad track by his as
sailant. So far no arrests have been
made.
Charles Lowery, charged with beating
Rachel Winter, years and 6 months
old, was held for trial as to insanity at
Norfolk. The pretty little girl, who was
brought to court to show the bruises
on her face, could not tell her name. DR..
J. G.. Riddick testified that he had cured
Lowery of the morphine habit, but now
he is cocaine fend.
w. L. Tyler of Portsmouth, lamp
trimmer employed by the Electric Light
Company, was shocked to death and
his body was found at the foot of the
pole where he fell. The light was burn
ing badly, and he climbed the pole to
adjust it and touched live wire in the
darkness. He was 26 years of age,
and leaves widow and one child. He
was = native of Richmond, but had lived
in Portsmouth for several years.
Robert Vance, mad with jealousy,
dragged his wife from a construction
car oil the Norfolk and Western Rail
way, near Abingdon, where she had
taken refuge from rain in car occu
pied by men, and beat her so badly that
she is expected to die. He dubbed her
again and again until she was covered
with blood. Probably she would have
been killed except for the railroad
hands, who dragged the husband from
the helpless woman Vance was given
hearing and sent on to the grand
jury.
Judge Scott, OF the Circuit Court,
Richmond, issued an order changing
the name of William cambridge Alexan-
der Anderson, son of the Attorney Gen
eral and a lieutenant in the United |
States Army. Mr.. Anderson is per-
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