Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-07-07
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City VI OtduiitOI Sdli ioouC III iuitiS
bonds. This was decided in the case
of Robertson VS.. City of Stanton.
The Norfolk district conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will
assemble in annual session at the his
toric old Nimmo Church, Princess Anne
county, July rs to II, inclusive.
Sandbagged and stamped into insensi-
bility by three highwaymen, who attack
ed him on vacant lot near Lady and
Cary streets, in Henrico county, Mr..
Robert w. Farley, a Richmond young
man employed as agent Of life in
surance company, was robbed Of 500
and left for dead.
The Norfolk, Portsmouth and New
port News Company has decided to at
once extend its line from Rodman
Heights, now the suburban terminus, TO
Churchland, in Norfolk county, dis
lance of FIVE miles.
An effort is being made to induce the
United States government to purchase
the Trigg shipyards at Richmond.
An opinion said to be the first OF its
kind on record in Virginia courts was
handed down at Winchester in the case
of Joseph w. Solenberger, who sought
to collect a judgment held against ms
brother, Noah w. Solenberger, and wife.
Noah Solenberger is insolvent and is
manager of several fruit farms to which
his wife holds deeds. Judge Harri-
sons decision is that the iupecunious
husband of wealthy woman who has
acted as the manager of his wife'S prop
erty and who has controlled and de-
veloped the same is entitled under the
law to compensation Therefore the
creditors of the husband may require
the wife to pay him adequate compensa-
ton in order that the amount may be
subjected to the payment of the claims
held against the husband
Eating bread containing trough on
rats" came near proving fatal to the
whole family of Junius Elliott, of Rich
mond. Soon after breakfast all were
taken violently i'll, except daughter,
who had not eaten any breakfast. The
quantity of poison they had taken proved
their salvation and all will recover. An
investigation showed a great quantity of
arsenic in the flour from which the
bread was made. There is no clue to the
poisoner.
Miss Mary Chappell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. c. L. Chappell, of Richmond,
had narrow escape from death in
runaway. Her horse, attached to bug
gy, became frightened while she was
driving in the west end of the city and
ran rs squares, winding up in the Capt.
tai Square, where negro caught him.
Miss Chappell, during the whole excit-
ing trip, stood erect in the vehicle ready
to jump if the opportunity offered. She
was perfectly calm and composed.
The body of Julius Weishog, we'll
known Cerman-American, was found in
a pond five miles north Of Richmond,
whittier he had gone to enjoy days
fishing. AS the man was alone at the
time, it is not known whether he met
death accidentally or by design. Cir
cumstances indicate accident, however.
John Calling Harrell, 10 years old,
son of Edward Z. Harrell, who lives
near Sunbury, N c., was killed in a
runaway accident at Suffolk. The boy
was driving pair of mules, which be-
came frightened and ran away. The boy
| fell out of the wagon and wheel pass
ed over his head. He died within two
| hours.
News has reacher Richmond of the
| death in King William county of Will
liam D. Atkins, chief of the Chicka-
| hominy tribe of Indians and highly re-
spected man. Adkins had lived for
many years on the government reserva-
ton in King William county with his
tribe, being engaged the greater por-
ton of the time in hunting and fishing.
Frank Williams, alias "Ohio Hump"
was found guilty at Norfolk of robbing
the Port Norfolk postoffice of $3.50 in
stamps and money, besides jewelry, for
which the iron safe was broken open.
| The robbery was committed June 10,
1904, by a gang, several of whom have
been sent to the penitentiary and others
are awaiting trial. There were systemat-
| ic robberies committed in Maryland, Vlr-
GINA, North and South Carolina so
| skillfully that the robbers might not
have been caught and certainly not con-
vcted but for the confession and the
evidence of John F. Mccarthy, one OF
the gang, who is confined in the Yer
mont State Prison, at Windsor, for rob-
berry, when not attending the courts to
testify against his former partners in
crime. Mccarthy says he has repented
and intends to lead an honest life.
While digging a we'll near Raphine
the tooth of large animal, which has
been pronounced to be that of maSto-
don, was found nine feet under the sur
face of the ground. The digger said
that several other bones were unearth-
ed, to which he paid no attention, and
covered them up with earth. The upper
part or next to the jaw bone is soft
and brittle like chalk The tooth is
about 9 inches long, a or S inches deep
| by 5 or 4 across.
B. Frank Vaughn, of Portsmouth.
committed suicide while waiting for a
ferryboat to take him over to Norfolk.
He was clerk in the employ of the
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
In the Ellerson section of Hanover
county lightning killed COW belonging
to Mr.. Joe Brooks and struck the resi-
dnce of Mrs Ed Shelton, knocking down
the chimney and otherwise damaging the
house. Fortunately no one was injured
Mr.. J. B. Wood, who has been agent
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
at Goshen for 20 years, left for New
York and sailed from that port for