Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-07-14
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an official visit to the new observatory
at Mount Weather, in Clarke county,. in
an interview stated that more rpstru-
ments, to cost about $25o,eoo,. would be-
| installed at that pont upon completion
of the building. The observatory is on
| peak of The Blue Ridge Moutftains and
Fwinabe in charge of Professor umph-
treys, AN eminent Virginia scientist. The
Government has established at Mount
| Weather. weather experiment station
in some respects different from any other
in the world. It is pursuing investfga-
ton there along line which, it is be-
lieved, will in time enable the bureau
to make predictions of the weather long
in advance with almost as much acct
racy as it now makes the daily forecast.
A large amount of costly apparatus is
beng installed there Scientists are look
ing forward to the result with great in
terest
When the family Of w. H. Dowdy RI
turned to their home in Northeast Roa-
noke, after an absence of day and
night, they discovered Dowdy uncon-
scious and in dying condition. Dowdy
had been assaulted during the night by
unknown parties, who beat him on the
head with blackjack and left him tor
dead, after robbing the house of SIS
in money and several articles of clothing.
There is little hope of his recovery.
The police are working on the case, but
as vet have no clue to the identity OF
Dowdy's assailants.
The proposition to rid Bristol of the
town cow was defeated in citizens
election by a majority Of 1913. Cows
are still~alowed to run at large in the
streets.
The Petersburg City Council appropri-
ated $4,000 for new sewers, sidewalks
and water mains. Of this $4,000 is for
sewers and like amount for sidewalks,
and the remainder, $4,000, is for new
water mains.
A Norfolk and Western train ran down
and killed Night Waterman J. B. We'd
die in a tunnel near Elliston. The body
was badly mangled. He was 81 years
old and leaves family.
Hampton Cakes, white, and James
Pannell, colored, ferrymen at Towler's
| ferry, on the Stanton river, were drown
| ed while rowing party across the river.
In the boat were ]. A. Ferguson and
his bride of a few hours Rev. MIR.
Brooks, the clergyman who had married
| them; Walter Johnston and the drowned
men. A hawser connecting the boat
with an overhead cable broke, causing the
boat to turn with the current and FILL
Pannell and Cakes jumped overheard
and were Immediately drowned. John
ston climbed to the overhead cable and
succeeded mn towing the boat ashore.
The other three persons narrowly es-
capped death.
Erasmus Smith, colored, of Boydtown,
had a quarrel with his wife and got
very angry. He requested the town SER
geant to lock him up, saying that he was
afraid to trust himself in his angry
mood, fearing he might do serious injury
to his wife The officer brought the
matter before the Mayor, who directed
that Smiths request be complied with.
! AS soon as Smith got over his temper
he was released from custody.
A. A. Laudell, farmer, and William
Winifred, a colored trackwalker, were
struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio train
and killed half a mile east of Windsor
Shades The men were upon the velocl-
pede car belonging to the section master
and met the train. Engineer Chalkley
saw the handcar, and says the men made
not the slightest movement to Jump in an
effort to save their lives.
The japanese Government has revoked
its contract with the American Tobacco
Company and has appointed James q.
Penn, of Danville, buyer on the Vir-
gina markets. Several million pounds OF
tobacco of the new crop are to be fur
nished. Japan enters the field with MIR.
Penn as an Independent buyer. The to.
bacco will be shipped direct and manu-
featured in Japan.
Joseph w. LABEL, of Richmond, shot
his wife, Annie, five times, inhicting seri-
GUS wounds. He then put bullet into
his own body below the heart, which will
probably prove fatal The man left LET
tiers to his two sisters, saying that he was
compelled to take the action he did be-
cause his wife had left him and was liv.
ing an improper life. He signed one Of
these letters 81. w. LABEL, the self-mur-
derer."
Bernard Stevens, son of Mr.. Wood
Stevens, of Bathurst plantation, Essex
county, was thrown from horse and
had his collarbone broken.
Mr.. Claude Neale formerly of Bow
ler's, Essex county. was badly kicked by
a horse near Saluda Mr.. Neale was
trying to fix some portion of the buggy
pole when he received the blow on his
head
A postofice has been established at the
Essex Mill, Essex county, with Lamar
Hundley as postmaster The office is on
the route from huntsville to Richmond,
by way of Walkcrton and Lester Manor.
A farmer on the Rappahannock ship
ped 70 barrels of fine white potatoes and
received $50 clear of shipping and SELL
ing expenses. This would hardly pay
for the guano used on the crop.
At Cumberland Courthouse the Cum
berland Grays had their annual reunion
On the Fourth with an immense crowd in
attendance. Dinner was served on the
grounds.
Mrs. A. T. and Mrs. ]. E. Holland
we're overturned and thrown out of
carriage while driving in Ballou Park,
Danville. Neither lady was seriously ~
iured, though Mrs. Holland had her face
slightly cut
Charlottesville was swept by severe
thunderstorm. Lightning struck the new
highschool building and the residence OF
DR. Paul B. Barrirger at the university,