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Virginia.


Lynchburg's Fair postponed to Oct. l2' 10,
! and IS.
J. N. Ferguson Of Big Lick has found
mineral spring on bis farm.
The ladies of Westmoreland ate raising
funds for a Confederate monument.
Twelve or more Norfolk families will emf
crate to Florida in the Fall.
R.N. Saunders of this State is advanced 70
a fourth class Treasury clerkship in.Washiug-
ton.
Angus Har,sook, a Richmond merchant, was
fatally injured on the Midland road last week.
The Misses Ball of Rappahanuock were re-
ceived, last week, into the Catholic faith, at
St. Matthew's Church, Washington.
The st. James Hotel, Richmond, is to be
materially en- arged aud improved some time
in the early artuela.
Alexandria is bles. with the prospect Of
National Grange Convention meeting there
in September, with 400 delegates.
Mr.. Wm. Davis of the above city and Miss
Mary V. Gruver of Charleston, 5. C., were
married in Washington recently.
The Old Dominion S. S. Co. are having an
elegant iron steamer built for their line by
John Roche at New Castle, Delaware.
The Montpelier Humane Association of NJ
exaudria postponed its lottery until Septenl
Der Goth. Duped fools take notice
Richmond is indicted for allowing the refuse
Of its gas works to pass into the James river,
breeding thereby cholera and other ills.
Alexandrias health officer. DR.. Powell, has
preferred charges of nal feasauce and fraud
against Alderman johnson in connection with
the management of the late smallpox hospi-
tai
The Norfolk Day Book, Republican, is as
sured by colored voters, that they have got
through with the carpet-baggers, and are
anxious 10 establish better relations with ole
massa.'
\ terrific tornado swept over Dauville, Va,
aud vicinity on Monday hight, the track Of
the tornado being abouta mile wide. Roofs
were blown OF, chimneys blown down, and
great damage inflicted on the crops. There
are many reports Of loss Of life which need
confirmation.
The Pioneer Mills, Alexandria, ere sold to
l.. ~ Hoffman, Of New York for $4,000;
The belmont Mills, Richmond, to S. c. Hurt
aud Son Of that city for $25, 600; Thomas
Soap Factory, Alexandria, to L. NJ. Monroe Of
that city for $3.50 The Stone Quarries and
Fairyew farm near Manassas, to Hon. John
Lynch, Of Washington, for $1,000.
Mr.. Benjamin Wyatt, aged so years, an old
and valuable citizen Of Lynchburg, is dead
Mr. William Gregory, Of Alexandria. init
maicly connected since 1907 with its financial
and commercial interests, died 10 that city last
week deceased was born in AYRSHIRE, Scot
land, 1857; Hon. l.. c. Cowper, of Portsmouth,
Lieutenant Governor Of this State under Gov
ernor PcTepoint, died last Saturday, after
lingering illness OF some months.
Two young men, named Smith and Spicer,
were dragging a seine in the Hazel river, Rap
paunock county, Virginia, few days since,
when Spicer, coming to a deep hole in the
river and being unable to swim, began to
struggle and in a few minutes to sink. His
friend seeing the danger went to his compau-
ion 5 assistance, when the drowning nan sliced
him by the neck and completely preventing
him from giving any aid to either both were
drowned. Their bodies were recovered in
few hours after, locked together They were
brotLers-iE-law.
\ Virginia correspondent Of the New York
Post has been digging quite deep into the
early history Of The Mother Of States, and
after heightened burrowine among historical
facts emerges sain, covered with cobwebs Of
centuries weaving, and discloses some awful /
revelations Firstly, be denies the long cher
ished pretensions of the pilgrims to the first
landing on New England's barren shores as
cribjng to Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold, eight /
cen years before, this great honor Secondly, |
this bold bohemian denies, again, that Sir |
Walter Raleigh ever landed in Virginia, or
that this baronet ever introduced tobacco into !
England giving to Capt. John Smith-eternal |
father oE the Smi,hs-the former distinction, /
he having landed at Norfolk-so says this his |
torical burroNer-April 25, 1907. and render |
ing to Captain Lane, the boast OF having first /
charmed Brjton with ;he fragrant perfumes of /
the weed under the name Of UBpomac-in .
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