Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-05
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The II. Il. Church South at L1vl;!5Viie
will be dedicated 90 July l2:h aud lS.h.
The first day OF July haviog conc aud gene,
it is pow 10 order ior spo,tsEar TO make
''gams" OF Wo0dccck.
LecsJuIg is looGinG "; ucv bouse bas been
built and Another enc repaired \ Dumbcf Gi
Strangers are Iusioatiug thcso this summtr.
". +. Page. Of the Virginia Feb Commits
sion. has just Dlao@d 3 900 young black bess IN
he North BFauch Of the Shenandoah river.
The Page Courier has been enlarged AID
otherwise improved. snl is nov enc Of the
haudsomCst and best OF our country exchanges.
1t Is stated that J ohn Coz, brother of the
murderer of Mrs. Hull, 10 New York, will be
candidate for The Legislature 10 Chesterfield
county this fall.
The cherry crop Of Page county is o1c OF Tie
most abundant ever knowD. There will be
thousand OF pounds died and Shipped, Which
vii bilGg iuto the c5uaiy 80 important sum.
The wheat har7cs! in Loudcuo couoty is
over, and tic ilrm,rj arc busii5 eugaIed 10
housing the crop. Tie general ci'inlon Is that
while there IS perhaps no: as u.uoh straw as IL
fJrmcr years, the heads arc well flied acd the
wheat Ct superior quality.
j. G. jacobs, agent, at Front Royal, Of The
Virginia MidaGd Railroad Company, slipped
East during the mouti OF June the following
articles as freight: 80 barrels OF ll'uT, -
cars Of tautatk, 400 bushels OF corn, 932 sides
of leather, II rolls of leather 81 tons OF er2uod
sumac.
Nancy Johnston, colCrcd gill about 10
years of age, lqiog with Dir. L. I. Titus, near
GcresVi!ie, met with horrible death from the
explosion OF coal oil lamp 90 Thursday week.
Whom discovered the girl gas Cnvclorcd 10
fl ,mes, 10 which condition she rushed into The
yard. lier cl,thiDs was al! cpnsuDcu, aud The
cutiro body horribly buroet.
THO safe ct The suspended savings bauk at
Luray has been opeGcd with the Ed Of leek
smith from B.ltimcra, and tie money IN 1t
found to amount to $40 Go. The lccA be-
came rusty some time siocc, and rs opening
bCiag impossible, accounts tor The safety OF It's
con!enta. n statement If .he coudlIioa OF It's
affairs has yell been made. The books rad nor
been posted since February.
Tic trso bridge % the S. Y. Il. L.. where
il crosses tho turorika road al the O.d CnGral,
ia Clarke county, is being constructed. AS
soon as Ibis brGsc 10 completed the work OF
placog tho ties and laying the iron through the
entire couuty will he commenced. and pushed
through in about thirty days. Tho line through
The ocuatY is aba fifteen TO eighteen miles 10
length.
The L.xingtcu Gfz.ttc. 10 referring 60 tho
r,cent report that Gen. q. W. q. L:c had
rendered his csigna!on ~ president OF Inc
Washington and Ice University, says It was
wholly unauthorized aud that en- the contrary
oun. I.rn has resumed the sc:iva duties OF
president OF W Washington anil Lee University,
and he has also taken entire charge Of the
school Of engineering in the university.
At the cicsior tx:r,.c3 Ct tho Vireiois hili
targ Institute distinctions were announced and
diplomas conferred GA the fo!l9wicG graduates:
j. II. McCotd Mo; y. *. Soy!or, Va; }. b.
Beverley, Va: 7. y. Jcrvcy, {. g.; q. 9.
Lacy. Va; J. Il. Gill. Va: 7. \. MARSHALL,
w.; L. Buros, Mo J. Il. lloyd, Va; n. q.
Vino. Co.; W. Is. Preston, Va; j. Il. Han
cock, Va; W. S. Poapc, Va; j. Is. Williams.
Ark; o. s. Bailey, Va; }. d. Murdsush,
Va; j. @. lowell, La; J. b. Davis. Va; +.
Hcradon, La; J. Y. Terry, Vail, I. Weston,
$. T.; Il. l.. Hardy, Va.
\ shocking huru;Dg acci;cn. Occurred IN
Richucud co Wcdntsiay night at The resi-
dcrce CT Mr.. Thamos Boiling, OF West Ftauk
lin street. Misi LOU Boiling, daughter of
Thos Bollior, while cndcavcriog 10 liz 1T
taper With pic. Of Taper, communicated tic
fire TO her dress, AID Mrs. Thomas Boiling, it,,
10 40 effort 10 exticg aist the fire. was developed
iu a,m<s. The cries of the two Ia3i:s brought to
their assistance the husband Of tho last raned
lady, and Mr.. lEuieios, Q bo2rter 10 the house.
These gentlemen made every titJtt To save The
lives c the two ladies, and 10 SO dolag thc
hauds ard aims OF Sir. BolIiCg wcra So badly
Injured that he will probably lose 'ha use Of
them, MIR. Hnlrirs vas severely buraed
about tho shoulders and breast, Mss LDu
Boiling was sdcckiugly burned, from the effects
of which she died that evening. after the most
circulating sufT21i0g. Mrs. BolIirg was also
seriously Injured, but will prCblb!Y recover.
The d. CEASED Vas uhUut 25 years old. Mrs
Boiling is daughter q the late Patrick llcOry
Aylett.