Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-13
Death of Dr Orlando Fairfax.

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Death OF Dr. Orlando Fairfax.
Df. Orlando Fairfax died suddenly at bis
residercs. on Main street. Richmond, ysster-
day, 10 the seventy-sixth year Of his sga The
deceased complained tho previous cV,1irg OF a
violent pai1 10 his side, Iu: it passed CT, and
when DO retired ct night WAS apparently SIS we'll
as usual. II the ncrniog Mrs. Fsirfsx, 10
attempting 10 agsko him, discovered that no
was dead.
Dr. Fairfsx wsa boro 10 this city February
H. 1906. Lis Has the son of Thomss FsiIfsX
o! tairtaz county, tho ninth Lord Faitt.X. ct
tho peers2e OF Scotland. The present Lord
Fairfax is DR.. John Coptee Fairfax. If B!adeos-
rug. md,, and nephew OF the deceased. Dr..
Fairfax received his collegiate educstion Mt tho
University of Virgins ard was graduated 10
medicine 81 tho University Of Pennsy v,nis 10
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lie located 10 this CT y and soon attained Q
Ir)n!neot position in his prof, ssicn. He mar
.iad Miss Mary Randolph Cary daughter of
WiIsoo Jefferson Gary. OF Csiy,Drotk Fuvln-
IA county, Va, TO whom were born seven
children. four sons aud three daughters. Tho
robs Cary. Randolph. who was HI led during
tho war at fredericksburg. E:heIbsr: and
Thomas; dsugcrs Moninia. who married
Hctrke Di,i, Of Wilmington. late Attorney
General of the Confederate States; Virgins,
sni Edith, who married d.. j. J. A. Moncurc.
If Richmond
At the c)mmonc: NETT Of the war Dr. Fairfax
lett this city and removed to Richmond. and
was engaged in the PRACTICE OF his profession ut
The time OF bis death. Ha was an eminent
Cbris;isn ard his life was iul Of good dseds,
and he vas particularly attentive TO the poor.
who will sadly miss him.
His funeral took lilac, this afternoon al
O'Clock from Grace Episcopal Church.
Tho Kichmocd Academy OF Medicine, OF
which no vas member. met last night to ttka
suitable acion in regard TO his death.
The Richmond Sta'c says , him: "Df
Fairfax ~Gs b2!n 10 1896 10 AtXandrs, Of
taniy looI lannon's 10 the mother cSuG,ry aud
ptrbaps sill baittr known 10 the colocy CT Viz
giuia lhr0ugh ihc vriuea and the ecoentricitiea
Of the crcat BAIoo Falf.X, e the Valley,
tfiard snd paron of George Washington. At
tito bog,nnlrg OF tic late civil war DR.. Fsirfsx
removed TO k'chIo nd whero be Immediately
took ito rspk to which his abilities and bis
character cnided him. Ia his death Virginia
l0,cs and great oULn .clion OF friends ard kinG-
io!k loses Il man 50 pIe, SO honast, aud so
KIDD as That tho loss may MOI soon be repaid"
VIRGINIA RAlLRoAnS.-Tho Wythovillc En.
teIp!iso says:
Tho year 1852 promises to mako 40 impoi-
ians era 10 Virginia. Llrgo areas of our region
heretofore WithoI; the requisite transportation
10 uIll2' the w.t,h laying dormant in them
are DOW hc'og travtrJed ia all DIR cots by tho
nost emlncnt engineers soekieg feasibe routes
to make pathwly fer The Iron horse Char
tors are sp;IoSlag up into use and value that q
schemes ere rapidly cly5ta!;zirg toto form spd
Shape that lltte willis ago were sneered Of So
utoplao and lmpracllcsbo. The Norfolk and
Western Eillroad is sho.ing its strength, and
seDdlog cut lis lateral breaches and feed IRA 10
many dIrtc;incs The child of tho B. x o.
the Valley Railroad'-is Looking with tar-soe.
lag eyes Into tho w est, whilst the Robmopd
aod Allegheny, irseai OF being nero Icon Al
was supposed s! first. pew aepir.s to tho posi-
Inn OF .r'Ct lrd!k Inc
Tho mseIiog Of thcso interested iu Tho Vr
gois. ksoI uckp aud Olio Railroad, held in
ms city, Wa ,osday ss mentioned 10 the Ca
z!tte. was tor the pups, of etfscliog cons1..-
ilatoo OF th'5e many schemes a3 will concon-
'ta!e all tier tcstterfd strength into ono grand
whole. but General Wharton. the Prosidont Of
the v, X. 4 q. r. r W IS u1sblc to b. rr, :
sent, and the caLtgrerco WIS adjourned ever
icr ten days A geDl: man Interested in the
latter road, st Green's Mansio1 Hoase, We,-
ncsdsy Eight, srs consolidation CT the above
roads will bring the Valley branch tf tho B.'-
tnor" ard OAio the Richmond aud AlIop hanv
The fTslo!s, ksuucky AID Ohio, and the
Rlotmnnd AID South western. as well a. oDa mr.
moro hen'u:ky roacs. into c'ose otmnupIop.
nsoititg osenusIg 10 msgnEcen. through
Iloc from Rchnotd, through Louisville, 10 s
LOUIS snd other poioIs in The great West.
He JuDdEsHlP - DISSATISFACTION, -Iba
notice which sppesrcd 10 the Gszotte OF yel-
terday o1notrulpg the Alexandris judg,ship
gives great Dissatisfaction 10 the other or. as thew
Term themselves, the "fespec'a able wing" of the
resdluser party Of this city. They sly ic-
s'eso q ward meetings being held tbroughous
'ne c!ty' mat but one was actually held, ard
mat 10 The 81 ward, which WAS attended by but
tDiee or fCu7 persons. Notwithstanding strenu-
Gus tiflris were made 10 drum I'D c,ogt.
They llrther claim that tho report that was
spr'ad about MIR. +. r. Windsor being The
cHoc, OF the parry fer Tho judgashlp is
eotrfly Incorrect and m ,de solely to mislead
Inc unWary end to iLhlsro, tho Legislature,
ihey assert that Jncg, James S,ngstcr il
u'cutdlg tho taVoIlle and that peti,icn cot
10 up for his benefit was signed By CT of the
- uembers OF the pirtY. They l.u.h at the
dispatch which appeared 10 Washington
paper en- Wednesday. complimentary to blr.
Miodsor. aod say it was gotten 10 not %
thoussLd miles fem MIR. W. 5 home, and ut
II the chico of who should DO Judge were left
10 10" teaoIui!ar voters oil This city, Mr. W.
would stand no more ctaros than 'tick 10
lsr balrs'. The feeling between the two
wigs OF tho party is Vtr3 bitter and should
Inc quest not DO soon settled it is m 70 than
probable that tales will be told Gu. Of tchot aud
.NAt The public will be edited With some f the
"cEct history CT tho readiuittr parry ct this
Uy' GentlemcD who returned from Richmond
'I8-jsy sly that The next judge will be either
'oisr Sauesler or N. B. Meade. With otaooss
70 iaVor OF the former, as Mr.. NJ is making 90
sH.f Tor the po:llitn. They say MIR. Wjndsor
'a0tct possibly get the position.
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