Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The manufacture of shocks is getting to
be quite an industry i'll Culpeper.
Samuel Bare, prominent citizen of Rock
lngham county, died last week, aged 81
years
The value of exports from Norfolk for o.
tober aggregated s2,l9l,l21, decrease of
1928, SH compared with last year.
There is a marrying "boom" Just now in
Richmond. Four couples were made hap
Ply yesterday in the bonds of wedlock.
A meeting was held in Harrsouburg, last
night to take steps looking to the extension
of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad to that
place.
Moro tobacco was sold in Danville dur
ing October last than in any other October
previous, the sales adding up 2,SSS,OO0
pounds.
Two huntsmen of Highland county, went
out hunting one day last week and in five
minutes time killed four deer, three doe and
one buck, wounded fifth and shot at q
sixth
Sheriff Ricketts,, of Orange last week,
captured in Charlottesville colored wom-
an named Louisa Pannil, charged with the
murder Of APPS. Minor i'll July last. The
p'ASo 40 iooSCu ia Joli III oIdilSC.
Local Option has carried In Clarke couu-
IT,, the vote standing 5S1 against license to
sell Liquor to 55S in favor of license, giving
the opponents Of license % majority. The
friends of prohibition are greatly enthused
over the result
Negotiations are making by county treas
nrers for settlement Of their accounts so MS
to prevent the continuance of suits already
begun in the Circuit Court of Richmond,
where all trcasurcrs behind in settlement
with the State must Of course be cast.
An extraordinary piece Of fishing was
done by Mr.. Joe Lindsey, of Clarke county,
last week. A duck had, unobserved by him
dived and swallowed his minnow, and he
had the surprise and pleasure Of landing in
his boat and capturinga live duck thus sim
gillarly taken.
DR.. j. Y. Simmons of Charlestown w.
Va, has undertaken the supervision OF the
erection Of the Gshwavs or ladders, at the
numerous falls Of the Potomac, q work for
which an appropriation was made at the
last session of Congress. The work is to be
completed within year, and then the Up
per Potomac, and the Shenandoah may be
supplied with shad and herring, &c
The grand jury of Culpcpcr meets on
Monday next, and, among other matters,
Will investigate two cases Of alleged inii,nli.
eide which have recently occurred in the
county. The two women charged with
this crime are both colorcd. One case oc-
CURED several weeks ago, below Stevens
burg, and the other on Thursday of last
week, Oh the Sperryville turnpike. about
two miles from the Court House
The negro Edward Lewis, who was com.
mitted to Jail in Fredericksburg on last Sat
urday, charged with robbing Mr.. William
Combs of Stafford, Of a sum OF money &c.
made an unsuccessful attempt To escape
on Monday night. BY aid OF crowbar.
and other tools which had been passed in
through the bars Of the inner door, he had
succeeded in making several breaks in the
walls, at one of which he had nearly sue
ceedcd in removing one Of the block; oil
stone of which the wall is composed
AT the second days session of the
Virginia Conference of the N. L, Church
South, at Portsmouth, the annual re-
ports and exhibits of the agent of the pub
fishing house at Nashville, and the book
committee were laid before tho conference
giving the earnings, value of property, Sc.
boards on conference relations, church ex-
tentlon and to prepare memoir on Bishop
Paine were appointed. At night the cen
tcnnial celebration of the conference came
Off at Monumental Church. The exercises
consisted Of addresses by various members,
singing, etc. Rev. w. w. Bennett D. D..
president of Randolph Macon College, out.
lined the foundation and history of the
Methodist Church, and Rev. DIR. VIM. T
Edwards gave grapic and interesting his,
tory Of the conference.
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