Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A white girl in Madison county has tloped
with q negro.
Mrs. Elizabeth John, of Monongahela
county, died last week, aged % years.
Several AIichiganders have recently pur-
| chased farms IN Sussex county
The dwelling of J. Jarrett, in Grcenbrier
county, was destroyed by fire Inst Mon.
day.
William Ii. wilkins, Il well-known citi-
zen of Princess Anne county. died suddenly
on Tuesday
Hiram Kite, formerly a well-known citi-
zen of Page county, died recently in Mis-
souri,.
One hundred Eirginians left Highland
and Augusta counties this week for the
West,
Seven goats from Raccoon Ford were OF.
fered for sale st Culpeper c. H.. Monday
last at &li with no bidders.
Up in Enppalunnock county eggs are sci.
ling at 10 cents Il dozen and goal butter only
brings 20 cents pound.
| K. 4. Fitzhush, of Gloucester county,
shearcd fifteen pounds OF wool from one
| sheep fourteen months old.
| l.. Rinkcr has sold his Adam Mill farm,
near Mt jackson, $40 acres, TO J. w. Zirkle
and brother for SD, 800
| 1t is understood that Alr ThoS w. Hari.
son Is the purchaser Of u one half interest in
the Winchester Times
The council o! Danyillc, has levied II
specia! tax for irce-school purpose of Is cent
on the SlUO.
The "arrenton Rifles have adopted a very
pretty hcmlet a. the dress hat Of the com
pany.
| A New York agent has arranged to fur
nish all the farm laborcrs that NAV be need.
ed in Sussex county,,
The readJuaters of Nansemond have nom :.
mated Il county ticket To be voted for at the
May election.
EIr Isaac W. Canter and wife OF Win
chester, will ceeLrate their golden wedding
March ~.
The Winchester business men propose 10
have trades. display at the fair of The
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society in
October
Three large brick tobacco factories were
burned at Danville yesterday morning, caus-
ing loss of about 500 insured for
$500
number of the citizens vi the Flint Hill
district, Rappahannock county are afflicted
with Sore eyes. The disease is also raging
at Laurel Mills in the same county.
An attempt is to be made to have grand
reunion of the army Of Northern Virginia nj
Manassas on the anniversary OF one of the
battles in that locality.
The Virginia Conference, NJ. E. Church
will convene at Mount Sidney Church
Greenbrler county, next Wednesday, the
l4th instant. Bishop Wiley, of Cincinnati,
will preside.
Robert '. Dodd, formerly prominent
citizen Of Petersburg, was shot aud killed at
Hunncwell, Kan, on Thursday evening.
during difficulty with an unknown man.
The deceased was a Confederate soldier.
Mrs. Laura &. Watts, wife of DR.. T. NJ.
Watts, OF Portsmouth, died yesterday while
under the Influence Of chlorotorm admins.
tered by her husband to have her teeth ey
tracted. After the operation she spoke
few words and died instantly.
Near West Point last Saturday nioht !,
party of negro men when returning from
BANDS store net another party going there
As they approached each other a man bv
the name of Pollard challenged those who
were going to the store TO halt which was
answered by saying, halt it is = whereupon
Pollard raised his gun and fired, and killed
q young man by the name of Bunny John
son. After shooting him. Pollard went to
the wounded man, lighted a match and ex-
aniped himapd finding bin in dying con-
dition left the body and fed Pollard was
captured in AIiddlesex county, near Lrbana
and committed for trial.