Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Mr.. Sol. Hass has accepted the position Of
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Mr. Sol. Hass has accepted the position of
traffic manager of the e. & o. Railway.
A iury from Loudoun county is to try T.
a. Ridenour now coDfned in Winchester
for murder.
Capt. Robt Kidd, one of the most popular
citizens of Amherst county, died Tuesday,
aged "a years.
The Secretary OF the Navy has authorized
the transfer of the marine guard at the Pen
sacola navy yard to Norfolk.
John 8. Wise and Jas. D. Brady have
gone to New York to attend the meeting of
the national republican committee.
At the meeting of the Vulcan Iron Works
Company of Richmond, yesterday, Mr..
Basil B. Gordon was elected director.
Mr.. Motley Ball, with his family, left
Loudoun on Tuesday last to make his future
home in the San Luis valley Of Colorado.
The democrats of the ninth district at
Bristol yesterday, on the 20th ballot, nomi.
mated John A. Buchanan, of Washington
county, for Congress.
Colonel John Bell Bigger, Clerk of the
House of Delegates and Keeper of the Rolls
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, yesterday
celebrated his sixty second birthday.
Prof. c. L c. Minor has sold the Shenan.
doah Valley Academy property, in the sub
urbs of Winchester, to Messrs. Holmes Con.
rad and James B. Russell for S12 900.
Capt. John s. Wise will leave Richmond
about the middle of November for his future
home in New York. The Captain proposes
to remain In Virginia during the height of
eff the hunting season.
The Board of the Central Lunatic Asylum
met at the asylum building near Petersburg
yesterday. The resignation of NJ. B. Mann,
as steward WAC accepted, and Captain R. E.
Bland, of Prince George county, was elected
to fill the vacancy.
The executive committee of the Richmond
exposition have decided upon military
feature, consisting ola cavalry encampment
of several troops. Gov. Lee has been invit-
ed to deliver the opening address at the OK.
| position on the Sd of October.
Tuesday. while John Brooks was exhibit.
| ing two rattlesnakes at Chatham, one of
them, monster, bearing seventeen rattles,
succeeded in freeing is head enough to
strike the handler 10 the loshy part of one
of his hands. By prompt attention and
liberal use oil whiskey, the man is in fair
way TO recover. The snakes were killed by
order of the Mayor.
W. Worth Smith. T. B. Robertson, B. B.
Turner, J. Brad. Beverly, Thoa. Henderson,
VIM. Beverly, E. @. Turner and others of
Fauquier county have formed themselves
into joint stock company and obtained
charter to conduct the creamery business
under the name of the Broad Run Cream
cry Association. The capital stock is not to
be more than 10000 nor less than $4,000.
A. P. Rowe, mayor, and st. George Ar
thur Fizhugb, Il, F. Crisman, a. K. Phil
Iips, jr., E D. Cole, II. R. Goudman, W. E
Bradley. s. w. Corbin. Geo. w. Shepherd.
j. M. Griffin, NJ. B. Rowe, j 8. Knox and
Chas. E. Hunter, of Fredericksburg, accom-
panied by Senator Daniel, called on the
President Yesterday and invited him to al:
tend the Fredericksburg fair, to be held on
the 18th, 18Th and Goth of September next.
The President replied that ne would try and
make arrangements to attend the fair.