Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Col. y. x. Charters is i'll with pneumonia
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Col, Z. x. Charters is Ill with pneumonia
at his home near Fredericksburg.
The county of Spotsylvania spent last
year 81, 900 for pine poles to corduroy the
roads
Mr.. W. N. Utterback. of Marshall Eau.
quier county, slipped on the ice few days
since and badly sprained his ankle.
The Locke murder trial. at Berryville,
Clarke county, was oontiuued yesterday,
when several witnesses we're examined
Mrs. Sails 4. Mccoy, relict of the late
William Mccoy, died at her residence in
Warrentcn yesterday, in the seth year of
her age.
A bill has been introduced in the State
Senate Furnishing by death any one mali
ciously destroying or attempting by the use
of dynamite to destroy any dwelling, asy'
nm, vessel, craft, Sc.
One hundred ard fifteen and half acres
of nd at Warrenton Junction, belonging to
Mr.. VIM. Lamb, was sold this week to Mr..
II, T. Schwartz of LoudouD, for $4,000. Mr..
S. intends to fit up this property for sum-
mer resort.
The old cotton factory adjoining the
Bridgewater Mills, at Fredericksburg, has
been converted into an elevator, and Messrs.
Vim. King and Co. have determined to
put in nn elevator in their large grain ware
house there. a hominy mill will soon be
put in operation in Fredericksburg.
The proposition introduced in the State
Senate directing the board of sinking fund
commissioners to discontinue funding the
debt under the Riddleberger act after JAN
uary 1, 1889, and to allow the subject to be
voted upon by the people of the State at The
next general election has heen deferred.
Hector" 8 fine horse belonging to Lieut.
Gov. Massey, got out of his stable one day
last week, and was kicked on the fore.shoul'
der by Percheron horse, shattering the
limb in such manner as neces5itated the
shooting of the injured beast. He was
very valuable animal, and was said to be
the handsomest horse 10 Albemarle county
Mr.. Palmer Morewood, of Orange county
recently purchased thirteen Clydesda'e stall
lions in Eogland, which were put aboard o.
steamer bound for Baltimore. The
weather was so rough during the passage
| that twelve of them were killed, and the
remaining one arrived last week in badly
bruised and dilapidated condition.
During the recent cold spell large schoo
of seals were seen several times CT Flsher
mans Island, near the mouth of the Chesa
peake bay Several days ago they were OBJ
served there basking in the sun on the ice
but when they saw persons approaching
they slipped of into the water and disap'
| peared from view. These visitors from the
Arctic regions are occasionally seen during
cold winters in the seaside waters of this re-
gion.
The House of Delegates in order to salts
fy the demands of the farmers has passed 9
bill creating board of agriculture and ap
propriating SIS 900 annuity for its mante'
nance. The board is to consist of one mem
Der from each ofthe ten congressional dis
tritt, in the State, to be appointed by the
Governor, and to be- selected from the two
political parties. The department OF agrl'
culture is to be placed in control of this
board. a system of farmers Institutes is
required to be organized throughout the
State as soon as possible. The bohrd is to
meet at Richmond not less than once q