Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The Chesapeake and OHIO Railroad has
been completed to Cd Point.
James Brabble, carpenter, dropped dead
at Virginia Beach Friday last.
VIM C. Van Meter, leading farmer OF
Hardy county, died last week, aged IS years.
Msjor Lewis Ginter is completing a resi-
dence in Richmond which will cost him
$3.50 600.
The handsome villa residence of S. McG.
Fisher, in Ashland, was dea.royed by fire
Saturday.
Two.thirds of the State taxes have been
paid In Danvile, and not one dollar OF cou-
pons offered.
Trains on the Lynchburg and Durham
Railroad are now run within one mile OF
Halifax Court House.
Judge w. s. Gooch, of the County Cou.t
of Louisa county, has rendered his resigna
ton, to take effect January l.
The truckers of Norfolk county are now
shipping their winter crop of kale and epin.
ach to the northern markets.
Richmond Is to have Masonic widows
and orphans home. Mr.. A. g. Babcock has
headed the subscription list with So 900.
i ne T6sulL Vi tu0 Nlolt VI WOOco "
Lynn, Mass, promises to be the location in
Charlottesville of two large shoe factories.
Rev. w. T. Roberts, OF Tappshannock,
has accepted call from the Episcopal con.
gregation in Harrisonburg, TO take fleet ii
February.
John S. Funk, an enterprising Rocking.
ham stock. raiser, sold last week ten head OF
wettler lambs, averaging 119 pounds, at six
cents gross.
]. s. Kasey, storekeeper and gauger at
the Peaks of Otter distilery, near Roanoke,
has been arrested on number Of charges,
including coliusion with the proprietor OF
the dstiilery to defraud the government.
Tie clerk of Nelson County Court last
week issued license for the marriage Of
Mr.. James Whitehead, aged eighty four
years and fifteen days, 10 Mics Sarah Camp
bell, aged seventy years and seventeen days.
Gov Lse has received letter FROM Pres.
dent Wilson, of the 81 ,-tropical exposition
of Florida, inviting him to deliver the open
ing address before the exposition, which
takes place January %.
Mr.. R H NJ Harrison, a wel'known
Richmond druggist was shot Saturday even
ing With q parlor riff ID in the hands of boy
named john Sutiitt and badly wounded.
The boy claims that the shooting was acct
dental.
In the Circuit Court of Norfolk. Friday,
Capt. ]. II. Foster. of Matthews county, oh
tanned verdict OF 81 600 against the city of
Norfolk for iojuries received by his falling
at night on street which was being re
paired.
Mr.. VIM. A. Gambler, of Campbell county,
was born on the 30.h of May 1875, while
Gen. Washington was President. He is,
therefore, in his 95th year, end has lived
uuder every President of the { uited States.
He still or oys good health and the full pos.
session of mis- faculties.
Judge Peters, of Franklin county, has
sentenced George Early. William Wood,
Byrd Wood, and Mamie Wood, four of the
negroes convicted of firing The town Of
Rocky Mount on the night of October IL, to
be banged. There are two others charged
with being accessories yet to be tried.
Twenty-fo buildings were destroyed.
HI. Barner, of Richmond, surrendered
himself to the authorities Saturday, hear
ing that warrant was out for his arrest
from Rocky Mount, N. c., charging him
with murder. His father had written him
to come home as the matter had been set
tied. and he was on his way to Rocky
Mount when he was tod that warrant
was out for him.