Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

flhUlNld NENO.
Mr.. Luther Luckett, son of ]. c.
Luckett, died at Hamilton on Thursday
of consumption, aged 40 years.
Mrs. Mary {. Blincoe died recently
at the home Of her son-in-law, VIM.
Ankcrs, in Loudoun county, aged "a
years.
Mr.. Thcs. Martins friends claim that
he will obtain the support of majority
of the legislature over all competitors
for the L. S. Senatorship.
Rev. DR.. p. 4. Peterson, a prominent
member OF the Virginia conference.
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
died in Richmond yesterday.
DIR. George B. Stevens, of Albemarle
county, died yesterday at his home,
near Ivy Depot. He once represented
Albemarle county in the House of Del
egates.
Jas. X. Maddux has bought the Bud
decke farm on Bethel road, near War
renton, for $500 and will convert it
into a stock farm on which "hunters"
VIII De specially.
Mr.. Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun, will
have at the Frederick, Md, fair a
splendid lot of English coach horses,
which will form a unique feature of the
live stock exhibit.
The house off. ". Fry, near Lovetts.
vile, Loudoun county, was burned last
Sunday together with most OF its con-
tents. The fire was discovered while
the family were at dinner.
Mr.. Walter ]. Anderson, of Caroline
county, who was arrested few days
ago, charged with Incorporating
State funds, and released on bail, has
rendered his resignation as commission
er ofrevenue for that county.
Three and half days of the Circuit
Court at Orange Courthouse this week
were taken up by the hearing of the
case of Major and wife against the c..
4 o. Railway Go. for $1,000 damages.
The result of the trial was verdict Tor
defendants.
Rev. c. W. Trawick, of New Or
leans, has accepted the position as an
associate in church and college work
with Rev. A. p. Saunders, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Freder-
icksburg, and president of the Freder-
icksburg Collegiate Institute.
The Mary Washington monument
has arrived at Fredericksburg, and the
work of removing it iI.om the depot to
the site in the northwestern part of the
city has been in progress for several
days. The time for the unwilling has
not yet been named An interesting
programme will be arranged for the &C.
casion.
Noel c. Dyer, clerk in the Offices of
the Norfolk and Western railroad, at
Roanoke, was fatally stabbed in the
neck yesterday by David H. Mitchell
during quarrel. Dyer went into
Mitchell's grocery store to settle an ac-
count of S1403. He accused the latter
of slanderiug him. A quarrel resulted,
the lie was passed aud the stabbing
followed. Mitchell gave himself up
and is in Jail. Dyer was at one time in
the real estate business in Roanoke.
He leaves wife and child. Mitchell is
young man.
Baxtor Hollis, colored, was yester-
day acquitted in the County Court at
Lexington of the charge of criminal as
sault on Mrs. V. A. East, of Raphine,
in Rockbridge county, some time in
June last, the woman failing to give
date. The trial was held behind clos
ed doors, and no one permitted to en-
ter except those interested. Mrs. East
is white woman of some thirty-fve
years, has two or three pretty, inter-
esting children, and is widow of
few years. Her husband was highly
respectable farmer. She comes from a
good family, and was carefully raised,
and is ola sound mind.