Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The truckers of Norfolk county eX-
pect TO make the first shipment OF
strawberries in about two weeks ana
green peas by the middle OF next
month.
A dispatch from Norfolk says dog
with tie rabies bit eight children and
several dogs in Atlantic City Saturday
afternoon before he was killed by po-
liceman.
Past Grand Regent W. F. Irvine, OF
Norfolk, is to be presented by the OIL
GERS of the Grand Council, Royal Area
mum, of Virginia, with past grand re-
gents diamond jewel.
Mr.. T. o. Taylor, who for the past
year or so has been engaged in business
at Wheeling, w. Va, has with his fam
lily returned to Prince William county,
and is now living at Manassas.
George F. Miller, highly respected
citizen of Winchester, died yesterday.
Mr.. Miller was seventy-tive years OF
age and had been engaged in the drug
business for nearly half a century.
Mrs. Adah S. Robb, one of the mcst
prominent ladies of King George coun-
ty, while walking through her lawn at
Clydale several days ago was attacked
by vicious cow and painfully hurt.
The engagement is announced of MIR.
Frank Tilford, of Washington, to Miss
Rosalie Lewis, daughter of Mr.. Dam
gerfield Lewis, of Clarke county. The
marriage will take place during the
early summer.
An immense locomotive, the property
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company, was recently sent to Chicago,
where it will be exhibited at the
Worlds Fair. Its number was $50,
weight 145, 900 pounds, with capacity
for holding $500 gallons of water. 1t
was built at the Richmond Locomotive
Works
On Friday morning at I o'clock
Cora Kilby, II years old, an adopted
daughter of Mrs. Kilby, who lives in
Gordonsville, was caught in the sub,
urbs of Gordonsville by 15-year old
negro boy, who attempted to assault
her. The boy was captured and was
taken to Orange jail by private convey,
ance to await his trial.
Thirty people who occupied rooms
over the restaurant Of Frank Riggs, in
Norfolk, yesterday morning jumped for
their lives from second and third story
windows when the building was found
TO be on fire. Several of them were
slightly injured and two children burn,
ed to death. Two adjoining houses
were destroyed. Loss $4,000.
The members of the Confederate
Camp, of New York, gave 4 reception
at their rooms Saturday evening 10
Colonel Frederick Skinner, of the Old
First Virginia regiment, who is on a
visit to that city. About 200 veterans
were present TO welcome the Colonel
The speech of welcome was delivered
by Col. J. J. Wilkinson, and Colonel
Skinner made happy reply.
Mr.. Calvin Howlands, well-to-dc
farmer of King George county, who
fought the forest fire near Edge Hill
ten DAYS ago, is now totally blind, and
it is thought that his sight cannot be
restored. The flames were rapidly ap
preaching his barn, and in a desperate
effort to save his property he rushed
into the fire so that the intense hea
and over cxertion paraiyzcd the optic
nerves.
1t is understood that, without any
legal compulsion, the owners of the
property in Petersburg heretofore eX
empted from municipal taxation under
ordinance of the Common Council a:
new industries have. since the repeal O
that ordinance, in accordance with the
decisions of the courts, voluntarily
come forward and paid their taxes fol
1892, and will pay them in future as on
other property. Among these exempt
ed properties were the silk mills, ice
and trunk factories, and similar new
industries.