Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Mrs. Ann Williams, the widow of the
late Charles Williams. died THURSDAY
night at her home in Fredericksburg
At Lexington yesterday Hon. ]. Ran.
dolph Tucker gave reception to the
law classes of Washington and Lee
University.
Mr.. Patrick Martin, an esteemed
citizen of Stafford, died suddenly
Thursday night. He was seventy
three years of age.
Mrs. Lydia II. Jones, of Hillsboro'.
aged IS; Mrs. VIM. Giddings, ofTaylors-
town, aged 20, and Mr. VIM. P. Evans,
of Hamilton, aged ST, died last Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph Irving Henderson, of
Orange county, chief clerk of the motive
power department of the Southern
Railway Company, has been appointed
tie and timber agent for all lines ofthat
company.
Thomas Nelson, of Cape Charles city,
was liberated from the penitentiary
yesterday, having served his time there.
He was mayor of his town when con-
victed two years ago of forgery and
emoeZzlement.
Col. George P. Taylor has recently
taken back the land sold by him to The
Buena Vista Land Company, and re
| leased the stock holders from an iudeb,.
ness of about 1854, 800, which amount
was still unpaid.
The Virginia board Of agriculture
has made an arrangement with the
chief of division Of soils, United States
Department of Agriculture, to make
tests of soil in a number of congress
ional districts of Virginia.
The people of Rockingham county
have subscribed $4,000 toward the
building of railroad from the coal
fields of West Virginia through Harris
burg to tide water. The subscriptions
! will be payable when the road is built
from Elkton to point on Dry River,
in that county,
Henry Armentrout, of Port Republic,
who deserted his wife and two children
and ran off with Miss Painter two
weeks ago. was arrested at Londaie
Furnace yesterday. He was released
on promise Of returning to his family,
but as soon as he gained freedom left
with his paramount for parts unknown.
Jack McAuliffe and Young Critic
were matched in New Xork yesterday
to fight On or about October 10 for the
lightweight championship at l3j
pounds, weigh in at the riugside. The
match will be for $4,000 a side. Al
Smith was selected as stakeholder. The
referee is to be appointed thirty days
before the fight.
A. P. Shields, one of the deputies ia
the office OF Collector of internal Reeve
nue.. in Richmond, was removed yes
terday to make room for another per
son to whom Mr.. Ryon had promised
position. The resignation of Mr.
Shields was asked for month ago, to
take effect April /, but he refused TO
resign as there were no charges against
him,
A young man giving the name Of Ed
ward Tuttle, well-dressed and respect
able locking, called on Mayor Rowe in
Fredericksburg yesterday, and asked
to be put under arrest and sent to Jer
sey City, where, he says, he committee
robbery. In answer to inquiries tbe
authorities at Jersey City wired that
futile is wanted there for stealing
money and checks.
Rev. DR.. VIM. Brown Yonce, profes-
sor of ancient languages at Roanoke
College, dropped dead from apopleXy
last night, at the Lutheran Church, in
Salem, just before the announcement OF
services. He was in his usual health
apparently, till few minutes before
big death. He was sixty-eight years
old, and native of southwest Vir
GINA. He had been a professor at
Roanoke College since 1856. He was Z
widower and leaves three grown sons.
The trial of R. Fl. Pannill, former
agent of the c. & O. Railroad, charged
with aiding Teller Hammer in misap-
propriating the funds of the First Ma
tional Bank of Lynchburg was begun
in the U. S. Court in that city yesterday,
Despite the fact that Pannill was draw
ing salary from the G. & O. Road of
only 800 per month, his deposit ac-
count at the First National Bank ag-
gregated in the month of January S51,-
900. The above facts were brought
out in the evidence yesterday.