Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The expense incurred at StauuGou
from the recent smallpox epidemic
amounted to $9,S22.
The Postofice Department has allow
ed $500 for clerk hire st the Char
lottesville postoffice.
A branch of the Kelley Institute has
been opened in Charlottesville. DIR.
G. T. Brown, of Culpeper, is the man.
ager.
General Mahone's counsel states that
the General did not default in fulfill:
ing the agreement in the Watts Malone
case.
Mr.. R. Worthy Smith, manager Of
the Ocean View Hotel, died in Norfolk
Saturday night from a complication Of
diseases.
Officials of the Southern Railway Wis.
tied Norfolk on Saturday and inspected
all the prominent railroad points about
the harbor.
The Virginia State Good Roads As.
ISOLATION has issued call for good
roads convention, to be held in Rich,
mond on October 10.
Mr.. Josiah Pretow, one of the most
prominent citizens of Southampton
county, died suddenly Saturday at his
home, near Franklin.
Rev. G. O. Mead, of Albemarle, has
been appointed by Bishop Whittle to
take charge of the Episcopal Church at
Cazenova, Fauquier county.
Many employees of the Portsmouth
navy yard were discharged last week
because there was no work for them,
and other discharges will be made this
week.
Henry S. Jones, the tbirteen-year-
old son of B. B. and Mary e. Jones, Of
King George county, died last week
from injuries sustained by falling from
a tree.
The new Jail at King George Court
house is about completed, and will be
ready for occupany in a few days. Il
is building of exceedingly small oil
mansions.
Mr.. E. G. McClannahan, aged 70
years, and Miss Sue Jones, both of King
George county, were. married at the
residence of Rev. Ell. a. Zones, who
performed the ceremony, several days
ago.
The Warrenton Hunt Club will hold
its summer race meeting at the track,
near that town, on August 90. Six
races will be run, the last on the pro-
gramme being steeplechase over q
two-mile course.
Samuel Barton, Phi. D., professor of
mathematics at the Virginia Agricul-
tural College, has resigned, and accept
ed a chair in the University of the
South, at Sewanee, Tenn. He is q ma
tive of Frederick county.
During the past year over forty sub
ordinate councils of the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics we're
organized in Virginia, making 143 in
all. During the same period $500
members were admitted, making a
grand total of 5000.
R. E and Victor Pope were convict
ed last week of HOUSEKEEPING in Isle OF
Wight county. R. E. Pope was given
six years in the penitentiary and Vic
tor Pope four years. The accused are
both young men of fine family connec-
ton, and are we'll educated.
James A. Beal's dead body was found
in Charlottesville on Saturday with a
pistol shot in the head. he is sup.
posed to have committed suicide. Beal
was arrested few days ago on the
charge of murder, preferred by wo-
man, who turned out to be insane.
Mrs. R. A. Bettencourt died in Rich
mopd last week after twenty one days
illness from typhoid fever. She was a
Christian scientist and she had no med
ical attention, those holding to her be-
lief suppposing that prayer would cure
her. An official investigation is to be
made into the affair.
John Towers, son of o pension Office
clerk, and Harry Alden, son post Of
fee clerk, of Washington, have been
badly injured by being thrown and
kicked by a horse near Berryville.
Both lads tried to mount 8 horse in the
pasture, when the animal so injured
Alden so that he is not expected to live,
and threw young Towers with great
violence, injuring him.
The Argentine government has accepted
the resignation of the Minister to the United
Statee Manor Zeballos