Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Court of Appeals Will comnen'
its March term on Monday.
Chas. C. Smith, proprietor OF tLe
Commercial Hotel, Richmond, has
made an assignment.
Mr. Charles Broadway Rouss, OF New
York. has forwarded his check for 30
0yO to be used in rebuilding the Uni
versty of Virginia.
The board of supervisors of Rocking
ham county decided yesterday, by a
vote of 4 to l, to build new court
house at Harrisonburg.
Rev. DR.. a. NJ. Wharton, of Balti
more. has accepted an invitation to de,
liver the commencement sermon al
William and Mary College in June next
W. Thornbourn Mills, formerly a
printer in the Government Printing VI
| fee. in Washington, died at his home
in Fredericksburg yesterday, aged 81
years.
The school house at Mt. Salem, Rap
pahannock county, YVES burned on
Monday. The scholars saved their
books but everything else was de-
stroyed.
Mr.. W. Seymour White has announc.
ed himself as candidate for mayor Of
Fredericksburg, and Mr.. Alvin L. En-
brey for the position of commemorative
attorney.
Mr.. Gustavus Wallerstein died in
Richmond Thursday night, aged eighty
wears. He was native of Bavaria, but
| had resided in Richmond for forty-hve
years past.
At a meeting of the Lynchburg City
Council yesterday afternoon the take
of the CITY were reduced from 81 60 to
| 81. so per 800. This will give Lynch
burg another boom.
Elk Judge of the Court of Appeals I.
It. Fauntleroy, now of St. Paul, MIMI,
contemplates returning to Virginia to
live, and will probably locate in the
Tidewater section.
Mrs. Elizabeth Browning, mother Of
Mr.. John A. Browning, died at her old
home, "Mouutain View" in Kappa,
hammock, OH Wednesday night last,
after short illness, aged sc years.
Bishop John B. Newton, Of the Epis
copal Church, has accepted the invita-
ton of Washington and Lee University
TO deliver the annual baccalaureate SER
mon at the commencement OF the uni
versity on June ii next.
Mr.. ]. C. Ballard. of the Passapatan
zy neighborhood, King George county,
killed few days ago hog weighir G
625 pounds. This excels all Other
weights reported this season from any
of the surrounding counties.
D. NJ. Lumsden was q prisoner in
Justice Crutchfield's court in Richmond
Yesterday. The charge said he "did
unlawfulIy follow the pupils of the
Woman's College on the street without
permission OF tue teacher in charge"
He was acquitted.
At Stanton yesterday, the jury in
the case of the State vs. Steward An,
drews, indicted for the murder OF Miss
| Alice E. Bible, which has been on trial
in the court for the past eleven days,
returnt d verdict of not gully. The
evidence was purely circumstantial.
An interesting programme has been
arranged for the breaking of ground for
the College of History of the American
University at Up. m. on Monday. The
site is located at the corner of Massa-
chusetts and Nebraska avenues, Wash
ington. Hon. Matthew G. Emery will
preside.
AT a recent meeting i'll Richmond of
the Grand Council of Knights of Honor
of the State, the salary of the grand re-
porter was fixed at $3.50, and that of the
treasurer at SIS. The sum of $4,000
was appropriated for the good of the
order, to be distributed by board con-
sissing of the grand dictator, grand re-
porter, and finance committee, IN the
employment of brethren to promote the
interests of the brotherhood.
A large number of the old bonds of
the State were funded this week. Sec
ond Auditor Ryland stated at 2 o'clock
on Thursday that he had received
1925. 900 worth of the Sac, 900 still out
standing. The bonds coming in are the
old consul bonds. They have attached
coupons which, when they mature, can
be used in paying taxes, debts, or claims
held by the State against the coupon
holder. The new bonds do not have
these coupons, and, in consequence, the
recent legislative act finding these
bonds and providing for new issue
will place the State treasury in much
better condition.
The Salem Furnace was sold yester-
terday by auction under deed of trust
for 500 900 to the Salem Improvement
Company and the Virginia Develop
ment creditors, who hope to lease the
property to some one who will operate
| it. The day before the Roanoke Red
Sulphur Springs, consisting OF los
acres, large hotel, several cottages,
and two or three medicinal springs,
was sold by auction for $1,000 to T.
Clay Chapman, son of the late pro-
prietor. On the same day $50 acres of
land, some of it in the town limits OF
Salem, and known as the property OF
the Dixie Land Company, was sold Tor
81 200.
FAIRFAX NoTEs.-Mrs. Hinxson,
wife of Mr.. Marion Hinxson, of Vienna,
died very suddenly Tuesday morning.
Miss Susan Nichols, who resided
with her sister, Mrs. Piggott. on the DR..
Hunter place, at Vienna, died Tuesday.
Atthe last monthly meeting of the
I'LL, C,rroh MutueI Fire Tnsuranca