Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Fairfax County Court convenes
! on Monday next,
At Danville yesterday nine colored
convicts made an unsuccessful attempt
10 escape from Jail.
The Court of Appeals, without rem
dering any decisions yesterday, adjourn
ed till January 9Th.
John b. and A. NJ. Goodloe, broth
ers, and both prominent citizens of Mel
son county, died this week.
The condition of MIR. Isham Keith, of
Woodbourn, Fauquier county, brother
of Judge James Keith, continues criti-
CAL
W. A. Hoffman, of upper Fauquier
county, died on the I'd inst. During
the war he served in the 9TH Virginia
Cavalry.
Mr.. Isaac Littleton Eubank. ir., and
Miss Mary Nussey, both of Spotsyl-
vania county, were married Wednes.
day night in the chapel at Summit.
Captain J. Clements Shafer, of
Company B, Richmond Blues Battal-
ion, has resigned his commission, and
will retire from the State volunteer SER
vice.
Messrs. Orlando w. and George W..
HUNT, who have been life long resi-
dents of Fairfax, have recently pur-
chased residence in Georgetown and
have moved to that city.
Lee Dean, young white man about
20 years old, met death in the storm
tuesday mig hit in Varina district, Hen.
rico county. Deans body was found
Wednesday morning on the farm of Mr..
Kitley by colored woman.
Mr.. J. i. Cook, who for more than a
quarter of a century had carried on the
business of painter in Petersburg, died
rather suddenly in that city last night.
He was prominent Mason and mem
Der of Appomattox Commandery,
Knights Templar.
Thomas D. Mofett, we'll. known
citiz.n of Loudoun, died suddenly at
his home, near Leesburg, Thursday, in
about the sixtieth year of his age. MIR.
Moffett was a gallant Confederate sol
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the Eighth Virginia Regiment.
Edward Tharp, Lewis Barbee and
others were returning homo from a
hunt, near Orleans, a few days since,
when Tharp's gun was discharged &C.
c;dentally and the charge of shot went
toto Barbee's leg near the hip making
very dangerous il not fatal wound. It
was close call for Barbee's life.
Darlington W. Mosley, we'll knowu
merchant of Lynchburg, was probably
fatally hurt while on hunting expe-
dition near Durham, n. c., yesterday.
A mule which he was riding threw him
and kicked him behind the ear. He
married daughter of DR.. A. L. Clark,
president of the board of health OF
Lynchburg.
Judge Witt, of the Hastings Court of
Richmond, yesterday appointed MIR.
Walter Christian to succeed the late
Mr.. w. A. Lawtop, the clerk of that
tribunal. Mr.. Christian, who had been
Mr.. Lawton's deputy for many years, is
son of ex-Supreme Court Judge Jos.
Christian. His appointment will hold
for four years, when the Office will be
filed by the people.
A letter from Richmond says tho
Mozart Association has gone to pieces
for good, it seems. Owing to the hard
times and for other reasons no effort
will be made to revive the organization.
While it lived it afforded the Richmond
music loving people much pleasure.
The association gave nearly one thous-
and musicales during its existence.
The dwelling on the Rozzell farm
near Hillsborougb, in the upper part OF
Loudoun, occupied by Mr.. George
Adams, was, with its contents, destroy.
ed by fire Wednesday night. 1t was
the property of the late Rev. Samuel
Rozzell, the famous Methodist preach.
er. 1t was from this house that the
command OF Col. Lige White received
its first battle flag. The house was
insured, though its contents were not.
In the United States Circuit Court in
Lynchburg yesterday Judge John Paul
granted anew trial in the case of t. P.
Jose & Sons, of England, vs. Major
Stephen F. Halsey, of Lynchburg. Over
$4,000 was involved in the suit, and at
the trial of the case in the last regular
term OF the court the jury rendered
verdict in favor of Jose & Sons. in ac-
cordance with Judge Paul's instructions.
In rendering his decision the Judge re.
versed himself, admitting that he had
been in error in his instructions to the
iury. The suit of Halsey vs.. Jose, in
which $4,000 is involved, was tried at
the last term of court and resulted IN
hung jury. Both cases will come up for
their second trial in the next regular
term of the court.