Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The entire plant and newspaper out
fit of Yost's Weekly, of Staunton, will
be offered for sale at public auction on
March 9th.
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals adjourned for the term at
Richmond on Saturday aud the judges
left for their homes.
The executive committe of the State
Agricultural Society has decided that,
in order to straighten out their finan'
cial difficulties, they must sell the fair
grounds. They will retain the race
track and stables, which is a paying
property.
The grand officers of the State Coun
Gil of the Royal Arcanum will pay q
fraternal visit to the council of Freder-
icksburg this evening. They will be
teudered banquet at the Exchange
Hotel, where covers will be laid for
seventy. fve.
c. C. AGREE, contractor, while in
spectipg some work, fell from the roof
of the Richmond Locomotive Works
Saturday afternoon, sixty feet, striking
the ground. One of his legs and one
arm were broken and he is otherwise
seriously injured.
Some Of the iron piles upon which
the wharf was constructed at Wake
field, on the Potomac in Wastmoreland
county, where the Washington monu-
ment was recently erected 10 mark the
birthplace of Washington have been in
jured by floating ice.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias
of Virginia, will hold their twenty
ninth annual session in Richmond, be-
ginning tomorrow Lee Camp Hall
has been selected as the place Of meet
ing, and it is expected that the session
will last for at least three days.
King George is again being visited by
Mormon elders. Two arrived last week
and are canvassing the neighborhood
for house in which to preach and hold
missionary meetings" They have Sc
far been treated very kindly, but they
are not at all relished by the people.
The green peas on the truck farms
near Norfolk are well up and looking
very promising. The truckers are very
cheerful over the outlook for the spring
season. The heavy shipments OF kale
continues, the Old Dominion Line car
rying alone about 1000 barrels a day tc
New York.
Charles B. Dodson, widely,knowr
hotel proprietor of Richmond, and hi.
brother.in-la named Gibbony, settled
difference Friday evening, Queens
berry rules. The two men, with their
seconds, took carriages to Forest Hill
Park, and had the set.to on the turf, IL
sequestered spot. Gibbony is said to
I, have been severely punished.
Henry R. Biser teacher Of the pub
lie school at Oak Orchard, Spotsylvanif
county, committed suicide on Saturday
! by shooting himself through the head
The unfortunate tragedy took place al
his clearinghouse. The only cause
assigned for the deed is the fact that he
had been melancholy for some time
owing to an attack of the grip. The
deceased was sixty years of age, and
leaves one son and one brother-Mr
John Biser, clerk in the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick
county.
Miss Rosa Marks, q niece aud adopt
ed daughter Of the late Rabbi Harris
for many years in charge of Beth Ahabs
Synagogue, of Richmond, last Sunday
week joined the Grace Street Presby-
terian Church, Rev. James G. Fair, pos
tor, in that city. The change was
quietly carried out, and is now made
public through objections raised by
Mrs. Harris, who, it is said, threaten:
to disinherit Miss Marks, and withdraw
from her all interest in the will of DR.
Harris, who left quite competency
Miss Marks has thoroughly identified
herself with the Presbyterian Church
She gave tea last evening to q number
of the girls of the church.