Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Craig, will be candidate Tor Lleuten'
ant. Governor.
Mrs. Belle Watson died very sud-
denly yesterday at her home near
Brooke, in Stafford county.
Major Henderson M. Bell, one of
Staunton's most prominent citizens, had
an attack of apoplexy yesterday.
A special term of the Circuit Court of
Winchester convened on Tuesday,
Judge Nieol, of the Alexandria circuit,
presiding.
Mr.. Eugene E. Broaddus, of Glen AL
len, and Miss Mary Saville. of Wash
ington, were married yesterday in the
latter city.
Mr.. Charles Phillips, q well known
and wealthy retired contractor, died
last night in Richmond. He was in his
S3rd year.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker con-
TIMES critically i'll at his home in Lex
ington, and there is but little hope Of
his recovery.
Major Lewis Ginter's ball at the JET
ferson, in Richmond, on February 18th
| will be the great social event of the
season in that city.
Mr.. John M. Payne, jr., son of Mr.
John M. Payne, we'll known attorney
of Lynchburg, died yesterday at Iron
Gate, aged rs years.
Mr.. Richard Fox died in Richmond
yesterday, aged seventy-eight years.
He was the only son of Capt. Richard
| Fox, of revolutionary fame.
Mrs. Martha w. Tyree, wife of the
late Achilles D. Tyree, died yesterday
| at the home of her son, Mr.. A. ID. Ty-
rec, in Amherst county, aged seventy
| nine years.
A child of Mr.. Malone, OF Hewlett's,
in Hanover, was Yesterday bitten by a
| cat, supposed to be mad. Application
has been made for maidstone to be used
in this case.
A wealthy northern syndicate is nego.
tiating the purchase Of large real estate
in the Northern Neck of Virginia for
the purpose of establishing race-tracks
and extensive sporting-grounds.
Capt. Walter +. FARMLAND died on
Tuesday at his home in Stephens City
at 4 o'clock at the age of ffty-eight
years. During the war he commanded
a company under Col. John S. Mosby.
The port of Norfolk now has six reg
ular direct freight lines to European
ports, but an effort is now on foot
among the business organizations look
ing toward the establishment OF q
transatlantic passenger line.
The Old Dominion Preserving Com
pany, of Richmond, Judson Cunning
, ham, president, yesterday made an as
signment. Their liabilities are named
at 100000. Assets not named. Sol
Bloomberg was named as trustee and
subsequently, appointed receiver.
On Sunday night last the storehouse
and entire stock Of goods belonging to
Mr.. Henry Palmer, situated on the
Georgetown pike, short distance west
of Daysville, in Lonoun county, was
totally destroyed by fire. The stock Of
| goods was valued at something over
81, 500. Mr.. Palmer was away from
home at the time.
Lynchburg has O genuine mad.dog
scare. On Sunday police officer kill
ed dog which was though to be mad
and it was subsequently discovered
that several other dogs had been bit
ten. Yesterday Mayor Smith issued a
proclamation notifying all owners OF
dogs to fasten the animals up for a
period OF ten days, and that for any
violations of the order the dog would
be shot and the owner fined.
In a competitive examination, con-
Quoted at Tappahannock yesterday for
the cadetship from this Congressional
district at the military institute at West
Point, there were eighteen contestants.
Beverly F. Brown, of Accomac, was the
successful competitor. John J. Nc
Cracker, son of T. McCracken, of Fred
ericksburg. stood second. Young
Brown in the son of the late L. A.
Bailey Brown, who represented that
district in Congress.
An adjourned meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Virginia Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society was held
in Richmond yesterday, when the mat.
ter of making arrangements to pay of
its obligations was referred to special
committee, which is to confer with the
creditors. The sentiment of the execu-
tive committee is that steps should be
taken to pay all of the outstanding OBJ
legations. Disposing of part of the
land of the society seems to meet with
much favor.
OFFICERS OF THE STATE COUNCIL