Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. DR.. Payne died in Warrenton
yesterday.
Mrs. James w. Green, formerly Of
Culpeper, died in Atlanta, Ga, on De-
cember %.
Mr.. J. w. Lloyd died at his resi-.
dence, in Clarke county, last week
aged GS years.
The stockholders of the Shenandoah
County Agricultural Association have
decided to wind up its affairs.
The conductors of the Petersburg
electric street railway have received
official notification that their places
will be vacant after the oath instant.
The condition of Prof. John Randolph
Tucker, of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, who has been very ill for q
month past, is reported to be improved.
He was strong enough the past week to
get up, and, for while, sit up in big
chair.
VIM. Munford, son of Rev. VIM. Nun.
ford. of Miliersville, died in Richmond
Saturday night from lockjaw, the re-
suit of being kicked by horse below
the right eye. He was sent there 10
be under the care of DIR. Hunter Nc
CURE.
]. B. White, Norfolk and New
York commission merchant, prominent
in social circles. was arrested in Nor.
folk on Saturday night on the charge
of forging the name OF a friend to a
check for 81 500, which was cashed in
New York.
1t is said in Richmond that if Judge
Nathan Golf goes into Mr.. McKinley's
cabinet, Judge Waddill's name will be
presented for the vacancy on the bench
of the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals. The States embraced in the
circuit are those of. Maryland, the two
Virginias and the Carolinas.
Senator w. A. Little, of Fredericks
burg, has been invited by the Virginia
Society, in Atlanta, Ga, to deliver the
annual address before that society on
January 10, Gen. R. E. Lees birthday,
and to be their guest at their annual
banquet held on the evening of the
same day.
Mr.. A. B. Dundas, popular Eng
lishman, has just bought farm of Mr..
Sidney Hutton, about two miles from
Warrenton. He will build upon it,
and, with his wife, who is nearly re-
lated to prominent families in Scotland,
will be valuable addition to Warren
ton society.
Col. U. L. Boyce had narrow es-
cape from being killed at the Norfolk
and Western depot in Berryville Tues
day night. In attempting to board the
southbound passenger train, due there
at 613, he missed his footing, and, after
having been dragged some distance,
was thrown between the cars, with
both legs across the track. Fortunate
ly, the engineer happened, in looking
out of the cab window, to sec Colonel
Boyce's precarious situation, and, put
ting on the air brakes, succeeded in
stopping the train, when the wheels of
the car were almost upon him.
R. o. Colt has been released from
the Norfolk city jail. where he was
confined as an absconding debtor on
claims against him amounting to 81 900.
He has compromised with his creditors
by agreeing not to return to New Eng
land. The claims against Colt were
for fertilizer and seeds purchased when
he wss a trucker of Norfolk county.
The arrest of man with as large an
income as Colts, and his incarceration
because he could not prove insolvency,
attracted wide attention and brought
to public notice a crude old Virginia
law. The court declined to hold the
prisoner on two other accounts.