Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-25
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Vile station. six miles north Of Harrfson-
ourg. II 10 supposed that a door fell from a
oox car while bis train was passing the
switch at Linville. The switch rod was
broken. thus releasing the switch pointe and
throwing the caboOse and the rear trucks Of
one freight car In on tho sidetrack while the
train was running about twenty miles an
hour. Several box cars were standing on
the siding and In the collision the caboose
was badly wrecked. FitzsimmOns WA
found lying on his face on the foor Of th.,
caooose with bis skull crushed III. had
been killed Instantly. He was a young mar
ried nan and lived In Alexandria None o.,
the other trainmen was hurt.
William Boone. the locomotive engineer
indicted for murder In shooting and Killing
James ; McAlpine. a clerk In front Of IN.
Bank OF Portsmouth. June 10. was acquitted
In the Hastings Court ot Portsmouth.
The last witness was the prisoner. who
stated that ae was assaulted aI1 badly hurt
about the head before he fred upon McAl-
pine. and that ne shot him because he be-
lieved bis life in danger. Boone hal b-en
discharged from the Seaboard Air Line and
the quarrel between the Two men was in re-
latioa 10 that circumstance
AT Warrcnton. T. c. Pitcher has been nom
mated for the Legislature.
Mr.. James A. Moore. clerk OF the Iexiny-
ton Town Council, died suddenly.
The barn OF Nash J. Baker. near FIncas-
tie. was destroyed by IRE last week with ia
costents, which consisted OF 400 or $50
Bushels OF wheat. four or i've tons Of straw.
reaper. drill. fan mill and other articles.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad has -
Gently obtained contracts for 100 cars =
coal Per Cay aud 500 ears OF coke. the coke
10 be delivered AZ the rate OF six carS rer
day. This will largely increase business on
that line.
Mr.. william SHOOTS. a well-known farmer
Of Morrisonville. Loudoun county. dropped
dead while engaged IN thrsshing wheat
He was about s. years old. and was a Con-
federate soldier during the war. serving In
ColoDel Whites battalion
The barn on the farm Of q. IT. Sewers.
near Ashov Station. Warren county. was
burned with it's contents, including 700 bush
els OF wheat
Mr.. John r. sexton. weli-knoun con-
tractor. died in Roanoke.
The ex-Confederates OF Allegheny county
viii hold a reunion AZ sulphur spring. near
Clifton Forge on che 2sth and 30th
Miss Mamie c. Grymes. OF Orange. a
daughter Of the late Peytoa Gry mes, died
after a brief Illness.
Arrangements for laying the cornerstone
~ :" N'hAVANht+' nleuulncAb AL l4Nnt0uUTK
on October 22nd. hsv. about been conpl,t-
ed Senator John ". Daniel will make the
address. He will be introduced by Capt.
Charles W. Blackford. All frRternal and pa
triotic orders. the Are department the Pc
lice, the D,us htsrs OF the Confederscy and
Confederatss will participate ia the august
occasion. Military companies will be invit.
ed from Richmond, Danvgile. Roanoke
Charlottesville Farnville and staunton
The monument will be erected Just ia front
OF the courthouse. on one OF the highest ele-
vstions of the city.
The big hotel OF the West Lynchbrrg Land
Company, whieh cost, In boom times. $40
coo to build, wAs sold at public auction for
$1,000. and Vas bought by Judge Garnett.
OF Norfolk. a. representative OF a syndicate
Of the bondholders.
Wm. O. Clark was convicted in the Corpo-
ration Court at Petersburg OF stsalisg = cup
and saucer and a comb. the whole amount
ing IN value TO IS cents. and was given one
year In ths penitcnsiary. This was Clark's
third o1ense OF petit larceny Clark. who f.
young married msn, has served a term In
the PenitentiAry, and will, therefore. have
more years added on to his sentence.
Four large buildings on the farm OF Dir.
d. W. Holmes. near West Norfolk. were de-
stroyed by Are. The buildings were used
Tor the manufacture and storage OF guanO.
The ioss on stock building and ma :hinery
amounts TO els. 900 or $40 600.
The wrutehedly crowded condition OF the
Virginia penitentiary. where there are on an
average OF six and one-thfrd persons in q
cell, will be widely discussed In this cam
paign- The demand Is that more OF the In
mates of this institution shall be put az work
on the State farm or hired on public In
provements- The contracts, however, pre-
cindc the possibility OF carrying ort any
such plan. There are .324 conyicts within
the walls of the prison They are accom-
modatod Ia i95 cells. The superintendent
OF the penitsntiary fayors hereafter putting
the short-term men on the roads IN a sort OF
chain gang. The best plan IL, he thinks.
for the counties to send their short-term
prisoners direct to the road gangs when con /.
yietec.