Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. William J. Bryan will speak in
Richmond on June Is.
A league has been formed at Mon
tross, Westmoreland county, to enforce
the local option law.
Mrs. R. T. billiard, of Caroline county,
died suddenly yesterday of heart dis
ease. A husband and three children
survive her.
Mr.. Edward Irvine died yesterday
at his home, near Erington. He repre-
sented Campbell county at one time in
the Legislature and was for years presi-
dent of the board of supervisors.
Mrs. W. F. Ficklen died yesterday at
her home, near Fredericksburg, after Il
weeks illness, aged 35 years. She
leaves a husband and nine children, the
youngest being only week old.
DR.. P. Alund, of Petersburg, has Sc
cured control OF the charter OF the
Richmond, Blackstone and Southern
Railroad. 1t is said the charter of the
road is one of the broadcast ever grant
ed in Virginia.
Miss Constantine Marmaduke, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Charles Marmaduke, died
near Edge Hill, King George county,
Saturday night, after brief illness.
She was about 81 years of age, and
generally popular.
At the meeting OF the Roanoke city
council last night the finance commit.
tee reported that the investigation OF
the books of the late city auditor, w.
A. Noble, revealed discrepancy in his
accounts of about 81 800.
Last night at its meeting the select
council OF Norfolk adopted resolu-
ton offered by President Carroll, ap-
pointing commission to inquire into
the feasibility of the abolition of all Ii
cense taxes on doing business in that
city.
Ainslic & Webster, who have con.
Quoted the Jefferson Hotel, in Rich
| mond, since its opening, have resigned,
| and the company owning the hotel will
conduct it. Half Of the house has been
closed for the summer. The roof gar.
| den will not be opened this year, and
it is believed that Maj. Ginter wishes to
reduce his expense account. The house
has been conducted on magnificent
scale.
The Episcopal ladies of Marshall
| and vicinity have recentlw organized a
| very fourishing branch of the Woman's
Auxiliary, with Mrs. j. II. Foster,
president, Miss Matte Frost, secretary,
and Miss Rieta Horner, treasurer.
They had a strawberry festival on the
lawn of the presidents home, "Grey
stone," by which they cleared snug
sum for the society and at the same
time contributed very enjoyable social
I function.
A head.on collision occurred yester'
day morning between two freight
trains on the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad, near Ash
land, and the track was blocked for
several hours. No one was injured,
but several cars were wrecked and the
track strewn with watermelons and
/ fruits of various kinds with which the
cars were loaded. The engines were
Dadly wrecked. 1Hc eoulHpOuuu GU
gineer, who disregarded orders, was
responsible for the wreck.
Capt. James R. Purcell, candidate for
gubernatorial honors, has just return
| ed to Manassas from an extensive CAM
paigning tour through northern Vir-
giuia, where he expects to receive o
very strong support. He states that
the pretensions of Judge Lee, the pen
insula candidate, are not considered
seriously through the sections he had
visited. While engaged in political
discussion Monday night in the lobby
of the Goodwin House, Mr.. Purcell be.
came very much excited, and used his
cane to emphasize his arguments. The
occurrence caused considerable stir.
No one was seriously hurt.