Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. DR.. Harris, of Jeffersonton, Gull
pepper county, died at her home on
Wednesday.
Mr.. W. B. Armstrong, of Stafford,
had his foot cut of yesterday at Spar
rows saw MILL.
Mr.. G. Fl. Pyle, of Petersburg, claims
to be one of the heirs to coal lands in
Pennsylvania valued at millions OF dol
lars.
Edward, second son of Mr.. Louis
Mayhugh, died Wednesday night, jan
uary Goth, at the home OF his father at
Greenwich, Prince William county.
The Petersburg Granite Quarrying
Company has been awarded a govern
meDt contract for granite Notifications
at the mouth OF the Cape Fear river,
North Carolina.
Capt. James E. Taylor died suddenly
Tuesday night at bis residence in Rich
mond. Capt. Taylor was for years one
of the passenger conductors on the At
lantic Coast Line.
The steamship Laurada is still at
Newport News and is being patrolled
by two revenue officers. Several per-
sons were refused permission to 60
aboard. A close watch is kept on the
vessel.
A six-year.old child of Mrs. Anthony
Martin, who lives near Fancy Hill,
Rock bridge county, fell into kettle OF
boiling water on Saturday evening, and
was so badly scalded that it died on
Sunday afternoon.
DR.. E. Alexander Hatton aud Miss
Matte Livingston Armistead, daughter
of the late Beverley A. Armistead, were
married yesterday evening at Trinity
Church, Portsmouth. Rev. j. B.
Funston ofliciated.
Mr.. John White has sold to his son,
Mr.. John A. White, the estate across
the river from Fredericksburg, in Stat.
ford, known as "Chatham Heights. y
This farm is part of the Chatham es
tate and was formerly owned by the
late Capt. D. G. Ellis.
Mr.. F. w. Weaver, a prominent
Young attorney of Luray, has gone tc
New York for treatment at the Pasteur
Institute in that city, 10 consequence Of
a slight wound inflicted on his hand
some DAYS ago by his dog, a bull ter
rier, with which Mr.. Weaver was play
ing at the time.
The British steamship Fort Williams
which left England about the 18th o
December last for Norfolk, is now more
than four weeks over due. She has no
been sighted or heard from since she
left port. She started for Nor
folk in ballast, and was to have taker
on general cargo for Europe.
Making sassafras oil is a great indus
I try in Nelson county. la radius O
ten miles four mills are at work, ano
very many people are engaged in dig
ging and hauling sassatras roots, which
are sold at 81 per ton at the mill. The
oil commands ready sale in New York
and other northern cities at fine prices
The four.year old child of Mrs
Martha Graves, living near Graham
was fatally burned yesterday evening
He was left in the house alone, anC
while playing near the the fire hi:
clothes caught, and dispite the effort:
of his brother (who was alarmed by the
chiId's cries) to rescue him he persisted
His entire body was burned to a crisp.
Mr.. w. E. Galloway and Miss Cora
Edwards were married on Tuesday
afternoon at Opal Church, Fauquiel
county. Rev. Walter H. Robertson o.
floating. 1t was the first wedding thai
ever occurred in that church. The
church was beautifully decorated with
evergeens, an immense bell being one
of the decorations. The couple were
attended by Mr.. Fleet Galloway and
Miss Rowena Mann, of Washington
The ushers were Mr.. Hugh Fletcher
DR.. Robt. St. Clair, Messrs. VIM. Ed
wards and Charles Mann. Mrs. Alice
Olnger played wedding march.