Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-12
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Mr. l. ". Duaca. proniseat merchant
OF Charlottesville. died suddenly a. his place
OF ousiness- he wss about nfsy-fve years
of Axs and leaves a widow and ive children
The mil AID ether property Of the Orange
manufacturing Company was sold ~ puhlss
auction on Thursday last at Orsase Court
House. and was parchassd hy Robert =
walker. of Madison, Tor the sun Of sts2s.
The propsrty co@t originally sl4.ooo.
AT meeting Of the I.ynchburg city cogn-
eli Mr.. John VI. Otey was elected city audi
tor to succeed his father. the late Coz KIRK
wood Otey.
Rev. Charles T. Gibb-. q young minister
o: the Virginia Conference Methodist Epis-
copal Church south. d.ed last week in
Charles City county
The Norfolk Retreat for the Sick l. now TO
have ne~ building. The plans ars being
prepared and the new hospital viii De ersct-
7a In ehcnt on the property lately acquired
0y the retreat management. and when COM
pieted viii De one Of the nnest hospital
ouildir - IN the south. Il will be modern
IN every respect. and thoroughly iittcd with
operssng roolas. private patients rooms.
~ards of various degrees OF seciusion.
heaithful and comfortable. cccnvalcscents'
wards. hard anished wall, AMI hardwood
noors, broad vcrandas and airy halls.
Building operations are going on with a
vim Ia various directions The sou thcrn
fa.-ho Railway Company are making exten-
siNe improvements AZ Pinner's Point. They
viii add 100 feet to each warehouse and
build a new one 700 feet long On the other
side of the chemical works. The pilsdrivers
haze begun ~ work there aud the building
Viii go on - rapi lily a. possible during the
summer duilue-s In traffic. All around this
point buildings are going up for trade. resi-
dene' and ether purposes. Besides the
'arge white force IN the various departments
of the southern, about 500 negroes are regu-
larry employed on the docks.
The advance statement furnished the
Treasury Department by Cole tor % Customs
L. p. stearns, a. Newport Ms. shows tho
total value Of exports during the month OF
May - be 20, iO+. 2oi. which Il considered a
most favorable showing. During the month
2.S95 head OF cattle were exported. Ths
grain expectations were lighter than usual.
only 6ss. 4t9 bushels Of corn aud 80, ,0O0
bushels Of oats being taken for foreign ports.
The exports are divided as follows. Bread
stuffs. $3.50 o53, meat and meat products.
s4Sl. Cos
At special meeting OF the board Of
directors OF the business Mems Association
u Newport News. a committee. composed Of
W. b. Vest, Robert +. Orr. r. q. Blackford.
J. A. Hlrshbers and Elias Peyser. wa= ap-
pointed tc take such action a. it might deem
advisable toward securing the passage Of ths
/, bill now before Congress appropriating
800 O0O for the erection of governments
building la that city. At special meeting
% the common council a similar committees
was appointed.
Justice Il. G. Fitzhue. az Fredericksburg.
issued warrant for VIM. Stratton. ~
stafford county, who. Il il alleged. hat
threatened the lives of Joseph Baker's
family. and deputixed John Bowling 20
make the arrest. Bowling met Stratton near
Bakers house. Baker saw the two men and
mounted his horse to 20 70 Bowlinss assist
ance. In doing 50 his pistol was discharged
and Stratton. thinking the shot Intended for
/ him. returned the are. Several shots we're
exchanged. bat by dodxiEg behind trees
both men escaped injury. StrAtton finally
made his escape. and having taken tho
warrant 90 look AZ 70 carried that with him,
and Bowling returned without hi- prisoner
Stratton - suitor FOR the hand OF Be- ker's =
daughter
The safe In the southern Railroad and
/ Express office AZ Woodstock was cracked
and emptied of it, contents. An entrance
WAS effected hy breaking a glass and turning
a wlnd0w-carch. The door Of the safe Was
completely blown asunder. and about sI5
was ali the burglar got for his trouble. When
I Agent Chapman arrived at the station he
found everything In confusion and burns
( powder all over the Office.