Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Soft crabs are being shipped from the
Rappahannock. Shipment OF truck mas
also begun.
1t is feared that the heavy frost Last
week injured q good deal of the fruit i'll
some sections of the counties of the
Northern Neck.
A good many cattle are being bought
from King Georgians and taken to the
grass-farms in Piedmont Virginia to be
tattened for the fall markets.
The death of City Sergeant Charles
81. Epps leaves vacant the best office
in Richmond and there is lively con-
test already on for it. The place is re-
puted to be worth $4,000.
1t is very probable that the demo-
cratic State convention, which will
meet probably in August or September
to nominate candidate for governor,
will convene in Norfolk.
MIR. S. Wexford Corbin was seized on
Saturday with sudden attack OF vertl-
90 on the street in Fredericksburg.
He was taken into the Exchange
Hotel and soon recovered and left for
his home in King George.
Invitations are out for the wedding
on April 30 of Miss Ida Perry Llppitt,
daug Inter of Mr.. M. L. Lippitt, of Char
lestown, w. Va, and Mr.. Edward M:
Yates, son of Mr.. James E. Yates, of
Flint Hill, Rappahannock county.
The Presbyterian congregation OF
Charlottesville has just closed con-
tract with Walters & Vandegrift for
new church near the old one at the
corner of Second and Marshall streets.
The price is to be S20,75
The Duvall Engine and Machine
Works of Roanoke, the largest plant OF
its kind in the South, giving employ
| ment, when running full, to 800 machin-
lists, was Saturday sold to State Sena-
tor Kaufman, of Pennsylvania, who
| represents a Pennsylvania syndicate,
| which will remove it to Columbia, Pa.
The Grand Council of Virginia, Roy
al Arcanum, will meet in Richmond
tomorrow and will remain in session
two days. The Arcanum membership
in Virginia is now 5,055, being net
increase during the past yeat OF 26l;
Three new councils were organized
during the year.
Fire in the business section Of Danville
early yesterday morning caused dam,
age to the extent of S35, 600. By hard
work of the fire department the flames
were confined to the grocery and fer
tilizer stores of overly q Swanson
Bros, and P. L. Gasty, and the small
clothing store of Abram Levine. These,
| with their contents, were totally des-
troyed.
On Saturday Auditor Marye's staff
of clerks completed the work of paying
the Confederate pensions to all whose
warrants had been received. The
General Assembly appropriates $780,
900 to be paid out in pensions. Widows
of veterans receive $40 each and vet
Grams from $15 to 500 according to in
juries. The law requires that the First
Auditor issue the check and that he
commence on the 1st of every April.
The suit ofStephen P. Halsey against
T. P. Jose & Sons, OF England, involv-
ing over 100000, was concluded in
Lynchburg on Saturday night, YER
dict being given the English firm
for S27 ,6SS. The litigation was
the outgrowth of extensive ship
ments of tobacco. Major Halsey's
counsel we're Senator John w.
Daniel, Judge John D. Horsley and
Captain Charles M. Blackford. The
Joses have been represented by MIR.
Thomas N. Carter, of Richmond; MIR.
R. e. II. Kean, Major T. ]. Kirk
patrick and Mr.. F. S. kirkpatrick, OF
Lynchburg.