Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Louisa Jett died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. VIM. Hancock, at
Falmouth Bridge, on Wednesday.
The Richmond Office of Seymour
Bros, stock and grain brokers, of New
York, closed its doors yesterday.
Owing to the protracted drought the
water supply in the Fredericksburg res
ervoir is getting low.
Mr.. J. Writ Dabney, eldest son of
Col. r. A. E. Dabney, of Richmond,
died in Baltimore yesterday.
Mr.. John T. Hurst and Miss May @.
Chinn, of near Middleburg and Upper
vile, were married in Warrenton on
Wednesday.
The barn on the farm of G. 81.
Sewers, near Ashby station, Warren
county, was burned Friday last. with
its contents, including 700 bushels OF
| wheat.
The trial of William Hunt, charged
with the murder of Peter Schooler, is in
progress at Stafford Courthouse, and
will probably occupy several days.
The Virginia peuitentiary is badly
overcrowded, and an urgent appeal will
be made to the General Assembly this
winter to increase the cell room. 1t has
1924 inmates, an average of over SIX to
cell.
Forest fires are raging in Norfolk and
Princess Anne counties. Large tracts
are in flames and when the wind sets
toward the city the streets are filled
with smoke. A large area of the Dis
NAL Swamp is also burning.
Patrick 81. Fitzhueh, of Baltimore,
eloped with Miss Endora Davis, OF
Gloucester county, driving ixty,hve
miles in order to avoid Illustration OF
their plans. They were married at
Leonardtown, Md, on Monday.
Elk Gov. William E. Cameron, who
last fall stumped the State for the gold
| democrats, is out in card stating thai
he will support che State democratic
ticket, and calling upon other gold
democrats to do the same.
In Caroline county is one of the
thriftiest colored men in the State. He
owns q good farm and has purchased
for cash large -four and corn mill.
His name is John P. Byrd and he is
BALI Indian. he has just sold his last
years. tobacco crop for $500.
The democrats of Northumberland
and Westmoreland counties met IN con-
vention at Village, Northumberland
county. Yesterday. and nominated by
acclamation G. Harding Walker, OF
Northumberland, for the House of Del
eeates. The Roanoke platform was re-
affirmed.
The big hotel of the West Lynchburg
Land Company, which in boom times
cost $40, 900, was sold yesterday at pub.
lie auction for S. 200, and was bought
by Judge Garnett, of Norfolk, as rep
resentative of a syndicate of the bond
holders.
The democratic legislative primary
held in Richmond yesterday resulted
in the nomination of Conway r. Sands
and B. B. Munford for the Senate, and
for the House, E. G. Folkes, the labor
candidate, Charles M. Wallace, jr., w.
F. Reddy, Thomas P. Murphy, and
James Lewis Anderson.
Arrangements for laying the corner
stone of Confederate monument in
Lynchburg ON October % have about
been completed. Senator John w.
Daniel will make the address. The
monument will be erected just in front
of the courthouse on one of the highest
elevations of the city.
The legislative commission charged
with the investigation OF the subject OF
treatment of epileptic patients in insane
hospitals adjourned at Richmond yes.
terday. A subcommittee, composed OF
DR.. W. P. McRae, of Petersburg, was
appointed to formulate report, which
will be submitted to the commission for
its approval. This body recognized the
importance disappearing epileptics from
insane epileptic subjects.