Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VlkGlNlA NEWS.
Mrs. Catherine Graninger. of Stat
ford, died at the home of her son, in
Washington, Saturday.
Nottoway county yesterday voted
against subscription of $50, 600 to the
building of the Richmond, Blackstone
and Southern Railroad.
Miss Blanche Harding. daughter of
Mr.. E. F. Harding, died Sunday at her
fathers home near Lance postoffice,
in Stafford county, of typhoid-pneu.
monia, aged IT years.
In the County Court at Woodstock
yesterday Judge Newman set aside the
verdict of the jury in the case against
DR.. Henry H. Irwin and VIM. F. Will
kin for malpractice and awarded the
accused new trial.
It is stated the Southern Railway is
shortly to erect at pinner's Point, near
Norfolk, one of the largest grain eleva-
tors yet built in that section, and that
a number of other costly improvements
are in contemplation.
A great many apples and potatoes
are being shipped from Stafford to
northern markets, bringing good
prices. At this period last year north
ern apples could be bought, delivered
at the depot for 81 per barrel, and po-
tatoes at 30 cents per bushel.
A black bear was seen to swim across
the Rappahannock, Sunday, at SCOTS
old mill site, above Fredericksburg. a
party of Falmouth hunters, armed with
deadly weapons, went in search OF the
! animal yesterday. but no tidings have
yet been received as to the result OF the
hunt.
There is some indignation among the
white people of Manchester at the ap'
pointment of negro clerk by Post.
| master Weisiger. Many Manchester
ladies declare thai they will not go to
the town postofice for their mail, as
they do not care to be waited upon by
colored delivery clerk.
There was personal alteration on
the streets in Richmond yesterday al
ternoon between Mr.. L. D. Christian,
| ir., we'll known young man, and Mr..
S. B. Adkins, proprietor of book
binding establishment. The difficulty
is understood to have grown out of q
Misunderstanding about some business
| affairs.
The thief who picked the pocket Of
| Gen Fitz. Lee in Richmond, on Satur
day evening returned everything stolen
except 500 in currency. The stolen
pocketbook was placed in street news
paper box, where it was found yester-
day by letter carrier and delivered to
the postmaster. Gen. Lee was sent for
and promptly identified his missing
| property.
> A footless man was received as con-
vict in the penitentiary Saturday night.
He is Ross Cate, negro of Washing
ton county, who is to serve i've years
for breaking into a barroom and steal
Jog whisky and cigars. The man met
with an accident some years ago and
Doth feet had to be amputated just
above the ankles. He can get about
very well on his knees.
In Norfolk yesterday evening R. Fin.
lev Crom we'll and Robt. L. Shea, mem
ntrs of the Norfolk county electoral
board, adjudged to be in contempt by
Judge Prentis, presented themselves at
the county Jail, and were taken into
custody by Sheriff Cromwell. Both
gentlemen y i'll have comfortable quart
ers while in Jail, where they are under
sentence to remain until they obey the
order of the court, or until Judge Prem
tis relents and releases them.
A sensation was caused at the Sun
day morning service of the Court Street
Church, the wealthiest Baptist congre-
CATION in Portsmouth, when Rev. a. E..
Owen, the pastor, read letter signed
by all of the deacons of the church, e1-
| cept one, asking him to resign the pas.
| torate. The congregation will be called
together next Sunday, at which time q
vote will be taken on receiving the re-.
signation. DIR. Owen has been pastor
of Court Street Church tor twenty-five
years.
Major ]. Hoge Tyler, Senator Thos.
S. Martin and Congressman James Hay
addressed the democrats of Rocking
ham at Harrisonburg yesterday, and
Col. James Lyons and Congressman
Jacob Yost spoke for the Lynchburg
republican ticket. Major Tyler sustain
ed his reputation as political humorist
and delivered an entertaining speech.
Senator Martin defended the Chicago
platform and prophesied the election Of
Bryan in 1900. Mr.. Hays speech was
confined mainly to State issues.
Counsel in Roanoke for the Lynch.
burg National Bank have filed bill in
the Circuit Court of Roanoke, praying
that receiver be appointed to take
charge of and wind up the affairs OF
the Traders Loan, Trust & Deposit
Company, a general banking institu-
ton of the city of Roanoke. The bill
alleges that the officers of the bank
have so mismanaged its affairs that it
will be fraud upon the creditors, a
fraud upon the public and upon the
stockholders to allow it to longer con-
tinue in business.
JUMPED ON STAGE AND KISSED HER.
While one of the Carlisle sisters was
singing kissing song at the Bijou
Theatre at Wilmington, Del, Friday
night. as soon as she had uttered the