Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Governor has approved the bill
Incorporating the Battlefield Park As
ISOLATION of fredericksburg and vi
cinity.
Among the recent designations in the
Patent Office at Washington was that of
Sarah w. Halsey, of Virginia, copyist
whose salarywas 1920.
Mr.. Hugh Blair, of the old house of
J. Blair, druggist, of Richmond, on
Saturday was stricken with paralysis,
and is extrmeely i'll.
Hon. D. Gardiner Tyler has with
drawn from the race for the Eighth
circuit judgeship leaving Judge Black
stone aud Senator Barnes in possession
Of the field.
The legislative committee on public
institutions returned to Richmond yes
terday from two weeks tour, during
which they visited the principal schools
and asylums ofthe State.
Mrs. Sommers Morton, wife OF a
prominent bank official, daughter of the
late Doctor Deaton, and mother of q
large family, died in Richmond yester
day from q stroke of apoplexy.
Little Virginia Patterson. two years
old, daughter OF A. w. Patterson, a
prominent Richmond attorney, fell
from two-story widow at her home on
Saturday, and was instantly killed.
It is stated that the Norfolk Driving
Park and Fair Association will hold
no spring races this year. The
patronage at the local track has, in the
past, not been such as to encourage the
bringing there Of fast stock and noted
riders.
The special committees of the Mary
land and Virginia legislatures are to
meet at the Hotel Jefferson, in Rich
mond, Thursday evening next, when all
arrangements for an inspection of the
oyster grounds under dispute will be de-
termined upon.
Eleven new cases OF smallpox have
broken out at Norton, Wise county.
Quarantine had been raised, and it was
thought all danger was over. Judge
Skeen, of Wise county, has suspended
the regular term of the court on &C
count of the pest.
Mrs. Thaddeus Sorrell, of King
George county who was injured recent
ly when her little son was burned to
death. did not die the same day, as re-
ported, but is alive and doing well. In at
tempting to extinguish the flames which
were consuming her child, Mrs. Sorrell
received some painful burns about her
arms and hands.
The wooden factory known as the
Red Bud Woolen Mills, situated four
miles east of Winchester, was destroy
ed by fire Saturday night. The harm of
Mrs. Heater, on the Front Royal road,
three miles from Winchester, was also
destroyed by fire Saturday night. Be.
sides considerable corn and hay, four
horses and two COWS were burned.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Small insurance.
Arthur Garvey, of Rocky Mount, n.
c., was found dead in his room
at Murphy's Hotel, Richmond. on
Saturday with bad wound in his
neck. 1t is believed he fell against
broken window pane. He was subject
TO COMMISSIONS, ana Is thought to have
fallen against window while dressing.
as he held his trousers in mis- hands.
Garvey was in Richmond buying a
stock of groceries. He leaves wife
and one child.
1t is reported that Congressman
Jacob Yost of the tenth district will
not be a candidate for reelection. His
reason is said to be that United States
Marshal S. Brown Allen aud his fol-
lowing will fight him and make his
election impossible. There will be a
lively fight in the district for the demo
cratic nomination. The avowed candi-
dates are Senator H. D. Flood, OF APP
pomsttox, Col. E. 81. Barclay, Mr..
F. T. Glasgow, of Rockbridge, and
Judge J. NJ. Quarles, of Augusta,