Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

fredericksburg is to have new cleo.
trio light plant.
The Medical Society met at Virginia
Beach today.
At recent meeting in Surry county
one hundred people protested sanctifi-
cation.
MIR. W. N. Heain, of King George
county, has sold to Mr.. c. T. Purks, of
the same county, the farm known as
Forest Hill"
Mrs. T. W. Johns, wife of Capt. Thos.
w. Johns, died on Sunday at her home,
in Appomattox county, aged IS years.
She is survived By five children.
Among the fourth.class postmasters
appointed yesterday was 2. S. Felzer,
vice J. f. Thompson, resigned, al
Evergreen Mills, Loudoun comfy.
Lieut.. Charles Trotter Lassiter, of
the Fourth Virginia Regiment of volun-
teers, has resigned to enter upon the
duties of Commonwealth attorney OF
Petersburg.
Mr.. W. ]. Sale, a prominent mer-
chant of Caroline county, died yester-
day at his home, near Liberty, aged As
years. A widow and seven children
survive him.
The residence of Mr.. Joseph 7. C..
Williams, in Manchester, was totally
destroyed by fire at an early hour yes
terday morning No one was in the
house at the time OF the occurrence.
In q closed room at the Addison
House in Bristol yesterday the proprie-
tor, J. w. Addison, blew out his brains
with q revolver. 1t is said he was in
stanely jealous of his wife. He leaves
q wife and two children.
Notwithstanding the assurance OF
naval officials to the commercial organi-
cations from the cities adjacent to
Hampton Roads, nine warships, the
cream of the fleet at Old Point, sailed
for Boston yesterday afternoon in line.
c. H. McWirt, of Spotsylvania
county, was arrested in Fredericksburg
yesterday by Officer Robinson, charged
with betraying Barbara Perry, of that
county, under promise OF marriage. He
was taken before Mayor Rowe and
baied in the sum of $500. The trial
will come up Saturday.
Work on the mammoth dry dock,
which Mr.. Coils p. Huntington will
build at the Newport News shipyard at
cost of 81 100000 was commenced to-
lay. IL will be the largest dry dock in
America. probably in the world, being
capable of receiving two Of the largest
batllvships shoat at one time.
Primaries were held at Norfolk last
night to elect delegates to the republi-
can city convention, which meets to.
day to select delegates to the con-
gressional convention, which meets in
Norfolk September I. An overwhelm-
ing Bowden list was elected, Wise be-
ing out of the race and receiving scarce
vote.
Changes in star mail schedules have
been made as follows in Virginia;
Shiloh to King George-Leave Shiloh
daily, except Sunday, after arrival Of
mail from Oakeroye, but not later than
1880 a. M, arrive at King George in J
hour: leave King George daily, except
Sunday, afte: arrival of mail from
Fredericksburg, but not later than 1:40
p. M, arrive at Shiloh in l.! hours.
Hubert A. Boyd, drug clerk in B.
f. Hughes's drug store in Staunton,
was compromising prescription yes
terday when an explosion occurred that
was heard several blocks away and
caused rush to the store. The NOR.
tar was blown to minute fragments, a
large hole torn in the marble counter,
and bottles and plate glass wrecked.
Boyd escaped with few cuts about
the face and hands, and was consider
ably shocked.