Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The residence of Mrs. Amanda Raw.
lett, near King George Court House
was destroyed by fire yesterday. Most
of the furniture was saved.
The large -four warehouse of ). T.
Triplett, at Woodstock, was dsm4ced
to the extent of about five hundred dol.
lars by fire Thursday night.
1t was stated on the Tobacco Ex-
change in Richmond yesterday that the
]. Wright Tobacco Company had been
absorbed by the Continental Tobacco
Company.
Mr.. Amos Jones, one of the most
prominent of Stafford county's citizens.
died Thursday night at his home, about
ten miles from Fredericksburg, aged
eighty-six years.
The congregation of St. Paul's church
in Redmond, is considering the cues.
ion of abolishing the system of renting.
pews al d of introducing the envelope
system of collections.
William ]. Bryant, a machinist, at
tempted suicide in Richmond last night
by cutting his throat with razor, but
he will recover. His wife had her hands
badly cut in taking the razor from him.
Bishop a. Van de Vyver at Richmond
yesterday celebrated the tenth snniver-
sary of his conservation with service
in which many priests took part. He
received many callers and gave dim
ner to the clergy this evening.
General Edgar Allan took the cath
required of the United States district
attorney in Richmond yesterday and
entered upon his duties. Mr.. Allan
recommends State Senator William
Flanagan, of Powhatan, as his assist.
ant.
Mr.. Taylor Berry, son OF the late
Judge Berry, and Miss Ida Strobe,
daughter of the late Professor H A.
Strobe, eloped from their home, at Am
herst Court House, Thursday night, to
Pelham, N. c., where they expected TO
be married Miss Strobe has been at.
tending the Womsn's College.
A few nights ago the clothing Of Mrs.
Richard Jenkins caught fire from an
open fireplace at her home near Glen
Cove, Westmoreland county, and she
was so badly burned that she died from
the effects in few hours. Her hus-
band IN attempting to extDguish the
flames was seriously Injured. Besides
her husband, two small children sur
vive her.
The dwelling house on the farm Of
Mrs. Courtney B. Jones, near Boyce.
was totally destroyed by fire Thursday
afternoon. W. T. Hansucker, who oc-
cupied the house, lost nearly all bis
furniture. The family, with number
of guests, were at dinner, and knew
nothing of the fire until neighbor
rushed in and told them the root was
in flames.
Captain Francis R. Lsssiter, OF Pc
tersburg, delivered in the hall Of The
House of Delegates in Richmond last
night the first of this winters series OF
lectures before the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Mr.. Lassiter;s address was on military
Notes on that Period of the Campaign
of 1871 in Virginia, Comprising The
Raid of Benedict Arnold"
Bishop Jaeger, of Cincinnati, will bill
the pulpit of st. Faults Episcopal
Church in Richmond during January
Rev. Hartley Carmichael, the rector,
has been furloughed until October. de
is in sanitarium at Toronto, and Is IN
a bad way, as the result OF nervous
breakdown. A business meeting OF me
congregation was held Thursday nigh!'
and organized methods adopted TO keep
up the finances of the church.
Judge Waddill, of the United states
District Court, yesterday decided test
case of much interest under the new
national bankruptcy law, in when ne
upheld contention that the fling OF
general deed of assignment constituted
an act of bankruptcy. The questions
with reference to which court soouiu
administer the assets, or whether tnl9
should be done jointly by the iederai
and State courts, was not settled, anG
argument on these points will be he4'U
on Monday.