Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dinviddie county. in the vicinity o.
Fo5d's depot. on the Norfolk sDd Wes!-
ern Railroad, was visited Thursday al
ternoon By a real waterspout.
Many farmers in this section. and es-
pecially in Stafford county, are busily
engaged gathering the pickle crop.
The yield IS fully up TO the average.
State Senator George B. Keezall. OF
Rockingham county, has announced 10
MS friends that ne will be q candidate
Tor State treasurer when the Leglsla-
ture meets.
Miss Annie u. Sedwick, daughter Of
Rev. J. c. Sedwick, pastor OF the N. +.
Church South. Ca,ietIs. died on July
IS. The interment was in Calvert
county, Nd.
Clarke county is suffering severely
from drought, and unless abundant
rairs fall within the next two week
the corn crop in some sections will
prove Very short.
Mr.. John ". Jones. well-known
resident OF Midlothian, committed sui
eide yesterday. The unfortunate man
had been in bad health for some time
past, and in moment OF dependency
he shot himself.
In the Essex County Court this week
Clarence Bro, indicted on the charge
OF attempting TO commit criminal as-
sault upon highly respected married
womb OF the county, was sentenced 10
serve ten years IN the panitentiary.
Mrs. Mary { Harding, reiict Of the
late EnocA Harding, and daughter OF
the late Anthony aud Cathariue hale.
OF Fredericksburg, died a. theIesidence
OF her son, Mr.. Cleveiaod Harding,
near Tackett's MIL. Stafford county,
Thursday.
The board OF trustees OF Washington
and Lee University appointed s CON-
mi:tee az their annual meeting in June
20 select 3 plan and site ior the Jonn
Randolph Tucker Memorial Hall al
the university, ana also 10 make coz
tract for the erection OF the building.
L i stated tns, the hall Will ne built
on the lofty nil il the rear OF the pres
dents house in Lexington.
At Newport News early yesterday
evening a crowd OF men. said 10 De
members OF Battery c, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, stationed themselves IN
front Of house OF ill-repute and fred
one or Two volleys into the Greenlight
saloon on Inc opposite OF the street, de-
mo!ishiug windows sDd creating intense
excitement in the neighborhood. The
men who did the shooting escaped
without being arrested. Later il the
evening while attempting TO arrest 2
drunken member OF Battery c Police
Officer 7. 4. Mitchell found !: neceS-
sary to shoot the man.
M. Chambers. me wife O. well known
and prosperous :srmer o. the Newns.Ee;
-o.d. near Richmond. les II c-l;lca. coLCl-
:5ou. Several days aso ;To syYsi=5 offered 70
eel her :or-Cre to- -wo chickens ~he nd
many enemies. the gyrSies -old her aud these
enemies would wTeas tAe.r spite OF he- %
poisoning the vel from w1ica she drank.
NJ Chsnte-s dismissed the women. afte-
giving them Ire chickens. Wleu the neu
re.c.re,3 70 ths house shortly afterwards they
found Ms C1zub e-s de-irio1., and soon she
went INFO con7ul=ion:. whicn -A=;ed g. ho1..
The family : plunged = grief. The neiga-
oors ak o: torc.o.y ejec;-cg the gyp5Ies.
Major 3. 2. EzEie, who uzu2gei the Green
o.ier White Sulc5u- Springs for nsny yeArs.
died yes;e-isE afternoon - L@wl=ourg. &c
W.: connected VIII ms tam2ns summe. -e-
SOFT 70. aboz: 3ity yesrs. The nsjoF hsd
ih-ee 1o-ses =1oi under him S. Gettysburg
srd yyss thrice wounded
Owing 70 falling 5esl:h snd reducei ciE
c1ms-Ance=, VI. ". {. D.sEe=, deputy treas
1reG OF Caroline county, ra:he. than d de-
gendel. OF MS friends who =oggh: 10 dis
scade hin ::on dong -. MS made spP,.ca.
:ioa 10 and besn sdu.:;ed 70 the soldiers
Home 81 Richmond.
NJ Philip Psnni!i died lev days s;nce s.;
his home, Green Le.Te.." Orange county.