Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.


tract to build telephone line from
Middleburg to Plains.
Ex-Judge Charles Ashton, who has
been quite sick with fever, is GONZALES
ing and hopes soon to be out again.
Frank Smith, the sailor at the Re.
treat for the Sick, in Richmond, suffer
ing with pernicious malaria, which was
at first thought to be yellow fever, is
considerably improved.
Senator Daniel returned to Lynch
burg yesterday from Knoxville, Tenn,
and will leave Monday for Washing
ton to attend a meeting of Che indus
trial commission, of which he is men,
her.
Mr.. Dulapy Bruin, of Loudoun, will
be candidate for the legislature next
fall and Mr.. J. F. Ryan, who has repre-
sented that county in the legislature
for several years will be candidate for
Congress.
The captain and crew of the schooner
Western Belle, wrecked off Newfound.
land banks, were rescued by the steam
| ship st. Enoch and arrived at Newport
News yesterday. They give harrow
ing tale of their suffering.
A letter from Stafford says Mr.. r. l..
Flatford's estate. it is thought by those
competent TO Judge, will net, after pay
ing small Indebtedness, from $l5 600
to $4,000, an evidence of progressive
thrift seldom seen in that community.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Virginia Conference will
meet in Lynchburg next week. The
report of the treasurer, Mrs. A. W.
Nowlin, shows that during the year
the society raised $7,l05. and that it
has at present 156 auziliaries.
The democrats of the Seventh Sena-
torial district held their convention at
Clifton Forge last right to nominate q
candidate for the Senate, to fill the un-
expired term of Hon. S. II. Letcher,
appointed circuit judge, vice Hon.
William Mclaughlin, deceased.
The board of visitors of the UNIVERSE
ty of Virginia were in session Thursday
night. The meeting was to deal with
the finances for the present session.
Other matters were deferred till the
meeting in February. Five hundred
and forty. eight students have matricu-
lated.
1t is possible that Thomas W. Lacy,
the convicted general delivery clerk in
the Richmond postoffice, will be con-
fined in the Virginia penitentiary, in
stead of being sent to Raleigh. Mrs.
Lacy visited Judge Waddill last night,
and appealed to him to make this
change in the sentence.
Mr.. James D. Mason and Miss Eliza.
beth Rucker Haythe, OF Lypchburg,
went to Washington and were mar
ried there Wednesday evening. There
was no objection to the match, and the
elopement was resorted to at the re-
quest of the lady, who strongly object
ed to being made bride in the pres
ence of an audience.
The yacht Niagara, with her owner
Howard Gould, and his bride aboard,
passed in the Virginia capes yesterday
morning and anchored off Old Point
Comfort. Mr.. and Mrs. Gould remain
ed aboard almost ali day. Last night
the Niagara sailed for a trip outside the
capes, but returned to the Point. The
Young couple attracted much attention,
but they had few callers.
The fall term ofthe Circuit Court OF
Clarke county will meet at Berryville,
on October 90 A case OF interest to
MANY is an action of damages brought
bv Miss Julia Wood, the seventeen
year-old daughter of Mr.. William Wood,
of that county, against Mr.. Frank Tum-
bin, prominent farmer living east of
the Shenandoah river. Tumblin, who
is married man, with large family,
was arrested some months ago upon
the complaint of Miss Wood, who
charged him with adultery. The case
was heard before Justice and Tum5lin
wss found guilty and fined. The case
now to be tried is based upon the
former conviction, and the amount OF
damages claimed is s. 900. More than
forty witnesses have been summoned.