Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

burg has reduced the rute of discount
from E to 5 per cent.
Edward Tucker paid fine of $22 il
the Richmond police court yesterday
for swearing in strest car.
Miss Mary N. Inscoe and Mr.. Austin
b. Wilkerson were married at King
George Court House yesterday.
The Fredericksburg granite works
in few days will change hands and
become the property OF northern capita
lists.
Mrs. Sherman, wifs of John II. Sher-
man, manager of the Deford tannery q,
Luray, died there, yesterday, after q
long illness.
Miss Ellen Swan Drewry, of Minols
Chesterfield county, and Mr.. Frank
Deford, of Baltimore, were married
yesterday evening at St. Faul's Church
Richmond.
On Saturday evening last the dive
ling house occupied by the family OF
Mr.. Bsv. Ada ms, in Prince William
county near Hickory Grove, was total
ly destroyed by fire.
Mr.. John w. Carroll, the originator
and manufacturer of the Lone Jack"
brand OF tobacco, died in Lychburg yes
terday, aged 6S years. He was born in
Staunton and moved to Lynchburg
when seventeen years OF age.
Samuel D. Jones yesterday resigned
the presidency of Southwest Virginia
Institute at Bristol, after holding the
position for about eight years. The
hoard of trustees accepted his resigna-
ton, but have not elected his successor.
Master of Hounds A. B. Dundas, of
the Warrenton Hunt Club, has an.
nounced the following appointments for
February: Friday IL, at Bradley's
Tuesday Is, at Buckland Friday is,
at Carter's Run Church Tuesday %,
at Trippett's; Friday 25, at New Balti-
more.
The Petersburg Chamber of Com
merce yesterday appointed committee
to urge the passage by Congress of
Congressman Sydney P. Epes's bill to
establish q national park on the battle
fields in front of Petersburg, and re-
quested the city council to appoint q
similar committee for the same purpose.
A remarkable case of suspended ami
nation has occurred at Lambert's
Point. Mrs. Benjamin Lewis, vino
lives at that place, apparently died and
arrangements were made for her funer-
al. One of the watchmen, however,
noticed signs of life in the supposed
corpse and physician succeeded in
bringing her out of her trance.
The board of trustees ofthe Randolph
Macon system of schools yesterday in
Lynchburg filled vacancy in the board +,
caused by the death of Col. John A.
Robinson, of West Virginia, by the
election of Mr.. Joseph E. Willard, of
Fairfax. DR.. w. E. Edwards was
elected to fill a vacancy in the Ran
dolph. Macon Institute at Dauville.
Mrs. E. D. Delaney, of Leesburg, has
purchased the house and 50 acres of the
"Fruitland" farm, belonging to the es-
tate of the late Thomas W. Edwards,
and situated about one mile east of
Leesburg. The price paid was, it is
understood, $4,000. The place is con-
veniently located and will make beau
tiful home. Mrs. Del. takes posses
sion about April 1st.
The Board of Trustees OF the Rich
mond College, in their semi-annual
meeting on Tuesday. adopted q resolu-
ton leaving the question of opening
certain classes of the college to girls in
the hands of the committee on instruc-
ton, with power to act. This practi-
cally amounts to the introduction of
limited coeducation in the Virginia
College, as the committee, of which
Hon. J. l.. M. Curry is chairman, is
known to favor the plan.