Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-15
VIRGINIA NEW2

The spread OF smallpox among the
colored population OF Norfolk county
has assumed an alarming aspect.
Governor Tyler left Richmond for
East Raof,rn Yesterday evening. He
will return with his family on the frat
OF October.
Henry Lister, cottager, T. s. E
Dixon, OF Chicago, and Arthur Nc
Laughlin, of Newark, n. j.. were
drowned while bathing at Virginia
Beach yesterday.
The Synod of Virginia will meet in
its annual session ut Tazewell, on Sep
TENDER q. Excellent arrangements
have been made and delightful meet
irg is anticipated.
Mr.. James Pollard, q wellknown
member OF the Baltimore bar, died 10
that city yesterday, aged ffty-six years.
He was born in King and Queen county,
Va, November ,, 1912.
Mr.. P B. Buell., of Herudon, has sold
the Fullerton Farm" in this county,
belonging to Mr.. H. G. Otis, to Mr.. B.
F. a. MYERS. of Rockingham, for
SIS, 900. Fairfax Herald.
The third annual sale of horses from
the Idlewild stock farm OF S. Russell
Smith, near Culpeper, was held yester-
day afternoon. The sale brought q
good crowd of local and foreign buyers.
Only q limited number of horses were
sold and fair prices prevailed.
a dispatch from Warrington. ". Va,
says: The survivors of Maulsby's Bat
terry had their fourteenth annual re-
union Yesterday. Company F, Twelfth
West Virginia, also had reunion, end
was given a banquet at the Hotel
Floyd, ty Captain 4. y. Pritchard,
Capt. Patrick H. McCaull, commits.
sary OF subsistence, U. :. volunteers,
has been relieved from duty in the office
of the purchasing and depot commissary
at Dunn LoFing, and will proceed to
Philadelphia, for duty pertaining to the
payment of commulation Of rations TO
soldiers on furlough.
Governor 7 yler is in receipt of let
ter from lady of good character il
Powhatan county, who states that she
was hypnotizsd some time ago, and is
still held under the influence, and asks
the Governors aid to rid her of the
spell. She was instructed to consult
County Judge Thomas NJ. Miller.
The State Board OF Education has
adopted the readers published by B. F
Johnson Il Co. to the list OF books to
he used in the public schools. These
books were not satisfactory to the
board at first, but upon their being re
vised We're placed on the list. Mont
gomery's Beginners American History
was adopted.
T. D. Berry and Charles L. Mosby,
of Bedford City, who are charged with
violating the national banking law il
connection with the defunct First Ma
tioual Bank, OF Lynchburg, were bailed
Yesterday in the sum OF 5000
each, with o. G. Bell and J
II. Walker as sureties. The case
which has been on the docket for
long time, was continued until the
third day OF the March term.
Annie Swanson, alias Annie Smith,
hal hearing in police court in New
port News yesterday for throwing &
lighted lamp, which set fire to the clothes
of Bridget Mahoney and burned her tc
death. She was fined S25 and costs fol
involuntary manslaughter. The testi-
mony went to show that Annie was L!
der the Influence Of liquor and grabbed
the lamp from the table and threw it
across the room. 1t was thrown at nc
particular person. She and Bridget
Mahoney were the bes. of friends, and
| had no trouble.