Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A saloon keeper in Newport News
was yesterday fined $500 for violating
the liquor law.
Miss Lizzie Embrey died yesterday
at her home near Remington, Fauquler
county, agsd eighteen years.
The North Atlantic squadron will
escort the flagship Olympia from New
York to Hampton Roads next week.
Frederick Bright, a widely. known
man Of Frederick county, died on Mon
day after long illness, aged sixty -nine
years.
The barbecue, horse show and races,
which were to have commenced yester-
day and continue four days, az Lynch
burg, we're postponed unit today on ac-
count Of wet grounds.
Mr.. E. M. Mcclure, agent of the
Southern and the Chesapeake and Onio
Railroads at Orange, and Hiss Jessie
Earl Perry, daughter of Mrs. Julia Per
~, were married in that town yester'
day.
The Rappahannock Valley fair at
Fredericksburg opened yesterday, rain
and threatening skies interfering with
the attendance. All races were post
poned because Of the condition OF the
track.
Seventeen guns were fired in the
Capitol Square at Richmond yesterday
afternoon, by order of the governor in
honor of Admiral Dewey's homecoming
The salute was fred by the Richmond
Howitzers.
The Valley Ore Company has pur-
chased from company, OF which Hon,
John K Cowen, of Baltimore, is mem
DER, $4,000 acres of ore land in Craig
and Allegheny counties, the considera
ton being $500 600
General Bowling has appointed Miss
Mamie ]. MacliD, of Petersburg, spon-
sor and Miss Celeste Staples, OF Lynch
burg, maid of honor, to the grand camp
of Confederate Veterans, at Pulaski,
October IL, II and Is.
Roanoke is being crowded with fire.
men to attend the thirteenth annual
convention OF the Virginia State Fire
mems Association. About 700 unifcrm-
ed men arrived last night and were re-
ceived in true Virginia style.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
met in annual session at Newport
News last night and will remain there
three days. Among the visitors from
outside of the State is Grand Chief Tenn
plar E. G. Jones, of the District of Co..
lumbia.
The Second Auditor has purchased
S114, 900 of Virginia Century bonds for
retirement as provided by law. These
purchases were made from surplus il
the treasury, largely due to the enforce
ment of what is known as the land
grabbers' law"
William FIsnnery Garrett, a conduc-
tor on the Richmond Traction line, was
accidentally shot on Monday afternoon
while sora huuting on the Mattaponi
river, and died yesterday morning from
the effects of the wound. The fatal
shot was fired by cousin, Carroll
King, who lives in King William coun
ty.
Miss Sallie Dixon, aged is, daughter
of Thomas Dixon, a wealthy farmer OF
Northampton county, committed suicide
Monday by taking strychnine. She
canned w. Il. Goffigon aged 2S, a neigh
boring farmer, as the man who had &C.
complished her ruin. When Goffigon
heard of the suicide, and that officers
we're looking for him he drowned him
self in q small stream about three miles
from his home. A rope had been fas-
tened tightly around his neck, and one
end tired to post on the shore, pre-.
sumably to prevent his body from be-
ing taken out into the deep water, af-
ter death.
DEATH OF GENERAL HETH.
General Henry Heth, who had been
i'll for some time, died at lao o'clock
this morning, at his residence in Wash
ington. The funeral will take place in
Richmond tomorrow. General Henry
Heth was born at Black Heath. Ches
terfeld county, Va, December 16, 1925.
He was graduated from West Point
Military Academy in July. 1S47, and
in the same month was commissioned
in the United States army as brevet
second lieutenant. When the civil
war broke out he left the service OF
the United States and offered his sword
to Virginia and the South. During the
greater part OF 1862 he was in COM
mand of the department of West Vir
giuia, and was also with General Kirby
Smith in kentucky and Tennessee in
the fall of that year. He took part iD
the battle OF Charlottesville and all
subsequent battles fought in northern
Virginia from that time until AppOmst-
tox. General Heth led his brigade
with StonewalI Jackson in the flank
movement against Hooker's right wing
at Charlottesville when Jackson re.
ceived his fatal wound. He opened
the great battle of Gettysburg by al
tacking Meade's advance division, and
led the advance in the Wilderness uu-
der Lee. During President Cleveland's
first administration he was special a.
dian commissioner in the west.
Good Enough TO Take
The finest quality of loaf sugar is
used in the manufacture OF Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and the roots
used in its preparation give it a flavor
similar to that of maple syrup, making
it very pleasant to take. As a medi-
cine for the cure of coughs, colds, Ia