Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Nansemond county's democracy yes
terday nominated four fitbs of the SER
atorial delegates and new Martin man
for Inc general assembly.
The first bale of uew cotton for the
aesaon YVES received at Norfolk from
ME- rlboro county. South Carolina, and
so d for 5-l6 cents per pound.
A handsome monument is to mark
the grave of Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge
in Hollywood, in Richmond. 1t will be
put 10 place in about ten days.
Mrs Margaret Payne, widow OF the
late George Payne, died on Sunday at
the home of her sou, Lem Penn, IN
Falmouth, aged rs years. Seven grown
children survive her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e Hunter, OF
fredericksburg, celebrated on Satur-
dav the fiftieth anniversary OF their
marriage, surrounded by children,
grandchildren, land great grandchildren.
Governor Tyler opened his campaign
for United States Senator by speech
delivered at Wytheville yesterday. de
complained of the methods of his OPP
ponents and defended the May conven-
ton.
Grand Master r. T. W. Duke, ir.,
has appointed William Gibson, Jr., Ma
sonic lecturer for Division No. 2, in
place of Mr.. Louis G. Bell, of Lynch
burg, resigned. Mr.. Bell, however, re-
tains his position on the working COM
mittee.
The democratic legislative conven-
ton met at Charlottesville yesterday
and nominated the present incumbents
-Messrs. w. r. Duke and w. II.
Boaz-for the House of Delegates. The
nominees, are strong supporters OF
Senator Martin.
The men 10 the horseshoe depart
ment of the Old Dominion Iron and
Nail Works in Richmond struck yester'
day for 10 per cent. advance in their
wages. The management SO far has
refused to yield, and that department
of the works has closed down for the
| present.
Five hundred people of Phoebus call
| ed at the headquarters of the United
Charities yesterday and asked for food.
| This restitution is 8 direct result OF the
yellow fever quarantine. Phoebns has
5000 Inhabitants and 100 barrooms
Since the old soldiers have been penned
up on the reservation business has been
bad. 1t is not thought that it will be
necessary 20 call for any outside aid in
order to relieve such suffering as exists
John Back, about twenty-one years
of age, who lives at Haywood, Madi.
son county, met with serious accident
at Culpeper yesterday in attempting to
Jump from rapidly moving passenger
, train. Back boarded the train with q
| friend, and before be could get oil the
train was in rapid motion, but Back
did not hesitate TO jump, and as re-
suit he received quite painful Injuries.
DR.. Rixey, the railroad physician al
Culpeper, rendered to the sufferer med
ical attention.
An evening or so ago sneak-thieves
entered the house of Mr.. II. A. Thomp
son, cashier of the Peoples National
| Bank, in Leesburg, while the family
were absent and stole gold watch and
lot of jewelry belonging to Mrs.
Thompson, the total value being about
$3.50. The robbery occurred between
! s and IL o'clock at night and
the entrance was effected by prying
open the shutters of rear window.
Officers are on the lookout, but have
as yet been unable to apprehend the
| thieves.
Democratic primaries were held in
the four districts OF Clarke county Sat
! urday for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the conventions that will meet
in Berryville next Saturday to nomi-
nate candidates for the State Senate
and House of Delegates. Fifteen dele
gates were elected. 10 Chapel and
Greenway districts resolutions were
adopted indorsiDg Governor Tyler for
the United States SeDatorship and a
Iegalized primary system for the cleo
ton of United States Senators. Battle
town district adopted resolutions to the
effect that they believed the time had
not come for change in United States
Senatorship and that Senators should
be elected by direct vote OF the peo-
pie. a resolution in Long Marsh dis
lrict approving a legslized primary sys.
tenn for the election of United States
Senators was lost. Thomas D. Gold,
Of Clarke county, was indor5ed as q
candidate for the State Senate.