Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. James B. Pace will build colos.
sal abattor near Richmond to cost
$4,000.
Mr.. Julius Liepert, sr., one of Peters
hurg's nest-known and enterprising ctl-
zens, died on Saturday.
The burning of the valuable plant OF
the Boyd Smith pyrites.mines, IN
Louisa county, on Friday, caused lost
of about $4,000.
Tie Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany has purchased the extensive de-
posts Of phosphate rock near Charles
ton, ). G., known as the Lewis mines.
a new Jail is now being built n
Prince William county by Contractor l
E. Cannon, and after il is compieLed 1t
will % one OF the strongest III tue
State.
Farmers OF Accomac and Northsmp,,
ton held netting on Saturday and
appointed q committee to formulate
plans for relief from the low prices re-
ceived for their products.
The seventy-sxth session OF tie
University of Virginia has opened with
decided increase in the attendance,
which is very gratifying, as it follows
an increase OF 20 per cent last session.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B..
lockwood were burned to death by the
burning Of the house at Curtis, II mile s
fem Bedford city, Saturday night. An-
ott, child Was so badly burned tnat
it will die.
The monument to Mosby's men at
Front Royal was successfully placed In
position on Saturday and everything
is now in good shape for the dedication
on next Saturday. Reports coming ID
point TO very large crowd being in at
tendance.
The examination of Thomas F. Burch,
| who shot and injured E. L. Norman,
| at Ashburne, Loudoun county, on Mon
day, was on Thursday fined 500 and
costs. The case will undoubtedly be
laid before the grand jury at its next
meeting.
Mr.. Edward J. Smith, well.known
business man of Purcellville, did few
days ago. and on Thursday night MIR.
Carroll Ross, a prominent young man,
died at his home, near Trappe, Loudoun
county. Both had been i'll for several
weeks with typhoid fever.
A suit for divorce was instituted in
Richmond on Saturday by the wife OF
pr. VIM. Gordon, formerly Of Lynch
burg but now of Norfolk. The couple
were married FIVE years ago when the
wife was only Is years old. They lived
| happily awhile but Mrs Gordon alleges
that her husband finally fell in love
with iypsy maid named Anne Ran
borough who has lured him from his
wife.
The conference between the Board Of
County Supervisors OF Frederick county
and G committee Of the Winchester City
! Council, for the purpose of efiecting an
adjustment Of the Market Square di
fficulty, came to an end on Saturday
without an agreement. The suit for
possession of the square will now go
before Judge Nicol in October and re.
gardless of which side wins it will be
carried to the Court of Appeals, which
meets in January mex.
The annual report OF the Norfolk and
Western Railway shows that during
the past fiscal year the earnings OF the
road have increased nearly 100000.
The net earnings of the road were
So, SSS ,036. The increase in the ex
psnses for the year was but $4,000
The increase OF passengers was more
than 100000, and the freight tonnage
mora than 100000 tons. The report
shows that $2lS,000 was spent in con-
struction, 100000 on equipment, and
about $4,000 on improvements and
betterment5.