Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

on Saturday.
The Roanoke Light Infantary has
been reorganized, with w. H. B. Low.
lug as captain.
The Monticello Guard, of Charlottes-
vile, has been reorganizsd with T. p
Peyton, as captain.
Rev. William Lunsford, of Roanoke
has been called to Venable Street .Bap-
tist Church, Richmond.
Mrs Anne Norvel Radford, widow o.
Winston Radford, died Sunday night al
her home, near Forest Depot.
United States Fish Commissioner
! Geo 'ge M. Bowers has decided to stock
the south branch of the Potomac river
with black bass.
Otto Wagner, butcher, was struck
by Il Cincinnati &Ohio train near Orange
Sunday night and killed. He was born
in Bavaria, and was about DO years OF
age.
Col. John Bell Bigger, Clerk of the
House of Delegates, is gradually grow.
ing weaker. His physicians now hold
out practically no hope of his recovery,
and it is feared he cannot last many
days.
Invitations are out for the marriage
OF Maize Louise, daughter of Mrs. 5. S.
Pegram, and Mr.. Augustus Smith Duff
fey, of Middleburg, on Wednesday,
| June II, at the residence of che brides
mother, in Charlotte, n. G.
The grand master of Masons, OF Vir-
ginia. Judge R. L. W. Duke, jr.. Of
| Charlottesville, has accepted the invita-
ton for the Virginia Grand Lodge OF
| Masons to take charge of the ceremon'
les incident to the laying of the corner
stone of the j. Randolph Tucker Mem
oral Hall, which will take place June
10 at Lexington.
A letter from Culpeper says Col. &.
T. Crittenden, former clerk at the
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs and
for number of years superintendent
and baggage master at the depot there,
| was paralyzed about week ago. Col.
G. has been living with Major J. r.
Smoot, near Mitchell's Station, for
about two years. His condition is not
serious.
The pastors ofth various churches
in Roanoke have instituted a movement
| looking TO the reformation of funeral
practices as observed in that city. They
recon mend greater economy in funeral
preparations, aud among other things
that men should keep their heads COW
cred at the grave. They are also OPP
posed to opening the coffin in the
| church or cemetery.
At Ocean View last night there was q
J cooking main between Virginia birds,
entered by A. ?. O'Conoer, of Norfolk.
and the Maryland birds of A. B. Suit,
OF Suitland There were nine hard
fought battles, the Virginia birds win
/ ming six. The stake was 5000 OF the
main and $50 on each battle. About
five hundred people witnessed the
fights.
The Corporation Court of Lynchburg
Yesterday, il the cases of the gentle
men indicted for refusing to return their
stocks for assessment for taxation, de-
cided that the legislature had the right
under the constitution to tax, and that
under tine statute of February II, 1898,
that the legislature did require said
stock to be returned for assessment for
taxation.
Richard d. Anderson, of Red Hill,
Albemarle county, died yesterday, after
an illness of several months. Mr. An
derson and his brother, Mr.. John r. An
derson, haYe for many years conducted
at the University OF Virginia the large
and successful business of Anderson
Brothers, dealing in hooks, athletic
supplies, ana othof merchandise de-
manded by the student trade.
The Sts'e Board of Medical Exam.
irers will be in session in the hall of the
House Of Delegates, il Richmond, to-
dav. tomorrow aid Thursday for the
examination of about one hunI.-ee;d IAN
didates Tor license. There are two va
cancies on the board, CAUSED ry the
anpointment of DR.. l.. S. Foster, OF
Mathews county, to the superintend-
encv of the Eastern State Hospital.
Farmer Calhoun, of Springwood,
paid a visit to Clifton Forge yesterday
and telegraphed his wife to r.eet him
on his return with the family carriage.
In sc2ae way not explained, the tele-
gram got m;yed up, and when Mr.. Cal
houn stepped troll the train his wife
was in mourning hebi,ilia2ts; and
full set of pallbesrers awaited hiui. He
and they we're much surprised when he
stepped among them.
The Richmond City Council last
night passed almost without dissent the
ordinance giving the Richmond. Peters
burg and North Carolina Railroad the
new branch of the 6eaboard Air Line,
right of way through that city, and
unanimously adopted the ordinance
giving chat road and the Chesapeake
and Ohio the privilege to build large
union passenger depot on Main street.
The road will at once commence work.
The case of the Petersburg Perpetual
Building and Loan Company against
the CITY of Petersburg was heard in the
Circuit Court of Petersburg yesterday
before Judge B. &. Hancock. This case
involved the constitutionaiity of the
acts os assembly which impose ape
cial license tax on building and loan
companies in place of other taxation,
Judge Hancock's decision holds the
law to be constitutional and valid.
James. the six-year.old son of Mr..
George G. Burgess, residing near Bur-
CESS, 10 Dinwidde county, met with q
shocking death on Sunday afternoon,
near his home. He, with his little