Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-28
VIRGINIA NnWH.

Fredericksburg today voted on the
question of building and operating an
electric light plant.
DR.. G. f. ChamberIayne, Il we'll
known physician OF Middleburg, is
quite sick with pneumonia.
A Catholic colony is to be located
near the Catholic convent at Nokcs-
vile. They will come from Nebraska.
DR.. 3. G.. D. Monkey, lifetime resi-
dent of Greenwich, Prince William
county. died on Sunday, aged ninety
years.
J.C. Gilbert. q track walker on the
Southern Railway, was struck by an
engine near Buford's Station yesterday
and instantly killed.
Hugh Crawford Roller, eldest son of
the late Courtney a. Roller, died in
Stanton yesterday after several
months Illness OF tubercular consump-
ton. aged twenty-six.
The Virginia police boat yesterday
invaded Maryland territory and cap
tured the oyster schooners Minnie Is
telle and Capt. Jesse Marsh for viola
tons of the oyster laws OF Virginia.
The rivers and creeks being clear Of
ice. the fishermen are making active
preparations for the spring fishing.
The indications are that the usual Aum-
Der OF traps will also be used il CATCH
ing the fish.
A proposition was last night submit
ted to the Richmond common council
and referred to the committee on
streets to extend the time in which the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad can
build the new depot there.
A handsome tablet to the memory OF
the late Rev. Moses ID, Hope, D d,
was unveiled on Sunday at Hoge Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church, in Rich
mond, with addresses and appropriate
ceremonies. DR.. Hoge was founder OF
that church.
DR.. Thomas B. Lane was elected
superintendent of public schools of
Mathews county yesterday by the
State Board of Education. He succeed
ed DIR. l.. S. Foster, who was recently
made superintendent of the Eastern
State Hospital at Williamsburg.
State Secretary Lecoulter. of the
Virginia Y. NJ. G. A, has sent tele-
gram to Hampton, ordering that all
preparations for the State convention,
to be held there beginning next Thurs
day, be suspended. 1t is thought that
the action has been taken on account
of the smallpox scare in Hampton.
The growing wheat crop in Freder'
ick county is said to have been very
greatly benefited by the recent heavy
snowfall. The reports regarding the
destruction of large portion OF the
peach crop by the recent blizzard are
said by a prominent peach-grower OF
the county to be without foundation.
Two deaths occurred at P;conian
Springs. in Loudoun county on Sun
day and Monday. On Sunday Mrs.
Vandevanter, wife of Mr.. a. c. Vande-
vanter. proprietor of the hotel at that
point, died OF pneumonia after short
illness. Monday the eldest daughter,
Annabel, aged about eighteen years,
also died of the same disease,
A number OF deeds were recorded in
Richmond yesterday representing the
purchases of property by the Rich
mond Petersburg and Carolina Rail
road along their proposed route through
Richmond, on which they have had OPP
tons for some time. Their expenditures
for resl estate aggregate about 800 900.
The property bought for depot adj
Joins the site purchased by the Chesa
peake and Ohio for the same purpose
and the two companies are in confer.
ence with view to combining and
building a mammoth union station.