Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. William Dufiey died few days
ago at his home in Stafford county,
aged sixty nine years.
DR.. William G. Jefries, a prominent
aud well.known physician, of Essex,
died at his home in Tappahannock,
that county, Friday.
Rev. Dr. Ed. n. Cali5ch was yester-
day re elected pastor of Beth Ahaba
Synagogue, Richmond, for five years at
e salary OF s., 900 year.
Saturday night dogs invaded the
sheep.fold OF Mr.. NJ. e. Mcpherson,
near Leesburg, killing aud injuring
eighteen out of twentY-three in the
flock.
Mrs. Jefferson Branagan, of King
George county, was so badly burned
about the face and body by falling into
the fire recently that her recovery is
despaired of.
Governor Tyler and party are ex-
pected to reach Richmond tomorrow
night on their return from Cuba. When
they left Richmond they proposed re-
turning tomorrow.
Judge J. B. McCabe has been elected
vice-president Of the Peoples National
Bank of Leesbnrg, in place OF DR.. G.
| Shirley Carter, resigned, the latter hay
ing removed to Washington.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoague, aged about
; so years, relict OF ]. Barclay Hoague,
| died yesterday at the home OF her son,
| Colonel William T. Hoague, treasurer
of the Virginia Military Institute.
William NJ. Hope, aged eighty-six
years, one of Portsmouth's most re-
spected citizens, died yesterday even.
ing. During the civil war Mr.. Hope
| was 8 naval constructor in the Conted-
crate service.
Another local option" election will
be held in Leesburg district on Wednes'
day, March %. For many years the
county OF Loudoun has been dry"
This is the third attempt to get that
district wet"
Mr.. NJ. X. Lowry has discovered a
vein OF silver on mis- farm in Stafford
county, near Brooke, which he is hav-
ing examined by experts with the eX-
pectation that it will lead to valuable
mining property.
Coils P. Huntington yesterday pur-
chased through his agent, from the Old
Dominion Land Company, at Newport
News, one hundred and ninety-seven
lots opposite the shipyard, paying
$4,000 for the tract.
Mr.. Norman Chance died yesterday
at his fathers residence, in Petersburg
He was twenty years Of age, and is the
seventh member of the family to die
from pneumonia within month. Tie
J father and youngest son are the only
TWO now left, and the boy is sick.
The widow of Confederate soldier
has written Governor Tyler very pa
thetic letter, saying she lis in very needy
! circumstances, owing to the pension
which her husband received from the
State being cut oil by his death. She
says that unless allowed a pension she
will have to depend upon charity for
support.
The James river division of the
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad has
been generally submerged for 200 miles
west of Richmond, and freight and pas
senger traffic has been suspended since
early in the day Sunday. Telpgrsphic
communication between Richmond and
Lynchburg was possible last night only
| by way of Clifton Forge. Points east
of Lynchburg cannot be reached.
In addition to the $500 left to Trinity
Episcopal Church, Of Fredericksburg,
Is specific legacy by the will of the
later Major William Key Howard, a
debt of $500, which, with interest,
amounts to 1860, due the estate by
Trinity Church, has been cancelled by
Mrs. Howard aud Messrs. w. Key
Howard, jr, A. Randolph Howard and
Clarence r. Howard, the sole parties
Legally interested.
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