Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Ann P. Ellis died at her home
in Fredericksburg Yesterday, after
lingering Hines So, aged ninety two years.
Two sisters, Misses Virginia and Ellen
Ellis, survive her.
Harry Bell, Is years old, son of Mr..
Geo. A. Ball, died after short illness
at his home, the residence OF his grand
father, MIR. John b. Whitmore, near
Goresville, Loudoun county, on Wed
pesday.
Mr.. Muscoe Garnett, of Spotsylvaris
county, died yesterday at the home OF
his relative, Mr.. Eugene Bowie, III
Caroline county, aged seventy-six years
He was bro her of Mr.. Robert Z. W..
GARRETT, of this city.
By agreement between counsel 10
the case, W. G. Pilkinson, charged with
the murder of State Senator Flanagan,
will not be tried August 16, as appoint
ed, but the case will go over to the
October term of Powhatan County
Court.
A special term of the Circuit Court OF
Clarke county was held on Wednesday
to consider the appeal OF J. L. Lindsey
from decision of the County Court re-
fusing to grand him leave TO sell liquors
at Berry's Ferry, in Clarke county.
Hon. Thomas W. Harrison presided
The judgement OF the lower court was
affirmed.
Mrs. Margaret D. Mason, sister OF
the late ex- Governor Fred. w. M. Holll-
doy, has presented the vestry of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church, OF WIN
| chester, with check for 81, 2Oo Tor
memorial pew in the church, to DC
known as the Holiday memorial
pew" 1t will be an elaborate memor-
| ial. Prior to his death Governor Holli-
day made this request for the pew o.
his sister, who was his sole beneficiary
The money will be used for the erection
of the new and its maintenance. Yes
terday Mrs. Mason gave Two OF Cover
nor Holidays old colored servants SOU
each, and presented another with
house and lot, besides providing fol
his maintenance.
The report of the sale Of the Atlantic
and Danville Railway to the Southern
system is confirmed. Negotiations
which have been in progress for some
time past have been consummated, ana
the Atlantic and Danville will, this fall
become an integral part of the South
ern system. The Southern's trains
will probably run over the newly &C
ouired line to Primers Point, near Nor
folk, where the Soutbern's great termi
nails are located. This arrangement
will probably sbrogate the existing
trackage arrangement between the AT
lantic Coast Line and the Southern
Railway, and the lstter's Norfolk ant
Chattanooga express will be run vie
Danville instead OF through Selma ant
| Raleigh. 1t will not shorten the seized
dule materially.
At meeting OF the stockholders o
the Equity Improvement Company
held in Winchester yesterday, it was de
cded to 60 into voluntary liquidation
The board of directors were authorized
to sell the company's property in Win
chester, which consists of the Hcte
Winchss'ea and eighty five acres o
land adjoining. This property COS
| 1920 600. The liabilities ofthe company
are $4,000, secured by first mortgage
The stockholders will receive nothing
owing to shrinkage in values. The
capital stock of the company was 81,
900, 900. Certain properties in Scran
ton, Pa, were accepted in payment o
stock for large sum, and this prop
erty turned out to be nearly valueless
The city of Winchester losses this
amount, as it was among the assets o
the late Judge John Handley, tht
Scranton millionaire, who male Win
chester his residuary legatee for abou
q million dollars.