Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr. ]. F. T. Young for many years
prominent resident of Petersburg, dled
in Richmond Sunday night.
Ia Norfolk comfy yesterday, Corr
s'aNle mathews was nearly Drained ana
then shot three times by an unknown
negro.
The Virginia Dental Association be-
gan its annual meeting to-day at old
Point Comfort, and will be in session
three days.
Mr.. w. K. Lambert, one OF Peters
burg's best-known citizens aud mer-
chants, died suddenly of heart trouble
Sunday night.
Maj. William e. Russell, a Fred
ericksburg merchant, died yesterday
aged seventy-four years. He was ma
tive of Pennsylvania.
Fire yesterday morning destroyed the
sawmill, paint warehouse and staots
of S. P. CAST in Portsmouth, entailing a
loss OF s., 900, covered by insurance.
George r. Nicholas, prominent cit
izen of Rockingham county, died yes
terdey OF pneumonia at his!home near
KeezIetown. He was nearly 80 years
old.
Mrs Sallie Terrell Hurt, wife of Hon.
John l.. Hurt, ex-President OF the Vlr-
GINA Senate, died suddenly at the
home of lie: mother at Lynch's station
last night.
The Ruskin colony, a community OF
socialists, now in East Tennessee, Is
coming to Virginia A site has been
selected by the promoters the scheme
on the marshy banks of Chuckatuck
Creek, in Nansemond county.
A young white woman, who was ar
rested on charge of stealing 50, in
Richmond last night, made determ-
ined effort to commit suicide in cell at
the First station. She attached part
OF her underwear to portion of the
cell and tried to hang herself.
A committee has been appointed,
consisting of Lieutenant Governor Ed
ward Echols, Congressman ]. NJ.
Quarles and others, to invite William
j. Bryan to make the opening address
of the Staunton street carnival, to be
held there the first week in October.
The puddlers' strike ct the Old Do
minion Iron and Nail Works at Rich
mond has undergone absolutely no
change, nor does there appear to be any
weakening on the part of the men who
have gone out. They still stick to their
assertion that they will not work unless
a 81 q ton rate is accorded them.
Miss Kettle Chamberlayne and Miss
Amanda Chamberlayne, daughters OF
Mrs. S. d. Chamberlayne, were married
in Richmond yesterday to MIR. Herbert
Francis and Mr.. Churchill Graves, re
speclively, at the home OF the brides
mother. Bishop Penick and Rev. DR..
Hatcher oiliciated. The brides are
quite noted beauties.
The stockholders of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company have au-
thorized the increase OF the capital stock
| OF that concern from $l2 900, 600 to S24,
| 900, 900, an increase of S6,000,000 pre-
ferred and Sc. 600, 900 common stock. 1t
is stated that within few weeks the
operations of the Virginia Carolina
Chemica! Company will be so extended
as to embrace many branch 8 now own
| ed by competing firms.
A double feed store fire On south
Twelfth street gave the combined fire
department Of Richmond several hours
of hard work in the early morning yes
terday When discovered the interior
of Gals Mayo, Denoon, 81 Co. and T. a.
Buck & Co.'S buildings were roaring
furnaces, the two stores were Quilted +,
and though the fire was kept between
walls aud under roof, hardly an article
in the three stores and basement was
of any value after fire, smoke
and water had done their work. The
loss to stock is 900, aud damage to
building $4,000 Full insurance. Fire
man Joseph Ii. Smith was overcome by
the heat.