Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-10


Mrs. Scott, wife of Mr.. James A.
Scott, agent of the Richmond Fred
erlckSburS and Potomac railroad Mt
Milford. died Tuesday. aged 81 years.
Mr.. p. II. Duggins, OF Dover Hill
Mines, Goochland county, died Tues
day.
Miss Alma L., daughter of Sheriff n.
Z. Watts, of Augusta county, and Mr..
Z. Benton Corner. n prominent farmer.
were married in Stanton Wednesday,
Adjutant General Nalle and his as
sistant, Capt. w. w. Barrow, will be
unable to attend the military conven-
t1on to be held at Tampa next week
The former Is sick at his home in Gull
pepper. and the latter's duties demand
his presence in Richmond.
Sevcnty-1ive cards were sent out bv
the Superintendent of the Virginia
school for the Deaf and the Blind. at
Staunton, To patrons of the institution
asking their preference as to the use
OF tobacco by their boys. Sixty-nine
replied. One has no objections. another
objects only to cigarettes. while
third does not wish his boy to break
the rules of the school. The other
siSty-siN expressed themselves very
enlphatically against the use of tobacco
by their boys.
New machinery is being put in the
wooden mill at Snowfall.
Chrstiansburg is to have new
bank.
The Williams Beach summer hotel
Will be commenced at l;astvil!e on the
18TH instant.
Colonel William Henry Mann, of Pc
tersburg. is undergoing hospital treat
ment in Richmond for impaired health.
The fight for county officers, to be
filled at the May election, is growing
warm in nearly every county in the
State.
The freezing and thrawing OF the win
ter has badly damaged wheat in Orange
county.
Joseph S. Jackson. an honored mem
Der of the famous Montpelier Guard.
and one of our most valuable citizens.
died at his home near Lahore, Orange
county. Friday evening.
Mr.. N. E. Jones recently lost by fire
his chicken house. containing a lot OF
fine thoroughbred chickens. all> OF
which but two were killed.
Mrs. Lucinda NOEL, the oldest resi-
dent Of A)bemarlc county. died at Es-
mont Tuesday.
Mrs. Henrietta Morris. an aged Chris
tian lady of fredericksburg, died Tues
day.
In the Danville Corporation Court
William Barrett was tried on the
charge Of numbering Allen Morgan, COL
ored. and dcrutt tod.
The Democratic Committee of Han
over county will determine next Mon
day whether candidates for county
offices shall be nominated by primary
or otherwise.
Duncan Memorial Chapel Of Ran
dolph Macon College. is undergoing ex-
tcnsiVc rcpairs. Handsome memorial
windows Will be put in. y new ceiling
and seats VIII take the place of the old
ones. The repairs will cost almost
$500.
Fowlkes Brothers store at I.uncn-
burg Courthouse was burglarized last
Saturday night. The thieves secured
nearly $40 in silver and about $50 in
goods.
The Alexandria Marble Works has
received the contract for erecting Il
monument 1T Front Royal to Mosby's
men.
Rev Hugh White and wife. who have
been in China for several years past.
MIR. White being Il missionary sent by
the Southern Presbyterian Church are
at Winchester visiting his father, Rev.
Dr. IL NJ. White.
Mrs. Susan Kern. I'm aged aul hiehl,
rcsr"otcl lady. died ut the residence
# hor snn-in-Iaw. Aly, O. u. Eraih-
waite. at Cross junction. Frcdcric.l
COUNT the other day Mrs. Kern was
6S years Of age and is survived by SIX
children.
Miss Grace Pctlit. a young lady OF
Alexandria, Who was arrested and held
III Washington on ,he false charge OF
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