Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-26
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TuFsD. EVENING. DEC. 26, 1899
DEFERRED VIRGINIA NEWs.

DEFERRED VIRGINIA NEH =
William A. Burnett died Saiu.ds,
night at his residence in Stauuton, ager
60 years. He was born in Nelsoi
county.
Walter A. Grinnap, prominent
vouee business man of Richmond anC
member of the dry goods firm OF Foul
oureap. Temple q Co., died Oh S=tui'
da;, aged 81 years.
Saw milling, like The railroad lie and
core wood business, is nearly al an md
in King Gro.ge. The timber is about
exhausted, aud some OF the NILS are
saving % trees pot much larger than
Ordinary pine pole. Lumber for
buldirg purposes will hereafter hav'
10 be shipped to that county iroW dis
tant points.
Burnley TAYLOR, at one time treas
urer of King W.illam county, and had
served term IL The peDitenllary for al
!ered embt zzemeui, was arrested III
Re mond on Saturday at the reques'
of the B jston police, 90 charge CT
stealing goods vslued at $4,000 He
saws that he Ii peTisc ~ wiling 10 20
to Boston without requisilion pepeF'
and stand trial.
The bill pllcing tonnage Xxx upon
fertile rs, wh:cn has pass q DO L
branches of tie General ASS mbly, pre- :
vdes for the appointment OF a cousid-
erehe numner of inspector, AID
resdv Commissioner koiner nas tcelv
ed numerous applications. These 81 :
plica,ions will DE referred to the State
Board of Agricul ure. which meets
early in January.
A fire on the water front OF Norfolk
on Saturday night threatened 10 de-
stroy much valuable property, incluc-
ing the big cotton warehouse in Altar :
tic CITY. The Nottingham & Wtenn
CompAnv's line and lumber and ice
warehouse, snd oyster houses, belong
ing 10 the Wrenns, turned. Fire tugs
confined the fimes to The frame ware
houses. The loss is from IS 600 10 SlO,-
600.
Great excitement prevails about one
mile FROM Shenandoah, on Naked
creek, on account OF mad dogs. Two
horses and one cow have beeu killed,
having been bitten by the mad dogs.
Noah KooDiz, q man of family, was
bitten, and is now at the hospital SUI
fsriug from hydrophobia. There are
fears for bis life. Evidences of hydro
phobia did not develop in Mr. KooDiz
Till the thirty.frst day after being BIZ
ten. Most of the dogs AID cats in the
pejp hborhood have been killed.
The question of the proper distrihu-
ton of the military fund among the
various companies in the State service
is perplexing the State Military Board
no little. The Board has held two
meetings recently. and it is understood
that the members are divided as be-
tween two plans. The alternative
plans presented ara the old one of sp-
portionment among the companies on
the basis of number of men reported at
annual inspection, or ore propose d,
which would provide for payment from
headquarters annually of euch bills
submitted by the various companies,
covering the legitimate expenses iG-
Cured during the year as might be sp-
proved by the board.
The Southern and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroads will shortly discontinue
join; operations at Strasburg junction.
Heretofore they have maintained 4
j,int ticket and baggage agent, but
each road will have its own employee
as soon as the necessary accommoda
tions en- be provided. l. is reported
that the Baltimore aud Ohio will re
fuse to make connection at Strasburg
junction with tie afternoon rorthbound
train OF the Southern, as per the mar
date of Commissioner Hill, made in
Richmond en- the 18th instant. The
City Council OF Winchester has direc-
Ell its attorneys TO institute proce-e-
pgs to compel the Baltimore aud Ohio
and Southern road to make connec
ton OF evening trains at Strasburg juno
ton.
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