The Washington weekly post., 1899-12-26
NEWS OF THE DAY IN VIRGINIA.

John NJ. Daniels new residence and
| stOrehOuSe, near Lahore Orange County
have been destroyed by fire. No insur-
/ ance.
Joseph Browning was thrown from his
| horse near Viewtown. RappahannOck
| County, a day or two ago and instantly
killed. His neck was broken.
The Southern Railway is pushing for
ward the work on its neat new passenger
| station at Edenburg, Shenandoah County,
which has long been in need of depot.
Rebecca WingfieId, colored. was perhaps
| fatally burned at Petersburg yesterday
| afternoon, by her clothing taking fire
| while standing in front of an open FIRE
| place.
| Mrs Green, wife OF James Green,
| painter at the Newport News shipyards,
while in fit yesterday afternoon dropped
.4ghted lamp. She was burned black
from the knees up and cannot live.
Steps are being taken to build a tele-
phone line between Fredericksburg and
Stafford Court House. 1t is thought that
sufficient capital will be subscribed within
a day or two.
The Washington Woolen Mills of Fred
erickSburg are running to their full ca
pacity; So many orders ahead are on file
that the mills cannot keep pace with the
demand, and orders are now being re-
jected.
The barn and stables of Capt Charles S.
Morgan, at Cape Charles, We're DESTROYED
by fire Sunday. Eleven horses, seven
! head of cattle, and a lot of provenGer
were burned. The loss is 5000 No in
suraEce.
Christ Episcopal Church. of Roanoke.
was consecrated yesterday morning by
Right Rev. a. NJ. Randolph Bishop of
Southern Virginia, assisted by Rev. T NJ.
Carson. of Lynchburg, and Revs. Milton
and Patton.
ba
ington and Lee University closed yester-
day, and with but few exceptions the stu
dents have gone home for the holidays
Studies will be resumed at the university
January 4, 1900.
As a Christmas gift to that portion of
Rockbridge County lying in the Natural
Bridge district the fine new steel bridge
over the James River. near Greenlee's
Ferry, will be formally opened for traffic
Christmas morning.
The first rain of any consequence in
Shenandoah County in eight weeks fell
Saturday night. The fall was not suf
ficient, however. to afford much relief to
the many farms in the Valley which are
without water for their stock.
A party of prominent gentlemen from
New York, members of the Hunting Club,
arrived in Warrento1 yesterday in spe-
ciai car, TO take part IN crOss-country
drag. given by the Warrenton Hunt Club.
The run was an enjoyable one.
Agents for Northern capitalists have
been buying up walnut timber lands in
Page County for several weeks past. CTOOd
prices were paid. The timber is being
SHIPPED at almost every railroad station
in the county. Most of it is consigned to
Hamburg, Germany.
Col. L. p. Harper, postmaster of Suf-
folk, yesterday received a letter from Law
yer r. A Mitchell. of Mour- Sterling. Ky.
inquiring for heirs of Benjamin Frank
lin, who died recently, leaving a consider
able estate without claimants. The heirs
are supposed to reside in Virginia.
The lumber dealers of Dinwiddie County
held a meeting last evening to protest
against the increased rate of freight on
lumber over the Richmond. Petersburg
and Carolina Railroad. A committee was
appointed to confer with the railroad au-
thOritieS to urge them to reduce the rates /
The papers confirming the election Of
Judge w. II. Bond to preside over the
County Court of Wise were forwarded to
him yesterday. There was urgent request
that the judge be commissioned at once, ]
that important matters now before the !
Wise County Court might be taken up for !
disposition.
The Richmond board OF aldermen last !
night adopted the ordinance previously /
passed by the common council granting !
rev franchises to the syndicate which has /
an option on the entire properties of the !
Richmond Railway and Electric Com |
pany. This insures the control of the |
street car lines by Richmond people.
The cadets of the Virginia Military In |
sutute are wondering if they are again TO |
be deprived of their one hOliday-Christ- |
mas. Last year the corps was ordered l
INTO barracks, TO avoid a collision between I
the cadets and riOtOus negroes Of the 4
town, who spent the day carousing and /
looking for trouble The students expect /
a repetition of the order Monday.
The Christmas german given at the I
Fredericksburg Opera House last night
by the young men of the city TO their
friends and visiting young ladies sur
passed any similar event there for years
Mr.. Z. VI. Young, jr., led the figures,
followed by over forty couples D0nch's
orchestra, of Washington, furnished the
music. A collation. was served at mid
night.
The John A Dix Industrial School. n
cOlOred institution. has been given III ~ |
acres OF land located about half a mile
from Dinwiddie County Court House on
which TO erect new school building. Be-
sides the land the school has been given
$500 feet of timber to be used in the
construction of the building. The erec-
ton Of the building VIII be soon COM
menced.
The Central Labor MON OF Newport
News has called upon Delegate F. c.
Madison 10 introduce bill to change the
city charter. 50 that city contracts shall
be let 10 day labor instead Of to contract /
labor. The union also indOrsed the bill
[ 7
Bland. prohibiting the employment OF
child labor.
Another heir to the famous Wood for
tCne has been found in Newport News. |
He is j. r. Wood. who viii leave to-m0F-
row TO examine the records I'm the pos
session or other relatives at CharlOttes-
vile, Orange, and Washington, Mr. Wood /
occupies a peculiar relationship TO the
other Newport News heir. Miss Fayetta
NJ. Robinson, being her step-father. her
second cousin and third cousin.
The William r. Trigg Company. Of
Richmond. has issued invitations TO the
of the United States torpedo
boat Stockton, which takes place on The
9TH instant 1t ] o'clock. Owing to the
Illness OF Miss Virginia Stockton OF Phil
adelphia. she will be prevented IRON par
ticipating In the launching ceremonies
but another relative Of the commodore
will act as sponsor in her place.
Culpeper, Va. Dec. 30-The spacious
residence or ex-NdyOr Samuel Diener. on
lower Main street, Culpeper caught fir
about o'clock last evening The hose
and hook and ladder COMPARES. under
Chief ROsso1. succeeded in saving tn
building. but the fire had spread so ran
idly that the loss on ;he building and fIIr
will amount TO several thousand
dollars. The property Is only partly in
sured
The sinking fund commissioners Of
ROckbridge County nave Cancelled 81 80
worth OF railroad bonds OF the county,
bought in by County Treasurer 5 r ,
Moore The commissioners instructed ne
treasurer 10 call in s. so more OF the our
sta nding bonds, with funds collected Drlor
10 the lst Of the present month This will
reduce the county debt TO Slsl go exclu-
sive Of 81 0f1 bonds issued for the nevr
county court house
Despite long AMI strenuous opposition (
The Portsmouth CITY Council mas granted 7
he application OF the Southern Bell Tele- |
nEFe .s4.~ fa.r~r
and enjoy certain other rights for tWau-
y-five years The company IL not 10 have ,
any exclusive privileges, and shall not I
,haFge a lower rate OF toll than Other
companies operating in the city, In order 4
% prevent II from crushing competition
BY a rate war.
Maryian nd Obituary.
Isaac Judy, wealthy farmer Of Har- ,
non Randolph County, dropped dead in