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

Rev. Mr.. Pendleton, of Fairfax
county, has declined the call to the
Episcopal churches of King George
county.
Major Fl Q. Rice, the Tyler candi-
date for the House,in Charlotte county,
has withdrawn, leaving the field to DR..
4. S. Priddy, who is for Martin.
The large harm on the "Snowden"
farm in Stafford county was set On fire
by lightning Saturday night, and, with
large lot of oats, corn and other
farming property belonging to Mr.. w.
S. Hsnsford, was destroyed. No in
surance.
At Powhatan Court House yester-
day the grand jury found true bill
against w. G. Pilkinton for the killing
Of State Senator William M. Flanagan
on July 3, and at the request OF Judge
Watkins, the attorney for the Common
wealth, the trial of the case was set
for August 16.
The democratic meeting at Isle of
Wight Court House yesterday to nomi.
nate candidate for the legislature re-
suited in q row. The executive COM
mittee finally decided to submit the de-
cision to primary of the democratic
voters OF the county, and the mass
meeting was dissolved.
Governor TYLER asked yesterday to
have the Rockingham primaries post
poned, but his requ- st was refused by
the democratic committee and the pri-
maries will be held on Saturday, the
day appointed Governor Tyler left
Harrsonburg on an afternoon train TO
look after bis senatorial interests in
Warren county.
Rev. Dr. james A Duucan's refusal
to accept the presidency OF Randolph
Macon College, TO which he was eleci =
cd last week. makes it necessary for
the board of trustees to meet again
and hold another election. DR.. Dun
Can has fms pastordte in Knoxville
Tenn. Dr.. w. ]. Young or Rev. w. G.
Starr may be chosen in view of Dr.DuL :
Cau's action.
DR.. Pauius A. Irving, secretary of the
STATE B ard OF Hralib, stated yester-
day that ne yellow lever situstiou was
nnrov!ug Gully, aud that while the
lear oi she disease spre aiding WAS now
small, 30 means was ,beiLg spai 4 in
the Glrec ion of vigila' &c. Ricnm I'D
MI aol quarartine against Norfolk
tostily, even if case Of yellow fever
-Douid Dr. AK out there.
On Sunday Afternoon while Mrs
" liam Decouteur, OF Sta ford county,
Was lIgn;ing Il lamp. her clothing took
fire and she was 80 badly burned that
death resulted in a few hours, Mrs.
Lsuuuteur was alone ut the time.
WIN found she was lying in the yard,
her clothes having been burned from
her body She was running toward 4
nearby STREAM when sne was overcome
Sac was forty eight years old.
At the Cuipeper democratic commit
tee meeting yesterday resolutions were
passed providing that primary be
held on September TO nominate q
candidate for the Hors, of Delegates
and, with separate ballot box, to vote
for United States Senator, the candi-
date receiving the highest vote to be
the choice of the democracy of that
county and its representative pledged
10 support such choice. Another reso
luton was passed providing that the
representative Of this senatorial district
In the State Senate OF Virginia be in
structed, es far as its county is con-
cerned, as to the choice of Culpeper
democrats for United States senatorial
candidate as evidenced by the vote
taken at the primary.