Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Mr.. B. Frank Cook, well-known
Richmond merchant, died Sunday. in
his sixtieth year, from q stroke of pa
ralysis. He was an ex-Confederate.
DR.. Oswald B. Finney, long promi-
nent in Virginia politics, who once
fought a duel with Judge Roger A.
Pryor, died at Onancock On Sunday.
He was 81 years old.
Miss Ella G. Robins, OF the Taylor
Hotel, Winchester, died at Indlanapo-
lis, Ind, Saturday, after brief illness.
She was daughter Of the late Benja-
min Robins, a well-known hotel man.
Chairman P. L. F. Wolfe has called
a mass-meetiug OF the republican party
of King George county for August
court day TO elect delegates to the Al
exandris convention, which will be
held August 80.
There are now seven new national
banks in this State, banks having been
established at Fredericksburg, Orange,
Calpeper, Covingtou, Harrlsonburg,
Woodstock and Irvngton, and OF that
number there is not an exception 10
the rule of progress.
Mr.. Frank @. Tinsley died very sud-
denly 10 Richmond last night. He was
at his place OF business all through the
day, though feeling badly, and died
soon after reachiog his home. He was
IOrty-seven years old, and leaves a
widow and one child.
Mrs. Frank Phoeb IS yesterday be-
gan suit 10 the circuit court OF Eliza
beth City county against her husband,
Frank Phoebus, alleging dessrtion.
The case will come up At the August
term. Mrs Phoebus is well-known
society woman of Hampton. and the
case promises to be sensational one.
The republicans OF Washington
county at Abingdon, yesterday, appoint
ed delegates to the Ninth CoDgressiou =
al District convention at Wise on Au-
gust /, and instructed them for Gen.
James A. Walker. General Walker
now has votes enough to insure his
denomination for the race against Con
gresham Rhea, the democratic nom.
lnee.
The case OF John w. Mountjoy
charged with malciously asssultiog
Robert Mitchell, July 2, which began
in the Magistrates Court in Warren
ton last Saturday and was continued
until yesterday on account OF witnesses
for the Commonwealth being absent
was sent on to the grand jury. A true bill
was found as charged in the indictment.
The trial is set for the I'd day OF the
August term OF the county court.
Captain Thomas J. Wright, of Man
chester, conductor OF freight train,
was killed in the wreck of his train
Saturday night, near Randolph station,
on the Southern Railway, in Charlotte
county. The train parted and the two
portions ran together. The conductor
was horribly mashed from his hips
down, and died shortly afterwards. :.
T. Owens, a brakeman was thrown
from the top OF box car on TO fiat
car loaded with Car wheels and very
seriously hurt.
On Saturday night the little twin
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Grim,
of Winchester, died within a few hours
of each other. Ooe of the twins had
been i'll for several days and died on
Saturday night. The other, in ap-
parently good health, became very
FESTIVE and fretful after her sisters
death. The only way to calm the child
was to lay her beside her dead sister,
Then the little one dropped of into q
peaceful sleep and died short while
later. Both were buried in the same
coffin.