Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. J IL. Roane Riddick has been
assigned to work in the tailoring depart
ment at the penitentiary.
Highland unity yesterday instruct
ed it's delegates to vote for Flood for
Congress. His nomination ia predicted.
Mrs. Elizabeth Walker the Oldest res
ident OF Marshall, died at the home OF
her son on Saturday the 10Th, from the
effects OF infirmaties and extreme old
age.
Much interest is manifested In Rich
mond in a report that Boston capitalists
are negotiating for the location of big
9 eel plant in Richmond to cost $4,000,
600.
Garland Cook murdered Martin
Fletcher at Crackers Neck, In Russell
county. on Wednesday by knocking
him in the head with rock. Cook fed
and is at large.
The Board OF Supervisors OF Clarke
county have refunded $4,000 OF the
outstanding per cent. bonds of the
county into bonds bearing 4 per cent
interest,
Rev. Robert M. Saunders, chaplain Of
the Randolph Macon Womau's College,
died at Lynchburg last night, after o
long illuess, OF Bright's disease, aged
seventy years.
After a sermon in the Methodist
Church at fredericksburg, Thursday
night, by Bishop Gambler, of Georgia, a
collection for the twentieth century edu-
cational fund was taken and nearly ST..
600 raised.
Miss Elizabeth ct. Clair Smith, daugh-
ter of Mr.. @. II. Smith, of Berryville,
was married to Mr.. Eustace Leroy Will
liams, of Louisville. KY, at the home
of the bride, last evening, by Rev. Ed
ward Wall.
At the republican national conven'
ton in Philadelphia yesterday J. Il.
Hoge, OF Virginia, was appointed on
the committee 10 notify Mr.. Mckinley
of his nomination for President, and
Mr.. C.. G. Smithers on the committee
10 notify Gov. Roosevelt of his NOM
ination for Vice President.
The White Caps, about sixty in num-
Der, burned house near Marshall oc-
cupied by Susan Coleman, colored.
When they were on their way to burn
the house gentleman living on the
road became very much frightened and
ran to the woods. In his excitement
he struck q tree and was unconscious
for several. hours.
A horse belonging to Samuel Belcher
was scared to death yesterday alter
noon on the free bridge at Richmond.
Just as he reached the Richmond end
of the bridge several of the heavy
blasts we're discharged, which fright
ened the animal so that he died in a
few minutes. He Ia thought to have
burst blood vessel.
George B. Tyler died very suddenly
Wednesday evening while out IN the
harvest field at the shelter on his farm
near Hay market. He was about 20
years old and unmarried. He had
been vestrymsn and senior warden
in S.. Paul's Church, of that place, for
years, and belonged to the well-knowD
Tyler family OF Virginia.
Negotiations between the Information
al Tobacco Company, recently charter.
ed, and Dunlap, Watson q McGill, and
Cameron Tobacco Company, exporters,
10 Petersburg, for the purchase of their
plants are said to be off. Information
| from an official scource states that the
proposed deal has been declared at an
end because the International Company
failed to put up the money for the pur-
chase.
The United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals in Philadelphia upheld the will
of Judge Hsndley, leaving large be-
quest to the city OF Winchester. He
was attached to the city of Winchester,
near which place he was in many bat
lies in the civil war. He left $3.50, 900
for public libary for that city and
other requests in and around Scranton.
The residue of this estate he left 10
the city OF Winchester for twenty years,
the income to be paid out and expended
10 that city for the erection of school
houses for the education OF the poor
This residuary involved about $500, 900.
Last Friday, near Linden, Rixey
Smith went to the house OF John Fox
while drunk, and behaved very badly.
Fox ordered him to leave the house,
and on his refusing to do 80, forcibly
put him out. Smith went to his home
about 300 yards distant and soon re-
turned with his gun. He shot at Fox
three times. Seven shot lodged 10
Fox's body, one entered the pupil OF
his left eye and put it out, another
entered just above the right eye, one
the heart and the others the body. Fox
ia In critical condition and Smith has
fed the country.