Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-12
VIRGINIA NEWS

john Gr6en, Oh SlhHOru COuutls Nioe
at his home, near Brooke, yesterday
after protracted illness, aged eighty
years.
Mr.. T. r. Fishburn, of Roanoke, has
been elected manager of the Southern
Methodist Publishing House to be estab-
lshed in Shanghai, China.
Westmoreland Lodge, at Kinsale, are
preparing to honor George Washington
by building a commodious Masonic hall
10 the county where he was born.
Fort Wool, or the Rip Raps, is to be
fortified. The plans are prepared and
the estimates OF cost have been asked
for and received. The cost will be In
the ueighboorhood of 100000.
Watermelon growers in Stafford and
King George, both OF which counties
are usually large producers OF that lus-
cious fruit, state that the crop this sea-
son will be far below the average.
Mrs. Gertrude Jones Engle, wife OF
J. F. Eugle, of Charlestown, w. Va,
died yesterday morning, aged twenty
seven years. She was the only daugh-
ter of the late Charles Jones, OF Clarke
county.
Robert Snow, a member of we'll
known family of Campbell county, was
yesterday convicted in the Campbell
County Court OF stealing horse from
two old maiden ladies and sentenced to
three years in the peDitentiary.
Miss Margaret Holt. sisterin-law OF
the late Gov. John Letcher, died in
Lexington, at the residence of her
nephew, Judge S. Houston Letcher,
Tuesday morning. She was dauRh-
ter of Mr.. Reuben Holt, Of Augusta
county.
Gov. TYLER returned to Richmond
yesterday evening from Missouri, where
be and his family party remained some
DAYS with relatives after the democratic
national convention. The governor is
enthuastic in the belief that Bryan
will be elected.
Yesterday marked virtually the close
of the Virginia Baseball League, face
tiously dubbed the Trolley League"
since the games have been confined to
the four cities connected by trolley
lines and ferries. Lack OF support is
the cause assigned.
10 Caroline county, within radius
OF fifteen miles, five octo genarians,
whose az regate ages footed up ACC
years, have died within the last two
weeks. They were w. h Cstlett, aged
eighty-two years, Albert GouldmaD,
eighty; l.. w. Lockwood, eighty-two;
Joseph A. Broadus, eighty, and Ed
mund sutton, eighty-two.
The Union Cotton Mills Company,
which has two large factories in Man
chester, has decided to shut down at
the end OF this month. The reasons as
signed are the decision of the Manches-
ter council 10 enforce the payment OF
city taxes, from which the factories
have heretofore been exempt, and the
dull market. This will throw 220 oper-
atives out of work.
Within the next week or 30 some
one representing the Virginia republi-
cans, most likely State Chairman Park
Agnew or national committeeman
George E. Bowden, will confer with
Senator Hanna with reference to the
campaign 10 this State. The republican
headquarters will be established in
Richmond, as usual, and will be open
ed about the 1st OF September.
A letter from Richmond says the re-
publicans have taken no formal steps
looking to the opening OF their cam
paign In Virginia. Headquarters will
be opened there about the first Of Sep
TENDER, provided any OF the campaign
money is apportioned to this State.
Park Agnew, the State chairman, is
one of the collectors of internal reve-
nue., and he will probably be able to
spend but little time there. He could
direct the canvass from Alexandria.