The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
OLD DOMINION NOTES.

Civil service examinations for letter carriers and
postal clerks will be held al Parkersburg. ". Va.
May 5.
Okef ShOlem Congregation, of Norfolk.
Is planning the erection Of a $4,000 syna-
gOgue.
Rev. j. Ernest Thacker was yesterday
Installed as pastor of the Second Presby-
terian Church of Norfolk.
A million dollar tunnel to connect Nor
folk and Portsmouth is projected. Well
known capitalists are behind the scheme
The condition of Gen. Edgar Allan, of
Noriolk, United States district attorney,
VINO mas been quite sick for some weeks,
was slightly improved last night.
Tazewelrs municipal election yesterday passed off
quietly This ticket elected: Mayor Vincent
L. Axteni cOuncilmen, q. W. Gillespie. H. E. Har-
man, o. C. Enpshiller, J. " Harmon, and J. T
Beldreth; recorder l. c. Dodd.
From Battery Z, Second Artillery.
stationed at Fort Monroe, a detachment
has been sent to ST. Helena, S. c.. for
practice drill. and TO acquaint themselves
with the new Southern Notifications.
William HUI, who fell from a freight train IN
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad about week ae,
died at kearneysyille, W. Va. Sunday night Of his
injuries He was tweIty-six years Old. and resided
At bakerton Jefferson County, " Va.
barn belonging to George W. West. near
Chariestown, W. Va, was totally DESTROYED bv
hre Sunday night. The loss estimated al g. 600 IS
partially covered by insurance. The FIRE is SUD
posed to be the work Of an incendiary.
The body of Capt Robert ". Hamilton OF the
tug W. W. Graham. % Norfolk, who was lost over
board and drowned in the York River March %
was found by fishermen near Yorktown yesterday.
The remains will he inferred in Baltimore
John knight and "ElP' Campbell. of
Marlsville district, Page County, who
have been in Luray jail for several weeks
charged with attempted rape, was SEN
fenced TO Jail for three months and fined
$40 each. Saturday.
W. a. Kern. an extra Chesapeake and Ohio brake
man. met death Sunday morning by being knocked
fron his train by an overhead bridge near Waynes-
boro HIS body was taken TO his home at Eagle
Mount, near Clifton Forge, for burial. He was
about thirty years old and unmarried
f. r. Smiths tannery, at Powelrs
Fort. near Luray, was destroyed by fire a
few days ago with a large number of
hides and other stock. There had been
no fire about the place for several DAYS.
and as no one was in the tannery right
fully, incendiarism is suspected
The fishing smack Fltz J. Babson reported in
Norfolk yesterday that While coming in from sea
March Sd she was strUck by the steamer Nantucket
and sustained damages amounting to ST. 200 Cant
Larson, Of the Babson. filed protest with Mai. J.
Hardy Hendren- The smack will be repaired N
Norfolk.
The vote on the proposition 10 issue bonds 10
the amount Of $4,000 TO supply Luray with wafer
system resulted in a sweeping victory in favor Of
Ha
The one hundred and eighty cast being against it,
Il is said the increase in taxation viii only be Is
cents the 800.
Councilman J. A. Flshburne. Of Roanoke. has filed
! series o, charges agains: City Engineer J. II.
Ningate with Mayor Woods The engineer had
hearing few weeks ago on similar charges before
lie council. and was exonersted BY a vote o. 70
!, The new charges are of a serious nature and
zach is accompanied by list of witnesses.
The Young Mems Christian Association
# the University OF Virginia has chosen
he following officers for the ensuing year:
Roger A. Wake, of StauntOu, Va, presl-
lent; T.. G. Beale. jr., of HageTstOWn
Nd, vice president; T. II. Daniel, Univer-
iity Of Virginia, corresponding secretary: !
Iuliar NJ. Byrd, of WiIliamsyille. Va. rc-
'o-ding secretary.
Thomas F. Wood. a farmer. aged thirty-four !
esrs, vas killed by Chesapeake and Ohio pas
enEer train sunday evening Et stevens crossing, =
NO milc1 from Ivy depot. He was driving a one
orse wagon. and pad 10 heed 10 repeated blas-s .
( the whistle. The engine struck tie rear OF the
sson, knocking II 10 spliGiers and throwing Woel .
ioiently 70 the ground. breaking his neck. lie +
.as the OF the late Thomas II. Wood, a we'll /
nova farmer OF EariysVille Reighboraocd.
The case against ALdreW Carter Giilgan, the a. l
-sed assassin ot c. Beverly Turner father o. 4
lies Isabel Turner. whose sBiior Re had bseu Was I
ontinued in the Isle .. Wight County Court yes
-risy. The trial bad been ret Tor to-day hut
moving tAat continuance would be asked JudEe
Atkinson ordered GiIlig4n brought from Peters
lrg yesterday. which regular court DAY. The
rissusr was accompanied by Sheriff Robert 4
.iWards and Judge DUrea. Hinton attorney
Three burglaries were committed in the
uburbs Of Suffolk early yesterday morn
* Food. clothing. and smal articles o.
alue were stolen. Al one house an in
late graDled with TIE Intruder, a negro. !
no lost his hat during the scufile No ar
=stsrests have been made. Within the
ast week there has been an unusual !
umber OF robberies and hold-ups in sur
Dix One old man was dubbed and
lbbed OF his earnings on pay day.
TAs properties and Slliss lines o. the Richmond
alIway and Electric Company viii. in all pTosasii-
2, be Transferred 10 the RleAz0ad Passenger sad