Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The democrats of the Tenth district
meet at Buena Vista today and nomi-
nate II. ID. Flood for Congress.
Mrs. Dryer, proprietor OF Newport
News theatre. claims to have been
robbed OF &, 900 worth Of diamonds.
William Hunt, a colored lineman in
Newport News, was electrocuted yes
terday while Strengthening out tangle
of wires.
The Third district democratic conven-
ton met In Richmond TODAY and re-
nominated Captain John Lamb for
Congress by acclamstion.
The republicans held convention
at Wise Court House today, when Gen.
James A. Walker was nominated for
Congress again Dy reclamation.
The price of city gas at Frederick
burg has been reduced from $3.50 to
81 rs per thousand cubic feet. An arc
and incandescent electric plant is to be
erected.
Mr.. Joseph n. Hume, OF Fauquier
county, and Miss Ida NJ. Holiday, OF
! Spottsylvania county, were married at
the home of Mrs. Nj. A. Jennings, IN
Orange county last Sunday.
The Stanton Argus says there is no
truth 10 the report that Hon. Jacob
Yost was to be substituted for Col. r.
w. Hubbard, republican nominee Tor
| Congress in the Tenth district.
I Mr.. w. II. ThackstoD, clerk oil
Farmville, dropped dead in Prince Ed
ward county yesterday evening while
engaged in conversation with DIR. J. L.
White, in the lstter's drug store.
Mrs. Lucy Randolph, wife Of Rev. R
Fl. Fleming, d. D., of Westminster
Church, Lynchburg, died yesterday
evening in Highland county, where che
had gone to spend the summer.
While trimming a fallen tree on the
farm OF County Treasurer S. NJ. Cnilds
near BrucetowD, Frederick county, or
Monday afternoon, Charles Borden, o.
Lebanon, received perhaps fatal IN
juries by beiog caught under tree
which fell upon him.
| The condition OF Col. Jas. d. Brady
the collector of this internal revenue
distrc,, is said to be uniinproved. DE-
was taken from bis home, IL Peters
burg, to hospital in Washington OF
Sunday for treatment, but his friend
despair of his recovery.
A telegram was received yesterday
from DR.. Richard A. Wise, now 10 New
York, which says Mark Hanna and tb'
national republican committee have eu
dorsed him as the regular nominee 10
Congress from the Second district HI
will be the only republican candidate
The ten fertilizer inspectors WORKING
under the direction OF the Agricultures
Department, begin today the inspection
OF the various brands OF fertilizers OF
fered for sale in the respective district
This will be their second round, aL'
the work will consume about twt
weeks.
The one hundredth anniversary O
the Presbyterian Church in Winchester
will be celebrated on September
next, and the members of LoudOuI
Street Church are preparing pro
gramme which will be a fitting com
memoralion of the rounding out OF
century's work well done.
A gentleman from Isle OF Wigh
county, who was witness in the Gill
gan trial last month, is in Richmond
, and says the Commonw wealth has secur
ed new and important evidence agsins
Giligan. This evidence, he says, is @
, such character that had it been offer
ed at the former triaI u verdict Of mur
der in the first degree would almost Gel
tainly have been rendered.
The auditor will begin the distrbu
, ton Of 500. 900 among 1000 CoDfederat
soldiers on August 3. These pension
constitute the additional list under tn
recent act Of the legislature, alter tb
payment of those already on the roll
The legislature appropriated 1880
r for the payment OF pensions, but 1t re
, quired $115, 900 of this sum to pay thos
already drawing pensions, so only so
600 is left to be distributed among Z, 90
soldiers.
] Mr.. w. Y. Hill, an operator for tn
Postal Telegraph Company, and Ms
Eta F Mallory, daughter OF Mr.. W
! o. Mallory, were to have been marie
= Sunday night at the home OF the bride
parents 10 Richmond, but the groor
{ did not put in his appearance. Ma
> lory's family declined 10 make 40
statement, and Mr.. Hill could not b
!, seen. He was not at his instrumen
yesterday.