Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Thos. F. Compiler died suddenly
| last Saturday morning at her husbands
residence about mile and hall from
Leesburg.
Mrs Adelaide Francis Boyce, dsugh'
ter of the late John +. Jackson, OF Eau
quer county. Va, died in Washington
on Monday.
Virginia University beat the Virgins
Poly technic Institute, OF BlscksburS, on
the university athletic field yesterday
by the score OF IL too
John II. Myer, jr., young business
man of Fredericksburg, died suddenly
yesterday. His death followed an
operation for appendicitis.
Capt. X. II. T. Adams, a prominent
business man of Ly uchburg, died at his
home yesterday afternoon after a llpg-
ering illness, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Emma Burgess. wife OF Mr..
James Burgess, died suddenl y yester'
day morning at her home in Cnarlottes-
vile, aged about forIy.five years.
Miss Elizabeth Douglas Rawlings
and Mr.. Thomas Fleetwood Galloway
we're msrried yesterday 10 the Rector
town Methodist Church by Rev. J. w.
Grub.
Mis- Lena Brown, daughter Of David
Brown, of Gainesboro. Frederick
county, was married yesterday after
noon 10 Mr.. Letcher Lee, OF Upper
vile, Fauquier county.
Mrs. Marian Aun Garland, widow OF
the late Colonel w. d. Garland, OF
Richmo county. died yesterday after
a short illness, aged II years. She l.
survived by eight sons and one daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Emma J. Cave, wife of ID vid
n. Cave, died at her home near Lursy,
Yesterday, of consumption. Her two
daughters succumbed recently to the
| same disease. Mre. Cave WAS forty one
years old and is survived by her husband
and one daughter both of whom are
| critically Ill.
At 7 O'Clock Tuesday evening the
residence of Capt. Robert II. Tyler, IL
Prince William county, not lar iron
| Gainesville, was des royed by fire
| None Of the furniture was saved. The
| family, 10 fact, had to hurry from the
burning house with nothing but then
clothing. The house which has been
| destroyed was an old family residence
and its loss is greatly deplored.
Judge JAS. E. Canlrill is tipped al
Frankfort, KY, as q probable candi
date for u. s. Senator. Judge OantrlI
| bas obtained fame by reason of trials o
Goebel ass assin suspects 10 his court
aud is extren ely popular with the dem
| ocrsts of tho state. IL is said be II
| favored hr Gov Beckham and the state
administration VINO heretofore have
been supposed to be favorable to ex
Governor McCreary.
Thomas McPneeters, OF Palestine
| Illinois, well.dgger was imprisoned
IN we'll on Charles Seleichter's farm
GEAR Sullivan, Ind., for 38 hours. HI
was finally rescued at o'clock yester'
day morning. He was caught in quick
sand and given up for dead Oh Tuesday
| The searchers lett, thena voice was
beard and new we'll dug beside him
Soup was sent down to him through a
rubber lube. He will live.
A movement is being made in South
side Virginia, where the negro popula'
ton is much larger than the white, to
introduce in the coming constitutions
convention plan to separate the take.
received from the races and apply The
money receivad from the white race cd
tlrely 10 white schools While The
proposition has influential support il
will meet with strong opposition anc
will prove one of the vexed question:
| of the convention.