The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-03-06
OLD DOMINION NOTES.

The Grand Lodge Of Virginia. ROYAL Arcanum
has selected NeWpor; News for its next convention
which begins April L.
February exports at Newport News as camille.
Yesterday show total OF 50 Ols 2s6 the largest for
any February in the ports history
Morris Allen, a negro barber, while intoxicated
ieI down stairway in DanviIIe last night. and
broke his neck He died in a few moments.
Hugh G. Miller. well-knoWn young Norfolk at
toTney. VIII probably be candidate for Congress
rom the second District on the Republican ticket.
The steamship AriOsto. wrecked on the beach al
Cape Ha'teEas. and which has been abandoned by
her owners and the Nreckers will be stripped i'm
mediately.
Martins5urg. ". Va, has been selected bv the
state horticuturist the point from which all tba
State fruit exhibits shall be shipped to the Paris
Exposition
The exports from the port Of Norfolk show a de-
oided gain during February. The total lacked but
few thousand Of S2,oOO, oeo The heaviest item was
500 COO bushels Of corn
Rose Lucas a young colored woman, attempted
suicide Sunday night, in Fredericksburg by takin,
laudanum It required four hours work on the
part OF physicians 10 revive her
B. G. Blythe. Of Newport News. has entered a suit
for divorce against his wife Carrie ~ Blythe
who recently made serious accusations against a
Well-knoWn preacher o. that place.
The Rappahannock Valley Medical Association was
organized at Fredericksburg Friday nichI by The
election OF DR.. H. y. D. Martin president and Dr.
J. y Barney secretary and treasurer.
Judge John ". Woods. Of the Roanoke Hastings
Court. granted a charter yesterday 70 the Roanoke
Fertilizer Company with capital stock Of s25 CO.,.
The officers are T. 4. Kirby, president: J. F. West.
4. md " 4
treasurer.
lrvingtoa Lodge, No. COS. !. o. 0. F.. vas instl-
tutei at IrvinFton few nights ago by Grand War
den +. T. Northen Of the virginia Grand Lodge.
Il has thirty charter members. It's formation Is the
result q several months work on the part Of Ioea!
Odd Fellows.
The contract for the completion OF the Roanoke
Hospital building has been awarded TO joan p
PettyIOhu. % Lynchburg. lie will begin work AZ
once. his contract requires 4 completion Of the
job within ninety days / is proposed TO make tie
hospital the most complete Of its kind in the state
The three-year-old soa Of John P Jacket Of Gar
land Mil Richmond County, fell iato an open fire.
place saturday and Was badly burned that he
died next day. Mrs. Tsckst the mother in her
eEorrs 20 extinguish the flames had her hands very
badly injured. several OF her hnger-nails being
burned q.
Col r. z Boykin, Comm0nwealth's attorney az
Isle Of Wight County yesterday entered uolIs
prosequi in the case o. Fl White charged with
completely IL the murder OF Patrick Mcdonald. as
an outcome Of Sam BeAles acquittaL James Brit
lie is now serving 3 hvs-year term for the murder
His friends are al work y!as 20 secure his pardon
Eight hundred volun,se. erenen Of Winchester
have decided 20 erect monument over the grave
o., Gen Daniel Morgan. in Nount Hebron Cemetery.
. tU b. rso bsraiug bef0Fe CsuEFegg fsF A Al
pr7pratou q 81 coo Tor a monument. bui past fall
ures 10 recognize M0rEsEs services have Induced
local enterprise to erect the monument independent
o. government aid.
ATS. Gertrcde KendaII. about sfty-sve years Of
sge employed al tAe Norfolk knitting Ells. while
on her Way 10 Work. about 6.ij OciocE yesterday
morning x.s attacked By an unknown negro and
r15bei q m0uey watch she had glJh keF 10 bay
her midday lunch Ms. Kendall received wound
On the head. inflicted presumably By GOTTEN hook
she "a suffering trcz sEScA