Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The voters Of Luray have voted a
bond loan for wsterworks of not over
| $35, 900.
Nicholas G. Farmer, aged eighty
four years, died yesterday at his home
in King George,
Thomas 8. Herbert, formerly princi'
pal of the Phoebus school, died al
Buck. Roe Beach Hotel yesterday.
The William r. Trigg Ship-building
Company, OF Richmond, was yesterday
| awarded the contract for the construc'
ton Of revenue cutter, No. 8. The
price to be paid is 1857 900.
Henry A. Fiege, bookkeeper for Ar
mour & Co., in Richmond, was almost
Instantly killed yesterday by being
caught under q falling wall which
| workmen were pulling down.
There were formal ceremonies at
Phoebus yesterday, the OCCASION being
the installation of the town officers IN
der the charter recently granted. Gov
ernor Tyler was present and made a
speech.
Mr.. F. w. Davis, for q number oil
years soliciting freight agent for the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ia
Lynchbure. was found dead in bis bed
last night In his room at the Hotel
| Carroll.
Alex. King, superintendent 0fschools
of Sussex county, and q member OF the
legislature for that county. died last
night of pneumonis. Mr.. King was q
native of Canada, and came TO Virginia
Just after the war.
Mrs. Laura NJ. Crump, widow of Mr..
Charles M. Crump, auditor of the Oid
Richmond and Dsnville Railway, died
ip Richmond yesterday. Her remains
we're taken to Burlington, N. c., les.
night for interment.
The managers oil the canning factory
at Sandy Point, in Westmorelsnd oouu-
ty, have announced their decision to
run their factory this sensop. Most OF
the other factories in the Northern
Neck will bs closed because OF the
high price of cans.
E. r. Smiths tapnery, at Powell's
Fort, near Luray, was destroyed by FIRE
q few days ago with large number OF
hides and other stock. There had
been no fire about the place for several
dsys, and as 90 one was 10 the tannery
ii shtfully, incendiarism is suspected.
In New York yesterday President
Henry Fink. of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad. confirmed the report that
the Pennsylvania bad purchased coz
| siderable amount OF the company
common and preferred stock, though
the total is far from enough, be said, to
Indicate q change 10 control.
The case OF A. g. Gillieap, charged
with the murder of G. Beverley Turner,
was called 10 Isle of Wight County
Court yesterday. On motion OF Common.
wealth Attorney Boykin. the case was
continued till the Sih OF May, and Sher
id Edwards took Gilligsn back to Pc.
tersburg last night to await trial.
Rev. Fl. L. Quarles yesterday tender
ed his resignation az pastor OF Broadus
Memorial Church, IN Richmond. The
church has prospered greatly under
bis hands and bis action is great sur
prise. Mr.. Quarles feels that the con.
gregation cannot bear the burden OF
building and pay him salary that will
support his family. He has no other
field in immediate view.
Grace street Baptist Church, in Rich
mond, on Saturday, raised 81, 900 Of
the $l5, 900 needed to complete the up
per room of their splendid new build
ing, and Rev. DR.. Hatcher expects
soon to be in one of the handsomest
churches in the city. Emmanuel Bap-
list Church also took steps on Saturday
to build SIS 900 church at Leigh and
Fifth streets. Nearly $4,000 was
raised, and Rev. J. r. Harrison, the
pastor, expects to be 10 his new house
of worship iC year.
Ill feeling between William Haw-
kins and his nephew, Bailey Hawkins.
over the formers claim that Bailey was
q trespasser on his uncle's lands, cul-
mated Sunday week 10 fight on the
highway at Oma, small place three
miles from Culpeper. William Hs~-
kius carried an axe, and Bailey armed
himself with stones. Bystsnders pre-
vented bloodshed and induced them to
have 1t out with natures weapons, but
the result was even more deadly. Dur
ing the fight the elder man stumbled
toward his nephew, who struck at him
fercely. At the same instant William
Hawkins threw back his head and the
blow caught him on the neck. His
spine was injured. Paralysis get in,
and he died at his home yesterday.