Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. George L. Grasty, who lived
near Barboursville, 10 Orange county,
is dead.
Rev. DR.. T. s. Dunaway is very sick
at the home of his son-in-law, Mr.. j..
T. Baker, 10 Fredericksburg,
Mr.. w. 8. Swayze died OF paralysis at
bis home near Fairfax station, Wednes-
day evening, aged GA years. He was q
native of New Jersey,
Mr.. Henry L. Plummer, one Of Peters
bure's best knowR citizens, who was
stricken with paralysis some years ago,
died at his home yesterday.
A party of legislators headed by Clerk
Mann, of the House will leave Rich
mond Saturday for Cuba, on a pleasure
trip, over tn, Sesbosrd Air Line, via
Tampa.
Mr.. r. Garrett Willis died Yesterday
at the home OF bis brother, Col. Abss
lom G. Willis. at Lingnum, Cnlpeper
county, from the effects OF wound re-
ceived during the civil war.
The State beard Of agriculture will
meet at Richmond March 80 to appoint
the inspectors of fertilizers, as provided
for in the act recently passed by the
legislature. There are many candi-
dates.
A new telephone line from Luray to
Front Royal is being built. 1t will rue
through Bentonville, Browntown, C mp.
tor and several other small towns ard
connect with the Winchester line at
Front Royal.
Frank Benjamin, colored, was yester.
day indicted by special grand jury iu
Hampton for attempted criminal assault
on Miss Alice Game late Tuesday
night. Judge Baker P. Lee INN edate-
ly set the trial for today.
Representative Lamb was successful
in securing from the House committee
on library yesterday a favorable report
on bis joint res )luion directing that
suitable shaft he erected at the grave OF
President Tyler, in Hollywood ceme-
terry, Richmond.
The board of appointments has
made no further appointments as COM
missioners of tax valuation. Tn work
is expected to b, resumed at once.
The board has received great many
applications for these positi ons. the
frs assessment made By one of th.s,
officers will probab y result in c., Sc
bring made up for the Supreme Court
to test the validity of the law.
Governor Tyler ia being urged by a
majority OF the Virginia delegation il
Congress, including the two Senators, to
order as soon as possible special cleo
lion for the purpose OF choosing a sue
cessor to the late Hon. Sidney p.
Epes as Representative in Congress
from the Fourth Virginia district
Governor Tyler is not certain vet that
be will order an election and says there
is diversity OF opinion concerning the
matter.
Mr.. Isaac Cullers, of Springfield di.-
trict, Page county, who few days
since celebrated his seventy.
birthday, is the father Of twenty-five
children, the youngest only few
weeks old. Of children. grsndchild.
rem and grest.prsndchildren. Mr.. Gull
lers has Ill. 10 the same section are
the families of the late John Cameron
and Alexander Gordon, with q total of
6fty-two children, making the aggre-
gate number In the three families saw
enty-four. children. or an average OF
about twenty-five for each household. |
Thomas Jefferson Williams, of HI Oh
land county, q travelling nurseryman,
was convicted in the county court OF
August yesterd ~ of having assaulted
Mrs. Amanda J. Grim. a comely young
married woman living near Middle
brook. The jury fixed the penalty at
three years in the peniten iary. II WAS
charged that last August William, call
ed at the Grim homestead, osten, IDLY |
on business, and, finding only Mrs. |
Grim and her baby on the premises, al
saulted the woman, but was fought of.
Williams ia sixty years old, and bss
borne good reputation. He |
was married, but his wife has died sjncs
his arrest.
Benjamin g. Patterson, mt mbe- of
the House of Delegates from Rocking
ham county, died at the Retreat for the
Sick, 10 Richmond. yesterday. His
death resulted from pneumonia and
was quite sudden. He wss taken sick
Tuesday, hsviog remained IN attend.
apce upon the 81 ,ion OF the House ui-
til late Monday night. His is the
fourth death among the lawmakers
since tho legislature convened 10 De.
,embsr. Those who precedd Maj. Pa
erson to the grave were Senator Charles
F. McCoikle and Delegates M. s New
verne and J. w. Ellis. Delegates Bar
LAY end Waring are now very i'll. and
u ly score of the Senators and Dsle-
yates took to sick beds when they re-
urned to their homes.