Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Ex-senator A. z. German ano MT.
Isidor Rayuer have been invited TO
make speeches Ia this State during the
campaign.
t. ia reported that the Southern Rail-
way Company Is preparing to begin
work on the coal pier at Primers Point,
at Norfolk.
John l.. Shackleford, eyed eighty
four, for forty years the chief clerk 10
the State auditors Office in Richmond,
was psrslyzs yesterday.
Mrs Mary Furr, widow OF VIM. q.
Furr died at the residence OF herdaugh-
ter. Mrs. Isaac Anderson, near Bloom
lid, On Friday last, September Z, aged
81 years.
Mrs. Alice Tllden, widow OF Frederick
Tilden, died yesterday at the residence
of Capt. John G.. Pollock, lie Stafford
county, aged thirty-nine years. She
leaves two brothers and one sister.
At the reunion OF the Tyler family
held in Philadelphia yesterday Prof.
Henry M. Tyler, OF Massachusetts,
was elected president and Gov. J. Hoge
Tyler. of Virginia, one OF the vice
presidents.
Mr.. Clifford Barber, of New York,
brother of Sculptor Herbert Barber, oil
Lursy, and Miss Julia Randolph Lee,
daughter of Mr.. George Washington
Lee. were married in Meade Memorial
Cnurch, White Post, Clarke county,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary G. Williams, widow OF
Gen. Thomas A Williams, U. S. A, died
at her home in Sac Antonio, Tex, Sun
day evening from the effect OF stroke
of paralysis. She was the daughter OF
DR.. Henry Curtis and niece OF Presl-
dent Tyler.
The third annual convention OF the
State Liquor Dealers association, OF Vir.
piois, Will be held on september IS and
20, at Eiks hall, Main street, Lynch
Durg. A meeting OF the State execu-
tive committee will be held at the same
place on The same day, one hour earlier.
Ga last Sunday night. or Monday
morning, thieves visited the Waterford
Mill, owned and operated by Mr.. A. :.
Bates, and blew open the iron safe In
the office. They secured only few
cents 10 money for their trouble, Mr.
Bates having wisely removed all the
I cash from the safe.
| The forest fire near Oak Grove,
| Westmoreland county, continues with
out abatement. Over 1900 acres OF
l woodland have been burned, with "a
total loss OF S, 900. Tuesday night the
barn, stable, hay. corn and forming i'm
plements OF Lawrence Washington
were burned. Other buildings are IL
great danger on the surrounding farms
John w. Summers, the Winchester
carpenter VINO stabbed his wife some
lime ago during a quarrel, was &C.
Quilted of the charge yesterday. Mrs
summers cleared her husband by test.
iyiug that the stabbing was accidental
she claimed that she bad angered her
husband by fitting his chair, and that
while endeavoring TO retain his balance
De accidentally plunged caseknife
! into her side. Toe attending physi
clan aud other witnesses testified that
Mrs. Summers had said her husband
stabbed her intentionally.
Secretary Joe Button OF the State
democratic committee says that one oil
he moss cheering signs of the cam
paign to the democrats was to the fact
mat the majority of the Virginia cleo
tors on the Palmer and BuckDer ticket
IN 1896 are now supporting Bryan
Three of the twelve have died since the
sst election. Of the remaining nine
Messrs. Thomas NJ. Scott, of Accomac:
Benjamin Chambers, of Northampton,
sod Samuel g. Brent, of Alexandra,
are now on the stump for the regular
| ticket.