Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Captain NJ. B. Rowe has been ten
dered the captaincy OF the mem military
company now forming In Frejericks-
burg.
"Belle Air" near Warrenton, the
handsome estate of the late George w.
Grafflin, of Baltimore, and containing
468 acres, hss been sold to John Benner
for 1874.
Mrs. James B. McMurdo died at her
home in New York on Wednesday,
aged so years. She was the dsugh er
OF Bishop Moore. Her remains were
taken to Richmond for burial.
While boring a well for q sawmill at
Capon Bridge, near Winchester yester-
day, large vein of foe quality of
coal YVES struck. The coal is believed
to be in paying quantities and the find
will be further developed at once.
NJ. Charles II. Cooke, son OF PROBES.
sor and Mrs. Charles L. Cooke, OF Hol-
Inns Insti ute, died yesterday at Hol-
Inns Institute after long illness. He
bad been the business manager of Hol-
Inns for number of years.
The democratic convention to nomi-
nate a csnidsts for Congress from the
First district will meet this year in
Fredericksburg, for the first time 10 Is
years or more. The date selected by
the district committee is Thursday, July
26.
The case of Lizzie Robinson, colored,
charged with poisoning Dr. J. z. Thorn
pkins and family, was investigated by
the grand jury at Fredericksburg yester-
day. but the testimony did not justify
bringing in an indictment against her,
and the jury refused to return true
bill.
DR.. Tom Settle has rolled down the
old O'Rssr tsvern-hodse, in Paris, and
erected on it's site quite commodious
dwelling. This tavern was quite an ill.,
stitution before the days OF railroads,
when Whaley & Lsngford ratified by
with the six-horse stage from Winches-
ter to Alexandria.
The trial OF Rev. J. E. r. Riddick,
charged with the murder OF DR.. w. h.
Temple on March IL last, was post
poned at Lawreuceville yesterday until
May 20, on account OF the indisposition
OF Mr.. Riddlck's wife, who is an i'm
portsDt witness in the case. Mrs. Rid
dick is sick in Richmond with her six
weeks-old baby.
During thunderstorm in Franklin
yesterday afternoon, Miss Rebecca Hol-
aud, fifty-seven years old, was struck
by lightning and killed almost instantly.
She had gone out 10 her yard. After
the binding fash friends saw her sink
to the wet ground. When they picked
her up she was dead. Parts ofthe flesh
and clothing were burned.
The North Carolina Pine Association,
which controls the lumber mills OF
southeastern Virginia and eastern
North Carolina, met yesterday in Nor
folk with large attendance. The out
put will be reduced 33t per cent. for
thirty days by running the mills two
days less in the week. Prices will be
maintained. The market is said to be
brisk.
Mrs. James Weldon died very sud
denly at her home near Orlean on FIJI
day evening last. She had just return
ed home from Mrs. J. W. Wright's and
walked down to the spring. Her pro-
trscted absence caused some anxiety to
her sister and daughter, who were the
only persons at home. and one of them
vent down to the spring and found Mrs. |
Weldon breathing her last.
The postoffice at Franklin, South
ampton county, was entered by burg |
lars early yesterday morning and the |
safe blown open by dynamite. Be-
tween $500 and $500 in stamps were
taken, besides considers Die amount OF
cash belonging to Postmaster Brown
ley. The postofice ia on the ground
floor of the hotel, and though the ex-
plosion was heard no alarm was raised,
aud the robbers escaped with their
booty. Bloodhounds are being en-
ployed.