Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mics Maggie Ash, daughter Of Mr..
Harrison Ash, OF Linden, Warren
county, died Saturday.
The new cotton mill at Roanoke be-
gan manufacturing goods yesterday. 1t
begins with 100 operatives.
The Petersburg city council last night
fixed the tax rate on real and personal
property at $1.60 on the 500.
Rev. Robert Beverly Eggleston, OF
Portsmouth, yesterday accepted the call
to the Third Presbyterian Church OF
Richmond.
The Board of Sinking Fund Commits
sioners met in Auditor Msrye's office,
in Richmond, yesterday, and decided
to buy $4,000 worth OF State bonds
this month.
Mrs. Rena Downing. widow OF John
Downing, OF Sandy, Rsppahannock
county, dropped dead 10 her dining
room about 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
She leaves four children.
The heat resulted in three prostrs-
lions in Richmond yesterday, but there
we're no fatalities. The highest range
of the thermometer on the streets
in the shade was SO degrees.
The republicans of Essex county and
of Roanoke city city yesterday held
meetings and elected delegates to their
State convention ard Instructed them
10 vote for Hoge for governor.
The Board OF Public Works met at
the Governors Office yesterday TO
further assess railroad and steamboat
property and to settle q controversy
ovor railroad crossing In Norfoik
county.
The summer normal school opened
for work at Manassas today. This il
one of the three white normals held
every summer In the State, and there is
every prospect OF large attendance
and o successful session.
Mr.. Park H. Strobe, q well.known
farmer and prominent politician Of
Frederick county, died late Sunday
night near Stephens City, after long
illness, from consumption. He was
born in Jefferson county.
J. W. Brasse, an aged citizen living
alone near Outlets Corner, Northum
berland county, was murdered Sstnr
day by some unknown person. The
murderer used Ratchet, Mr.. Brasse'i
head being crushed. Robbery II
thought to have been the cause OF thu
crime,
| Councilman William I. Woody, o
Richmond, was found dead In bis room
on Church Hill yesterday afternoon
His death Is thought to have been due
| in a measure at least, to the intense heat
though he had been in delicate health
for some time. Mr.. Woody was sixty
eight years old,
Since Winchester's war on mosqui
toes has ended successfully flies hsv
come there in hordes and have become
greater nuisance than the mosquito
Mayor Barton now proposes to max
war on the flies and 1t is likely meas
ure looking to their determination vii
be introduced In the City Council to
night.
Mrs. Plerson, wife OF Rev. 2. Pier
| bOut VI Dig Subs COose SVhhsJt
herself on the porch OF her home on
night the past week. Her body was foun
hanging the following morning. III
health Is said to have been the cause
her suicide. Mrs. Pierson was sixty
FIVE years of age and a member OF tn
Primitive Baptist Church.
The Office of assistant custodian an
isnitor of the Richmond customhons
has been abolished by the department
at Washington, and as G result Mile
w. Williams, who has held that posi-
ton, will 10 retired frvm tho SERVICE
The order requires the appointment @
lsborer as anitor, and gives him 81
assistant 10 a charwoman. Mr.. VIII
lisms is chairman Of the city republican
committee OF that city and lie an sctiy
party worker.