Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The rain yesterday caused post"
ponement OF the Albemsrle horse show
until Wednesday and Thursday OF this
week.
Mics Anne Winefield, one Of the best
known ladies OF Charlottesville, died
90 Sunday, in the eighty-third year OF
her age.
MIR. J. II. Lindsey, OF Chsrlottes-
vile, declines to be candidate for the
State Senate. He is a member OF the
constitutional convention.
Mr.. John F. Ryan of Loudoun. ex-
Speaker of the House OF Delegate S, is
candidate for the next Legislature,
with apparently no opposition.
Mrs. Ada Catlett, well.known lady
OF spottsylvsnia county, died yester-
day at her home pear Fredericksburg,
aged seventy years. Six grown children
survive her.
1t ia announced that Mr.. Judge Hsw.
kins, chief clerk to the secretary OF the
common wealth, will be a candidate
before the next legislature to succeed
Mr.. Lawless.
Judge Waddill, of the United States
District Court, who left Richmond
few days ago for Rockbridge Alum
Springs in bad health, is reported as
improving rapidly.
DR.. Gulelmus Smith, a prominent
dentist OF Richmond, died Sunday night
while visiting his old home 10 Spottsyl.
vania county, after a weeks illness,
aged seventy.one years.
william Fl. Lowe, a well-known al
legged doctor OF Henrico, Is locked in
the county jail, charged with the muir
der of his wife, Martha Enroughty
Lowe, who had been sick about three
years.
Fruit growers In Frederick county,
especially the apple rsisers, are max
ing preparations to handle the apple
crop, which, while it will not be as
large as 10 some former years, will be
OF excellent quality.
Roanoke was visited yesterday alter
noon by the fourth storm OF the season.
The streets were flooded, and many
small streams were out OF their banks
Considerable damage was done. A ter.
rife rain storm also passed over Lynch
burg and that section yesterday, doing
great damage.
Virginia Is coon to have q trial of
lynchers and make test whether these
violalors OF the law can be convicted.
Common wealth's Attorney Buford, OF
Brunswick, is in Richmond. He ssys
that he has had a grand Jury summon
ed to Investigate the lynching of Joseph
Walton. oolored, for criminal assault
upon q woman.
As stated yesterday Assistant Post.
master John @. Pole and his family,
while attempting 10 cross mountain
stream Sunday, about six miles from
we're swept down by the
waters Of cloudburst, and bis wife
and three daughters, aged from one to
eight years, we're drowned. Mr.. Pole
and daughter about three years old
escaped. The bodies we're recovered.
Although Judge Lunsford L. Lewis
has written to several friends 10 privste
that he cannot allow
his name to be used as a candidate for
governor, many leading republicans are
not willing 10 defer TO his private
wishes. General Edgar Allan is OF the
opinion that Judge l.. L. Lewis, will be
nominated for the governorship OF Viz
giuia by the republicans OF Roanoke on
the 2lst. instant.
Col. Charles g. Gee, deputy collector
OF Internal revenue, reported to Col.
Ingram, the revenue agent of Richmond,
yesterday, particulars of the raid that
resulted In the destruction of large
Illicit distillery near South Hill, in
Mecklenburg county. last Wednesday.
The most sensational incident of the
raid was the attempt OF the moon
sinners to wreck a train on which
Deputy Gee was travelling to South
Hill, by placing four great angle bar
bolts on the railroad track about 800
yards from the point where the deputy
was to leave the train.