Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-15

| 'oSe opportunity tney Will nave tC
vote, and in many counties they
turned out en- masse.
NEWS ITEMS.
Miss Mary Boss, of Middlesex
county, died recently, aged 80.
More than 100 lives have been lost
in the gale raging along the British
coast the past two days.
The Virginia Conference convened
at Newport News Wednesday and
will be in session some days.
Mrs. Margaret kirkpatrick, a noted
rattlesnake killer, died at Wheeling,
W. Va, in her 1O4th year.
Luneuburg county has voted a
subscription of 100000 to the pro-
posed Mount Rogers and Eastern
Railroad.
Gov. Tyler has issued his procla-
nation fixing Thursday, November
2Sth, as Thanksgiving Day in this
State.
Richmond College football team
defeated William and Mary College
at Williamsburg Saturday by score
of ~ to IL.
LII Hung Chang, the great Chi
nese statesman, died Friday. A vio-
lent dispute with the Russian Minis
ter to China is said to have caused
his death.
Rev. James A. Duncan, son of
Rev. James A. Duncan, once Presi-
dent of Randolph Macon College
and great orator, has left the min
lstry to engage in insurance work.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights of this week, so the astrono-
mers tell as, is the time to watch for
the Leonids or shooting stars. They
say they will certainly appear this
time.
The attending physician CONTRA
diets exaggerated reports in regard
to the condition of United States
Senator John w. Daniel. He saws
the Senator simply needed rest and
is now greatly improved.
The Baptist General Association
OF Virginia convened in Richmond
In its seventy-eight annual session
Thursday night. The meeting will
be one OF the most important in the
history of the association.
The residence of DR.. Thomas La
tame at Stevensville, King & Queen
county, was destroyed by fire Satur-
day. Loss, So, 900; insurance, $1,000.
The family portraits, silyerware, pa
pers and doctors library were saved.
The Hon. Henry Clay Mcdowell. |
OF Wise county. has been selected to
succeed Judge John Paul, deceased,
as U. s. District Judge of the Western
district of Virginia. j. Hampton
Hoge was an aspirant for the posi-
ton.
Mr.. John w. Tankard, one of the
oldest citizens of Northampton coun-
ty, died at his home at Franktown
> few days ago, aged 81 years. Mr..
Iankard was relative of DR.. j. w.
Ianksrd, prominent physician of
Northumberland.
j. w. Monkey, of Westmoreland
county, killed a wild goose with his
'lfie. The goose had a silver tag
lttached to it's leg with the inscription
M. Y. DAVIS, Toronto, Canada,
une /, 1862" The ring to which
he tag was attached was imbedded
n the tough skin of the leg lust
'elow the knee joint.
The guards at the Leaven worth.
KANSAS, prison were overpowered on
friday and So prisoners made their
scape. Rewards have been offered
Or them and they are rapidly being !
aptured. Several have been killed :
lille resisting arrest. The latest re-
orts say that the leader has been r
AIKEN after hard fight and only 81 !
the SO are now at liberty. lie
A sweeping departure is about to
e inaugurated in the country public
,hools Of Virginia. The teaching
agriculture is to be inaugurated. 8
his course is warmly advocated by l,
Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner r.
I'd the board of education at it's n
st meeting placed upon the list of p
xtbooks for the free schools a t,
amber of agricultural works and u
dered that they be taught in the S
raj schools.
Richmond has been visited by an "
her big fire, this time the four h
Dry brick building at the corner of
n and Main, known as the Hablis- =,
n Building, going up in flames. Or
ne person was killed and several -
bundled. Loss is about $4,000.
tn $4,000 insurance. Richmond
8 suffered heavily in the past wear G..
'm fire. The following gives the
iounts lost in some of the recent w,
'ge confiagrations: r. III. Boshers' W,
ms, $s,O73 rs; Jefferson Hotel, d.
I3,S6l.3S; Julius Myers Sons, ds
9,!52.7O; Jas. N. Boyd, $12, 1000; b
nerican Cigar Company, $lOO, 900; III
.ollston Building, 1000; total, tn
l6,OS7.7S. Nearly all the losers sy
'ried heavy insurance.
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