Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Lemuel Csrper, OF NlneVeD, ultu
suddenly on Friday while at work. he
was unmarried and about thirty
years OF age.
A Farmers Institute opened in Win
chester today and will be continued to-
morrow. Several interesting subjects
will be discussed.
Littleton Tazewel Wake, twenty
three years old, son of Richard Wake,
of Norfolk. died suddenly at the UNI
versity Of Virginia on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary j. Bergman died at her
home near Linden Monday morning oil
old age, being In her eighty.sixth year.
Seven sons and FIVE daughters survive
her.
n. Ezekiel, one Of the oldest citizens
OF Richmond, died yesterday, eyed 81.
He was long Richmond merchant,
aud was brother of Sir Moses Ezekiel,
the sculptor.
William G. Preston, prominent
lawyer, and secretary and treasurer OF
the Trigg Shipbuilding Company, died
in Richmond Sunday night after brief
illness Of pneumonia, aged 40years.
Mr.. Charles R. Hardesty, promi.
| nent cattle dealer and farmer OF Sum-
NIT Point, w. Va, died yesterday.
During the Civil War he served in the
Confederate army as member OF the
Clarke Cavalry.
DR.. John Randolph Page died at his
home at the University of Virginia yes
terdsy, of acute Bright's disease, aged
70 years. DR.. Page was the eldest son
OF Mann Page and Anne Jones, of Green
land, Gloucester county.
Mrs. Margaret Boyd, wife Of the late
Hamilton Boyd. died in Lynchburg on
Sunday. aged 81 years. Mrs. Boyd was
a daughter of Rev. James kinnear, q
Presbyterian minister, and was born 10
Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland
The State Board of Health has issued
a report showing that grip Is epidemic
all over the State, and that smallpox
exists 10 % counties. Four cases are
stated to exist 10 Alexandria county,
but the people of that county know
nothing of them.
At Marion, st. Stephens Episcopal
Church 10 Bedford county near Lynch
burg is practically wreck. 1t was one
OF the handsomest and most substantial
| brick churches in ell that section. The
roof was blown of and the walls
cracked and the corners twisted, 30
that 1t will likely have to be torn down.
A dispatch from Woodstock Gays
| the heaviest rainfall of several years
past visited that section Sunday night,
amounting to 1.97 inches. A great
deal of damage was done to land by
washouts and the Shenandoah river Is
higher than it has been since 1895.
washing several dams out and damaging
the bottom lands.
William E. Tinsley, we'll known 10
sporting circles In Virginia, committed
suicide a. Petersburg yesterday by
shooting himself through the head.
During the carnival In Richmond some
months ago Tinsley was roboed OF
81 500 in money, and the loss so preyed
upon his mind that be has been de-
spondent ever since.
The famous old Hygeia Hotel, at Old
Point, is now owned by the Chamber
lin Hotel and Improvement Company,
which recently bought the Chamberlin
just across from the Hygeia. The price
paid was 100000. The Chamberlin
will be closed May 10 for extensive i'm
provemeuts, and will reopen October
Is for the heavy fall, winter and spring
business. 1t is understood to be the
plan OF the new owners to keep both
hotels running during the heavy season
and to run only the Hygeia In summer.
John L. Walters, who was recently
appointed treasurer OF Charlottesville
to fill out the unexpired term of w. L.
Jones, was shot and killed last night at
his residence by Stuart K. Bailey, his
brother-in-law. All that can be learn
ed ia that the men became engaged in
difficulty, drew their revolvers and
emptied them. Walters was shot five
times, one of the bullets passing through
his head. Bailey received three wounds
which are being examined by surgeons.
They are not thought to be fatal.
A despatch from Harrisonburg Gays
several spans of the Southern Railway
bridge at Tlmberville were washed
away Sunday night by high water 10
the Shenandoah river. All traffic on
the valley branch was delayed, pas
sengers and express being transferred
over temporary structure. A bridge
at the same point was destroyed by fire
last summer. Sunday nights rain was
the heaviest that has fallen in that sec.
ton since last fall, ending long period
of drought which has long been disas-
trous to growing wheat.
John Wesley Painter, formerly Of
Strasburg, but for many years en-
ployed by the government in the
Geographical and Bureau of Printing
and Engraving Department 10 Wash
ington, died yesterday. Mr.. Painter
invented process for making maps In
from eight to ten hours, when formerly
it took many days. The Senate voted
him $4,000 for the invention, and it
yielded Painter q fortune. He was As
years old, and leaves family. The
body will be taken to S!rasburg today
for burial.
VIRGINIA SoLDIERs.-Adjutant-Gen-
eral William Male has received the
following letter from Brigadier-G General
naaroa II uarriaa of W. hi n Ofon eon.