Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Superintendent OF the Poor r. B. Su'-
tie, of King George, died Saturday
night.
James Woodward died Sunday ever
ing ut his home near Aqua Greek
bridge, 10 Stafford, aged 55 years.
The cornerstone OF the Virginia Me
chanics' Institute 10 Richmond was laid
this afternoon with due Masonic cere'
mony.
Joseph A. Dillon, farmer OF Lou
doun county, dropped dead at the home
OF his son. Lester ]. Dillon, near WIN
chester, Sunday night from heart d's-
ease.
@. w. Taylor has been appointed
deputy treasurer for Lee and Cedar
Run districts. Fauquier county, to sue
coed A. 8. Hamilton. recently appoint
ed sheriff of that county.
The journeymen bakers OF Richmond
are out on strike, their demand being
that the master bakers place q union
label on each loaf OF bread. Richmond
patrons oppose having labels of any
sort on the bread they buy, and the
master bakers will not comply.
Miss Anne NJ. Rives, daughter Of
Captain ]. Henry Rives, and F. Lee
Stuart. of Jamestown, Pa, were mar
ried yesterday at the residence CT the
BRIDES father, Near the University OF
Virgins. The groom lie the son OF B.
Stuart, OF Washington, and is civil
engineer.
Miss Lille Osburn, OF Lsesburg, and
Mr.. G. L. Via, OF Parkersburg, w. Va,
we're married on December 2 last, but
the wedding has just been announced.
The couple met while the groom was q
law student in Washington, and II
seems to have been case of love at
first sight.
The Navy department yesterday re-
ceived telegram from the command
ant OF the Norfolk navy yard stating
that the Dixie had sustained no injury
to her hull by reason OF her grounding
near Maryland Point on March 2
while en- route to Washington. The
vessel is now 10 dry dock at Norfolk.
Hon. B. r. Wexford does not think
that Judges of the Supreme Court o.
Appeals and judges of Circuit courts
are eligible to the constitutional con
] vention. He bases bis opinion upon
I section "a, Article vi, Of the present
Constitution, and 80 firm are his con
yictions, that he has declined an invi
tation to seek membership 10 the body
In the Corporation Court at Char
| lottesville yesterday the grand jury re-
turned a true bill against Stuart X
Bailey for the murder of John l.. Wal
tiers. He was allowed bail, the amour
of bond being $1,000. The case is Sc
for trial Tuesday of next week. Johr
l.. Walters's will was admitted to pro
bate yesterday. he leaves an annuity
Of $500 yearly to his mother, and TIT
remainder to his wife and children
The estate is valued at 100000.
An accident took place 10 Fulton
near R chmond, last night. An electric
car, west-bouud, was struck With fol
force by a shifting engine on the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad, with Ions
train of cars, also headed west, and two
passengers who were aboard were badly
Injured, the conductor and motormai
painfully hurt, and the car itself tori
| into splinters. Among the Injured wa
Sergeant ]. A. Otey, Of the Richmond
police force, who had one of his fee
crushed off. He is we'll known In thi
city.
| The joint council Of Richmond will
likely pass the curfew law over tn
May or's veto. The mayor objects t
the pass feature OF the ordinance Of
the ground that before the war negros
were given passes, and he thinks suol
an arrangement highly Objectionable T.
the white folks. He is OF the opinion
thai parents should look after thei
own children, and that this is matte
| in which the city should not interfere
The measure, he saye, is absurdly pro
vincial, and to adopt it would mean T.
place Richmond 10 false light befor
the world.