Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Stems are being taken for the estab-
lishment Of national bank at Purcell.
vile, Loudoun county, with capital
stock OF $40. 900.
Henry T. knight, well.kuown citi.
zen of Stafford county. died yesterday,
aged sixty-one years. He served In
the Confederate army during the civil
war.
II Ia stated that Colonel Gordon
McCabe will close his school In Rich
mond at the end of Its present year
and retire from its management perma-
nently.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan will
deliver an address at Newport News on
the evening of July l under the aus
pices OF the Newport News Military
Academy.
None of the cases which have come
up this week In the Court OF Appeals.
now in session at Wytheville, are OF
special interest to people In this part oil
the State.
Thomas Laws, colored, tried at
Abingdon this week on q charge OF
criminal assault on Miss Sweet, white
woman, near Damascus, recently, was
acquitted.
All work in the Trigg shipyards In
Richmond requiring the help OF macnin-
lists ia at a standstill and there Ia
prospect OF the entire plant having 10
shut down.
Thomas Nowlap, the head OF the
large jewelry house Of Nowlan & TO-,
In Richmond, for many years, died last
night after three weeks illness, aged
about so years.
Announcement Is made that the deal
involving the removal Of the Valley Fe-
male College to Buena Vista has been
declared off and that the college would
stay at Winchester.
Mr.. John Dunlop, one OF the leading
members OF the Richmond bar, died
Yesterday morning as the result OF
stroke Of paralysis whice he suffered
on Monday. He was sixty-seven years
OF age.
Mr.. J. Townsend Burrell. a grand
son OF the late Msj. G. II. Lee, OF Lou
doun county, graduated No. IL at the
United States Naval Academy last
week. The class numbered upwards OF
sixty members.
John Il. NowliD, of Appomattox.
member OF a highly connected family,
after shooting at bis wife and children
Yesterday without effect, took bis own
| life. Alteration OF mind on account OF
ill-health is thought to be the cause.
One hundred more men were laid oil
at the Newport News sbipyard yester-
day from among the ranks OF the
second.class machinists and helpers,
and it Is likely that several hundred
will be laid off when the yard closes
today.
Rev. s. A. Steel, D. D., has resigned
the pastorate of Market street Metho'
dist Episcopal Church in Petersburg, to
take effect on the lat Of July next. DIR.
Steel resigns to accept the presidency OF
the industrial college to be established
at Athens, Ala.
The State Board OF Dental Exami-
ners, which has been In session for the
pact few days, has about completed the
work of examining those who desire to
practice dentistry In the State. About
ten days will elapse before the names
of the successful applicants will be
made known. About forty have al
ready been examined.
On the Southern Railway ct River
ton Thursday night piece of bridge
girder fell from off one of the cars and
struck the switch that runs to Baker
& %. 70 wholesale wareroom, letting i've
of the cars on to that siding, totally
wrecking two of them and partially
wrecking the others. The main track
was blocked for five hours.
A meeting OF subscribers to the cap
ital stock OF the Eastern Virginia Con-
struction Company, that expects to
construct the Fredericksburg and Rap
pshannock Railway, was held at Gull
pepper June 6. 1t was the unanimous con
clusion of the meeting that the road
could and should be built, and that the
construction company should be organ
lied. The running stock necessary to
have the preliminary surveys and est.
mates made will be placed at once. II
was decided that the road should be
built from Fredericksburg to Washing
ton, Rappshannook county, by Gull
pepper and Sperryville. A temporary
organization was then effected by the
election OF q provisional board OF direct.
ors. There will be another meeting ou
the 9th inst.