Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. @. r. Laird, of Front Royal. was
kicked by horse on Saturday week
and had bis jaw broker.
Mr.. Geo. w. Lee died ct the residence
OF Mr.. E. V. Weir, near Bristow, on
Monday last. Mr.. Lee was formerly OF
Fairfax country!
The Boil RUM Hunt Club gave It's
first point-to-poibt races at Manassas
on Saturday. Mr.. CORTLAND d. Smitn
rendered valuable assistance 10 starting
the horses.
The contract for the Ice plant at
Wsrrenton has been awarded TO Chi.
caeo 6rm, and work will be commenced
at once. The electric light plant will
be added later.
Capt. J. w. Cox, Q prominent Char
lottesville republican, has been ap'
pointed store-keepsr and gauger for the
Sixth district of Virginia, and assigned
to the Bonded Warehouse, No. l, in
Charlottesville.
Grand Master Kern, of the Virginia
Mssons, has issued an appeal to the fra
ternity in Virginia for aid for the jack
sonville fire sufferers. Contributions
are directed to be sent to Grand Treas
| urer Peasants, Richmond.
| The Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows oil
| the State OF Virginia will meet in their
! annual session In Roanoke at Q q. m. to-
morrow. There will probably be three
hundred visitors. Mayor Bryant will
make the address OF welcome.
Thomas Il. Bevan, q prominent law.
| yer, died suddenly from apoplexy ut
bis home in King George county, on
saturday. Mr.. Bevan was native Of
Baltimore, but had been resident oil
Virginia about fourteen years.
Many fine horses are being shipped
from Loudoun to New York. State
Senator Fairfax loaded nineteen hack,
neys on Saturday for that city and
Charles Mott shipped ten head Of
yearling thoroushbreds to England.
Capt. ]. N. Wilder, OF IrviDgton, has
been suffering for some tine from pain
10 his shoulder, and has just discovered
that it was caused by Q large hat pho
that he has had cut out. Captain
Wilder thinks, that he must have
swallowed 1t when child.
The State Board OF Education meets
10 Richmond tomorrow for the purpose
of electipg county and city school su.
perintendents, but by reason OF
other engagements Of the Governor,
who is o member of the board, the
election may be postponed.
George Washington, oolored, the
plaintiff in a case 10 Front Royal
against the Carson Lime Company for
$40, 900 for injuries received by bridge
collapsipg, was arrested during the
trial OF bis csse on Saturday on the
charge Of being an escaped convict from
Manassas jail.
The old st. Clair Hotel property 10
| RIchm was sold ut auction on Sstur-
day to Mrs. Atkinson, proprietress oil
the Lexington Hotel, for $S7 900. The
property is eligibly located for hotel
purposes, aud the purchaser announced
her intention of placing steel framed
fireproof hotel on the site.
Gov. Tyler will in few days iasue q
proclamation In relation to the propos-
ed celebration of the three hundredth
anniversary ofthe first permanent set
element OF the continent OF North
America by English.speakipg people
at jamestown in Virginia May Is, 1907
| This Ia in conformity with q joint reso-
luton passed at the last session of the
legislature. The idea Of the governor
is to get the scheme under way as soon
as possible.
A negro named Jack Smith was shot
and instantly killed early yesterday
morning by Col. J. Risque Hutter, who
lives at the old Hutter home, San
dusky, about two miles from Lynch
burg. The man had entered the room
of Miss Hutter, whose screams fright
ened him and brought her father to her
assistance. The man jumped from the
window and made his escape. Later
he was found In an Clubhouse BY Col.
Rutter, who shot and killed him.
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