Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

w. E. Drummond, one of the best
known citizens OF Petersburg died, yes
terday.
Soap stone Of fine quality has been
discovered on the farm of MIR. Alger,
near Orange.
The Fourth oil July was observed at
Woodstock by the opening of the new
waterworks, fine procession and ire
mems contests.
Typhoid fever is raging In the neigh
borhood of the old sumsc mill between
Linden and Fiery Run; six cases are re-
ported in one house.
The democrats Of King George ooun-
ty yesterday elected delegates to the
State Convention Instructed for Mon
tague, Willard and Jeffries.
General Thomas l.. Rosser will be
candidate for gubernstorial honors in
the republican convention to meet
10 Charlottesville In August.
Mr.. George A. Worthington died at
Newall. N. O., on Tuesday from gas
| tristis, 10 the Oath year OF his age. The
ucCcnecu Who uhtifo VI AiDoheho
county.
Arthur B. Pugh, of Virginia, assist
ant attorney in the assistant stttorney
generals Office 10 Washington. has
been promoted to 80 500 position from
81, $50.
Mr.. John Milton Sherwood, assistant
treasurer of the Seabosrd Air Line
Railway, died at his home in Ports
mouth on Wednesday from pneumonia,
aged 40 years.
Mr.. L. L. Coghill, q prominent young
business man of fredericksburg, died
yesterday at hospital 10 Baltimore
from the effects OF an operation, aged
thirty-six years.
A fash OF lightning from q partially
clouded sky killed John w. Blunt. OF
Manchester, instantly on Wednesday
afternoon. Blunt was standing on o
street corner at the time.
John II. Priest, a most estimable and
popular citizen OF Loudoun, died 10
Middleburg on Sunday. He married
q daughter OF the late Fenton Furr,
and was about 81 years OF age.
DR.. w. A. Harris, q prominent young
physician, con of Sheriff L. A. Harris
and Mics Dora Crismond. daughter Of
|, OF Clerk OF Courts j. P. II. Crismond
| ell of Spottsylvania Courthouse, were
married In Washington on Wednesday
The Virginia. Carolina Chemical Com.
lpany will increase It's capital stock
from S24 900. 900. the present capital.
izstion, to $50, 000, 600, in order to take
up the allied cottoDseed oil business in
connection with the manufacture Of
fertilizers and acids.
Former Commissioner OF Agriculture
Thomas Whitehead died suddenly al
the home of his con in Amherst county
yesterday, aged rs years. He served
one term 10 Congress 10 1872. He wss
gallant Confederate officer, and wai
twice severely wounded.
The cornerstone OF the sdministra.
tive building OF the Baptist Orphsnsgt
of Virginia was laid at Salem yester
day by Taylor Lodge OF Mssons, o
Salem, assisted by Masonic brethren o
he surrounding towns and cities
Grand Master II. o. Kerns officiated al
the ceremonies.
Within the next three weeks thu
Virginia republicans expect to elect the
bulk OF their delegates to the State con
vention, which meets August 81 al
Charlotte svile. The most noteworthy
thing about their campaign is an effori
to keep the negro representation 10 tha
convention at minimum, and 1t Ia ever
more noteworthy that the negro lead
ers OF the best type are encouraging
that effort.
The socialiat labor party Of Virgins
held a State convention in Richmond
last night, nominated full ticket, and
promulgated long platform. There
were representatives present from al
the local organizations. The ticket
Lamed IL as follows: For governor
Hugh D. McTier, OF Manchester; for
lieutenant governor, Hugh Bolton, OF
Hampton; for attorney general B.
Dorsey Downey, Of Roanoke.
Mr.. B. F. Kerns, for 20 years post.
master at Rock Exon Springs, Fred
erick county, died on Wednesday al
that place, after a long illness. he
was 50 years Of age. During the Civil
War he served in the Confederate army
In Colonel Holidays company. Ever
since the war he had operated a stage
line between Winchester and Rock
Euon Springs and was familiar figure
to the thousands of guests who went to
those springs annually.
w. Male, Adj ntsnt General OF the State Of
Virginia, has asked permission for tho Viz
ginis Volunteers, or any part thereof, to pass
through the Distr ct OF Columbia, armed and
equipped, while going to and returning from
the Psn-Americ,n Exposition at Buffalo