Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-10
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER,
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The Old Dominion Cotton Mill, In
Manchester, is to be converted into a
paper mill.
1t Is said the anti-Martin leaders pro-
pose to make clean sweep In the COM
position OF the Virginia democratic dis
trict committees.
Burglars entered the residence OF
the Bishop A. M. Randolph at Norfolk
Thursday night, broke into the Bishops
private desk. forced open trunk and
scattered things generally. Nothing oil
reat value Ia believed to have been
taken.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railway Company has lifted
the mortgage OF $3.50 on Mr.. Patrick
Martins farm near Fredericksburg.
Mr.. Martin recently lost his vile and
two little daughters by railroad cross
ing accident.
The Potomac Baptist Association will
convene in the Warrenton Baptist
Church Wednesday. August IA, at II
a. %. The association embraces the
churches of Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince
William. and Fauquier counties, inclod-
log Alexandra city. 1t contains nifty
five churches, twenty seven pastors
aud 5000 members.
Adiutsnt General Male has ordered
az election to fill the vacancy 10 the
third battalion of the Seventeen regi
ment, caused by the resignation Of
Major John Z. Martin. The election
will be held at Lynchburg on the 2Ith
instant. Companies E (LyDchburg).
(Farmville), K (Stsuntop) and M Dan
yille) will participate In the election.
Mr.. George N. Moncure, long q clerk
in the Office of the auditor OF public &C
counts, died at the Virginia Hospital
Richmond, yesterday morning, having
been Ia feeble health for a long time
though only carried to the hospital a
week ago. Mr.. Moncdre, who was
true Virginian of the old school, was 8
native OF Stafford county, and seventy
five years old.
As the result OF family misunder-
standing, r. Z. Tucker, brakeman
living at No. 81 north Twenty-sixtt
street, Richmond yesterday, shot hi;
brother, Richard Tucker, a printer
| The man that did the shooting was ar
rested, and the wounded man, who II
shot through the breast and is IN a ssri'
Gus condition, was taken TO the hospi-
tai. The former did not deny the shoot
ing, but would not tell the cause.
Gen. Richard l.. Page, formerly 6
com mander 10 the United States navy,
and who later took prominent part IN
the Civil War es an officer 10 the Con
| federate army, died at his summer
home, 10 the Blue Ridge Mount aims
near Blue Ridge Summit station, along
the Western Maryland Railroad. about
o'clock yesterday evening. He wal
aged 90 wears, and his death was due
to general debility. General Page, whose
home was at Norfolk, had been spend
| ing his summer 10 the Blue Ridge
Mountains for the past Is years.
At large meeting held 10 Culpeper
county yesterday at Cedar Mountain
battlefield OF August 8, 1862, the bound
aries OF the battlefield were correctly
marked by the committees appointed
for that purpose. A bountiful free din
ner was served on the grounds. Ad
dresses were made by Gen. James A
Walker, of Virginis; DIR. Laurence Will
SOD, of the Seventh Ohio infantry; Msj
A. J. Courtney, OF Richmond; MIR. John
BresushaD, Of the Twenty-seventh To-
diana infantry; Gen. James G. Field
Mr.. A. J. Drewry and Mr.. J. L. Gala
CHAN, now of Washington.