Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Col. A. ". feay was i"SS
elected superintendent OF the Oouieu'
crate Soldiers Home 10 Ricnmopu'
Ten prisoners escaped from the jan
of Wise county last night, inciuuips
negro under sentence OF dea'n io'
murder.
At Richmond jury OF inquest yes,
terday rendered a verdict that Olno.u
Allen, whose body was found In james
river, was murdered.
G.S. 2. Tripleit, of Culpeper, WIN
has long been q member OF tne r'"o
democratic committee, will Dc
candidate for membership on tn5 o'i'
porations commission.
At the Episcopal rectory in Leesonig
vest srday, Miss Leila NJ. Campbell
daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George 1.
| Campbell, of near Leesburg, oecame
me bride Of Mr.. William x. CooKsey'
OF Loudoun county.
Mr.. Thomas Atwell died at his home
about three miles east OF Leesourg
wednesday morning. Mr.. Atwell was
seyenty.iive years OF age. de was,
dnrine the war, q member OF the sixth
Virginia Regiment.
| The funeral OF Philip Agpew NC
NesIe. who Lost his life 10 the fire early
Wednesday morning at broWn
University School. pear Cnsrloltssvlile,
took place ct 1880 yesterday morning
} from Christ Episcopal Church, OF tna'
city.
Mai. Nj. B. Ruggles, son OF the late
Gen. Daniel RuqRles, OF FrederlcKs-
bure. died 10 New York yesterday.
Mai. Ruggles formerly resided 10 hing
:. George county, but had for some years
been in New York. He was 6rotneI
( OF Maj. E. 8. Rusgles, of King deorge
: county.
e Yesterday afternoon B. +. Mcdonald
J a former merchant and an aged man
g sustained iojories while at WORK 81
6 sawmill near Winchester which may
= resnlt fatally. He was operating saw
i when he slipped and fell on the saw
Ie His left arm was cut oil, ana MS al
Ell vaucsd years make his recovery DOUBT
= iul.
o. Cant. John II. Whitehurst, a Pm
~ cass Anne blacksmith, yesterday du
o. up a large pot of Euglish gold In To
rear OF his shop. The coins we're
the eighteenth century, and were
excellent condition. just how 10
81, money came TO be buried 10 that spo
% which was originally 10 the ceutsr o'
ID. dense forest, is not known.
no. Lsts Wednesday night young ma
m named Kirby, WAS going up the ro'
GEAR Blsckwstsr creek, when ne "
og stopped by two negroes, who cnoK'
ne him stole bis watch end nat, 81
'rd threw him In the stream. Inc LyDc
lth bure police were notified, ana nall
3 hour later they arrested Giles beDn'
're aDd Lenny Thomas, Two former pc
wo ter tlsry convicts, who have been iu'
io' tilted.
'P7 A married woman caught her ri
Nv hand talking to a pretty womsn
Or Libby Hill Park, Richmond, Day
u tEo ago. She attacked her nusoa
ID and he ran. She then attacked
me Woman and gave her good whippi
nei uslng her umbrella. The man ID
2m' known merchant, while the woG
Ire. Sith whom he WAS talking 10 SAID 10
Wh the wife OF a Chesapeake and ONO II
va road man.
Virginia took yestsrday's game
US Charlottesville, IL 10 8. making IL
a. straieht from WashinRton ana l.
"a and thereby winning the champions
~ of the State Intercollegiate Assoclstl
Nv The only game scheduled with Wa
a n iuQton and Lee was played 10 Lyu
IIad ourg laet Monday, Virginia wlnnl
he iOtI5. The Lexington team was
20 satisfied, and asked for another c
TO- test. which was this week arraOe
1tII although tle Virginia team had
sinO banded for the season.
sofa James FoItz. the fourteen.year'
rd's son of Mr.. ttt5r tollz, "eli-kn'
10 cit zen OF PAGE county, was kille'
ar. inc Msssanu,tsn Mountains, near
Gus. lsther's home at Newport, Wed
his day, The boy was stacking bark
He the mouutsinside, several men D'
,ked above him felli1g treee, when
mon suddenly fell, catching young toltz
cath meath il and crushing his skull, XII
and him instantly. This Ia the third
bout cident OF this KIND Wnlcn mas Vo.u'
Mr.. 10 Page county within tne laS'
days.
time The Norfolk Railway and l.
the Compsny's cars are to be boyco
bal AGAIN nv organized labor, II the 20
8 at. hers Of Division No. 1853, Amalgam
of Assooiation OF Street Railway
mis- Moves, can bring such a thing ao
nan. l. has leaked out that at meetln
aud the organization held wednesday
,ived a resolution was unanimously pa
r. 1t requesting the Central Labor Unio
had place the road on the unfair list:
ssive present employees are bonded.
d to complaint is made that they are
discharged on suggestion from
bond company. II is proposed T.
Of range a strike for the latter pa
this month.
I'd OF Governor Montague hes been invited
on nj tend the national convention OF the BIC
hood of LoeoEa olive Engineers, ut NO
nave next week, snd my not only atteno
arth- mako an address.
.odo tis said that the troops Of the Ma
GuArd, District Of Columbia, Brigadier
eral Hsrries commanding, Will sgain
NJ VI their summer encampmsnt near Lee
VuaS Prospscts favor the largest attendAn
ity of ,Aa biloIv Of the Grand Lodge Of Odd
entire ioTs Of Virginia. at the convention
West meets in Portsmouth reIt Tuesday.
piping -----
was CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS-
nebec Boylan Green, of the County Coz
Roa- Ch.-Io,ta 10 one NJ several candi
,m nn9 for Congress, to succeed the lat
= mas jor Peter Otsy. Of Lynchburg. Id
Of her nounoeme.,s a." ~ fnpaTal seTvio