Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The entries for the second annual
exhibition Of the Clarke County Horse
and Colt Show to be held at BerryyllIe,
on the 18th and 18th instant, closed
on Saturday. There are over SUI
entries.
DIR. BENJAMIN s. Graves, formerly oil
Orange county. died few days ago at
his home in White county, Ga, after a
brief illness. He married Miss Mary
Cowherd, of Orange county, VINO
lryiycs him.
The congregation which filled the
Laurel street Methodist Church Of
Richmond Sunday night was treated to
regular sermon by Miss Alpha john
son. daughter ofthe Rev. II. +. johnson,
pastor of the church, who is absent in
the country.
A Young man who gave the name OF
William l.. Alverson, of Winchester,
and who had been arrested i'll Cumber-
Land on the charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses, escaped yesterday
from the constable who had taken him
to the telegraph Office.
Sarah Stevens, an aged colored wo-
man. died in Winchester Sunday. She
weighed nearly 400 pounds, and no cot
fin could lie found in town large enough
{, hold the remains. The largest casket
in town was torn apart and another coli
lin fastened to it, and in this the woman
was buried.
Lightning struck the residence OF ,.
4. Walton, in Luray, Saturday ght,
tearing a hole in the slate roof and
damaging the chimney. At the same
time the barn of Mrs George l.. Kite
was struck and burned, with its contents.
l.oss 500. The rain that evening was
the heaviest of the year. amounting to
two inches in less than four hours.
Roanoke was struck by severe wind
and rain storm yesterday afternoon and
much damage was done to shade trees,
fences and outhouses. The windows on
The upper floors of the Terry building
were blown in and the tenants badly
scared. some of them saying that they
fct the building rock. The streets were
flooded and large bill board was blown
on horse and wagon.
Thomas Douglass, colorcd, of South
ampton county, contracted smallpox
recently. Returning home, he was re-
fused admission to his fathers house.
News of his exposure to the disease had
preceded him and the family were
afrail to let the sick man in. lie died
of the disease and exposure After death
the people of the town were afraid to
bury him. and the house in which the
body Law was burned, and thus the re-
mains were crematcd.
The fourteenth annual meeting Of the
Virginia Bar Association began at Hot
Springs this morning when the president,
Major Thomas c. Elder, of Staunton,
delivered his address on private Bust
ness Corporations in Virginia" treating
II with particular reference to the newly
formed constitution. Tonight Hon. II.
st. George Tucker OF Lexington, will
deliver an address on "The Enforcement
Of Legal Rights by Court of Equity.
The meeting is quite largely attended.
At a special meeting of the directors
of the Warrenton Electric Company yes
terday the contract for irst-cIass cleo
trio light plant was awarded to the
Electric Construction Company of Rich
mond. The contract calls for two COM
plete systems, one an arc system for
street lighting and the other a CONNER
cial lighting system. Mr.. J. c. Herbert
and Mr.. 4. J. Pizzini. of Richmond,
have been in Warrenton for two days
working up the contract and everything
was closed yesterday. The plant will be
in complete operation by October 10.
Mrs. Eliza Bean died at Hayiield,
Frederick county, Sunday, aged Sc
wears. Her death reveals pathetic
story. Her husband was northern
-ympathizer and in 1862 was arrested
and sent to Libby prison. From there
he was transferred to Salisbury, \. C.,
and was killed by a guard while disobcy-
ING rule. The oldest inmate of the
insane asylum at Stanton is daughter
of Mr.. Bean. She became crazed ut her
fathers death, and for 40 years has
been confined in the asylum. The
mother, who has just died. had waited
alone during all the years for the
daughters return of reason, but died
disappointed.
The acquittal of Judge Clarence Camp
bell by jury in the Amherst Court Fri
day has attracted a great deal Of atten-
ton and called forth no little criticism
from the leading clergymen of Rich
mond. In his sermon Sunday Rev. Dr.
j. b. Hawthorne, of the Grove Avenue
Baptist Church, was severe in his refer
enccs to the acquittal in this case, say
ing that it was sham. Rev. Dr. Gar
lick one of the leading Baptist ministers
in Richmond, said yesterday morning
that the action of the Amherst jury in
this case exceeded anything he had
heard of in Virginia. at seems" he
said, "to be a disgrace to the judiciary OF
the State" Many other leading minis
tiers were especially vigorous in their
expressions.
STRU OK DEAD By LIGHTNING.- For
mer Coroner William NJ. Wells, OF