Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. George Smith died on Saturday
at her home in Haymarket.
Mr.. George Upperson, jr., promi,
nent citizen of Culpeper county, dled
yesterday of cancer of the liver, aged 10
years.
The report OF the discovery OF an
abundant flow of lithia water near the
plant of the Loudoun Electric Light ana
Power Company at Leesburg, mas
created much excitement.
Mr.. John Wine, of Culpeper county,
Yesterday, lost by FIRE his barn, stables
and ensilage house, with all OF the hay,
wheat and harness and some agricultural
implements. Loss, %, 500; insurance,
81, 700.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway
COMPANY is to build double track be-
tween Petersburg and Chester, and the
work was begun yesterday. Thenew track
will in all probability be extended to
Richmond.
Mr.. ]. P. Simpkins, an estimable citi-
zen of East Radford, was fatally injured
by being thrown from buggy Saturday
morning and died ten hours later lie
was thirty-seven years old and leaves a
widow and six children.
Mrs. Cornelia G. Petty, widow of the
late u. Petty and sister of the late Col.
C. T. Crittenden, who commanded the
Thirteenth Virginia Regiment of Jack.
sons Division during the civil war, died
suddenly of heart disease at her home in
Culpeper county, yesterday, aged %
years.
A petition, it is said, is to be present
ed to Governor Montague in the mex
day or two, asking the executive to call
special session of the legislature, with
view to reopening the Campbell-Crawiort
cowhiding affair, and especially to looi
into the recent trial which resulted il
the acquittal of Judge Campbell.
1t was announced in Winchester yes
terday afternoon that Mr.. Patrick Russ
the millionaire capitalist of Harrisburg
Pa, will erect trolley line between
Winchester and Berryyille. The dis
lance is eleven miles, and the cost vii
be 800, 900. 1t will be the first trolle,
line to be built in the lower Shenandoah
Valley.
Mr.. Harry Tinsley, of Staunton, VIII
has been an invalid for some time, !
very i'll, and was not expected to nv
through last night He is well know
in newspaper circles He was editor
the Stanton Spectator up to few year
ago. and before that was connected wit
the Richmond Dispatch. He was a
one time managing editor OF the Ne'
York Evening News. He is now seyent
years old.
All of the fish in the pond Of Mr.. {
, B. Skinker, in Fauquier county, hay
, been killed by lightning. An iron pip
emptied in the center of the pond, an
barb wire had been run all through tn
water to prevent seine hauling by tire:
passers. 1t is supposed the wire a
! tracted the lightning. There was a
, immense number of dead fish, whic
, were fed in quantities to the hog
Some of the carp weighed as much
] sixteen pounds.
. Lying near the point of death at tn
/ home of his uncle, j. G. Smithey,
t Brucetown, Frederick county, is WilliaI
t Fillmore, the victim Of an unusual illnes'
e On Monday of last week he went into a
icchouse, while overheated, and the SUI
, den change in temperature gave him tn
most violent pains in the head. Paral,
sis ensued, but during the week he reco'
| cred. On Sunday Mr.. Fillmore attende
, church and after returning home he b'
came suddenly unconscious and has n
manned in stupor ever since. He
again paralyzed and the physicians VIII
are in attendance, say he cannot recover