Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The annual reunion OF Confederate
Veterans, under the auspices of stoyer
Camp, of Strasburg, will take place at
Fishers Hill, the battle-ground, on next
Saturday.
1t is now generally conceded that
there can be no Virginia jurors under
the new constitution until it shall be de-
cided by the election boards who are
entitled to vote.
DIR. NJ. r. Bruin, of Strasburg, Will
erect hospital there within the next
wear 1t will be arranged for the treat
ment of all diseases, and there will also
be surgical department. 1t Will DC
the only hospital of its kind in the
valley.
Charles 4. MART, aged twenty-eight,
committed suicide Sunday night in King
George county by taking laudanum.
He married Miss Hola Jordon, OF Caro-
line county, two months ago. She re-
Gently left him to visit her family in
Caroline.
The bowlder from Boston Common
given by Massachusetts admirers OF the
late Miss Lizzie Van Lew, for the grave
of Miss Van Lew, arrived in Richmond
Yesterday and will be placed in position
in Shockoe Hill Cemetery at once. 1t
is suitably inscribed.
The annual reunion of Mosby's men
will be held at Leesburg tomorrow.
There will befhorseJ races, a banquet,
aud a ball, and addresses will be made
bv Col. Mosby, Capt. John II. Alexan-
der. commander Of MOsby Camp; Capt.
"Billy" Foster; Rev. Sidney Ferguson,
and Others.
The republicans of the Eighth Con
pressional district are discussing the adj
visibility ofMr. William Dupont, of the
wealthy Delaware family of that name,
now resident of Virginia, and owner
Of "Montpelier," President Madison's
old home, in Orange county, as can
didate for Congress.
DIR. J. A. Chandler, professor OF
English at Richmond College, has been
chosen as dean of the Richmond Acad-
emv. which will be opened under the
auspices of the Richmond College this
fall. DIR. Chandler will retain his chair
in the college and will also do some
teaching in the academy.
Judge w. r. Barksdale at the session
of the County Court in South Boston
Yesterday was of the opinion that per-
sons who were competent jurors before
the new constitution went into effect are
still competent. Jurors were impanelled
and court will be in session several days
for the trial of criminals.
Announcement is made of the election
of Mr.. William III. Martin, of Wood
stock, to succeed Mr. a. IL.
Tbrockmorton as editor and business
manager of the Leesburg Record. Mr..
Martin is University of Virginia man
and subsequently graduated in law from
Washington and Lee. For the last
several years he has been practicing law
in Woodstock.
A number Of the business men OF
Fairfax county NIT at the court house
Saturday and organized a national bank.
The capital stock was fixed at S25, 600,
with authority vested in the board OF
directors to increase the amount at any
time. The following were elected MEM
bers of the board of directors: Joseph f..
Willard, r. Walton Moore George W.
HUNT. 5. r. DonOtoe, NJ. L. Church,
DIR. F. NJ. Brooks, NJ. ID. Hall, f. Il.
Swetnam, T. B. Putnam. The board
held meeting and elected Il Walton
Moore, president; George W. HUNT,
vice president, Frank II. Ford, cashier.
A remarkable phenomenon was re-
ported in Winchester yesterday on the
highest authority During the terrific
storm of Sunday hail fell in great guam
titles on farm near Winchester com
pletely destroying all vegetation, while
on surrounding farms no damage was
done. After the storm persons passing
through rayine on the farm felt a
peculiar crunching beneath their feet,
and upon investigation found that hail
had fallen along the entire length of the
rayine to depth of one and half feet
and had been covered over by the earth
washed away from the sides of the "a
vine. The hail stones thus protected
from the air had frozen into large blocks
of ice. Farmers focked to the scene
and gathered the ice for making ice
cream.