Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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Col. james l.. Hubbard, of Tye Brook,
Nelson county, died yesterday.
Mrs. Ruth Ellen Fugitt, widow Of
John n. Fugitt, died in Winchester on
Saturday of paralysis, aged seyenty-four
years
Mrs. Lucinda Baker, widow of Josiah
L. Baker, a former leading Frederick
county resident, died on Sunday aged
eighty years.
The Frederick county Board of Health
yesterday made official announcement of
the prevalence of smallpox at Stephens
City, in the county.
Miss Sue G. Richardson, a highly
respected lady of Front Royal, died Sum
day night of uremia, after on illness of
five days. She was in her seyenty-Erst
year.
The second death from lockjaw caused
by the explosion of a toy pistol occurred
in Richmond yesterday, when little Eu-
gene Edelblut died, following his brother
to the grave.
Capt. B. F. Male died on Saturday at
Rapidan, in the eighty-seyenth year OF
his age. The body was taken to Chariot
tesville yesterday and inferred in Maple
wood Cemetery.
Rev. H. J. Beagen, of Fairfax coun-
ty. has accepted call to Christ Church
parish, in Middlesex county, and Will
move with his family to the rectory at
Urbanna about January 10.
Mr.. J. B. Russell, ofHartford, Conn.,,
father-in-law of Mr.. Henry L. Harrison,
died at the home of his son-id-law, near
Leesburg, Sunday evening at o'clock
from general debility, aged ffty-elght
years.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
has purchased of Mr.. Joseph G. Walker
three acres of land at Orange courthouse,
on which to erect depot buildings, lay
side-tracks and make other improve
ments.
John A. White, a Norfolk and West
ern Railway boarding boss, is missing
from his home in Roanoke, and 1T is
charged he has absconded with $4,000
which he got through various irregu-
larities.
Mr.. Charles Barth, a capitalist OF
Philadelphia, who recently purchased
the Grasty gold mine in Orange county
and about 900 acres of land in connec-
ton with it, will in a short time begin
active mining operations on the prop
erty.
The new building Of the Peoples
Mission was dedicated in Fredericksburg
ON Sunday evening in the presence OF
of large crowd, Rev. DIR. Stump, oil
Alexandria, preaching an able dedlca-
tory sermon. Addresses were made by
Rev. DIR. J. w. Rosebro, of the Presby-
terrain Church, and Rev. DIR. j. 5. Dill,
of the Baptist Church, of Fredericks-
burg. At the conclusion of the exer-
cises collection was taken, amounting
to sll5, which was added to the build
ing fund.
Mrs. Matte Jeter, a widow, 20 years
of age, died at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Maggie G. Hendricks in Danville
on Sunday night from carbolic acid
poisoning. Whether the poison was
taken accidentally or with suicidal in
tent is not known. The young woman
had been in amelancholy state for some
time. Family difficulties and inability
to care properly for her three small
children preyed upon her mind. 1t is
said that yesterday Mrs. Jeter had a
quarrel with a young man who had been
paying attentions to her.
The committee appointed by the Trigg
employees Saturday night reported
against hasty action, and as the men had
90 DAYS in which to file their liens they
advised that the company be given rea-
sonable opportunity to make good It's
promises. The committee is of the opin-
ion that the men are now due SlS, 900 or
$40, 600 for eight days work. Many of
the men have already gone to Newport
News and other cities. The yards en-
ployed about ], 500 men. Nearly, IL
not quite, half of these came to Rich
mond expressly to work in the shipyards.
About halfof these latter are men with