Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

near ceVensDurg, YESTERDAY
seyenty-eight years old.
Mr.. VIM. II. Tatum, well-known
citizen of Richmond and an ex-C0n-
federate soldier, died yesterday.
The store of +. r. Swetnam, at Fair
fax Station, was robbed Friday night OF
a quantity of firearms, razors and knives.
Another pyrites mine has been dis
covered near Mount, in Stafford county,
and the owners think they have prize.
The mine gives promise of rich results.
Mr.. Frank w. Mckinney, a nephew
of the late ex-Goy. Mckinney, and Miss
Minnie G. Waddell, the daughter of
Mrs. Mary Waddell, were married in
Richmond yesterday.
In fit of Jealous rage, James Cooper,
an employee of the Lynchburg Cotton
Mill, last night shot his wife and then
turned the weapon on himself, sending
bullet through his head He cannot
survive the joy. His wife will re-
cover
Estimates which have been recently
complied show that the canning factories
in the northern neck of Virginia during
the last season put up 1875, 200 cases of
tomatoes, nearly half the output OF the
canning factories in the states OF Vir-
ginia and West Virginia. -Four new
canning factories are to be built and
will be in operation in Westmoreland
and Northumberland counties, Va,
during the coming year.
At one time yesterday it looked as If
Staunton would be in total darkness.
About 5 O'Clock, as some workmen were
connecting the pipes between the old
and new gas properties, an explosion
took place, and the gas house Of the new
gas property was in flames. The gas
was Immediately cut off from the town.
The promptness of the fire department
prevented the spread of the fire, and the
flames in the gas house were soon under
control.
Miss Mary Burch, of Vasht, Pittsyl-
vania county, and her escort, John
Sledge, had a marrow escape from drown
ing while returning from party Sunday
night. The young lady lost her balance
while crossing footlog over Snow creek.
The creek was SWOLLEN by recent rains.
MIR. Sledge plunged into the torrent and
after considerable battle with the water
succeeded in rescuing her. The young
lady suffered considerably with cold be-
fore she could be conveyed to her home.
State Senator Z. Finley Cromwell, OF
Norfolk county. and Editor Hugh john
son, of the Norfolk county democratic
official organ of the ''straightoue' faction
ofthe party there had personal encounter
in Norfolk yesterday. The trouble
grew out of an editorial printed in john
sons paper attacking Senator Cromwell,
who is prominently identified with the
opposing faction. Both Senator Crom-
we'll and Editor Johnson were imme-
diately arrested, and johnson swore out
a warrant for the arrest of Sheriff A. G..
Cromwell, charging him with assault.
All of the defendants were bailed for
their appearance in court today.
The quaint old Catholic Church OF
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, opposite the
Sherwood Hotel at Old Point, was demol-
ished last week, being in the'way of the
contemplated Improvements there. The
pastor, Rev. VIM. A. Fallon, who was as
sistapt pastor of st. Mary's Church in
Alexandria some ten years ago, purposes
building handsome stone church in its
place on site assigned for the purpose
close to the old one, as soon as possible
Rev. John F. Hagan, whom many OF old
err readers will remember AS very popu-
lar student at st. Johns Academy hall
a century ago, was the builder of the
church just destroyed and for some time
its pastor.
4 fine new building, doubling the pre-
vious accommodations, having just been
finished at Old Point Comfort College,
after celebration of Washington's
birthday by the students, formal posses
sion of it was taken on the 10th,
by hosting large American flag on a
pole surmounting the cupola. After
various patriotic Rotations and singing,
Father Carrie, the college chaplain, de-
liyered an address on Washington as a
Boy" after which the students, accom-
panied by their teachers, marched out
and halted in front of the new building
and a committee consisting of George A..
Fecney, of Wheeling, W. Va; Fran
cesco Cervoni, of Aybonitoo, Porto Rico,
and Michael I. Houlahan, of Coolmeen,
Ireland, representing the college and
its preparatory department, hoisted the
flag, and the ''Star Spangled Banner"
was sung by the whole assembly, follow
ed by three cheers from the students
and short, but fervent, patriotic ad-
press from the Director, Brother Paul,
| which closed the ceremonies