Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Michael ]. Grim, the Oldest volunteer
firemen in Winchester, died yesterday OF
paralysis. aged 70 years.
Mrs. Lydia r. Lupton, of Winchester,
died last night aged "A years. She was
the widow of Hal X. Luptou, a former
glove manufacturer.
"Audley," the famous estate owned
by Mrs. Dangerfeld Lewis, near Berry
vile, Clarke county, was sold on Mon
day last to Mr. Cummins, wealthy
resident of Pittsburg, Pa, for the sum
of s2l 900.
The old homestead on the estate OF
the late S. A. Buckner, situated on the
road from Aide to Manassas, in Loudoun
county, was complely destroyed by fire
on last Friday evening, together with
the greater portion of its contents.
Second Auditor Dew has mailed
$500, 900 worth of checks in payment OF
interest on State bonds, due July lst
Most of the holders are Virginians,
though the Commonwealth of Minnesota
has large amount of the bonds.
Carey & Company, fashionable tailors
and the oldest establishment OF the kind
in Norfolk, went into bankruptcy yes
terday. The debts of the concern are
over six thousand dollars, with creditors
in Baltimore, New York and Boston.
Exercises in connection with the
formal opening of the Presbyterian
Orphanage, established in Lynchburg
by the Synod of Virginia, we're held in
the First Presbyterian Church there last
night. Senator John W. Daniel spoke
briefly on behalf of the city.
There Ewas a fatal head-on collision
between two freight trains on the Vir-
ginia & Southwestern Railway, near
Venable siding, last night. Fireman
l.. II. Fain was instantly killed, and
engineer r. G. Clovers received In
iuries which will prove fatal. Both
lived at Bristol and have families there
Mr.. w. f. Carson, junior member o
the Carson Lime Company, of Riyertoni
while experimenting the transfer O
stone from the quarry to the kiln, was
struck yesterday by truck and knocked
down an embankment, landing on al
engine % feet below and breaking hi
left arm and dislocating his RICH
shoulder.
Under a law passed by the last legis
lature Manchester was yesterday de
clared by the Governor to be city o
the first class. BY census taken by
special commissioners it is shown tina
Manchester has 1868 inhabitants
The new law declares that all cities o
10 600 and over shall be cities of thu
first class.
Nearly every tugboat that is beinj
operated in the Norfolk harbor jus
now has a non-union engineer. Agains
all of these boats the Marine Engineers
Protective Association has preferred
charges of violating the navigation regu
atoms. These provide that every YES
sci shall carry two sets of engineers
whereas the tugs that are running arr
carving but one set. The transporta
ton lines claim that as their tugs ar
operated but II hours 4 day they arr
not liable under the statute.
The new State library board met II
Richmond and organized last night
Mr.. A. c. Gordon, of Staunton, wa
made chairman, and the question Q
electing a librarian to succeed Mr.. W
, w. Scott, resigned, was deferred unit
the next meeting, which will be held Oh
September l. The board passed a reso
luton fixing the qualifications of tn
new officer and requiring him to posses
technical knowledge as to cataloguing
Librarian Scott was continued in oflic
until October / next when he will tax
charge of the law library.