Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Annie L. Moore, q well-known
lady of Stafford county, died at her home
near Mountain View yesterday.
Mrs. John 7. Jet died Wednesday
night at her home in Spottsylvania county
near Salem Church, aged fifty-eight
years.
Lieut.. w. Y. Hammer, of Danville,
Va, was killed by Criss Gross, Is years
old, last Sunday at lumber camp near
Malvern, Ark.
Mr.. James A. Robinson, prominent
citizen of Stafford county, died last
Wednesday night of heart trouble, aged
fifty-seven years.
Two men were killed and one was
fatally injured by an explosion OF
dynamite at the Grub iron mines, in
Botetourt county yesterday.
John P. Gogin died in Roanoke, yes
terday of paralysis, aged So years. He
was stricken last night. He was nc
tive of Lynchburg and an ex-Confeder-
ate veteran.
Harry Falk, doing business in
Fredericksburg, as the Virginia Clothing
Company, has made an assignment.
The liabilities are nearly $4,000, with
assets over 81, 600.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has leased hand
some residence on west Grace street,
Richmond, and will make his home
there for the present. He has been
boarding in Richmond this winter.
Arthur Wilton, the murderer Of Jake
Lee, was hanged at Danville this morn
ing. According to custom the friends OF
the doomed man were allowed to call
upon him in his cell in the Jail yesterday.
For the second time within year the
William II. Davis Company brewery,
known as the Harbor View Brewery.
situated Just outside of the city limits
of Newport News, was burned yesterday.
The plant will not again be rebuilt.
The lost is approximately Sc, 200.
An occurrence at the Hotel Carroll in
Lyncbburg, Wednesday night, led to the
arrest of two young men and confession
by them that they had stolen $500 in
money and nearly 5000 in checks from
VIM. G. Adams, in Philadelphia. They
will be held for the action of the Phila-
delphia authorities.
Acknowledgement Anderson returned
to Richmond last night from the Vir.
ginia Hot Springs, where he has been
| for three weeks under treatment for acute
rheumatism. He will stay at st. Luke;
Hospital for a short time, and then will
90 to some sanitarium, where the tonic
treatment prescribed for his cure can bt
continued.
Prof. r. II. Dabney, professor o
history in the University of Virginia
has undertaken the task of writing The
history of reconstruction in the South
In furtherance of his plans, he ha
asked the cooperation of all persons
having accurate knowledge of any fact
that would throw light on that period
Newspaper files, letters, and contem
porary accounts are particularly de
sired.
A most daring attempt was mad
early yesterday morning to burglariz'
the country home of Congressman
John f. Rixey, situated about on
mile from Brandy station, in Culpepe
county. Congressman Rixey, with b
family. is now in Washington, an
the house is vacant. The burglars be
ing unsble to open the doors from tn
nature of their fastenings used dynamlt
and reduced them to splinters. III
terrific conclusion frightened the thieyt
and they hurried away without disturb
ing anything in the house.
The condemnatory resolutions passes
} by the Department of the Potomac, u
A. R., during their session in Wash
ington, in relation to the presentation b
4 Virginia of statue of Gen. Robert r.
Y Lee to be placed in Statuary Hall at tn
: Capitol, have shattered the hopes o
e many Southern people who had lahore
: under the delusion that the chasm be
tween the North and South had BEEF
closed and cemented. Attempts are be
. ing made to explain the incident ava
> by saying the members of this organiza