Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-21
Virginia News.

George Campbell, of Leesburg, aged
eighty years, died on Sunday from gen.
efal debility.
Sunday night Miss Elizabeth Shnmale
died at the home of her cousin, Miss 4.
Brown, near Winchester, while on a
visit. She was 81 years of age.
Judge Howdershell aud Miss Kate
Burgess, both of Stafford county, were
married in Fredericksburg on Sunday
night by Rev. DR.. T. S. Dunaway.
Wheat harvest is in full blast in the
Fredericksburg section and the crop is
very fine. The late rains have practically
made the grass crop which is good.
By the explosion of an oil can from
which she was about TO pour kerosene
upon some coal. Mrs. Ruby Hood, a
young married woman, living a short
distance from Richmond, was fatally
burned yesterday.
A charter was granted yesterday by
the State corporation commission to the
Winchester and Washington City Rail-
road Company; home Office, Winchester;
capital stock, 100000; L. II. Hans
brough, president
Prof. Edwin A. Alderman, president
elect of the University Of Virginia, has
notified the faculty of his purpose to come
to Charlottesville on Friday of this week
to study the situation with view Of de-
termining his duty in the premises.
J. J.. Patton, member of the Vir-
ginia commission TO the Worlds Fair
left Richmond for st. Louis yesterday.
Before Mr.. Patton left he severely criti-
cised Norfolk for alleged failure to carry
out promise to contribute toward fur
nishing the Virginia buildingat st Louis.
The committee appointed to choose the
holder of the Rhodes scholarship assigned
Virginia from among the list of candi-
dates who successfully passed the exami-
nations held at the University of Vir-
ginia in April, met at Charlottesville last
night and awarded the honor to William
A. Fleet, student in the academic de-
partment.
Professor A. NJ. Soule, director of the
agricultural experiment station of Ten
nessee, has accepted an offer Of the posi-
lion of director of the State experiment
station of Virginia, and dean of the De-
partment of Agriculture at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, at Blacksburg.
He has declined the presidency of the
University Of Tennessee.
One of the most interesting features OF
the ceremonies Of the Virginia Military
Institute took place yesterday when all
of the survivors of the famous Newman
ket charge by the cadets of the institute
we're presented crosses of honor for their
heroism at the battle Of the 293 cadets
who took part in the battle of New
market, which was fought May 10, 1864
only l73 are now known to be living.
Ex-Goy. William L. Cameron, OF
Petersburg, candidate for Congress from
the Fourth district, in speech delivered
Monday at Boydton. Mecklenburg county,
where he and his opponent, Hon. r. G.
Southall, had joiut discussion, announc-
ed the withdrawal of his candidacy. He
gave as his reasons his weak physical
condition, the complete collapse of his
health, and his utter inability to conduct
a canvass.
After thoroughly saturating her cloth
ing with kerosene oil, then wrapping
around her flannel blanket, which she
also saturated 'with the fluid, Mrs. John
Spur, of Shenandoah, Page county,
went a short distance from her home
Sunday night. about 9 o'clock, and APP
piled a lighted match to the clothing.
She made no cutlery and was only dis
covered by neighbors, who saw tie fire.
Before anyone could seach her she was
horribly burned and died about mid
night Sunday night. She was about GA
years of age and no cause can be as
signed for the rash act. Her husband
was attending church when the suicide
was committed.
Engineer B. F. Lambert, accompanied
by his wife, his father-in-law, J. ID.
Crawford, and Mrs. ]. S. Nichols and
child, were overturned in an automobile
accident last night on Center avenue in
Roanoke, and Mrs. Nichols and Messrs
Lambert and Crawford seriously injured.
1t is stated that there are no hopes for
Crawford's recovery. Mr. Lambert, who
was recently elected member of the
city council, owned the automobile, and
while descending gradual grade it got
beyond his control The machine struck
the street car track and Mr.. Lambert
lost the pilot. which resulted in the
overturning of the machine The in
FAINT crawled out from the wreck un-
harmed.