Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-22
Virginia News.

Mr.. James A. Selecman, after bret
illness, died at his home in Occoquan on
Saturday last.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Scott, wife Of Maj.
John NJ. Scott, died at her home near
Delaplane, Fauquier county on Monday.
Mr.. G. A. Hulfsh, of Wsynesborc,
late of Haymarket, will shortly leave for
Montana where be expects to go IN
business.
Mr.. Edmund G.. Tompkins, we'll
known banker in Richmond for 81 years,
died in Ashland yesterday, aged 10
years. Mr.. Tompkins was Confederate
soldier.
Within 10 minutes after being taken
to the Winchester General Hospital yes
terday, Clayton D. Painter, jr., son OF
c. d Painter, of the county, died OF APP
pendicitis.
Among those on the gunboat Benning-
ton which was blown up at San Diego,
CAL, yesterday and who we're injured
were VIM. s. Shacklett, of Fauquier
county, and Genius Harris and Jas. Les
ter, of Portsmouth.
Judge John w. Price died at his
apartments in Phoebus Thursday night,
aged 81 years. He was a Confederate
soldier. For many years he was judge
of the Chancery Court in New Orleans
and was a prominent figure in Louisiana
politics.
1t is reported in Winchester that ne
gotiations are 10 progress regarding the
sale of the Valley Railroad, between
Strasburg and Harrisonburg, which was
taken over by the Southern Railway
some years ago, when the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was in receivers hands.
]. @. EggIeston, candidate for Super
inlendent of Public Instruction, deposit
ed his entrance fee of 5000 with State
Chairman Ellyson yesterday, and Geo. II.
Hulvey, OF Rockingham, wired that his
check had been mailed. Mr.. Hnlvey is
opposing Mr. Eggleston. All of the can
| didates have now paid up.
Federal Judge Edmund Waddill, jr.,
in the United States Court in Norfolk
Yesterday, ordered sold at public auction
the electrical properties between New
port News and Old Point Comfort,
of the Hampton Roads Railway Com
pauy, which have been in the hands OF
receivers for the past two years.
The Fredericksburg City Council has
ordered deed made to the United States
Government for the land on Washington
avenue on which the monument to Gen.
Hugh Mercer will be erected this fall.
Congress appropriated s25, 900 for the
erection of the monument. The council
also appointed a committee to arrange
for the unwilling ceremonies.
Mr.. R. w. Hixson, a well.known citl-
zen of Manassas was found dead in his
bed at his home on Thursday. He was
for some time Town Sergeant, and was
native of Prince William county. He
was about 65 years of age, and is sur
vived by two children, Edward Hixson,
of Manassas, and and Raymond Hixson,
of Alexandria.
The engagement is announced of Miss
COrinne Blackburn, daughter OF Senator
Joseph Blackburn. of Lexington, KY, to
w. II. Gale, of New York city, formerly
assistant secretary of the Island OF
Porto Rico, and wealthy citizen OF New
York, who recently purchased large
estate near Leesburg. Miss Blackburn is
spending the summer at the Leesburg
| Inn. The marriage will take place in
the early fall.
Intelligence received at Winchester,
Yesterday says that, driven to despera-
ton by remorse in having murdered r.
W. Willis, of Winchester, j. J. Schmitt,
the murderer, committed suicide by
hanging himself in bis barn, at Dumos,
Ark. He was out on bail at the time Of
the suicide. The two tragedies occurred
within several days of each other. 1t is
alleged that Schmitt shot and killed MIR.
Willis, his neighbor, without provoca-
ton. Willis was a native OF Win
chester.
News has just reached Strasburg from
the extreme southwestern section Of
Shenandoah county Of tie burning OF
Mollie Frances, the seven-year-old
daughter of Thomas j. Funkhouser, OF
Jerome. The girl had asked her meth
er to allow her to make fire in a stove,
but was told not to do so. In few
minutes she ran from the house with her
clothing in flames and was so badly
burned that she died II hours after
wards She had tried to start the fire
with kerosene and the can exploded,
throwing the flaming liquid over her.