Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-16
Virginia News.

paralysis at Hamilton on Saturday last,
aged rs years.
r. H. Tanner, well-known resident
of LYnchburg, who lately was engaged
in the restaurant business, killed himself
yesterday evening by taking an overdose
of laudanum.
William w. Gwathmey, chief eugi-
neer OF the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
resigned yesterday. He and former AS
sistant Chief Engineer Mackall, who also
resigned, are to form q firm OF consult
ing engineers in Norfolk.
Mr.. II. Noltenius, one of Petersburg's
most prominent citizens, died at his resi-
dence last night after brief illness.
The deceased was native of Bremen,
Germany, and about 65 years OF age.
He was engaged in the manufacture OF
trunks.
d. G. Mayo, acourier of Gen. Robert
f. Lee during the civil war, is dead in
Richmond, aged 60 years. He was a
native of Amelia county and amassed
considerable wealth as a manufacturer OF
tobacco both in Richmond and in
Canada.
Fire early yesterday morning destroy
ed the quarters of the Richmond Cur
Club, short time distance west OF Rich
mond. Much shooting paraphernalia
was destroyed and quantity of ammu-
milton went off during the FIRE with spec
tacular effect.
Capt. d. NJ. Lee, of Stafford county,
announces his withdrawal as an indie
pendent candidate for the House OF
Delegates from the counties of Stafford
and King George. He states that he
had no idea of running as an independ-
ent candidate. He states that he will
support the nominee of his party.
Mrs. S. NJ. Fairfax, who resided near
Burkes, Fairfax county, was taken sud-
denly i'll on Wednesday, and died that
night. Mrs. Fairfax was the widow OF
the late B. F. Fairfax, and was 81 years
old. Her remains we're inferred in the
old family burying ground, on the place,
on Friday.
The first trainload of apples to leave
Winchester went out over the Cnmber-
land Valley railroad on Monday after
noon. There were six cars of the train
loaded with fine winter apples. The
cars were of the largest refrigerator type
used on the Pennsylvania system, and
have nearly double the capacity OF ordi-
nary box cars.
Governor Montague has issued COM
mission appointing Luigi Gramatica, OF
Genoa, Italy, as the representative OF
Virginia tor the purpose of forwarding
all farmers and their wives to this State.
Gramatica is also to be the immigration
agent of Italy for the Old Dominion in
conformity with the regulations OF the
immigration laws of that country.
Mr.. Anthony ]. Drexel, of Philadel-
phia, has recently purchased from Mr..
Henry Fairfax coax HILL" beautiful
estate near Leesburg, Loudoun county,
formerly the country seat of President
Monroe. Mrs. Drexel will not come to
America this autumn, but will shortly
be Joined by Mr.. Drexel in England,
where they have a country place near
Ascot.
In a lengthy communication to Judge
S. B. Witt, the electoral board of Rich
mond defends its course in the recent
primary, and vigorously replies to the
recent criticisms because of frauds in the
city primary. The members of the board
called attention to the fact that their
duties are onerous, if not vexatious; that
the compensation is trivial, and that no
one of the three either sought or desired
the appointment. A mass-meeting will
be held in the public square in Rich
mond tonight, the purpose OF which is
to request the board to resign.
Two republican conventions were held
in Fredericksburg yesterday afternoon,
one to nominate candidate for the
State Senate from the Thirteenth Sena-
torial district, composed of the counties
of Spottsylvania, Stafford and Louisa
aud the city of Fredericksburg, and the
other to nominate a candidate for the
House ofDelegates from the district COM
posed ofthe county of Spottsylvan;a and
city of Fredericksburg. Absolom Wal
Ter, of Spottsylvania county, was nomi-
mated for the Senate and I. F. Nor
rison, ofSpottsylvania county, was nomi-
mated as the candidate for the House.