Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-26
Virginia News.

Cherry Hill the home of Wesley Scrsn-
age, near Comorn, King George county.
was burned recently.
Mrs. Margaret Myers, of Hamilton,
Loudoun county, died at her home on
Thursday afternoon, aged 20 years.
A. W. Courtney, an ex-Confederate
veteran Of Culpeper county died yester-
day afternoon in the sixty-frst year OF
his age.
1t is reported that DIR. McBryde, presi-
dent of the Virginia Polytechnic lnsti-
tule, will become president OF Sweet
Briar Institute.
A contract to build rs bridges for the
Tidewa;er Railroad has been awarded to
the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company
Of Roanoke, for 500, 900.
Christmas was observed throughout
Virginia in true southern style. although
in some instances fireworks were not
used as much as formerly.
Edward Reed was accidently shot and
instantly killed by William Wilson
while out hunting near Hodges Ferry,
in Norfolk county. yesterday.
John William Hughes, one of the
oldest citizens of Richmond, died yester-
day at the home of his son, former Sher-
if John T. Hughes, in his s9th year.
Mrs. J. Thomas Sealock, OF Fauquier
county, died few days ago at her home
after a brief illness, aged eighty-three
years. Her husband and several chill
dren survive.
John Saunders, Confederate veteran,
and tor long term of years proprietor
of the Saunders House in Charlottesville,
died Sunday night at the advanced age
of eighty-seyen years.
The following postmasters have been
appointed: Bloomfield, Loudoun county,
James ]. Gill. vice H. p. Reid, resign
ed; Great Falls, Fairfax county, Cora
Oliver, vice II. P. Sanders, resigned.
Dr. G. s. Walker, who has been on
the medical staff of the Western State
Hospital for about 20 years, has been
appointed temporary superintendent to
succeed The late DR.. Benjamin Blackford.
A. Chadwick Burton, the lyceum en-
tertainer, sentenced to serve four months
10 Jail for obtaining money under false
pretenses for an entainment given in
Richmond for a Methodist society, was
taken to the Office of Police Justice
Crutchfeld Saturday, where he gave bond
for his appearance January 3, in the sum
of 81, 900.
Six peniteniiary convicts were par
doned by Governor Montague Saturday
and 35 prisoners were released from the
Richmond jail by Justice Crutchfeld.
Among those cOmmuted by the Governor
was John Jordan (colored) sentenced
March, 1905, 10 the Circuit Court OF
Fairfax, for robbery, eight years in the
penitentiary; committed to three years
A boy yesterday dropped m atch in
to the show window of Gilbert c. I'm
gers confectionery store, Main street,
Richmond, igniting a large amount of
| uTtNOIhb. uC MluuOW WINS
and skyrocketa quickly cleared the streets
of people, and some rockets entered win
dows on the oppositeside of the streets.
The fire was extineuished after damage to
the amount of several hundred dollars
had resulted.
The old stone house standing on the
roadside near the battlefield OF Manassas
is re ported to have been totally destroyed
Dy fire Friday night last, only the heavy
walls OF the building being LETT standing.
The building was occupied by Brawner
Haislip as a general store, and he, with
his family, lived in the upper part of the
building. Haislip and his family hard
ly had time to get out of the building.
They lost their clothing, and the stock
in the store aud the household furnish
ings were also burned. The loss will
amount to several thousand dollars, par
TALLY covered by insurance on the stock
in the store.