Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-24
Virginia News.

DR. Waller Lewis Holiday died sud-
denly at his home at kspidan Friday
night. -=s
Three people died of spinal meningitis
Sunday in franklin. Charles w. Gary,
a well known young man, and two me-
grOes were the victims.
Prof. James F. Blackwell. OF recent
wears connected with the Warren Drug
Company. died in Front Royal Sunday
night of typhoid pneumonia, aged 81
years.
The body of Robert n. Chiefly, a
young Brunswick county farmer, was
found in the Appomattox river just be-
low Petersburg, yesterday. Foul play
is suspected
Miss Virginia f. Dade, daughter OF
the late Gen. Lawrence Taliaferro and
Ann Mayo Dade, died on Monday, April
%, at George Washington Hospital In
Washington. Her remains will be IN
tered in Richmond.
The pickle factory plant, with larm
of l26 acres, at Brooke Station, in Stat
ford county, near Fredericksburg, be-
longing to Alart & Mcclure, of New
York, has been purchased by Internal
Revenue Collector NJ. X. Lowry, whose
home is at Brooke.
Mr.. p. Henry Conway, son OF the
late DR.. V. Y. Conway, died at the
residence OF C. w. Barlow, near Stat
fore G. H., of consumption, Sunday,
aged SO years He is survived by
widow and several grown children. all
of whom reside in Northumberland
county.
Miss Jimmie West, daughter of John
Wes', Bedford county farmer, was
killed by lightning in the yard of her
home Sunday evening during thunder
storm. The young lady went into the
yard to looS after some chickens when
the fatal bolt came. The family sitting
on the porch witnessed the death. The
pins in her hair we're melted. Miss West
was 20 years old.
The jury in the WalIen will ease, in
which The seven children Of the late
James A. Wallen attempted to break
the will Of their father, which left the
major portion of his large property TO
bis Young third wife, on the ground
that the said Mrs Wallen had exerted
undue Influence in persuading him TO
make a will in her favor, yesterday in
chancery court of Richmond returned a
verdict in favor Of the contestants.
A terrific wind and hail storm passed
over portions of the counties of Sussex,
Dinwiddie, and Nottoway Sunday after.
nOoa, and did incalculable damage to
fruit trees, wheat, and clover. At times
the wind blew with the force OF tor
uado, and many trees were uproOted
and own down. Barns and other out
houses were demolished and many
dwellings were unrOofed. Windows
were shattered, and large numbers of
chickens were killed by the hail-stones.
The grand jury, which was in session
in Fredericksburg last Thursday and
Friday considering the charges of graft
in the city government resumed lis SEES
sions yesterday and in the afternoon
brought ina unanimous verdict, stating
that after carefully considering every
charge aud rumor, examining larger
number of witnesses, and weighing the
testimony with fairness and judgment,
they we're glakto report that they could
find no gralters in fredericksburg.
The report was signed by every
member.
Jacob Moubray, aged twenty-five
years, lies in dying condition at his
home in the Blue Ridge Mountains in
east Rockingham, as n result of fight
on the streets Of Elkton, yesterday
morning, with Henry Shihlet, who is
under arrest A cash about two inches
in length WAS made in Moubray's alb
domen, seyerihg the intestines He is
not expected to live. he fight was the
result of feud between two families
which began some time ago with
trivial quarrel. One of Moubray's
brothers met Sbifflett near the Elkton
depot, yesterday morning, and the
trouble was renewed. Jacob Mou-
brav interferei and was stabbed by
Shiflett.