Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-06
Virginia News.

Mosby WOodsOn Lawrence died yes
ierday at his home in Richmond, aged
76 years.
Samuel Philip Mitchell. prominent
resident of Petersburg, died yesterday.
He was 43 years Of age, and was hall
brother of William L. thinner.
The Virginia State Dental Association
will meet at Old Point tomorrow for its
annual session, which will continue for
three days.
John NJ. Burford, for many years con-
nected with hotels 10 Virginia, Balli-
more and Atlantic City, died in Rich
mond Saturday.
The damage done to tomatoes 10 all
this section by the continued wet weather
and storms OF the past few weeks will
approximate fully rs per cent.
The total receipts of the Fredericks-
burg City School Board for the past year
we're s., 886, of which the city appropri-
aied 81 200. The salaries of the four
teen teachers amounted to 81, 1872.
The eighteenth annual meeting OF the
Virginia State Bar Association will take
place at the Homestead Hotel, Hot
Springs, beginning tomorrow, and end
ing with banquet Thursday evening.
The annual Confederate reunion was
held Saturday at Fishers Hill. Ten
thousand people from all parts OF the
Valley attended. Senator Daniel de-
livered an address on the battle OF Cedar
Creek, paying tribute TO Jubal Early.
Unable to furnish So, 600 bond for
his appearance, George G.. Andrews,
charged with criminal assault upon an
even-yesr-Old girl, the jury in whose
first trial disagreed, will spend the inter
vening three months before his second
trial in jail 10 Richmond.
The case of the town of Slrasburg
against the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail
road Company and the Winchester and
Strasburg Railroad Company, which was
argued in May last before the corpora
ton commission at Richmond, has been
decided in favor of Strasburg The eff
feet of the decision is to compel the rail
roads to run trains into 5.rasburg by
October /.
An unknown white man about % years
Of age was run over by freight train
near Roanoke about u O'Clock Saturday |
night and killed, the body being cut in
two. There were evidences of foul play |
and another strange white man, who
said he was a friend of NJ one killed, ,
was held by the train crew, bat managed !
to escape in the darkness. The initials
"A. NJ !" and rs. r. |" sre tattOOed
on the right arm.
The four year-old son OF Thomss Tate,
living near Culpeper, WAS fatally injured |
late Friday evening. The boy was 10
lane through which some COWS we're be-
ing driven just after being separated
from their calves, when one of the cows |
rushed upon him and after butting him
down, gored him nearly to death. The
little fellow fingered in agony through |
last Friday night, until death relieved
him early yesterday morning.
A deco OF trust was recorded I'D tue /
city clerks Office st Winchester Saturday
by the Winchester and Washington Elec-
trio Railroad Company, by which their
power plant at Melville on the Shensn-
hosh, in Jefferson county, and property
at Charlestown, Winchester and Berry
vile we're conveyed to K. Gray Williams
and A. Moore, jr., as trustees, TO secure
a bond issue of 1925, 600. The deed OF
trust was executed by :. H. Marlborough,
president of the company, and Shirley
Carter, secretary. The bends are issued
to restrict the amount oil slOck OF the
corporation. All rights, franchises and
privileges of the railroad company are
included in the deed.
The Market,