Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-07
Virginia News.

Wesley Coleman, farmer OF CafO'iue
county, died yesterday OF hearl disease
aged 81 years.
Fhe Senate Yesterday confirmed the
nomination of n. w. Kinzer, as post
master at Fort Royal.
DIR. J Sydnor Massey, dentist oil
Comorn, King George county, died yes
terday at his home, aged 30 years.
Charles Leary, of Cherry Hill, Prince
William county, died yesterday at MS
home of typhoid fever, sged 80 years.
w. II. Buckner, a merchant of Rap
pahannock Academy, Caroline county,
died yesterday of heart disease, aged %
The Harding farm, near Occoquan,
containing SO acres, was sold last Mon
day at public auction to Mr.. A. ID.
Brockelt, of Alexandria. Il Manassas
Journal.
Miss Mabel Nash, aged 10 years,
daughter of Mr.. George Nash, OF Fred
ericksburg has disappeared from her
home. Her father has appealed to the
authorities for assistance in fading his
daughter.
On Sunday morning April l, at Redi.
viva, Mr.. John Armstead Browning died
in the 9Th year OF his sge. In the death
of Mr.. Browning Rappahannock county
Loses one of its most highly respected
aud valued citizens.
In the Richmond lumber mill strike
there were several more de'ertions from
the ranks yesterday, four men at one
mill applying tor their old places. The
milowners express themselves as well
satisfied with the situation.
Governor Swanson has named dele
gates to the National Charities and Cor
rection conference to be held in Phila-
delphia, May 9 to l6. Among those are
Miss Matte Grundy, Falls Church !;
Isaac Hersch, Ere lericksburg and j. K.
Cation, of Alexandria.
The Court of Appeals has granted a
writ of error and supersedeas in The case
of o. Flaherty, trustee. against the State,
which comes up from the Hastings
Court of Richmond This is another
branch of the litigation which attacks
the constitutionality OF the recent land
assessment. All the cases will be de-
cided at a special term to be held April
10th.
A million dollar hotel and theater are
to be built at Sth and Broad streets.
Richmond, on the site OF the old Bjou
property, which changed hands yesler-
day. The promoters are said to be Ne"
York men, and it is believed the Shu-
berts are behind the movement. The
hotel is to be We stories above the the
alter and the auditorium is to have Il
capacity for seating FIVE thousand people.
The prospect of a railroad, with either
steam or ele ;lricity rs the motive power,
running from Front Royal, in the Val
ley, through the counties of Rappahan-
mock and Madison to Orange Court
house, on the Southern and Chesapeake
and Ohio, il said to be encouraging.
The proposition is being considered by
the business people OF the counties
through which the proposed road would
run, and the only thing WHICH will pre-
vent the construction of the line will be
inability to command sufficient cspital.
Superintendent Joseph ID. Eggleston,
of the Department OF Public Instruction,
has received letter from Samuel A,
Green, OF Boston, Mass, which con-
tained a check for 81, 500. Mr. Green
is the general agent of the Peabody
fund, which is distributed for educa-
tional purposes in the South Mr. Green
directs that the fund sent Mr.. Eggleston
be distributed as follows: Hampton
Normal aud Industrial School, 81, 500;
Petersburg Norma aud Collegiate In
s'itute, 81 900; Farmville Female Nor
NAL School, 81 900; rural schools Of The
State generally, 81 900.