Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-08
Virginia News.

Friday night FIRE destroyed the public
school at Riverton. None of the con-
tents was saved.
Jacob Eggborn, ex-member OF the
legislature OF Virginia nearly quarter
of century ago, died in CuiPePer Sat-
urday in the eighty-third year OF bis age.
All thought of consolidating the Med.
ical College of Virginia with the Medical
Department of the University Of Virgin
Ia has been given up for the present at
least.
Fire Saturday night did 81, 500 to
81, 900 damage in the Shafer building
in Richmond in which are located the
money order and registered letter diVi-
sions of the post Office.
Dir. James Duncan Winnie. U. ). A.,
retired chairman of the Phoebus school
board, q well-known citizen Of that town
aud a man prominent in secret organiEa-
ton circles, died Saturday night, aged
sixty-one years.
Mrs. Lucy Ritter, wife OF r. d. Kit
ter, 6 prominent merchant Of wildwood,
Clarke county, died Saturday, following
brief illness, aged sixty-one years,
She leaves her husband, three sons,
daughter and two brothers.
W. l.. Roe, of Lynchburg. travelling
representative OF the Modern Woodmen
of America, whose mother lives in Knox
vile, Tenn, wss struck by q train on
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey Sat
urday at Moosic station and instantly
killed. ga 2
The residence at "Laburnum," the
country seat near Richmond of Ar.
Joseph Bryan, of Richmond, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday
morning. The loss will approximate
800, 900. The insurance Is about
$50, 900.
10 California Friday Rev. Ryland
Murdoch, who was in that State Tor the
benefit Of bis health, died. He was q
native of King and Queen county, and
at one time was In charge of the Baptist
Church at Winchester. He WAS ~ years
of age.
An election was held Saturday In
Danville, and Pittsylvania to elect
member of the General Assembly TO suc-
coed the late John f. Taylor. w. \.
Brown, the nominee Of the democratic
Executive Committee, was the only
candidate, and the vote Was small.
Mr.. John B Kimberly, has been APP
pointed postmaster at Fort Monroe
This is an illustration of the policy re-
Gently announced By President Roose-
velt and Postmaster General Cortelyou
thst postmasters who had made good rec
ords would be reappointed on merit.
Col. Charles s. Roller, for many years
distinguished educator Of the State and
principal of the Augusta military Acad-
envy, was stricken With partial paraly sis,
Friday night. Colonel Roller was at
one time, head of the Virginia School
for the Deaf and Blind, located in Staun-
ton.
Suit has been Instituted in the Circuit
Court of Loudoun county by Mrs. Mary
G. Stevenson. of Philadelphia, against
her husband, David Stevenson, for q
divorce. Mr.. Stevenson recently bought
part of the Big Spring estate from 5. s.
Luts, and has just completed a hand
some stone dwelling at cost Of 500, 900.
The State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, Col. George w. Koiner, is making
unusual efforts to sttract good class Of
immigrants to Virginia. Mr.. Koiner
says he does not want any refuse element,
but desires the intelligent, thrifty class
from Great Britain. Germany and other
countries-men who have a knowledge
of farming, and who desire to better their
condition.
The ST. Peters Episcopal Church,
of Brambleton ward, Norfolk, was con-
secrsted yesterday by Bishop Randolph.
He was assisted By Bishop w. L. Ora
watt, of West Virginia, who was the first
rector OF of small chapel started there in
1880, BY Rev. @. E. Woodson, the pre-.
sent rector and Rev. DIR. B. d. Tucker,
of st. Paups Church. There was a
large congregation aud q great thanks
| offering.