Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-28
Virginia News.

Thomas w. Ohinu, aged about sixty
eight, died =: his home, "SunDyside, 7"
near Warsaw, yesterday.
Mr.. Jas. E. Blackwell, ST., died
Thursday at his home pear Noes Neck,
Caroline county, aged "a years.
Two children of Mary Scott, colored,
were burned to death in bed yesterday
morning in a cabin on the farm belong
log to the estste of j. j. Ssle, in King
George county.
Two additional banks will be opened
in the Northern Neck this WeeS-one
at Sharks Wharf, in Richmond county,
on the Rsppahapnock river, and the
other ST Kinsale, Weslmorelsnd county,
on the Potomac river.
A tablet to the memory OF Gen. K.
E. Lee hiss been placed in the Episcopal
Church at Orange Courthouse in the
psw which was occupied by General
Lee In the civil war during the time his
army was camping at that place.
Mrs. Martha V. King, widow of John
r. Kiog, died in her home, in Wash
iugton, on Sunday. Her remains were
buried at Dumfrles today. Mrs. King
was a daughter OF the late James V.
Nash, Of Prince William county.
Lett alone with other children for n
few moments while the mother was busy,
Harry Keller, the son Of Hugh Keller,
of Slrasburg, was fatally burned yester-
day, his clothing becoming ignited at g
fireplace. de lived only few hours.
The State Corporation Commission was
yesterday engaged in hearing the cases
against the Adams and Southern Ex-
press Companies for iDfraclion OF the
rules of the commission la demanding,
collecting aud accepting more than the
prescribed charges fixed by the commits
sion.
The resignation of Major G. Gray
Boisseaux, OF Richmond, has bfeh ac-
cspted by the governor and Adintsut-
Gene,al Anderson. Major q isseux
started his military career thiriy-iwo
years sgo IS a private and has held every
ofIice in the regiment up TO that OF
major.
Senator Noel and Senator Chase have
received and have shown to the news
paper men letters from well known law
yers endorsing the course of Senator Noel
in making the charges against Judge
R1es end urging him to stand by his
guns and to oppose the continuation OF
Judge Rhes.
The residence of s. a. Mckee, justice
OF lhe peace, living near Greenvillc,
Augusta county, burned yesterday with
most of the contents, and two children
persisted in the flames. They we're the
Young daughters Of the cook, Lizzie
Long, white womsn. -Four hundred
dollars 10 money was burned.
Joseph P. Brady, clerk of the United
States Circuit Court 10 the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia, will succeed Il 9 late
George e. Bowden as clerk of the United
States District Court for the Eastern
district of Virginia. Mr.. Brady will
hold both clerkships aud will maintain
his chief Office in Richmond.
The fourth annual report Of the libra
ri board o: the Virginia State Library,
to which is appended the fourth annual
repor. of the State Librarian, which has
just been submitted TO the governor,
shows the Institution to be In most
fl0urishing condition, under State Libra
Ran DR.. Henry R. Mcflwaine.
The large plant Of the PurcellVille
Foundry Company, at Purcellyille, wss
totally destroyed by FIRE yesterday. The
plant is owned by the Purcellville Foun'
dry Company. All the buildings, fix
lures, patterns and molds were entirely
destroyed. The cause Of the fire is un-
known, and the loss Is estimated at about
s.. 500,