Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-08
Virginia News.

The Norfolk aud Southern RsilIay
property was sold at auction at Norfolk
yesterday 10 the reorganization commit
tee for IS, 500, 900.
James q. Newcome, who for years
operated four mills 10 Frederick coun-
ty. died yesterday at bis home 10 Win
chester, sged "a years.
Itch in its mild form Is epidemic In
Lynchburg. The trouble was noticed q
short time ago, and now almost every
ply sician Ia the city has seversl cases.
At a meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Rsppahsnnock Valley Agricultural
and Mechanical Society held 10 Frede-
ricksbuIg yesterday Capt. Dan NJ. Lee
wss elected president
Lieut.. Gov. Ellysop, OF Virginia, was
elected first vice president and I. 3.
Southgate, OF Norfolk, director from
Virginia at the meeting Ia Washington
yesterday of The Southern Commercial
Congress-
Alter rather more than two years. ex.
perleuce Of "no saloonp," in Oharlottes-
Vile, second election on the question
yesterday resulted in another victory Tor
temperance, the m,jlrity being $50, out
of a total OF 1852 votes.
Mrs. SAllIe Thomas Payne, OF "Gen
Mary" widow OF John w. Payne, died
Ia Oulpsper yesterday a. the home oil
her daughter, Mrs. Charles W. Waite.
Mrs. PSyoe was q daughter of the late
Benjamin NJ. Yaucey.
John 81. Osylor died ct bis home 10
Washington on Monday. Ho wSs born
iu Loudoun county June 20, 1882, and
IL survived by two childreu-Mrs. Will.
liam P. Snider, Of Daysville, aud Joseph
j. j. Caylor, of Washington.
10 40 adde's on Monday before the
Woman's Club, of Richmond, DR.. Hugh
NJ. Smith, deputy United States fish
commissioner, said the fisheries Of Vir'
giuia at present are more extensive and
valuable than those of any state, with
the single exception Of Massachusetts,.
The city of Lyochburg has purchased
OF Ms. Sarah Fl. Richardson, Of East
Orange, N. J., for S., 900, 1000 acres
OF land on the shed OF the Psdlar river,
from which the clty's water supply Is
taken. The purchase will cause IL fam.
lilies to move and Will dispense q village
long known as Ofonoco, In which there
are nov nearly 100 persons
1t Is probable that the statues Of
George Washington aud Robert E Lee,
which Virginia recently placed 10 Stat
uarY Hall In The Capitol in Washington,
will be formally presented to Congress
In January. Representative Jones will
introduce a resolution 10 q short time
fixing date for the ceremonies. 1t Ia
not believed there will be opposition.
At the preliminary hearing held In
| Warfenton Monday M,jpr r A. McIu'
tyre, counsel for Eustsce Smith, who
shot aud killed Marshall Brown, colored,
on the night OF December 2, waived ex'
animation and The case was sent on to
the grand jury, which meets on the
fourth Monday at the January term of
the Circuit court. The bond OF 81 600
was renewed with the tame bondsmen.
At q meeting OF the Petersburg city
council last night a resolution wac
adopted TO sppoint special committee
OF fiVe,o the common council, 10 iuqnirt
into the expedIeucy Of institutiUg pro-
ceediDgs looking to The annexation 10
the city Of Petersburg ofthe town Of
E:trick and other adjacent parts Of
| Chesterfield county. The town of e.
trick is just across the Appomattoz
river from Petersburg and has about
| /, 900 Inhabitants.
Miss Lille Gochenour, the 17.year'
old daughter OF Daniel Gochenour, oil
Page county, was fatally burned all over
hel body yesterday. The family arose
early, and the girl was assisting her
mother 10 the preparation OF the morn
Ing meal. A little brother playiully re-
marked, "I'll burn you up" and suit.
log the sclIon to the word applied Q
lighted match 10 the lover part Of heI
clothes. In an instant she was en-
veloped 10 flames, and In futile effort
to exiIpguish them ran screaming from
ma Fnnu In annthaP