Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Florence Mills Fitzhugh died at
the residence of her sister, Mrs. Mary
NJ. Stratton, in Richmond, on Saturday
after brief illness. She was the
daughter Of the late John 7. and Mollie
B. Mills and widow of Henry \. Fitz-
hugh.
Mrs. Trubia Jones Gravatt, wife OF
the rector OF Holy Trinity church, in
Richmond. died Sunday night at the
home OF her sister, in Hampton. after
an illness Of three weeks. The funeral
took place Monday afternoon at ST.
Johns Church, Hampton, and the
interment was made i'll Hampton.
The trial OF Carter R. Bishop on
Joint indictments Nos. l and ,, OF the
series OF indictments alleging the max
ing of false entries on the books Of the
old Appomattox Trust Company, is
set for today in the corporation court
at Petersburg and it is understood, will
certainly take place.
The State Aerie Convention OF the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, covering the
nineteen aeries in the State, will be
held in Hampton, on June 18th, and
[4th and 10Th next. There will be
parade and grand gala day at Buck
roe Beach June 14th. 1t is expected
that large NUMBER OF Eagles and
their families will 60 from various parts
of the State.
Between 1000 and l 200 checks to
Virginia pensioners were sent out yes
terday by the auditor of public ac-
counts. The amount involved is about
$50, 900. This does not include all
OF those to be paid this month, for
some OF the county boards have not as
vel made their reports, which will be
received later. The total will perhaps
reach $50, 900.
Three districts of Rockingham
county-Central, Plains and Linville,
with a total population of $4,000
people, yesterday voted on the ques-
ton OF compulsory education, deciding
in favor OF the measure by large
majority. Last week, Harrisonburg
the county seat. blazed the way by the
overwhelming vote Of 34S to IL in
favor Of the measure Two weeks
from yesterday the two remaining
districts, Stonewall and Ashby, will
vote on the question. They have a
population of 10 900.
More thar 1000 rural letter-carriers
in Virginia will be affected by recent
order Of Postmaster Edgar Allan, jr.,
by which they will receive their
monthly salary from four to six days
earlier than in the past. Pay checks
we're mailed to the carriers yesterday
from the office OF Mr. Allan. For n
long while it has been customary to
pay them about the 9th day OF each
month, but from now on, it is planned
they will receive their wages on the
1st.
Two tablets commemorating histori-
cal events will be dedicated at Mon
tross, Westmoreland, county, May 9.
On one is the text Of the famous
'Westmoreland Resolutions, offered
by Richard Henry Lee and passed by
the patriots OF that day at Leeshurg,
February 81, 1866, thus outdating by
nine years the Mecklenbury, n. c.,
resolutions, and by 10 years the de-
Declaration of Independence. The
other tablet bears the resolutions of
Richard Henry Lee, passed at the
Westmoreland County Courthouse June
%, IVA, expressing sympathy with
and rendering aid and sympathics to
Boston because Of the locking up Of
the harbor. Also on this tablet appear
the resolutions by the Westmoreland
county committee of safety, passed
May %, 1774. denouncing Lord Dun
more, the governor, for Selling the
powder in the magazine at William
burg, Va.