Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-28
Virginia News

A correspondent Of the Solid South. wtitiss
tfom the P!alcs. Eauqulsr county, Gays Tee
marriage Of MIR. Jsque1 A. Marshall AID
Niss Eliza i. Turner, daughter Of Edward {.
Turner, was q potable evcuS here last week.
They we're iuarricd 10 the Episcopal Churcb,
the Rev. Nj. Powers clie!2siog. The happy
couple wers at:ecded to the altar by the follow.
lrs ladies' and gentlemen Miss Mary Turner
snC Mr. Edward Amber, Miss Mary Dclauy
and Mr.. fitzgerald Jones, Miss Mary Barton
and Mr.. Loughboroush Turner, Miss Sadie
Chichester aud Mr.. Edward Hall, Miss Rebec
ca DulaDy end Mr. Henry Turntr, Miss Jauc
Beverly aud Mr.. Robert SribliDg, Miss Re.
becea Marshal! and Mr.. James Foster, Miss
Bessie Meade and MIR. Edward Marshall, Miss
Delta Carter and Mr.. William G. Marshall,
Miss Agnes Jones and Mr.. Willie Kemp. aad
Miss Rebecsa P Marshal! AID Mr.. Lee Elem.
ming. The bride WAS attirred 10 a lovely dress
of white satin trim med with lace, and beside
the handsome groom locked charming. Tho
church was adorned with prous!oD ct flow
crs, aud filled with the Interested friends Q!
Miss Turner cad Mr.. Marshall. The bride
was the recipient Of r,aoy !audsoulu WeddiDr
gifts.
At the last term ot tue Circuit Court iur
| Prince William the case Of Suite rs. Rich.
llIIlGUoO
Company, involving the r!Dsrian rights OF LARD
| owncEs along rsvgable streams, Was au ac:lou
| Of ejcctmeDt TO recover possession OF the marsh
lands on the Chsppawamsc,a navigabe stream
crossed By the r.. L. 4 L. Il. T. NJ. Suite
c!aim1ag title to the marsh under :. deed itou
Robert Grey aud others, au;i the railroad c3u
| pauy claiming title under q deed from Al:ou
Bangs and others The decision OF thu court
was 10 favor CT The railroad, trom which thc'c
was az appeal.
During the la;e storm GIBBS Island vas
completely submerged, every live thing 90 thc
| island except the human b,llcs, c)ns5tlos OF
| large nur Der I'll hc!scs, cattle, hogs. sheep
aud Valuable poultry, being swept into the sea.
! The life assing station bull ]IUg5 On the Island
| were 15ated several hundred yards down the
! bcaoh, and tie water vas three feet higher on
| the island than it has been for tSenIy years.
| The hotel buildings AID COTTAGES were a sou!o
what in jured b. the wafer and torco OF the
wind.
Major T. ". Boswell, of Virginia, WOE two
RACES at Pi1ul;co The first was by his chestnut
geIding "Sua!ight," io7 3 purse OF 5000; and
the second was by his bay gc.d!ng 'BushHack
| err for purse CT 5000
". NJ. Meredith, Of Richmond, has been
elected president OF the jeff. aod A. ii We'll,
| Of Baltimore, president Ct the Wash. Societies
at the University.
| II. y. Garden, oi Warrruior, has been APP
pointed chief engineer Of the Ersoklin aud
Pi,tsyvauia Railroad, feeder FOR the Midland
road.
A steer thai MIR. .lohu T.. Goodwin, Of
Manassas. Was STRENGTHENING. last Monday, Tell
upon him and broke his lex.
Mrs. Eliza Tiusey. marion ct the Western
Luuatic Asyiam GOD mother OF II. {. lbs
ley, of the Siaulton Iiaiic4tor, died last week.
Dr. Fl zhugh Garter, Of Prince William
county, has been appointed assistant surgeon
10 the u. 5. army.
Mr.. &. T. Grsv:s, cDs Of the oldest aad
most respects. ci;iZeEs OF Orange county, d!ed
last Friday.
The Rev. Valentino Dowo, d!stina ushed
minister Of tho Presbyterian Church. ticd at
| his home ia Sussex county, last friday.