Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. George Dame. of Danville. has re-.
ceived call to the rectorahip OF the Episco-
pal Church at Upperville.
The commencement concert of the Epis-
oopal Female Institute at Winchester, took
place Wednesday evening before large au.
dience.
Judge Keith on Wednesday sustained the
action of the Fairfax County Court in refus-
ing to grant license to sell liqnor at Fairfax
Station.
8. B. Rucker & Co, tobacco commission
merchants, of Lybchbure, have made an as.
mated at $40, 900.
The farmers about West Point are in the
midst of harvest in that section. The
weather has been very favorable, and the
crop is said to be unusually fine.
D. L. Grouse, professor of ancient and
modern languages in the New Market
Polytechnic Institute, died at that place
Yesterday morning after brief illness.
An election under the local option law
was held Wednesday in Luray magisterial
district, Page county, upon the question OF
license or no license, resulting in a majority
for the license ticket.
The monument erected near Yellow
Tavern to mark the spot where General j.
E, B. Stuart fell will be unveiled with i'm
posing ceremonies next Monday. The Stu.
art Horse Guard and Hanover Troop will
participate In the exercises, In which Gov.
Lee ia expected to take part.
At n late hour Wednesday night caboose
car on a north bound freight train on the
Richmond and Dsnyille Railroad jumped
the track at Wolf Trap, while the train was
running at full speed, and rolled down an
embankment. A co!ored brakeman named
Alex Banks was instantly killed. Conduc
tor F. Taylor was painfully bruised and
scratched.
Jay Gould arrived in Roanake yesterday
from Bristol. Tenn, where he spent two
DAYS investigating the resources and pros
poets of Southwestern Virginia, which he
regards as destined to become great in
population and wealth. He remained q
ehort time and then left for the North. 1t
Is thought that he is investigating railroad
developments in that section, with view to
investing in railroad interests.
A negro man named William Robertson,
who had been living with q negro woman
named Mollie Ross, at Stevens Station, on
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, on
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house and attacked the woman with an
exc, cutting one ear off and making terri
BILE wound in her head. He then drew knife
aud cut the woman's throat from ear to ear.
Robertson then left the house. and has not
been seen since. The woman has several
children, who were sleeping with her.
Miss Ameie Rives and Mr.. John A.
Chandler were married at Castle Hill the
home of the brides parents in Albemarle
county, yesterday. shortly after midday.
The ceremony was very quiet, only the imme-
date family of the young lady being present.
The bride wore rich costume of corded
white silk, cut high, with hall sleeves. She
carried prayer, book, with gold CROSS and
monogram. The bridal flowers were hand
some ros's Her jewels were two pins, with
diamond and ruby setting, which held her
VEIL gifts of the groom. Rev. Mr.. Goodwin
of the Episcopsl Church, Of which Miss
Rives is member, performed the rite. The
newly welded pair will remain at Castle
Hill for the present, and go to Paris later
The marriage was set for September, but
the fact that Miss Ameie Rives was an
gagged occasioned somuch comment that in
spite of the fact that her father is at Panama
aud cousin seriously i'll the wedding was
FASTENED 1t was for the same reason that
it was private.