Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DIR. Hunter McGuire has returned to
Richmond from his European trip.
Rev. ]. F. Ribble on September /
took charge of st. Luke's and Grace
churches and st. Stephens church,
Fauiuier county.
Mr.. John W. Hammerly, an old
and well-known citizen Of Leesburg
died last Saturday morning, in the 74th
year Of his age.
Mr. Charles Gordon Van Hook, of
the L. =. Geological Survey. and Miss
Evelyn Byrd, eldest daughter of DR.. r.
p. Page, Of Berryville, were married in
Grace Church, Bcrryvillc, on the DIST
inst by Rev. PIP. Phillips.
the eleventh annual meeting of the
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
will be held in Petersburg October 18th,
unforeseen and unavoidable circum-
stances having rendered it necessary to
change the place of meeting from Fred
ericksburg, as previously announced.
A report reached Roanoke Monday
that at RichlanG on Saturday night 4
man named Short SHOT and ,,.iiio.. : ne
gro. 0iccrs Immediately pursued
Short. who fled, and installing a par
t, of miners for Short and his comrades
fired upon them, killing three and
wounding two.
Chief of Police +. l.. Perry, of Lex
ington, left there on Tuesday for Ron
ceverte, w. Va, where he expected
Yesterday evening to be married. a
telegram from Ronceverte announces
the fact that he was paralyzed just be-
fore the hour fixed for the marriage,
and is now unable to speak.
The fifth annual convention of the
State Sund ly-School Association, in
session at Roanoke yesterday, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: T. H. Elicit, Richmond, presi-
dent; Walker G. Hamper, Lynchburg.
first vice-president; Prof. Charles g..
Nawter, second vice president; Prof. j..
B. Greever, Graham, Va, third vice
president; Charles P. Rady, Richmond,
corresponding secretary; Alfred j..
Gary, Richmond, recording secretary.
Grasshoppers are doing much dam
age in Page county. On some farms
lile elllIt NlOp iuo bSSA itSi"iiS 1917
up by the myriads of grasshoppers, and
wherever they began they did not leave
so long as Il green blade remains. So
far they have not become general, but
here and there throughout the county
reports of their destructive work have
been received. and great fear is enter
tanned by the farmers for what may be
expected of them in the future.
4 committee consisting OF VIM. Nj.
Flanagan. of Powhatan county, chair
man A. W. Harris. of Dinwiddie coun-
ty. and Jas. d. Neblitt, of Sussex coun-
tv, who were appointed for the purpose
at the Malone congressional conven-
ton held at Burkeville on Tuesday are
preparing very lengthy address to the
republican voters of the Fourth con-
gressional district. The address will
give in detail the proceedings of the
Malone convention, and also that OF
the Brady-Langston convention, and
will contain violent structures upon the
conduct and practices of John NJ. Lang
ston, colored, and the men who man
aged the latter convention and domin.
ated its proceedings. The address will
vigorously defend the course of the
Malone people, and their position in
declining to put candidate for Con-
gress in the field, and kindly referring
to the peoples party and their candi-
date in the Fourth congressional dis
trict. Col. J. Thomas Goode, of Meek
lenburg county.