Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. James Etcher died at his home
near Sycolyn, Loudoun county, on
Monday last.
Mrs. Sarah A. Timberlake, an aged
and highly esteemed lady of Freder-
icksburg. died on Thursday.
Mr. Gilbert Selby of South Carolina;
and Miss Anna Knight, of Fauquler,
were married at the home of the BRIDE,
near Warrenton, on Tuesday.
DR.. George Ben Johnston, son OF
the late Senator Johnston, was to-day
married to Miss Helen Rutherford at
Rock Castle, in Goochland county.
Mr.. Ruggles Taliaferro, of treder-
icksburc. and Miss Rose Seabury,
daughter of VIM. II. Seabury, esq, OF
Norfolk. were married in the latter city
on Thursday.
The Methodist revival in Warrenton
closed last Monday night. About fifty
conversions have been the result of the
meetings at Bethel and Warrenton.
Mr.. Grubb goes to Snickersville, Loud
oun county, this week to assist DIR. Du-
lany He tires not in his grandly good
work.
Yesterday evening ]. C. Ellis and S.
l. Bendall, both of Prince George coun,
ty, met in the public road and had
angry words. A difficulty followed,
during which Ellis stabbed Bendall i'll
threeldiferent places. The attending
physician considers his condition very
critical.
This is certainly turkey year as We
have more and finer turkies in Lou
doun this season, than we have had for
many years, says the Leesburg Wash
inqtonian. The surroundings of every
farm dwelling are beautitied by flock
of these royal birds, so much admired
especially on Thanksgiving and Christ
mas days. The very dry season was
highly favorable to the young ones.
Sir Moses Ezekiel, the Virginia
sculptor now in Rome, who was chosen
to execute the colossal bronze statue
to surmoumt the column of the Conted-
crate soldiers and sailors monument
on Libby Hill, Richmond, will, i'll all
probability abandon the work for which
he was chosen. The committee having
the matter in charge has concluded to
open negotiations with some other ar
fist.
Mrs. Amelie Rives Chanler has writ
ten long letter in which she expresses
her regret at the demolition of so many
of VirSinia's historic buildings to make
room for modern structures. She
heard with sorrowful regret, she writes
of the sale and destruction of the Allan
House. This building was the home O
the adopted parents of the poet, Edgar
Allan Poe. Had she known the old
landmark was to be sold, Mrs. Chanlel
says, she would have purchased it and
had the house removed.
The managers in Virginia of the PEG.
pies party say that they propose to
make the fight next year for Governor
and the legislature. Chairman Pier
son, of the State committee, admits
they will enter the contest with gloomy
prospects of success. He seems to
think, indeed. that it may be difficult
to get any one of influence to accept
their nomination. The third party
made comparatively little impression
in the campaign just closed. Outside
of the fourth and fifth districts their
vote was utterly insignificant.
On election day Rev. ]. B. Moffet, a
leading prohibitionist. ofDanville, had
personal difficulty with J. T. Clark, a
local politician. In yesterdays issue OF
Ami-Liquor, the prohibition organ. OF
which Moffett is editor, there appeared
an article in which Clark was severely
censured. Last night. as Moffett was
walking up the street on his way to
the First Baptist Church. Clark met
him, and personal difficulty took
place, in which Moffett was shot in the
abdomen. Mof1etts condition is e1-
tremely critical. Clark was arrested.
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