Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

bliss Mary Burwell, daughter of I.
Lewis Burwell, of Mt. Savage, Md
formerly of Winchester, died on Mol
day.
Mr.. George C. Temple, of Danville,
and Miss Anime Hammer, of Lynch
brg, were married in the latter city
yesterday.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Kennedy, daugh-
ter of the late Judge Joseph II. Sher-
rard, of Winchester, died at Edgeheld,
S. c., yesterday.
Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Talmage, of
Brooklyn, arrived in Richmond Tues
day night on short visit to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. f. Donnan.
Mr.. Edward Nichols, of Leesburg, re-
ceived telegram from Lisbon, OHIO,
announcing the death of his brother,
Judge w. a. Nichols, on Sunday.
A. B. Chandler, jr., of Caroline coun-
ty, has been awarded the debaters
medal by the Washington Literary Sc
Getty of the University, of Virginia.
Rev. Edward B. Pollard, at present
udient at Yale, has been called to the
pastorate Of the First Baptist Church,
Roanoke, to succeed Rev. o. +. Flip
pc, resigned.
A telegram was received, at Lexing.
ton yesterday by Rev. DR.. McBr.yde, OF
the Episcopal Church, announcing the
death tf his wife's mother, Mrs. DR..
Caldwell, of Nelson county.
NIr. John r. Nosset, an old citizen
and ex-Coniederate soldier, was par
alyzed at his residence, in FredericKs-
burg. Yesterday evening. 1t IS feared
the stroke will prove fatal.
Mrs. Virginia Skinner, widow of the
late Williamson Skinner, died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. ]. I. Laws, in
Aldie, Loudoun county, on Saturday
last, after few weeks illness ofpneu-
monia and typhoid fever, aged 81
years.
Rev. Curtis L. Laws has accepted
call to be co-pastor with DR.. J. w. NJ.
Williams, of the First Baptist Church,
Baltimore. Mr.. Laws's home is in
Loudoun county. At present he is
student in the graduating class at
Grocer Theological Seminary, Pennsyl-
vania.
The Virginia board of Worlds Fair
managers visited Hampton Roads yes
day, again on the steamer Chesapeake,
and to-day will make a visit to the
cruiser Philadelphia and other vessels
ofthe United States squadron. Governor
Mckinney and staff will also be pre-
sent.
Among the numerous candidates for
examination by the State medical board
of examiners now if session, in Rich
mond, are one lady, Mrs. Jones, and
six colored men. Mrs. Jones is the
first one of her sex to apply to the board
for examination as to proficiency II
medicine.
Efforts were made Tuesday night by
unknown parties to wreck two trains
on the Richmond and Petersburg Road
by placing railroad ties on the track, in
a curve in the road, just one mile north
of Petersburg. The locomotive of the
train struck the obstruction and was
thrown from the track. The other
train was tagged in time.
Applications were received at the
Treasury Department, in Washington,
yesterday, from w. d. Fuller. of Win
chester, for the position of bank ex-
aminer; Robert l.. Ainsworth, of East
vile, and William b. Wilson, of Cape
Charles City, both for the position of
collector of customs of Cape Charles
CITY; w. B. Robinson, of Rappahan-
mock, for the position of collector Of
customs.
On the evening of January 5, S. NJ.
Simpson, of Luckets Loudoun county,
disappeared, and it was supposed he
had frozen to death in some out-of-way
place. His sister, Mrs. Louis Jones, of
Philadelphia, offered large reward for
his body. On Saturday last Humphrey
Johnson, colored, while fishing in the
Potomac river, near Noland;s Ferry,
caught body, which was identified as
that of Mr.. Simpson.
The following Yirginians have gradu-
lated at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, in Baltimore James II. b.
gle. ]. B. Boldridge, Robert B. Cullers,
William L. Davenport, Peter o. billiard,
Cary n. Dunlap, ID. F. Cell, John c.
King, Robert r. Lee, Leroy R. Leith,
Thomas Il. Marshall, John w. Preston,
Charles K. Shumate, William P. Stone.
Bernard w. Switzer, Amos d. Wood,
Ohio C. Wright, George w. Brown.
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