Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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The Irish potato crop around Norfolk
is said to be the largest ever raised and
of superior quality.
A new postotfice has been established
at Toluca, Stafford county, with Napo-
leon z. Musselman as postmaster.
David F. Magee, the democratic can
diGate for Auditor General, of Pennsyl-
vaua, was born in Amherst county in
1854.
Barney Brooks was shot in the side
yesterday at Whitewater by some per-
son unknown, rs he was sailing boat
on the Potomac.
Mr.. John r. Payne, of Orange, died
at his residence near Locust Grove on
Wednesday last in the 5Sth year of his
age, of Bright's disease.
Chairman Ellyson said yesterday that
there would be meeting of the State
democratic committee early in August,
bu: the exact date has not been decided
upon.
Miss Kate Shumate daughter of Mr.
L. NJ. Shumate, superintendent OF
schools of Loudoun, and Mr.. Albert
Trundle, Of Washington, were married
in Leesburg to-day.
Mrs. Lietha A. Hicks, wife of Wade
II. Hicks, died in Fredericksburg We'd
nesday night of lockjaw, aged so years,
caused by getting splinter under her
nail while scrubbing floor.
Miss Lucy Brockenbrough Bathurst
Daingerfeld, daughter of Mr.. Leroy P.
Daingerfeld, and Mr.. VIM. H. Debell,
principal of Oak Grove school, Cal,
were married in Staunton yesterday.
Gail Saints Memorial Chapel" at the
foot of slaughter Mountain" in Gull
pepper county, was consecrated on the
18th instant with interesting ceremo-
nies. The chapel is memorial to the
late Rev. Philip Slaughter.
Mrs. Lucy India Worrell died last
Tuesday morning at the residence of
her son-in-law, Mr. ]. B. Lee, in STAFF
ford county, aged 81 years. The de-
ceased was the widow of the late
Ezekiel Worrell, of King George
county.
At St. Johns Episcopal Church. King
George Courthouse, on Wednesday
evening, the marriage of Miss Ella
Temple Coghill, of Lothian" to DR..
Thomas Thornton Arnold, of "Willow
Hill, ~ took place. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. John McNabb.
DR.. Henry Alexander, many years a
professor in MISUNDERSTANDING
at Hampden- Sidney, and recently pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Oakland,
Md, died in New York yesterday after
a brief illness from what seemed to be
prostration from heat. DIR. Alexander
was so years old.
The report that several men employ
ed Oh the cruiser Raleigh at Norfolk
were killed during an electric storm on
Monday week is denounced ut tho Navy
Department as cnnard. Secretary
Herbert says he had not even heard of
the accident, and consequently took no
stock in the report.
The suit in the United States Court
in Kentucky growing out of the sale of
the historic Chatham estate, opposite
fredericksburg, has been decided in
favor of the holders of the note given
by the Shaker Society of Kentucky
TO NJ NJ. Mayo, and by him assigned
to Oliver Watson, the owner of Chat
ham.
Miss Virge Whissen, aged thirteen
years, daughter Of Mr. Henry Whissen,
was drowned in Stony creek, near
Edinburg, Wednesday evening She
was IN expert swimmer and was bath
ing with number of her associates. 1t
is supposed that she was seized with
cramp. She threw up her arms, ex-
claimed, con, snvc me- and disap
pcarcd. Her body was recovered short
ly aftcrwnrd.
A colorcd man was drowned in the
Potomac nt Whites Ferry yesterday
afternoon. He was driving horse from
Howard county, Md, to The Plains,
fauquler county. in attempting TO
feed his animal on the ferry-boat the
horse became unruly and jumped over
board, carrying the man with him, who
was drowned before he could be
rescued. The body was recovered
shortly nfterward, while tho horse and
buggy were finally gotten out with
much difficulty.
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