Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. John Pollard, a native of Stat
ford county, died on Tuesday at DIS
home in Pennsylvania.
Major W. S. Embrey, of Fredericks-
burg, has sold in northern markets
1926, 900 feet of oak lumber.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris and her
son, Mr.. Algernon Sartoris, are occupy
ing cottage at the Hot Springs.
Miss Annie L. Moore, daughter Q OF
Major S. ]. C. Moore, and MIR. VIM. 5.
Mott, of Gloucester county, were mar
ried in Berryville on the 9th.
Mr.. R. Belches, one of Prince VII
liam's enterprising farmers, was wise WISE,
enough to have held his last years
wheat crop until last week, by WHICH
he made over $500.
Mr.. A. W. Archer, proprietor of the
Exchange Hotel, Richmond, has been
selected to manage the Greenorler
White Sulphur Springs this season IN
place of the late Thomas J.. Glover.
He will assume charge next Saturday.
The Winchester Times, referring to
the report recently published about the
wheat crop of Clarke county being hurt
by the fly, says it consulted some OF
the farmers relative thereto and they
stated that but little injury had Deen
inflicted by this insect.
Dogs got into the flock of sheep of
Mr.. Jas. M. Carper at Hume, Fauquler'
yesterday and killed ten lambs. He
has been unable to find the dogs. Dogs
also got in Mr.. John Corder's sheep
and killed one, but were shot before
they did any more damage to his flock.
Mrs. Robert ]. Washington, wife OF
State Senator Washington, OF west
moreland, whose death at her home In
that county Sunday has heretofore
been mentioned in the GAZETTE, was
daughter of DR.. VIM. Writ, OF West
moreland county, and leaves large
circle of friends and relatives to whom
her demise is severe blow.
The efforts made by Parker the gold
brick swindler. to secure bail, which at
last proved successful will, it is under
stood, induce Gov. O'Ferrall to make
some recommendations to the next
Legislature to amend the present laws.
1t is probable that these recommends
tons will contemplate prohibiting any
but a supreme or circuit judge from
bailing an accused when the same has
been refused by the trial judge.
The commencement exercises at the
University of Virginia concluded yes
terday with an announcement of the
pro6cients and the graduates. A bust
of Prof. John B. Minor was presented
to the University and Senator John w.
Daniel delivered an address. MIR. Jas.
B. Green made the presentation ad-
dress. He is totally blind, but this fact
would hardly appear to those who see
him on the rostrum. Prof. W. NJ.
Thornton received the bust on behalf
of the university.
The exercises of the 43rd annual
commencement of Roanoke College
closed yesterday and passed off most
successfully. They were attended by
an unusally large number of people.
Representatives of the graduating class
made addresses as follows: M. T. Nc
Whorter, Salem, Latin salutatory; W.
M. Everhart, Waterford, subject, Lit
erary Fads;;n A. w. McWhorter, Salem,
subject, "Romanticism in Fiction" E.
Y. Morehead, Wytheville, subject,
"Jingoism in American Politics." The
exercises concluded with IN address by
Gov. O'Ferrall.
The Board of Visitors Of the Virginia
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and
Blind held its annual session in Staun-
ton on Tuesday. Among those present
was Capt. G. A. Mushbach, of this city.
The reorganization of the board result
ed in the re election ofSamuel Forerer,
of Augusta, as president. The old
corps OF officials and teachers was re-
elected, and l.. G. Doyle, of the Ar
kansas Deaf-Mute School, was elected
teacher in the deaf-mute department.
Mrs. William l.. Bumgardner was
elected to fill the department of music
for next year, and resolution was
adopted providing that some Richmond
eye.and-ear specialist be invited to visit
and examine the pupils, and if, in his
opinion, the sight or hearing of any
of them can be improved by the treat
ment, such to be taken to his infrmary
and treated at the States expense.