Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The handsome residence of Major J.
w. Morton, in Charlotte county, was
destroyed by fire yesterday.
A portion of the equipment OF tne
Petersburg street railway company o!,n n''
been seized for taxes due the Guy
Miss Sue E. Stephens, formerly OF
Warrenton, and Mr.. Louis Arthur lay
lor, of Albemarle county, were mar
rid 10 Washington on Thursday.
Miss Ella o. Bennett, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. M. G. Bennett, OF MOTIFS
Vile, and Mr.. T. w. Swart, OF CaiVer-
ton, Fauquier county, were married Oh
Tuesday.
Major w. S. Embrey has received the
contract from the government lor lul,
Dishing $4,000 feet of oak LUMBER anu
It's piles to be used in dyking the river
at Fredericksburg.
Gen. G. w. C. Lee, President OF ln ne
Washington and Lee University, VIII
tender the members and officers OF Inc
Scotch Irish congress, that IS to meet
in Lexington on the goth inst, a recep-
ton at his home on the university
campus.
Representative Peter ]. Otey, of yir-
ginia, who is in Washington for lew
days, says that while majority OF inc
people of Virginia are in favor OF hold
ing a constitutional convention, he does
not think anything will be done until
after the campaign of 1896.
Mr.. Maurice K. Stroud, of Lincoln,
and Miss Ethel Simpson, daughter OF
Mr.. Henry Simpson, of North Fork !;
Mr.. Henry B. Simpson and Miss IDA +.
Monroe, of Phillomont, and Mr.. II. n:
Purcell and Miss Susan z: Hatcher, OF
Purcellville, were married on Wednes-
day last.
Memorial services in honor of the
Confederate dead were beld at Gull
pepper yesterday. Rev. E. l.. Goodwin,
OF st. Stephens Episcopal Church,
opened the services with prayer. Rev.
E. w. Winfrey, of the Baptist Church,
read an address. Gen. VIM. Brine also
made brief address.
At Harrisonburg yesterday ground
was broken on the new Chesapeake
and Western Railroad. This is part OF
the projected line from tidewater to
Charleston, w. Va, to which citizens
of Rockingham county have subscribed
$3.50, 1000, payable when the road is COM
pleted through the county, provided
this is done not later than January
L, 1897.
The Virginia State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society is making extern
sive preparations Tor its annual exhibit
ton this fall, ard the indications are
that it will be one of the most success
full entertainments ever yet given by
that organization. The premium list
is very attractive one and will be out
in few days The fair will be held
October Sth to 18th inclusive.
The work of collecting funds for the
Davis monument has commenced in
Richmond. Richmond is going to try
to raise not less than $4,000. There is
already in hand about $4,000. The
convention at Houston pledged over
$4,000. 1t is hoped by those in charge
of the scheme to raise 100000. Ifthat
sum CaQ0OU U6 Ddu, d IlUuuuCuG ouOu
as can be erected with the funds raised
will be put up. AS yet the character
of the memorial has not been consid-
cred.
At the session yesterday of the Epis-
copal Council OF the diocese of South.
ern Virginia, Bishop Randolph read
his annual address. 1t showed the
number of combinations during the
year to have been 9l5. There are
three candidates for deacons' orders
and twenty for priests orders. The
number of postulants in the diocese is
twenty-sixteen white and four color
ed. Letters dmissory were given to
four clergymen and three clergy were
received from other dioceses.
The South Carolina registration
case came up in Richmond yesterday
in the u. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
before Chief Justice Fuller and District
Judges Hughes and Seymour. From
the questions asked counsel on both
sides by Chief Justice Fuller it is
thought that the decision of the court
will be for South Carolina and that
Judge Goff7s order Of injunction will be
dissolved. Upon conclusion of the ar
gument next Tuesday was set as the
day upon which briefs in the case
should be filed.