Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. lydia Price Peyton, of Orange
Courthouse, who celebrated the Tooth
anniyersity of her birth March 18th,
last, died Saturday.
Capt. Geo. W. Allen, for many years
the Richmond agent of the Old Domin-
ion Steamship Line, died last night.
Deceased was over seventy-fiye years
old.
A young daughter of Mr.. James
Scott, farmer of Southampton county,
was burned to death few days ago by
her clothing taking fire from grass
burning in field.
The two suits against the Washing
ton Steamboat Line of $4,000 each on
account of the drowning of two men on
the tug Katie, in the Norfolk county
court, resulted in hung jury.
Information comes from reliable
source that the Newport News Ship
Building and Dry Dock Company viii
increase their already large facilities at
their yards in the near future by the
construction of the largest dry dock in
the world.
The Church Congress OF the Protes.
tant Episcopal Church in the United
States has accepted the invitation OF
the Bishop of Southern Virginia, the
Rt. Rev. A. M. Randolph, D. D., and
the clergy of Norfolk and vicinity, and
will hold its next session in Norfolk.
The family of Solicitor General
Holmes Conrad will return to their
home in Winchester, about the LIST OF
May. Mrs. and the Misses Conrad
have during the past winter made a
most agreeable impression upon Wash,
ington society, and may be ranked
among the general favorites in official
circles.
THE METHODIST PRoTEsTANTs.
Six young men were ordained as
Methodist Protestant ministers at AL
mutt Memorial Church yesterday morn
ing. They were recommended by the
faculty of instruction of the Maryland
conference, which is in session at that
church, and Saturday were elected to
membership in the conference. Rev.
DR.. ]. D. Kinzer, president of the con-
ference, conducted the ordination SER
vice. Foreign mission were talked
about at large meeting held IN the al
ternoon.
A large part of Saturdays session OF
the conference was devoted to a meet
ing of the electoral college, which con-
tinued balloting for representatives IN
| the general conference. The success
| full ministers on the first ballot were :
Rev. J. D. Kinzer, president of the
| conferences; Rev. DR.. F. T. Tagg, editor
of the Methodist Protestant; Rev. DR..
w. S. Hammond, pastor of Alnutt Me
mortal Church; Rev. DR.. T. III. Lewis,
president of Western Maryland Col
Iege; Rev. DR.. F. T. Little, of Starr
Church, Baltimore, and Rev. DR.. w.
M. Strayer, of Buckeystowp, Md. The
successful laymen were: DR.. ]. W. Her
ing, of Westminster, who is president
of the general conference; Daniel
Baker, of Baltimore; ]. r. Cation, of AL
| exandria, Va; T. Harry Bartlett, OF
Alnutt Memorial Church, and Daniel
Van Mort, of Chestertown, Md
A second ballot was taken for the re-
naming five minister and six laymen in
the delegation. The judges were again
delayed in counting the ballots and
tabulating the vote. and were not ready
to report the result before conference
| adjourned. They willhave but one sue:
cessful candidate to report to-day, and
additional ballots will be required to
complete the delegation.
The claims of the home for the aged
we're presented 30 successfully Satur-
by Rev. Drs. W. NJ. Strayer and F. T.
Tagg that an amount was raised sIf-
ficient to insure the opening of the
home on May 1. Rev. DR.. T. H. Lewis,
president of Western Maryland Col.
Iege, read his tenth annual report of
that institution.
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