Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The biennial convention of the Vir-
ginia Association of the Deaf will 10 eet
in Charlottesville this evening
Geo. W. Settle was unanimously
nominated on Monday by the democrats
of Rappahannock county for the House
of Delegates.
The board of Aldermen at Richmond
last night concurred in the resolution
of the Common Council inviting the
Grand Army of the Republic to hold
their annual encampment in that city in
1898.
The republicans of Rockingham coun-
ty in mass.meeting yesterday passed
resolution urging call to be made
for State convention of their party
and endorsing the course OF Colonel
Lamb as chairman of the party.
Thomas Brannan, while walking on
trestle in Richmond, yesterday, was
struck by Chesapeake and Ohio train,
and died shortly afterwards. The boy
wa, eight years old, and son OF the
late Thomas A. Brannan.
Mr.. Franklin S. Myer, of Cincinnati,
died in Augusta county on Monday:
He was ffty-eight years of age and
served in the Confederate army. bis
wife, formerly Miss Isabel G. Arm
strong, of Norfolk, survives him. Mr..
Myer was native of Washington.
Rev. DIR. Jabez Hall, who recently
! resigned the pastorate of the Seventh
Street Christian Church, in Richmond,
has accepted the position of dean OF
Butler University, at Irvington, sub
urb of Indianapolis. Ind. He will re-
move to his new field next month.
Mr.. J. P. Whitacre, who was badly
hurt by being struck with an ink-stand
thrown by Mr.. r. E. Byrd during the
progress of trial at the court house in
Winchester about ten days ago, is slow.
| ly improving and expects to leave his
room by the last of the week. The trial
of Mr.. Byrd takes place on Monday,
August 10th.
A geological field party from Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y, has been en-
gagged in field work on the Rappahan-
mock for the past few days, and will
soon arrive at Fredericksburg. The
party is in charge of Prof G. d. Harris,
who is accompanied by Messrs. T. A.
Caine, G. c. Martin, E. R. Cummings,
and w. A. Ross, students.
The big British steamship Westmin,
ster left the piers of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company at Newport
News for Antwerp, Germany, yesterday
with POS, 900 bushels of wheat, valued
at $4,000. This is the first shipment
of wheat from that port this season. 1t
is to be followed by many more, nun
Der of vessels having been chartered
J for next month.
| Mr.. John Hampton De Jarnette
was found dead in his bed yester
day at his home, Hampton" about
four miles south of Bowling Green. He
| attended Caroline court on Monday,
and occupied his usual seat on the por
tico ofthe Treasurer's Office, chatting
with his friends-an interested observer
of all that was taking place. Heart
trouble was the cause of his death.
Because fourteen year-old May Gil
liam refused to reciprocate his affections
r. E. Bum, aged forty, of Suffolk, yes.
terday placed the muzze of shot gun
against his breast and pushed the trig-
ger with stick. Bum was promi-
nent merchant who had passion for
making love to young girls. The trag
edy occurred in q bedroom adjoining
his store, where he was found dead with
an open Bible by his side. He had bal
anced all his accounts and written sew
eral letters to friends. He leaves an
| GRAD fathar who resides at NaWaoms.