Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

evening.
1t is estimated that at least $40 ,OCO
worth of hares have been shipped Il Is
season from the Northern Neck OF plr'
ginia.
Jack and Walter Marks, brothers,
were arrested in Washington county.
on Saturday, accused of the murder Ct
Mrs. Rebecca Carlton.
Mr.. John r. Tillett, of Manassas has
been awarded the contract for the erec-
ton of large iron bridge 4OS feet long
over the Rappahannock at Kelley's
ford.
After being refused burial et two
places, ground for the interInent OF the
remains OF John Morgan, who WIS
hanged Thursday at Ripley, w. Va,
for triple murder, was finally secur-
ed on Saturday.
The marriage of Miss Anna Gaines
Early to MIR. Charles Stewart Bowcock
| occurred Saturday at Harrington, u
the country home of MIR. and Mrs.
Frank S. Durrette, about twelve miles
from Washington.
Rev. Zachary Taylor Sweeney, who
was consul general TO Turkey under
Harrison's administration, was yester.
day extended call to the pastorate OF
the Seventh street Christian Church, in
Richmond. He is Kentuckian.
Rev. L. S. Reed died in Farmville,
yesterday, aged rs years. He was for
| forty years prominent in the Virginia
ar d Baltimore conferences of the Metho-
dist Church South. Some years ago he
retired from active work on account OF
| i'll health.
The Richmond Locomotive Works
has received an order for five 1926
ten wheeled freight locomotives for the
Wabash railroad. They also have pro-
posals out for quite large number of
locomotives and it is likely will receive
further orders in the near future.
DR.. Franklyn George, who had been
resident physician at Hollins Institute,
Salem, since September S, was found
dead in his room there on Saturday.
]. B. Mailman, an auctioueer of Rich
mond. was also found dead in his room
in the old Southern Hotel there on SAT-
urday.
The new grand jury in the Olive
Pecker case in Norfolk on Saturday
evening returned three indictments
against John Anderson, cook of the
schooner Olive Pecker, charging him
with the murder of Captain Whitman
and Mate Saunders. A petit jury was
empaneled and the case came up this
morning.
Gov. OFerrall on Saturday, at the
earnest entreaty OF the mans wife,
granted a pardon to E. ]. Worsham, q
former employee of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company, who was SEN
fenced from Allegheny county to serve
four years for murder, and the Gov
ernor made the loyal wife the bearer
of the document which freed her hus-
band.
About twenty members of the War
renton Hunt Club had six-mile drag
Friday afternoon, which aboundeu
with good sport and stirring incident.
Toe meet was at the old tournament
curse on the Fauquier White Sulphur
Springs property and lay over the es-
tates of Forbes, Colonel Gaines,
the Barker Bros, the Kempers and
Mrs. Percy CharingtoD, where the fn-
ish was made.
]. R. Smith, eldest son Of Postmaster
Smith, of Petersburg, committed SUI
eide yesterday at Wilson, n. c., By
shooting himself through the head.
Mr.. Smith was the representative in
the States of Virginia and North Caro-
lima for the Norwich UnioD Fire Insur-
ance Company of England, with head
quarters in New York. He was for
many years connected with the Peters
burg Savings and Insurance Company.
Isbam Keith, of Wood near
Warrenton, has sold his fne steel-gray
mare, Nellie Gray, by Engineer, and
his chestnut hunter, Lisbon, by Viceroy,
to John McGlone, of Baltimore.
Ulysses D. BenDer, of Belair stock
farm, has sold his high jumper, Ravens
worth, by Godolphin, to the same party
aud his bay hunter to Joshua Horner,
jr., of Baltimore. These horses, which
brought excellent prices, were shipped
yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Thomas S. Dunaway, pas
tor of the Baptist Church of Fredericks
burg, rendered his resignation yester
day after preaching his thirty-6rst an
niversary sermon. DR.. Dunaway is one
of the most prominent Baptist ministers
of the South. He has been until this
year, for four consecutive years, the
president of the General Association OF
Virginia, trustee OF the Baptist Col
lege of Richmond and held other i'm
portant Offices in the denomination.
The doctor gave no reason for resign
ing his charge, and the congregation by
unanimous vote refused to receive it.
An effort will be made to induce him to
change his purposs.