Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Alden Scott Hewitt, son of Mr.. Chas.
Hewitt, of Falmouth, died yesterday.
The Queens Jubilee was yesterday
celebrated in Richmond, Norfolk and
Charlottesville.
Miss Mamie Donohoe, daughter OF
the late A. B. Donohoe, died at her
home in Fredericksburg last night.
DR.. R. b. Goode, prominent ply
stefan of Patrick county, is dead. DR..
Goode was brother of ex Congress.
man John Goode, Of Bedford county.
In Greene county last Sunday Joe
Emanuel Frazier became involved in a
quarrel with Mrs. Hasty Jane Shifett,
his mother-in-law. Frazier dubbed her
to death. Frazier is in Jail at STAN
ardsville.
Mr.. Charles S. Walls, of New York.
was married in Richmond last night to
Miss Eva Tyler, of that city. The we'd
ding was brilliant affair, and was at
tended by the leading society people of
Richmond.
at the meeting in Charlottesville yes.
terday of the Virginia Press Association
Judge R. w. Hughes made an address
and gave highly interesting review of
the origin and growth of journalism in
the Old Dominion-"Ante- Bellum Edi-
tors of Virginia" was mis- theme.
Miss Elizabeth Southall Clarke, one
of the handsomest women in this State,
and Mr.. Douglas Il. Gordon, of Balti.
more, were married at Newport News
yesterday evening. The ceremony was
in st. PauPs Episcopal Church and
was performed by Rev. J. Francis Rib
BILE, rector.
AT the annual meeting of the trustees
of Richmond College on Tuesday DR..
]. L. NJ. Curry declined reelection as
president of the board of trustees, ow.
ing to frequent absence from the city.
Rev. DR.. w. E. Hatcher was chosen to
succeed him. Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson
was made vice president and Rev. G.
h. Ryland, D. D., was elected secre.
tary and treasurer.
Rev. F. P. McFaden has been ap.
pointed Grand Prelate of the Grand
Commandery of Virginia, to succeed
DR.. ]. Y. Fair. DR.. McFaden is mem.
Der of Lynn Commandery, No. 9, of
Marion, of which he is now Eminent
Commander. He was appointed by
Right Eminent Grand Commander of
Knights Templar of this State, E, II.
Miller, of Danville.
E. S. Riddick, clerk at Bonner's
restaurant, Roanoke, and Calvin Tai
ley, a negro waiter there, had a des.
perate fight yesterday morning. Rid
dick reproved the negro for being slow
at his work, when the latter struck him
with meat saw, nearly severing one
Of his ears from his head. Riddick
picked up cleaver aud struck the
negro fearful blow on the head open.
ing the scalp to the bone.
A meeting OF democrats in Charlotte
county yesterday expressed prefer
ence for J. Hoge Tyler for Governor.
Resolutions were also adopted indicat-
ing desire that the Roanoke conyen.
ton should select populist for Lieut.
Governor, and naming R. Y. Gaines. of
that county, for that honor. swansboro
precinct in Chesterfield held primary
yesterday voting direct for guberns.
torial candidates. Tyler carried it by
six votes to one.
The annual session of the State
Board of Medical Examiners, which be-
gan in Richmond yesterday, is notable
for two reasons-the class is the largest
in the history of the board, and there
are two ladies and two negroes apply
ing for licenses to practice in Virginia.
The ladies are Miss s. F. Abigail
Roope, of Chingoteague, and Mrs. S. |
Armstrong Hopkins, of Richmond. |
The class embraces LIS graduates of
medical colleges of this and other
States. |