Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. M. a. Slaughter, wife of the late
John F. Slaughter, died at the home OF
her son, DR.. Samuel Slaughter, in
Lynchburg yesterday.
Mr.. James Pratt, son of Mr.. Alexan-
der Pratt, of King George county, died
Sunday at his home of typhoid fever,
aged twenty-one years.
Rev. DR.. NJ. B. Wharton, pastor OF
the Freemason Street Baptist Church,
Norfolk, has decided to accept the call
extended him by the congregation OF
Brantly Baptist Church, Baltimore.
The Fourth of July was generally
observed in the cities and towns of
the State yesterday. There was par
tial suspension of bu siness, many cele-
brations and large displays fire works.
Mr.. James T. Pemberton, who was
for several years secretary of the old
Richmond theater, died in Richmond
Sunday. He was a native of King
William county and sixty-nine years
old.
Between the hours of and 3 yester
day morning the postoffice at Hampton
/ was entered and about 81 ,000in cash and
stamps stolen. Dynamite or some
other powerful explosion was used 10
blow open the safe.
Twenty. nine students of the Univer-
sity of Virginia and Washington and
Lee University were at Wytheville on
Saturday standing an examination be
fore the Virginia court of Appeals for
admission to the bar.
The Albemarle Female Institute OF
Charlottesville is to become Baptist
college for the education of young
women. This is the result of the gift
of $22, 900 made bu MIR. R. H. Rawlings,
a wealthy Charlottesville man.
Mr.. Henry V. Strayer, the we'll
known Harrisonburg lawyer and demo
cratic politician, who was candidate
for attorney general, was taken to the
Western State Hospital at S!auntoD
yesterday suffering from acute mental
troubles.
The next meeting of the Virginia
State Bar Association will be held al
the Hot Springs of Virginia on the Sd,
4th and 5th of August. All standing
committees OF the association will meet
at the Homestead Hotel on Monday,
August I'd.
New postoffices have been establish
ed in Virginia as follows: Britain,
Loudoun county, Ellen o. English,
postmaster; Mabe, Scott county, Elisha
l.. Hill, postmaster, and Rosslyn, AL
exandria county, Robert B. Hunter,
postmaster.
A letter was read before R E. Lee
Camp, Sons Of Veterans, of Richmond,
last night from Governor O'Ferrall de-
I clining to accept honorary membership
in that body. A resolution to elect
him as honorary member was recently
tabled by the camp.
| Mr.. George G. Galleher, member OF
the last House of Delegates from Prince
William county, has announced him
self candidate for reelection. Mr..
George J. Patton, who was defeated by
Mr.. Galleher two years ago, will also
be candidate. August IS has been
selected as the date of the primary
election.
Charles ]. Searcey, who held up the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac passenger train near Aqua Creek
a few years ago, has been received into
the Catholic faith and was confirmed
yesterday by Bishop Van DeVyver.
Searcey and his accomplice, Morgan
field, are serving eighteen-year terms
in the penitentiary.
Judge E. G. Rurk died at his home
at Bedford Sunday evening, after long
and painful illness. He served six
years on the bench of the Supreme
Court of Appeals, was one of the revis.
ers of the code of Virginia. and in ear
ly life served term in the General AS
sembly. He was one Of the most pro
found lawyers in the State. He was
the founder and one of the editors OF
the Law Register, which is regarded as
an authority by the profession.
The will of Miss Mary Julia Bald
win, late principal of Mary Baldwin
Seminary, at Stauntop, makes the fol-
lowing public requests: Board of for
eign missions, of the Southern Presby-
terian church, $4,000; First Presby-
terian church, Staunton, $1,000; Sec
ond Presbyterian church, Staunton,
$1,000; domestic mission, Southern
Presbyterian church, $1,000; all the
real and personal property owned by
her on the lot and adjoining the semi
nary property and four valuable brick
residences to the trustees of the Mary
Baldwin Seminary, and 1900 in cash
to the Mary Baldwin Seminary. The
Mary Baldwin Seminary is made the
residuary legatee. The estate is valued
at 100000.