Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Napoleon G. Parkinson, one of the
oldest citizens of Danville. died some
| what Unexpectedly on Monday.
Mr.. R. S. Glazebrook, a retired gro.
Ger, widely known in Richmond before
the war, died yesterday, aged about
seventy-three.
Capt. Frederick Cotton, of Warren
ton, who attempted suicide in the
Hotel Gladstone in Norfolk last week
is doing we'll at St. Vincent's Hospital.
While hunting near Capon Roads on
Monday Mr.. Harry Baker, of Winches-
ter, accidenty shot and painfully
wounded Mr.. Chas. Huff, young man
of Capon Roads.
The Modern Language Association
of America met yesterday evening in
its sixteenth annual session in the audi
forum, at the University of Virginia.
An address of welcome was delivered.
Mrs Amelia Campbell, mother of Mrs
Hullihen, wife OF the Rev. ". @. Hui
linen, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church of Stanton, died in the rectory
in that city last night, aged about so
years.
The Spanish gunboat Alvarado fin
ished coaling at the Norfolk navy yard
last night and steamed for Portsmouth
navy yard, where she and her sister
ship, the Sandoval, are ordered to pro.
coed for repairs.
Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Wharton is max
ing an effort to establish on the "Who-
soever Farm" near Luray, a cottage to
be known as the winnie Davis Cot
tage," to be occupied by children of ex-
Confederate soldiers.
TIE condition of Rev. Moses D.
Hoge, of Richmond, is worse. The
Betba Ahaba Jewish congregation, OF
which Rev. Calish is rabbi, yesterday
adopted resolutions expressing the
deepest sympathy for DIR. Hoge.
Mrs. Knicely, wife of Henry G.
Knicely, supervisor of Springfield dis.
trict, Page county, died as the home OF
her husband, near Rileyville, Monday
eneving. She was Miss Cullens, of Shen
andoah county land was about fifty years
of age.
The deed transferring the property
in Richmond OF the P. H. Mayo Broth
ers' Tobacco Company to the Cont
dental Company was yesterday record
ed in the Office of the clerk of the
Chancery Court. The value is placed
at $S3 900.
Gen. James a. Walker, the republi-
can representative in Congress from
the ninth district, was operated upon
last night at st. Luke's Hospital in
Richmond by DR.. Hunter McGuil Q.
The operation was successful, and Gen
eral Walker is doing well.
Miss Minnie Mccoy, daughter of the
late Charles D. Mccoy, for many years
principal of the Virginia Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Institution, and Robert N.
Blackford, son of DR.. Benjamin Black.
ford, superintendent of the Western
Hospital, were married in Trinity Epis.
copal church in Staunton yesterday.
The general merchandise store OF
Lumpkin & Bros, situated ct Getuskey
bridge, Richmond county, vas burned
about seven o'clock yesterday evening.
The stock of goods was almost a total
loss. The building was the property of
Congressman W. A. Jones, and Yves not
insured. On the stock of goods there
was an insurance of 81, 800.
The Virginia Investment Association /
has executed deed of trust In Norfolk |
to William B. Campbell, trustee, which |
was yesterday admitted to record in
the Office of the clerk of the Norfolk |
Comfy Court. The amount conveyed |
in the deed is 1882, 900, covering real
estate in Norfolk and Norfolk county. |
Pulaski City, Buena Vista, iRadford and |
Roanoke, and also long list of mis-
cellaneous stocks and bonds.
The steamer Rockabill, from Savannah |
December 8, which arrived at Liverpool 10
day, reports having come in collision Oh De-
cember 8 Wi derelict three-masted
schooner painted white. Tie schooner lay |