Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Henry shacklett, a wealthy either oe
Harrisonburg, died Sunday night. aos u
sixty.seven years. NS'0
Mr.. Ezekiel Myers. one of Pete,
burg's best known citizens, died vest,
day. he was born in Richmond Fet
ruary 8, 1924. w
Mrs. Lucy 81. Morton, widow of n.
late James Morton, of Stafford. died g,
her home near Brooke station sam -
day evening, aged so years.
W. Fl. Small, peanut manufactnrer
OF Evansville, Ind, is trying to ipdncl
Virginia operators to go into eigsn,io
trust controlling all the peanut Gov,
Germs in the United States.
Mrs. Mary Burch Lee, widow Of ,Fo
late Major John b. Lee, of Orsnoa
county, died on Saturday. Mrs o.
was a native of Petersburg, and .
daughter of the late A S. Jones.
Bishop Randolph has written 3 ,e.
ter to the rector of St. Johns Cburct
Portsmouth, in which he advises AGAIN
choral services. The bishop holds thar
it is not compatible with the ides ~
congregational worship.
The candidates for the place GII4d
by Judge Gunter, of Accomac wbo
died in Baltimore Sunday night ara
Manly b. Barnes, ]. W. G. Blackstone
and S. Gilmer Kendall. State Senator
Boykin and ex-Congressman D O
Tyler may enter the race.
Rev. Floyd L. Kurtz, formerly e MIN.
lister of the Presbyterian denominatjon
was ordained to the diaconate OF ,be
Episcopal Church, on Saturday, 1T -
Peters Church, Brambleton. Bisbon
A. Nj. Randolph ofiiciated, assisted by
tine rector OF st. Peters, Rev. c. Il
Woodson.
About 4 o'clock Sunday morning siy
colored children named Smith. ranDing
il age from 5 to 16 years, were burned
to death on the plantation of Rlcber5
Slayton, near Danville. The Children
were sleeping in an upper room when
the house took fire and their rescue was
impossible.
Major Jed Hotchkiss, OF Stanton
was at the Capitol, in Richmond YES.
terday, seeking to secure an arprc-
priation of S. 600 for geological sur.
vey. He thinks such survey will h.
of great benefit to the State. Ifibs
survey should be made all Of ina
mineral lands would be carefully de.
fined on maps.
The residence of Mr.. S. w. Griffin in
King George county, was totally de-.
troyed by fire Friday evening. Al! the
household and kitchen furniture to-
gether with MIR. Griffin's and his family.
clothing were also consumed as Wa
some money and other valuables. The
fire originated in the shed room. The
loss is 81 600 with no insurance.
By unique accident the celebration
of the communion service &. Broad
street, Richmond, Methodist Church
Sunday was abruptly brought to
close in the midst of the services. THIS
is one of the largest Methodist churches
in the south. An immense cougregl
cation had gathered at the service.
Rev. DR.. W. G. Starr, the pastor, after
the bread had been served upset the
communion table and all the wine was
spilled on the floor. There was slight
litter throughout the congregation.
This was followed Immediately by
dense silence and then DR.. Starr sud-
denly dismissed the audience.
There came near being q rio, last
! night in the Sixth Mount Zion ChurcI
Richmond, of which the venerable john
Jasper, of wide fame as the expounder
of the doctrine that ''de sun DO move
and de earf am square," is pastor Il
seems that in the election OF deacons,
the first of the year, all the old men
were turned down and new and young
er men were chosen. This did DOS
satisfy the congregation, and there wal
meeting last night to consider II mo.
ton to reconsider. The sistee- were
allowed to attend, and the church w.
packed to its doors. Excitement raa
high, as well as the thermometer, and
three messages were sent for the polite
to quell the disorder that arose