Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

valued at $50 900. He lett no will.
On account of the crowded condition
OF the Virginia Military Institute, an
academic building will soon he erected.
Miss Cora B. Marks, of Petersburg,
and Lewis Davis, postmaster at Orange
c. H., were married yesterday at the
residence OF the bride.
Mrs. Mary c. Mckenzie, widow of
DR.. Marcelius Mckenzie, OF Charlottes.
vile, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Drane, in Washington, yesterday
morning.
Senator Daniel says it will be impos-
sible for him to speak at Wilson, Nash
county, n. c., as had heretofore been
announced, on account of another en-
gagement.
Fourteen more piratical oystermen
were arrested at the James river beds
yesterday afternoon and taken to New
port News by the State gunboat Chesa-
peake, charged with illegal dredging.
Mrs. Maurice Il. Jamison, nee Miss
Bette o. Butcher, died at her resi-.
dence near Cumberland, Md, on Fri
day, October DIST, and WAS buried from
Cavalry Church in Front Royal on
Monday.
By the will of the late Adolph Su.
tro, OF San Francisco, CAL, Miss Hattie
Trundle, of Winchester, daughter of
Mrs. NJ. r. Trandle, is heir to $50, 900.
4 legal controversy has arisen over
the will.
Miss Adele Talbot Archer and Mr..
Arthur Cushing Small were married in
Richmond yesterday evening at the
home OF the brides parents, on Frank
lin street. The groom is native OF
Hagerstown, Md.
DR.. Richard a. Wise, nominee for
Congress of one of the republican fac
tons in the Second, the Norfolk dis
t-ict, says President Mckinley recently
read the riot actn TO Chairman Agnew,
Of the opposing wing.
As heretofore stated, Hon. Joseph w.
Baily, OF Texas, will speak at Peters
burg tomorrow night. He will he
quartered at the Imperial Hote! and
will occupy the same room that Henry
Clay occupied when he was in Peters-
burg.
William Garner, living near Nomini
Grove, Westmoreland county, narrowly
escaped being burned to death yester
day. The fire originated early in the
morning in the closet under the stair
way, and 10 a few moments more il
would have been Impossible for Mrs.
Garner and her two children, who &C.
cupied the second floor, to have escaped.
Mr.. Lewis II. Blair. one OF the most
prominent business men OF Richmond,
was married yesterday to Miss Matte
r. Field, OF Mecklenburg. The mar
riage took place at Preswould, the
hone OF sister OF the bride. The
bride was for time employed by Mr..
Blair as his stenographer. She is about
80 years of age while the groom is IS
years old.
A letter from Richmond says the con.
frmation of the news that Hon. R..
Walton Moore will be candidate for
the Senate brought great Joy to his
friends there. He admits himself that
he will be in the race TO succeed Mr..
Martin. Mr.. Moore is brilliant young
man. Col. Joseph f. Willard will be
one OF those in charge OF his campaign.
Mr.. Moore will 90 to work at once to
perfect his organization.
The large sawmill and box factory OF
Rudolph Wachsmen, in Sussex county,
were burned yesterday, also six out
houses, stables and large quantity of
forage property of ". G. Leavel, post
master at Hilda, in the same county.
Postmaster Leavell also lost all of his
farming implements. Wachsman's loss
is $1,000 and Leavell's $500; no in
surance on any Of the property. Both
fires were OF incendiary origin.
John Andersen, the Swedish con-
demned murderer OF the mate of the
schooner Olive Pecker, was arrsigned
before Judge Edmund Waddill, jr., of
the United States District Court in
Norfolk yesterday. The execution Of
the death sentence pronounced against
him was postponed until Friday, De.
cember 8. This was done because An.
dersen's prayer for new trial is to be
heard before the Supreme Court at
Washington, and is practically another
reprieve.
On Wednesday q gentleman named
McKnew, employed in one of the de-
partments in Washington, had his hand
terribly lacerated by the explosion of a
gun. Mr.. McKnew and companion
named Butler had been hunting in
West Virginia and weredriving back to
to Washington across country. When
near Hamilton Mcknew got out of the
buggy to take shot at squirrel.
The gun burst about midway of the
barrel, decorating his left hand in ter
rible manner.
NJ. Morgan Brannon, formerly a
prominent merchant of Winchester, but
more recently in business with Mr..
Charles Broadway Rouss, in New York
CITY. was found dead on the road lead
ing from Stephenson's to Jordan's
White Sulphur Springs yesterday. He
had left Winchester yesterday morning
on business in that section, and was on
mis- way back to the railroad station to
take the noou train home when he was
stricken with heart disease. He had
been dead for some time when found.
The Woman's Baptist Missionary
Union now in session in Lynchburg was
mostly occupied yesterday in reading
reports of vice presidents of the various
Baptist associations OF the State. At the
afternoon session plan of permanent
organization was adopted, and officers
were elected for the ensuing year. Sa-