Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-10
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mai. Henderson NJ. Bell, one OF the
leading men of Staunton, died yester-
day.
Mr.. q. F. Bradford, of Stafford -coun'
ty, is dead. He was native OF Falf-
fax county.
a vigorous crusade is to begin against
the violators of the Sunday laws IN
Richmond city.
The Monticello Guard, of Charlottes.
| vile, will be mustered into the service
at their armory this evening.
Mr.. Benjamin D. Utterback. ir., a
well.known young merchant OF Chantll'
ly, Loudoun county, died suddenly
early this morning.
Colonel Philip Pendleton died at
Berkeley Sprins, w. Va. yesterday,
aged eighty FIVE years. He was born
in Martinsburg in 1914.
The fine estate in Spottsylvanla,
known as "Roxbnry," has been sold by
Mr.. George L Pearce to Mr. John Ash.
ton, of Ohio, for $4,000.
The republicans of Caroline county
yesterday indorsed S. E. Pitts as can.
didate for-the legislature, against d. B.
Powers, jr., the democratic nominee.
Governor Tyler finds that be will not
be able to attend with his staff the cele
bration of the sesqui-centenn ial of this
city, owing to official business that re-
quires his attention.
John Critcher, jr.. of Washington,
ID. c., is prospecting his mineral lands
| in Bath county. The highest grade
samples that have been discovered In
this section were gotten from this prop
erty, Analysing so to 60 per cent.
Rev. Frederick L. l.. Mosey, Of the
Episcopal Church, and Miss Marion W.
Broken brough were married yester-
day st st. Stephens Church, Bedford
county, by B shop A. NJ. Randolph.
Mr.. Mosey is rector OF St. Stephens.
The reports that former Postmaster
General William L. Wilson, president
of Washington and Lee University, is
seriously i'll are much exaggerated. He
has been under treatment for threat
ening lung trouble for some months
aud possibly may go south during the
coming winter.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to James A.
Swan, jr., and Daisy S. Grove, both OF
Cu!peper; Karl Goerlilz, of St. Louis,
Mo-, and Emelie Kriegstedt, of King
George county; Charles A. Simpson and
Shepherd Baldwin, both of Front
Royal; Jefferson Boss and Bette l..
Waugh, both of King George county.
| Smallpox has developed in Bristol to
such an extent as to cause extraoldi-
nary precautions. Twenty cases are
!. reported by the authorities. They ap.
peared in different parts of the city.
The patients and the various suspects
we're taken to the pesthouse last night.
The public schools on the Tennessee
side were closed yesterday, and the an
nual State Fair has been postponed.
Col. John J. Williams, commander of
the Grand Camp Confederate Veterans
of Virginia, and mayor of Win.
chester, is very i'll at his home there.
A consultation of physicians was held
on Saturday, and 1t was declded TO TAKE
him to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti,
more, where an operation for stomach
trouble will be performed. He will
leave Winchester today 10 special car.
Col. Williams will, of course, be unable
10 preside at the meeting of the Grand
Camp at Pulaski on Wednesday.
The vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, of Richmond, met last night
and declared the rectorsbip of the
church vacant. The step was rendered
necessary by the continued ill.health of
Rev. DR.. Hartley Carmichael, who was
called to the rectorship from Canada,
some years ago, but has been unable to
perform any of his duties for about
twelve months. The vacation given
him by the church expired the first Of
October, and there is no assurance of
Improvement in his condition for long
time to come. The yestry passed reso-
lutions of sympathy.