Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. William G. Shenk. of the
Lutheran Church, died at the home of
bis father, Mr.. James h. Shenk, near
Elgin, Page county, on Sunday.
Mr.. William Ballard Bruce, one OF
the best known and wealthiest men OF
Stanton, died at his late residence yes.
terday after brief illness.
Mr.. E. @. Bramham, of Charleston,
W. Va, and Miss Queenie Temple,
daughter of Rev. Roy Temple, we're
| married yesterday at Free Union
Church, 10 Albemarle county.
DR.. George z. Gilmor, well-known
republican politician and a former
Richmond postmaster, died at his resi-.
deuce in Henrico county, after long
illness, on Sunday night, in his 77th
year.
The newly discovered coal at
Powell's For is creating great excite
ment in that section. Thousands oil
acres OF land have been leased there,
and several companies are now forming
for the purpose of prospecting.
Peter Winchester Rouss, the son OF
Mr.. Charles B Rou-s, the New York
millionaire, was in Winchester on Satur'
day selecting site in Mount Hebron
cemetery for the erection of the fifty
thousand dollar mausoleum to be erect
ed by Mr.. Rouss.
In Loudoun county two youths, Rob
ert Vandevanter ard john O5burn,
cousins, took the first day of the sea
son hunting wild turkeys. They sur
priied flock of Il, and the former at
one shot killed four aud the latter
brought down one fine gobbler which
had taken refuge in a tree.
Riley Brady, second chief of the
Pamunkey Indians, Was struck yes
terday by locomotive on the Southern
Railroad, near Lester Manor, and so
badly Injured that be died after being
brought TO the Retreat for the Sick, in
Richmond. Bradby was full-blooded
Pamunky. He was fifty four years old
and very deaf.
Rev. DR.. Henry M. White, pastor o.
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
in Winchester, at the morning service
on Sunday notified his congregation
that he intended to resign the pastor
ate OF the church. DR.. White has beer
pastor of the Winchester church for q
years. During the civil war he was
Stonewall Jackson's chaplain, and The
TWO men were on intimate terms, hav
ing been reared together.
Some of the lower Potomac and Rap
pahanuock marshes have been alive
with wild geese for several days pas
and az thousands of them pass over thii
county daily, moving from river to river
their proverbial "honk" rends the air
J Wild turkeys are said to be very pum
erous, too, this FILLMORE numerous
than in any season since the fall OF 1894
it is claimed-the past spring haviui
been very favorable to the Matching o
| wild fowls eggs and the growth OF th'
young.
A dispatch from Winchester says
The apple season has closed here sfte
the biggest yield ever known. Th'
industry brought $3.50, 900 to Frederick
Warren, Fauquier, and Loudoun coun
ties. The shipment amounted to 140,
900 barrels, which brought on an ave
rage of 81 per barrel. The apple ant
peach Industries are recent additions
to the farm products OF that sections
although the latter was an entire
failure this year, owing to an of season
The apple yield next year ia estimated
at over 200, 900 barrels.
The western portion of Richmond il
stirred up by very singular inciden
which occurred Thursday night. 4
young man who had been celebrating
over much, entered the house of MIR. a
]. Carson and bestowed an afectionat'
kiss upon the pretty daughter, Mis-
Mary Carson, who lay asleep on he
bed. Sue awoke, screamed, and thu
young man asd. The next morning
he appeared at Mr.. Carson's and made
the most profound apologies, explain
ing that he got in the wrong house ant
thought be was kissing his mother. Th'
apologies were accepted in the sam'
spirit they were offered.