Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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The people of Richmond propose to
tender Pres dent Mckinley and party
big reception on the occasion OF their
visit to that city on October 81.
Mr.. Jos. Underwood. q well.known
citizen of the Hillsboro', Loudoun coun-
ty neighborhood, died at his home on
Tuesday night, in about the S4th year
| of his age.
Robert Knight, well.known young
mau OF Warrenton community and cid.
est son of Mrs. NJ. E. Ross, died sud-
denly, at his home there, yesterday,
presumably from an overdose OF lauda'
mum, which he is known to have taken.
Miss Ellen D. Parish, for many years
a resident of Culpeper county, but OF
late a resident of Richmond, died at
the residence OF Der nephew, VIM. h.
| Robertson, near CuIpeper yesterday
| morning, in the seventy-seventh year
| Of her age.
At special meeting of the Frede-
ricksburg City Council, held yesterday
| afternoon, committee was appointed
to 90 to Washington and invite Presi
dent Mckinley to stop over at Frede.
ricksburg as he goes 10 Richmond next
week to attend the launching of the
torpedo boat Shubrick.
The quarantine of Washington coun-
ty against Bristol was raised yesterday
by the terms OF compromise releasing
the magistrates and guards who were
under arrest from paying heavy fines.
The fnes RENTED were one OF $50 Oh
Magistrate Breckenridge ard one OF
500 on Magistrate Cunningham.
| 1t is said ut democratic headquarters
in Richmond that probably every dem
ocratic nominee for the Senate will be
elected. Three are somewhat in doubt
but the chances 10 all OF them have i'm
| proved for the regular nominees. The
democrats think they will not lose more
than six or seven House districts.
Miss Gertrude Howard, daughter OF
the late Msjor Conway Howard, OF
Richmond, and Representative Marlin
f. Olmsted of Harrisburg Pa, were
married at II o'clock yesterday, at ST..
Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church in
Lyme burg The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. MIR. Carson, rector of
the church.
Some OF Gen. Fitzhugh Lees politi-
cal friends in Richmond are trying to
induce him to allow his name to be
placed before the people for the Gov
:, ernorship. and the matter will probably
be urged apon him during his visit
there, which will probably last about a
month. It is not thought, however,
! that be will consent.
A pretty wedding was that of Mr..
John Steger Harrison and Miss Jose
phine Pollard in Richmond yesterday
evening, at the Grove avenue Baptist
Church. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. H. R. Pollard, city attorney. At
the same hour at the First Baptist
Church, Miss Martha Lucille Sadler,
one OF the most beautiful girls in Rich
mond, became the bride of Mr.. Alfred
Jefferson Vaughn, successful young
lawyer of Richmond.
Some time Wednesday night burg
| lars broke intO the Office of The Water
ford FIGURING Mill, in Loudoun county,
owned and operated by MIR. A. S. Bates,
blew open the safe and robbed it OF
about 500 in money. They also took
some valuable papers, but threw them
away on the roadside not far from the
mill, where they were found yesterday.
Entrance into the safe was made
by battering off the knob of the door
and then putting in charge of ex-
plosives. No clue has been obtained to
the perpetrators of the deed.
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.
The third annual conference of the
Virginia Daughters of the American
Revolution adjourned sine die at Staun.
ton yesterday.
Mrs. Virginia Hall, of Richmond,
read an interesting paper on the meth
DDS of promoting the society's growth,
suggesting combination of social and
literary features and historical studies.
Mrs. James r Hubbard and Mrs. Hugh
Nelson Page, of Norfolk, spoke of the
recent work OF the D. A. RS nurses in
the army and navy at Norfolk during
the late war.
The committee on Yorktown asked
that petition be sent to Congress ask
ing that Yorktown be bought and made
national park.
Mrs. Barton Myers and Mrs. HUBBARD,
of Norfolk, and Mrs. Albert futile, OF
the University of Virginia, spoke o!
the proposed establishment of ma
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chase of Temple farm and the Moore
house, where Washington and Corn
wallis arranged the articles of surren-
der. Mesdames Tams, Myers, futile
and w. w. Harper, of Orange, were
made special committee to consider
this.
Mrs. Harper, of Orange, spoke OF
the need of improvements about the
lot where Madison was buried.
Miss Mary Lyons Mayo, of Richmond,
read paper on Jamestown, suggesting
that attention be given by the Dsugh.
'ers to this historic spot. Mrs. Purcell
Regent, Richmond; Mrs. A. B. Brown,
of the Virginia Antiquity Society, and
Mrs. Herbert Clairborne, of the Colon
ial DANES, were appointed to take the
jamestown matter under consideration.
Mrs. Armstrong asked that petition
be sent Congress asking that trained
nurses be made members of the regular
army.
The subject of amendments to the
constitution was left with chapters.
Mrs. Darling, general treasurer, ask
ed for full report to go in the con.