Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. DR.. J. W. McCown has rendered
his resignation as pastor Of Calvary
Baptist Church at Bowling Green on
account of his health.
MIR. John Randolph, prominent
farmer of Stafford county, died last
night at his home, near Fredericksburg
of heart disease, aged eighty.five years.
Rev. Nelson P. Dame, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church. Winchester, yester-
day accepted the Office of general mis-
sionary of the Parochisl Society of the
United States.
DR.. Thomas P. Hope, one of Hamp.
toms most prominent physicians, died
unexpectedly yesterday morning after
an illness of forty-eight hours with
c=rebro-spinal.m meningitis OF the most
malignant type.
Leave of absence for two months on
surgeons certificate Of disability. to
take effect upon the muster out OF the
Sixth Virginia volunteer infantry, has
been granted First Lieut.. Richard G.
Croxton, First United States infantry.
The trial of T. B. Almond. real es-
tate broker, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, which mas
occupied the corporation court OF Via
chester for some days past, ended yes
terdsy evening, the jury failing TO agree
Rev. E. A. Temple left Front Royal
Tuesday for the Church Home in Balri-
more, where he will remain for his im
psired health until such time as physi-
clans thnk i, prudent for him to visit
his parents 10 King and Queen county
Captain Yirginius Hilton Faunt l.
Roy died at his home, Holly Hill"
King and Queen county, on Wednes-
day. Captain Faunt LIE Roy was g
brave and daring captain in the civil
war. and true gentleman Of the olo
Virginia type.
]. Blodge Britton died in Warre1-
ton on Thursday night, aged eighty
wears. He was an eminent meisllurg'-
cal chemist and had laboratory j.
Philadelphia, but bad resided at War
reptou since soon after the civil war.
having married Miss Fannie Horner, OF
that place.
It is understood that the people il
some sections of the Virginia oyster
country do not like the idee given GU
that the revenues under the new law
are largely increased. These announce
ments, they think, put them in the pc
sition of not complying with the Law
under former conditions.
A special meeting of the Virginia
Chassis of the Potomac Synod, of the
Reformed Church, was held at Wood
stock Tuesday. The board of trustees
of the proposed Msssanutten Academy
effected permanent organization and
the work OF preparing the academy for
the next session will be pushed. The
school will be located in the late home
of United States Senator II. II. Riddle
berger, in that place
The Washington city authorities have
called ~GI the Marine Hospital Service
to prevent the introduction Of smallpox
into the city from Norfolk, and asked
that each passenger from that city be
inspected. Surgeon General WymaD
has accordingly stationed officers Of
the service at Norfolk, with instruc-
tons TO exercise great care and to ex-
anime every passenger leaving that
city, The smallpox situation there has
greatly improved.
The srring term of the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals will convene
in Richmond on February 7. Judge
Charles b. Simonton, who has been
very i'll, has been advised not to attend
this session. Judges Goff, Morris and
Brawley will constitute the court.
Chief Justice Fuller will be present
for three or four days to sit in Judge
Simonton's cases, and Judge Waddill
will probably be called upon to preside
in some Of the cases to be heard.
The third annual exhibition of the
Shenandoah Valley Poultry and Pigeon
Association was held at Berryville on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
this week. The number of birds en-
tered was about the same as 10 previous
yearg-four hundred-but the quality
was vastly superior This improve
ment in quality was especially notice
able in the exhibits by local fsnciers
who, in many instances, carried off the
honors over competitors from Wash
ington, Philadelphia, Hageratown and
other cities.