Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Judge Charles Grattan, of Stanton,
died very suddenly on Saturday.
Capt. Samuel P. Wimbsh, leading
wholesale grocer at Danville, died sud
denly yesterday.
The contractor on the Leesburg and
Point-of- Rocks turnpike road begins
work again on Monday next, having
suspended at the time OF the February
blizzard.
Miss Marie Mathilde de Bonneville,
OF Philadelphia, and Mr.. Arthur Mason
Chichester, OF Loudoun county. were
married ut the de Bonneville resi-
dence, in Philadelphia, on Wednesday.
Hon. J. Walker Fearn, who died al
The Hot Springs, last week, WAS buried
at Richmond yesterday. He was dis
linguished Confederate official and Wa
appointed minister 10 Greece by Mr.
Cleveland
At Winchester, on Saturday, the
Jury in the case OF James y Castle
man, charged with criminal assault
upon his little sjep-daughter, brought
iu a verdict OF guilty and sentenced
MIN to ten years in the panitentiary.
Cards are out announcing the ap.
preaching marriage OF Miss May Belle
pridmore, daughJrr Of MIR. b l. Prid-
more, uaa Mr.. j. \ Merchant, of Ma
nassas. The weGdne will take place
at the Episcopal Church April IS.
w. 5. jenkins & Co. have commenc-
ed work on the new Touring mills and
elevator, &c be erected snort distance
north OF their warehouse, at Leesburg
They purpose building mill: with al
modern improvements, for the manu-
facture of -four, etc.
A sad accident to Linda, the daugb
ter Of Mr.. James 4 Carruthers, OF the
I.oudoun National Bank, happened on
Thursday evening at her home. in
Round Hill. While she was about the
wood-pie heavy log fell upon her left
leg. breaking the bones thereof about
half way between the ankle and knee.
The Chesapeake aud Ohio Railroad
| and the Seaboard 44:r Line have reach
ed an agreement whereby each com
pany will enjoy equal rights and privi'
ieges to the handsome new Union pas.
senger station which is 10 be built on
Main street, between Fifteenth and
Seventeenth streets, Richmond.
Governor Tyler Saturday commits
stoned Captain Philip Thornton Marye,
of Newport News, and DR.. Joel Cra@-
ford of Surrv county, members Of the
Board OF Visitors of the Medical COL
lega of Virginia for life. They will sue
coed Dir. VIM. 7. McGuire, of Winches-
ter. resigned, and Colonel II. Is. herke-
lev, of Pulaski, removed from the
State.
The governor says the troubles with
Maryland growing out OF the arrest OF
ovstermen will be settled in a satlstac-
tory manner to both States. He has
made proposition to Governor Lown,
des that he thinks will be accepted and
will prevent any more controversies OF
this character. The nature of the propo'
sition he will not make public now:
The ovstermen held IS prisoners Will
probably be released and the captured
vessels surrendered.
The resort that Rev. Thomas Sem
mes, who has resigned as rector OF st.
Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church,
Richmond, will probably succeed the
Rev. James B. Funsten, who recently
resigned the rectorship OF Trinity
Church, Portsmouth,. to accept the
bishopric of Boise, Idaho. seems to have
been unwarranted. Thus far the only
names mentioned unoflicially in con-
uection with the rectorship of Trinity,
which becomes vacant My l, are those
of Rev. Nelson P. Dame, of Winches-
ter, Rev. John Lloyd, of LyDchburg,
and Rev. DR.. Logan, of WytheVille.