Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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por;ance was done.
Miss Sarah Coles Bruce died on Mon.
day at the home OF her father, MIR. VIM.
Ballard Bruce, in Staunton.
James M Ramey, large cattle deal
or of Strasburg, was paralyzed at hIs
home in that place Monday night.
Miss Lindsay Hilldrup died yester-
day at her home in Spottsylvanla coun'
ty. She was twenty three years old.
Near Portsmouth yesterday Mrs.
Alice Randolph heroioally gave up her
live in runaway to save that OF her
infant.
News was received in Richmond yes
terday of the death at Seabrook. N. ID ,
of Rev. Charles II. Corey, president OF
The Richmond Theological Seminary
(colored).
The Mitchell gold mine, near Good.
win, Spottsylvania county, is In full
operation, uuder the supervision OF q
mining expert from Pittsburg, Pa, and
The output is said to be highly satlsiac'
tory.
The stockholders of the National
Bank of Virginia met in Richmond yes
terday and consolidated with the Citi.
zens' Exchange Bank of that city, and
Increased the capital from 100000 10
100000.
Mrs. Julia Gentry, one of the oldest,
if not the oldest, white women 10 klch'
mond, died last night. She was eighty
eight years of age. and the mother OF
the late James a. Gentry, well-knoWn
newspaper man.
The trial of Edward H. Conway,
charged with killing Clarence Scott,
colored, ended yesterday afternoon IN
the County Court of Spottsylvania, the
Jury rendering verdict imposing fine
of SO on the accused.
The Jury which for six days had been
engaged in the second trial of Grant
Reed, colored, charged with killing his
wife and father.in law, near Haywood,
Madison county, Saturday, brought in
a verdict of murder in the first degree.
Rev. William Kimbrough Pendeton,
d. D., LII. D., died Saturday at Beth
any, W. Va, where for many years he
mas been the honored president OF
Bethany College. Mr.. Pendeton was
horn in Yanceyville, Louisa county, in
1916.
Andrew Jackson Copenhaver died at
his residence in Winchester yesterday
aged 70 years. He served throughout
the war with Mexico in Capt. John NJ
Rowan's company, OF Jefferson county
West Virginia, which was IN the First
Virginia regiment.
The battleship Kearsarce was given
her builders trial trip yesterday by the
Newport News Sbipbuilding Company
outside the Virginia capes. For hal
an hour the Kearsarge maintained a
speed of III knots. The contract speed
OF the vessel is 16 knots.
Robert Brockett, formerly Of this
CITY, mss announced himself candi-
date for the legislature from Ware Z
and Clarke counties, agrinst Arthur l.
. arthen. the Martin candidate, who
recently received the nomination from
democrats of those counties.
Manchester held a primary yester.
day and nominated Phillip Cogbill for
the Senate, and D. l.. Toney for the
House. These are both Martin men.
The question of the choice OF United
states Senator was also voted upon.
Martin received 240 votes and Tyler 50.
Mrs. Alkaline Purcell, widow of the
late John Purcell, of Frederick county,
died at her home of nervous prostration
yesterday. Although in apparently
good health, Mrs. Purcell was unable
to eat ard for over thirty days not q
morsel OF food passed her lips. She was
sixty.fve years OF age.
Rev. W. G. Starr, D. D.. of Broad
Street Methodist Church, OF Richmond
was Yesterday elected President of
Randolph Macon College, Ashland.
DR.. Starr will continue in the dual Ca
pacity of pastor OF Broad Street Church
and president OF Randolph Macon until
conference meets in November.
A letter from Richmond to the Pc
tersburg Appeal says: There is no
longer any doubt that Hon. E. W.
Saunders, of Franklin, will be the next
~peaker OF the House of Delegates. His
friends have polled the nominees and
enough are pledged to him TO insure his
domination. Speaker Ryan, however,
like Governor Tyler, is hoping for some
thing to turn up to change the current
and he is keeping up his work"
Fanquier county was treated to a
"baby show'on Monday at the town hall
at The Plains and the entries for the
prizes included many Washington
tots" The successful contestants were
little Ruth Elizabeth Wade, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. l. Wade, Of Wash
ington, and Clsrissa and Harriet Elem
ing, daughters of Mr.. Lee Fleming. Of
Fauquier county. One of the most iu-
terestlng features of the evening was a
Juvenile cake walk, in which the prize
was awarded to the little Misses Ergood,
OF Washington.
East Eod Newport News was the
scene Monday night of an attempted
criminal assault upon little girl, and
sn attempt to kill the father, made by
an unknown negro. MIR. Weymouth
Harris and his daughter were on there
way home from an entertain ment. The
negro threw brick, striking the father
in the head, and rendering him un-
conscious. The brute threw the girl to
the ground, but she kicked him 10 the
face, and frightened him by screams.
He escaped. The father is painfully
injured.
Luther G. Shull, Of Hagerstown, was
yesterday arrested in the court room at
Winchester during 8 session of the