Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

6lUlOu.
William 81. Eggborn. of Eggborns.
vile, Culpeper county, and Mrs.
Blanche Ayler, of Crooked Run, were
married yesterday at the latter's home.
Rev. William Meade CLARK, of St.
James Episcopal Church, Richmond,
and Miss Mary Alice Pierce, of Lsncas.
Ter county, will be married on Decem-
Der Z.
Mrs. Julia A. Lewis, one of Win
chester's oldest residents, died yester.
day after short illness. She was the
widow ofthe late James Lewis and was
50 Years of age.
Captain James G. Greene has been
assigned to duty as captain OF the Nor
folk navy yard, to succeed Captain
Rockwell, who goes to the South At
lantic station, in command OF the Cblca
80.
The Alfred Dreyfus Jubilee Associa'
too OF Richmond celebrated the liberia
ton of Captain Dreyfus with feasting
and rejoicing last night. A sumptuoua
banquet, music and speeches were Tea
lures OF Inc aUalr.
10 the matter of James D. Patton y5.
James D. Brady, collector OF internal
revenue for the Second district OF Var
GINA, the appeal has been perfected,
and the case will BIS taken before the
Supreme Cours OF the United States.
II ia probable that the Baptist Gen.
erat Association of Virginia, which is
announced to meet in Bristol on No
vember II, will be held in Richmond.
The reason for this change is the CLAIM
that smallpox exists in and about Bris-
toll
Rev. Arthur G. Thomas, rector Of the
Church of the Resurrection, Fern Bank,
Ohio, has been cal ed to the rectorship
of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church,
Portsmouth, to fill the vacancy caused
by the election of Rev. James B. Fun.
stento the bishoprio of Boise, Idaho.
The case of William b. Hayden, jr.,
against William Prettyman, which was
tried in the Circuit Court of Prince
Will am, resulted yesterday in verdict
of $50 for the plaintiff. This was suit
for Sc 1000, based on the defendant &C
cidentally shooting the plaintiff, a boy
seventeen years old, putting out his eye
While digging cistern at his home,
near Seven Fountains, Shenandoah
county, Mr. J. D. Combs found vein
Of coal. The frat discovery was made
ut II feet below the surface, then only
very small vein, but when they had
gone 16 feet, vein at least two feet
| was found. The coal ia of good quail
ity.
, Col. John ]. Williams. commander Of
the Grand Camp, Confederate Vete
rams, of Virginia, and Mayor of Winches.
ter, who was taken from bis home yes.
terday in special car, was received al
St. Joseph Hospital, Baltimore, about
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. An ope
ration for stomach trouble will be per.
formed.
Miss Lucy Green Turner. of Front
Royal, and DR.. Edgar r. Browning, o.
Flint Hill, Rappahannock county, were
married at Front Royal yesterday even
| ing at the home of the bride. The bride
is the second daughter of the late Smith
S. Turner, formerly member of Congress
from the Seventh Virginia Compression
al District.
A jury was secured yesterday for the
trial in Powhatan county of W. q. Pix.
ington, who is charged with the muir.
der of State Senator Flanagan, of Pow
hatan county. Most of the jurors come
from Lynchburg. The taking of testl
mouy was begun. Three or four wit
nesses were heard on the common.
| wealth's side.
A convention was held at Blackstone
Yesterday for the purpose of nominal
ing democratic candidate for the
State Senate from the Twentieth sena.
torial district, composed of the counties
| Of Brunswick, Lunenburg and Motto.
way. Mr.. VIM formally withdrew
his name and Judge w. 81. Mann was
! dominated by reclamation.
TIE democrats of Rappahannock
county have unanimously renominated
George w. Settle for the Virginia House
of Delegates. Mr.. Settle was not in
structed for either candidate for the
Uoited States Senate. r. S. Parks,
hoater nominee to represent Page and
Rappahannock counties in the House
OF Delegates, was endorsed by the con-
vention.
The great naval ball at Old Point
tonight in honor of the officers OF the
North Atlantic squadron will eclipse
anything of the kind in years. Crowds
of prominent people are gathering at
Old Point today. After the rendezvous
of the squadron two ships will be
placed at the service of Signor Marconi
far wireless Geographic experiments
along the coast.
The Grand Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams of Virginia will convene at Pu-
laski city today and it is expected that
there will be large attendance of dele.
gates from the various camps in the
State. This will be an important ses-
sion of the grand camp and much bust
ness is to be disposed Of One of the
most important matters will be the re-
port of the history committee.
Rev. E. L. Woodward, who is to be-
come medical missionary of the Epis-
copal Church in China, was yesterday
made Mason Fat sight" This un-
usual honor was conferred upon him
by Grand Master r. T. w. Duke at
Charlottesville. It is the second time
within the history of the grand lodge
in Virginia that this has been done.
The late Rev. Moses D. Hoge was made
Mason at sight about a year ago.