Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Elk Governor F. w. NJ. Holiday is i'll
at his home in Winchester.
Mrs. J. Perry Haddox died in Win
chester on Tuesday night at an advanc-
ed age.
Leila Carroll Bridges, of Richmond,
and Mr.. George Ball Hutchings, of Gal
weston, were married at st. Pau's
church.in Richmond es:erday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rose, widow of the
late ex- Mayor of fredericksburg, died at
her home in that city, yesterday, after
a short illness, aged seventy-three
years.
In Staupton last night, at the home
of the BRIDES parents, Judge and Mrs.
Charles Grafton, Mis- Lizzie G. Graf
ton was married to Mr.. Warner Lewis
Oliver, jr.
At the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. a. Margaret Beck with, at Fred
ericksburg on Tuesday night, Miss
Elizabeth Overton Beckwith and Mr..
Charles Frederick Bartel were quietly
married.
Judge Letcher, son of Gov. John
Letcher, yesterday presented portrait
of the latter to the Confederate museum,
in Richmond. The subject of the por
traiture was the war governor OF this
State.
John G. Melville, superintendent OF
the Washington Wooden Mills, at Fred
ericksburg. died at the home of his SOC,
Mr.. Charles w. Melville. at Haight
Nd, on Tuesday, aged seventy-two
years.
Some New York friends went to
Warrenton on Tuesday for drag with
the Warrenton Hunt Club. Notwith-
standing pouring rain, they had fine
run from Triplett's to Carriers across
Watery mountain.
Governor Tyler is expected to 60 to
Washington to-day. His visit is fcr
the purpose of appearing before the
House appropriation committee in the
interest of the bill to lay out the Fred
ericksburg battle. field into q military
park.
Captain Frederick Cotton, OF Warren
ton, who attempted suicide at the
Gladstone Hotel in Norfolk some
weeks ago, has recovered sufficiently to
leave St. Vincent's Hospital. He left
Tuesday night for New York to sail
yesterday for his home in Eugland.
DIR. Isaac Darlington Harrison, Of
GAINESVILLE, Mecklenburg county, ana
Miss Rosale Smith, daughter of Prof
F. H. Smith, of the University OF Vir
ginia, were married in the university
chapel on Tuesday evening, the Rev.
Dr.. William E. Edwards officiating.
Pjckett-Buchauan Camp, Confeder-
ate Veterans, of Norfolk, has adopted 3
resolution applauding the sentiments
expressed by President Mckinley re-
garding the graves of fallen Confeder
ates. 1t denounceH Senator Buffers
scheme for pensioning southern soldiers.
The Lynchburgers who purchased
the plant OF the Norwich Lock Works
at Roanoke have definitely decided &c
remove the works to Lynchburg and tc
operate them in connection with the
Lynchburg Brass Works. A company
has been formed with capital stock
of 100000.
Louis Stremmel died in Lynchbure
yesterday, aged eighty-three years. He
| is said TO have married daughter
William Ellery. one of the signers OF
the Declaration of Independence. HI
was born in Holland, but moved to this
country at an early age, and was for
some years foreman for Knabe & Goeb
Ter, in Baltimore.
For the first time in the history Ct
the State record will be made this
year of the number of manufactorits
and their annual output, capital invest
ed and other interesting information III
connection with this subject. The re-
port of the labor com missioner will state
that the manufacturing industries OF
theState are in satisfactory condition.