Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Wholesale Druggists Associa-
ton annual convention will meet in
Richmond today.
William L. Wilson, president OF the
Washington and Lee University, has
arrived In Lexington greatly improved
In health.
Bishop Granbery's son Winston, who
recently left Richmond very uncere-
moniously, has enlisted in the United
States army at Cincinnati.
Miss Esther Virginia Brown, daugh-
ter of Mr.. r. A. Brown, died at her
home in Milwood Saturday, OF menin-
gitis, aged seventeen years.
The Postoffice Department has es-
tablished new postoffice at Blue Ridge
Inn, q summer resort in the mountains
of Virginia above Snickersville.
The Lexington Opera House, brick
and frame, was de troyed by fire early
yesterday morning. The cause Is IN.
known. The building cost about &c.
900.
M. L. Price, of King George county,
has been appointed oyster inspector for
District No. Is. He qualified and gave
bond at the May term OF court OF that
| county.
Norfolk county truckers have begun
to ship strawberries to the northern
markets. So far the movement has
been light, but In about 10 days the sea.
son will be on 10 earnest.
Dr.. w. w. Smith, chancellor OF the
| RaDdolph-Ma Institutes, ia Ill with
facial erysipelss in Philadelphia hos
pitsl. His vile is with him. He was
a., the ecumencial conference In New
York when taken i'll.
The Virginia State Bar Association
will hold. its twelfth annual meeting
this year on the seashore, either at Old
Point or at Virginia Beech. No choice
has vet been made between these two
places, but the time has been fixed, and
the meeting will be held on the 10th,
18th and 18th OF June.
The funeral OF Mrs. Saline Harrison,
who died at Burkettsville, Md, on Fri
day, took place at Winchester on Sat-
Mount Hebron Cemetery. Mrs. Har-
rison was 80 years of age and was the
widow OF John Harrison. She was born
10 Winchester and was the daughter Of
John Carter, one OF the earliest inhabi-
tsnts OF Winchester.
Plans, it is said. are being formed for
| the establishment ola new shipbuilding
plant in Richmond to equal in size any
shipysrd in the United states. North
| ern capitalists, it is said, are co-operat-
l ing with local money men. Chamber
| lin aud Scott, owners of the Richmond
Iron Works, are said to be taking an &C.
tive part in the enterprise.
The system of waterworks for the
town of Berryville is now completed,
and on Friday the water, after travel
ing its seven-mile journey from the
source of supply, gushed forth in the
public square OF the town 10 abundance.
The source of the system lies on the
western slope OF the Blue Ridge noun
taios, and consists OF about thirty
spri gs, all draining to natural ravine,
the lowest end of which Is crossed with
a dam 80 feet wide and II feet 10 height
The Daughters of the Confederaey OF
Norfolk have completed all arrange
ments for the unwilling of the memorial
Cross they have erected in Elmwood
Cemetery to the memory OF the late
Father Ryan, the poet Priest OF the
Confederscy." The cross is of south.
ern granite, fee. high, and bears this
inscription Father Ryan, Poet-Priest.
Erected A. d. 1900 by the Daughters OF
the Confederscy of Norfolk, his native
city" May 20, Confederate memorial
day, has been selected as the date for
the unwilling exercises.