Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The motion to advance the case OF
the Iron Gate Bank We. Brady, from
Virginia, was denied in the United
States Court yesterday.
Miss Nellie Osborn, of Leesburg, and
Mr.. George Roszel, OF Baltimore, will
be married Wednesday afternoon in st.
James Church, Leesburg.
The Baptist Congress OF America
began its eighteenth annual session at
the First Baptist church, in Richmond,
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. Margaret F. Gravstt, widow OF
George Gravatt, died at her home in
| Fredericksburg yesterday from heart
trouble. She was born in Spottsylyania
10 1928.
Judge John A. Kelly died yesterday
at Marion, aged 80 years. He was for
20 years Judge of the Sixteenth Circuit
Court OF Virginia, retiring in 1895 be-
cause OF his failing health.
Bessie Lsmkiu, the 19year-old
daughter OF Policeman Lamkin, OF
Richmond. who disappeared from her
home on November 10, was found yes
terday by her father in Washington
with friends.
Sunday night fire. supposed to be OF
incendiary origin, destroyed the corn.
house, playhouse and carrsgehouse on
"Idlewild," the farm, near Fredericks-
burg, belonging to Rev. J. Yates Down
man, of Richmond.
Marshall Mccormick Hardesty died
| yesterday in Washington at the Savoy
} Flats, where he was employed, from
| typhoid fever. He was a native Of
Clark county. being the youngest SOD
OF Charles r. Hardes,y. He was q
years of age.
| Henry Mullen, veteran at the Sol
diers' Home at Hampton, died last
Friday morning az a resul OF blows re-
ceived 10 drunken fight with John
McMullen, Philadelphia veteran. Az
effort was made to hush up the matter,
| but 1t leaked out when the United
States Commissioner arrested Nc
Mullen.
Elijah Cobb, a youth OF II years, met
with fearful death yesterday morning
while at work for the Adams Monroe
Manufacturing Company. He fell into
a chute through which shsvings and
sawdust are blown to the lower flow er
and was smothered to death. No one
witnessed the accident.
All the returns from the State in the
| recent election have been received az
the Office OF the secretary OF the COM
monwsalth, and Chief Clerk HankiDs
Is busy compiling them 10 anticipation
OF the meeting Of the board OF State
csnvassers, at the capitol Monday, Nov
ember 26, at noon. The board is com
posed OF the governor, secretary of the
commonwealth, auditor of public &C
counts. reasurer, and attorney general.
DR.. w. w. Anderson, one OF the old
est physicians iD Southside Virginia,
was probably fatally hurt yesterday by
a pair Of ponies, which were being
driven by his son, DR.. w. A. Anderson,
near their home, at Fsrmville. Thu
old doctor, "a years Of age, was dashed
to the rock paved streets, and was pick
ed up unconscious. The young doctor
was also severely bruised. Little hope
is entertained of the older physicians
recovery.
Miss Ann Baird died recently at her
home in the upper part OF Prince Will
lam county, at the advanced age OF
ninety years. Miss Baird was perhaps
the only slave holder in this country
whose slaves remained with her after
the war until now. With but two ex-
captions her negroes chung to her faith
fully, held by no other bond than that
of affection and gratitude. and receiv-
ing no fixed compensation but the
necessaries OF life, for thirty. five years
after their emancipation.
Rev. Frederick L. Lemosy, rector of
st. Stephens and Trinity churches, in
Bedford county, met tragic death on
Sunday, on his way to Trinity Church,
near Boonsboro, to conduct services.
he was driving an unruly horse, and
when near the church the horse became
frightened and ran away. The preacher
was thrown violently from the vehicle,
his head striking a stump on the road.
side. His injuries resulted 10 his death
in few hours. Mr.. Lemosy was about
thirty-three years of age, and about
two years ago married Mics Marian
peterborough, daughter OF Major
peterborough, OF Bedford county, |
who survives him with little daughter.