Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A through train service was inaugu-
rated by the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way between Petersburg and Durham.
N. c., yesterday.
Mr.. Henry Lee Valentine will be
king of the Richmond carnival. The
ballot closed last night. Sam Stern,
the Jefferson ward pawnbroker, who
wanted 20 be king, was not 10 the race
at the finish.
DIR. Huuter Mcclure. of Richmond,
is now able to walk about at bis subur-
ban home. Il was stated at the residence
last night that he had spent a very
comfortable day, and that he was get.
ting along quite nicely.
The chair of Greek and German at
Randolph Macon College, recently oo.
cupied by Prof. Richard M. Smith, who
went to Alabama, has been declared
vacant, and will be filed at the meet
ing of the trustees in June.
Mrs. d. B. Tenant, of Richmond, has
leased for the summer "Clitton," the
pretty country place belonging to Mr..
Z. B White and situated about one
mile south OF Leesburg. She will take
possession within the next few days.
Mr.. B. C. Grymes, OF King George,
has purchased from the Messrs. Ash
ton, of "Waterloo," their large flock Of
sheep and lambs, which added to his
large flock on his berry Plain" farm,
makes him the largest sheep owner ia
that county.
There are reasons for believing that
many democrats will disregard tie
action of the Norfolk meeting and vote
against the calling OF constitutional
convention. 1t is a well-known fact
that most of the office.holders are op-
posed to the CONVEX ton aud the corpor-
ations, as rule, are fighting it.
There is said to be small lobby in
Washington in behalf OF the purchss Q
of the Temple farm sod the Moore
house at Yorktown by the goverDmen'.
This is bad time, however, to advo-
cate such project, as every available
appropriation bill is already loaded
down with amendments, half OF which
VIII never pass.
Revenue Officers Eddins and Simms
and special Officer Charles 81. Dear
raided an illicit brandy still near Mad
ison Run, Orange county, on Wednes-
day. The still was upon the premises
of Mr.. T. B. Berry and in full operation
when the officers arrived. They con-
iscated the plant and quantity OF low
wines and pumice.
The opening session vi the Tri.State
Dental Association, comprising the
states of Virginia, Maryland and the
District of Columbia, was held In Rich.
mond yesterday. The chairman, DR..
d. N. Rust, OF Alexandra, called the
meeting to order. The address OF well
come was delivered by DR.. J. Allison
Hodges, and was responded to by DR..
E. E. CruZeD, president OF the Mary
land State Dental Association. The
day was spent 10 lectures and clinics.
One hundred delegates are in attend
ance.
A dispatch from Richmond says: Miss
Lulie Harrison, who lives at the old
aud historic Lower Brandon, on the
James river, has just discovered a &C.
cret repository in the wing OF that old
mansion. This lady unknowingly
touched secret panel in the wall and
to her Amusement dark closet was re-
vesled. Hastily summoDing mem ;ers
OF the family to her aid, the young lady
discovered human skull. This panel
opened into secret passage, which
we're common in the old colonial man
sions of lower mes river. 1t is sup
posed this skull is that OF some person
who persisted in this passsgewsy CEN
tury or more ago.