Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Rislto Flour Mills 10 Petersburg
have been cold to Lewis 4. spencer,
representing the New York Trust Com
pany.
Thomas B. Speilmsn was acquitted at
Winchester yesterday of having set hie
to the Old Dominion Paper Company's
plant.
The Council of the Episcopal Diocese
OF Southern Virginia closed lite session
at Lexington yesterday. Norfolk was
selected as the next place Of meeting.
The monument erected at Freder-
icksburg, by Gen. Daniel Butterfield, 10
the soldiers OF the Fifth Army Corps,
which he commanded, was dedicated
with interesting exercises yesterday.
Although the consolidation OF the
Valley Female College of Winchester
aud the Southern Seminary OF Bowling
Green has been effected, the united
college will not be located 10 Winches-
ter, but at Buena Vista.
Mr.. Frank Beverly Whiting, promi
nent lawyer OF Berryville, and Miss
Mamie Moss White, daughter OF John
4. White, OF Sioux City, Iowa, we're
married yesterday evening 10 Grace
Episcopal Church at Berryville.
The board of directors of the Marion
Lunatic Hospital yesterday adjourned
the investigation OF the charles aReinsl
that institution to July 2. This is done
to secure the evidence OF DR.. O. K
Herman, upon whom DR.. Sheriff. relies
to prove many OF his charges.
At Warrenton yesterday the third
trial OF Herbert A. Davis, charged with
an attempt to poison the we'll OF Thos
Ia. Stewart, was concluded. The jury
found him guilty ss charged 10 the
Indictment and fixed bis punishment al
four years 10 the penitentisry. This II
the same verdict as that reached at the
second trial.
After an acquaintance dating from
childhood, and a courtshiD extending
over many years, Capt. John Bragg
aged seventy, and Miss Betty Proctor
of tbree-score, both we'll known resi-
dents Of Prince George county, wer'
married 10 Washington yesterday
They were to have been married fort,
years ago but the war took Capt
Bragg into the army. Then came es
arrangement and later his first and sec
ond marriages. He has courted hi
boyhood's choice for the last twelv'
years.
| A legal battle for the custody OF FIVE
yesr.old girl was begun before Judg'
IT. w. Harrison 10 the Circuit Court q
Winchester yesterday. Mrs. Sue c
Wheelwright is suing her former bus
band, Thomas ]. Wheelwriebt, presi
dent OF the Telautogrsph Company, o
New York, to obtain possession OF thei
child, whose custody was awarded t
Mr.. Wheelwright's sister, Mrs. William
Jacobs, OF Nineveb, Warren county. 4
sensational feature OF the case was th'
alleged attempt of Mrs. Wheelwright Il
kidnap her child and lite rescue from
man by Mrs. Jacobs at the point OF
revolver.
The annual convention OF the Vir
einia State Bankers Association wa
held In Roanoke yesterday. Lynch
burg was selected as the next place o
meeting. Officers we're elected as fol
lows: President, George J. Seay, 0
Petersburg; vice presidents. George w
Moore, jr., LynohburQ; H. E. Jone
and ]. r. Jopling, Dlnvil.e; w. M
Hs5i,s son, Richmond; J. b. Fishbarn
Re anoke; Henry Sme,1, Hampton; Il
ID. Newman and w. II. Taylor. Nor
folk; Rufus A. Ayres, Big Stone Gap
secretary, r. A. Williams, Richmond
executive committee. o. w. Sands, J
W. Bell and J. A. Willett.