Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Wild turkeys ana otner game are
quite numerous In the section adjacent
to Fredericksburg.
Messrs. Jos. Z. Willard, j Ohm F. Rixey
and Robt. E. Lee are announced to
speak at Fredericksburg on Monday
mex County Court day..
Il is reported that the United States
Government will purchase Ford's Ho-
tel, 10 Richmond, and erect upon the
site handsome building.
The first negro msg strate that ever
presided In Henrico county sat 10 a case
10 the bas 'ment OF the courthouse yes
terday. He was J. d. PesTma0, oil
Vsrina district.
The engagement Is announced OF
Miss Sarah Eiylhe WIster. daughter
of Mr.. Louis Wister, OF Philsdelphia
to Mr.. George Mason Chichester, son
OF Capt. A. NJ. Chichester, OF Leesburg.
A Old Point the Wholesale Drug
-'sts' Association yesterday elected
eft.eers I'D selected Monterey, Cal,
as the next place o. meeting. VIM: J,
Wslding, of Toledo, O., VIZ elected
president.
The Seaboard Airline railway has
notified the Richmond Locomotive
Works that contract had been award
ed 1t to build the sixteen new consollda-
ton engines recently ordered by the
board of directors of the road.
Mics Mayne E Lynn, OF Loudoun,
has been appointed sponsor end Miss
Maud l.. Kennedy, OF Clarke, aud Miss
Carrie S. Wise. OF Leesburg. maids Of
honor at the reunion of Confederate
Veterans to be held at Petersburg pext
week.
The Piedmont Convocation of the
Episcopal Church will meet at Hay
market Oct 1bsr q in the church OF which
Rev. II. f. Klomsn is rector. The Con.
vocation includes all the churches in
Alexandra aud 10 Fauquier, Loudoun,
Culpeper, Fairfax and Prince William
William II. Baker, q prominent cii-
zen OF Winchester, died yesterday 10
Columbia University Hospital, Wash
ipgtoD, where he had gone for treatment
for stomach trouble. Mr.. Baker was a
son of the late George w. Baker. and
was born 10 Winchester fifty-tnree years
ago.
The annual corresponding meeting
of the Primitive Baptists 10 Virginia
commenced on Wednesday at Hughes
vile, Loudoun county, Elder Colonel
E. V. While presiding. % Sunday
next, ordiostion services will be held at
New Valley Meeting House, near Cores
Vile.
Marriage licenses were issued in
yesterday to George Will
liam Smith and Bessie Noriord, both OF
county; Lacy Brown and
Eliza Shields, both of S'suntoD; Peter
Donald, jr., and Maggie O'Conuor, both
OF Manchester; Harry G. Gentry and
Vera g. Hundley, both OF Richmond;
John Lee and Lucy Doyle, both of Sta,-
ford county.
Governor Tyler says that some weeks
ago he happened in the Smithsonion
Institute, 10 Washington. and mo-
ticed that several articles taken from
the executive mansion at Richmond
during the surrender are on exhibition
there. he believes they should be re-
turned to Richmond and as soon as be
can find opportunity be intends to ask
the proper authorities that this be done.
The articles include silverware and like
objects.
The Loudoun Telephone, s weekly
published at Hamilton. Lou
doun county, by Mr.. Ysrdley t. Brown,
was purchased on Wednesday by E. B.
White, Of Leesburg, aud will early 10
November, be moved to that town aud
established under q new name. The
new editor of the paper will be Mr.. A.
Il. Throckmorton, assisted by Mrs.
Throckmorton. Inc Telephone hiss
heretofore been q republican paper but
will be converted ioto q democratic
organ.