Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A new military company has been
organized at Staunton.
The Grand Council, Royal Arcanun,
will meet In Lynohburg On next Tuee-
day.
An effort Is being made to induce
Governor Tyler to pardon Sesrcy, one
Of the Aqua Creek train robbers.
Mr.. Lakewood Thompson. one of the
oldest citizsns OF King George county,
died last week at bis home near Rollins
Fork.
1t is reported that George 8. Arents.
the chief stakeholder In the Jefferson
Hotel Company, Richmond, hes sold
bis holdings to his sister, Mrs. Young.
The Presbytery Of Norfolk yesterday
recommended to the General Assembly
that the Westminster Confession be
amended to make 1t clear that the
church does not believe 10 the damna-
ton of "unelect" infants.
Judge E. T. Bootop, of Page county
court, and Miss Ethel Lynn Berry,
daughter of Mr.. T. ]. Berry, proprietor
and editor of the Page Courier, were
married yesterday evening in Main
street Baptist Church, Luray.
John II. Carter, q negro convict,
made an assault on Guard Baker at The
penitentiary yesterday and attempted
to get possession OF bis pistol to shoot
him with. Ed Williams, another con-
vict, interfered and saved the guards
life. =.
Miss Alice Maria Lewis, daughter
of the late Judge George Washington
and Mrs. Lucy Robbs Lewis. Of West,
moreland county, Was married yester'
day to Mr., Alexander Henderson Wal
lace, of Richmond. The ceremony took
place at the residence of the brides
sister, Mrs. ]. Miller Long, 10 Win
chester, and was performed by Rev
Nelson p. Dame.
The young men Of Cl,rke county
gave banquet at the Virginia House
in Berryville on Easter Monday even.
ing in honor OF Assistant Surgeon
Thomas M. Lippitt, U. s. N. who Is
native of Clarke county. Surgeon Lip
pitt accompanied the party OF marines
sent with Capt, Jack Myers 10 the re-
lief OF the besieged foreigners in thu
legations at Pekin; he was severely
wounded during the siege.
A dispatch from Richmond says tha
directors and other representatives o
the roads composing the 6eabosrd All
Line system met there Tuesday ant
took the fnsl steps Ia the matter o
merging the subordinate lines into ths
Greater Seaboard. The directors o
the Seaboard Air Line at meeting IL
New York yesterday elected Mr.. JAS
NJ. Barr fret vice president and genera
manager of the Seaboard system.
The poiDt-to point race under thu
auspices of Wsrrenton Hunt Club came
off yesterday at "Clifton," the home o
Mai. r. p. Barry. ParaRo, owned ant
ridden by Mr.. Daniel, won In th'
lightweight hunter class, with Tara
not, owned by W. 8. Sewers, ant
| ridden by w. G. Hayes. second. Tht
Misses Bsrry's GuidoD, ridden by 81. s
Page, won in the heavyweight hunter
class, and Major Hilton, owned by G
W. Smith, and ridden by Hoffman
Philip, got second place.
Sixty five gallons OF whisky, sent from
North Carolina to Richmond, were
con 6scated on Tuesday. This, accord
| ing to the collector OF internal revenue
| is only q beginning, and many more
| seizures will be made. He states tina
over ], 900 gallons Of whisky on which
no tax has been paid Is sent to Rich
mond annually. This Is done under
the protection OF the small package
law, which permits whisky to be for
warded In quantities under five gallons
without United States stamp affixed
As stated 10 the Gazette of that day
the large department store of Julius
| Meyer & Son, Richmond. was destroy
ed by fire yesterday. X. E. Slaughter
head of the carpet department., lost hi
life in the flames. The loss is $3.50, 600
Meyers store employed about $50 peo
pie. This fire, with the other thre'
| that have occurred there within thre'
weeks time, will throw out OF employ
ment 500 people. The Meyer building
was owned by Rabbi Raab. Yesterday
| fire was, with the exception Of the JEFF
ferson Hotel fire, the largts st one known
there for several years. Including thi
| fire the loss there by flames during thu
past three weeks has been nearl,
| 50, 900, 900.