Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Ellis II. Roberts, United States Treas
urer, addressed the Travellers frotec'
tive Association at Newport News, yes
terday.
Rev. Dr.. F. Fl. Kerfoot, correspond
ing secretary of the Baptist Home MILF
sion Board, is critically III at his nome
in Atlanta. He Is q native OF clarke
county.
All that was left Of the body OF Fran
els s Jones, first secretary OF the Amer
lean legation at Buenos Ayres, who Was
drowned 10 September, has been recov'
cred in small creek of the R!vsnna
river, in Virginia.
The executive board OF the textile
workers union of Danville 10 q secret
meeting have decided to call the strike
of, in the Riverside mills. Politics bad
about disrupted the union, and there
was no other course left.
There is q glut 10 the market OF Vir-
einia cherries. and they are selling at
81 per barrel, each barrel containing
| two and one-half bushels. The prices
are 30 low that in many cases the farm
ers say it does not pay to PICK them
Under decree OF the Circuit Court
| of Fauquier county the True Index was
on Wednesday sold at public auction
| for $3.50 to James P. Jeffries. Owing to
financial difficulties, the paper suspend
ed operations early 10 the year. IL Ia
| reported that publication will be 10
! sumed at an early date, with Msi. X
A. McIntyre as editor.
Mr.. William Jackson Elgin. OF Lees
burg, who was appointed from
Washington and Lee University ss one
of two teachers to the Philippines. has
resigned, and Mr.. J. Edgar Corley, o.
Greenvllle, Texas, has been appointed
ss bis successor. Mr.. Corlsy is q Ph
B. of Henry College, and is taking
special course at Washington and Lee
The appointment is good for three
years, at q salary Of 81 900 year.
Confederate memorial exercises o.
Winchester yesterday, the anniversary
OF the birthday Of General Turner Ash
by, we're participated in by q large
crowd. The exercises began with
parade OF Confederate veterans, fremeD
school children, and various Confed.
crate societies, 10 which over l 100 peo
| pie participated. At the cemetery th'
graves of over $500 soldiers had beer
tastefully decorated with flowers ant
Confederate flags.
Miss May Muurling, only dsughte
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. r. MuurlinR, wa
married to Mr.. James K. Maddux, o
Warrentop, yesterday, at the home o
her parents. 70 west Fiity-ninth street
New York. Miss May DeeriDg, OF tina
city, was the maid of honor and Mr.
Cecil Laudale the bsst man. Only rel
atiyes of the couple were present. Mr.
Maddux Ia identified with the huntini
set 10 Virginia, where be will take hi
bride. He Ia the owner OF the famou
racer Searohlight.
Miss Nellie Tyler, daughter of Mrs.
Grayson Tyler, and Mr.. Spencer Buck
ner, OF Loudoun county, were united II
matrimony yesterday evening at
o'clock at the Corrigordo, the home o
L TUG DTluc mOtuof, bcui ilbJ mnt hos
Rev. Henry F. Kloman. OF st. Paul.
Church, performed the ceremony. Mis-
Lucy Buckoer, sister of the groom, wa
maid of honor. Miss Carrie Tyler, o
Loudoun county, and Miss Lockhart
Of Philadelphia, were bridesmaids. Mr.
Richard Smith, cousin of the groom
was BEST usu.f
William Cady, an IS year old boy
was killed 10 peculiar manner In thu
store OF J. @. Boyd, at Norfolk las
night. Boyd, for some time, has beer
missing goods from his store. He could
not explain the repeated robberies blu
determined to catch the thief. HI
fastened shot gun under the counter
10 such manner that by opening thu
cash drawer, IL would explode. Aftel
the trap was set last night, Boyd re
tired. A few hours later he heard the
report OF the gun. Young Csdy lay
dead In the store under the counter
Csdy was well connected.