Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Baptist tnurcn IN JldnasoaS'
Rev. w. n. TiIlinghast Of Kappa
hammock county, has been called. to Ct
Johns church, Tappahannock.
George w. Barton was yesterday SEN
fenced to thirteen years, in Buckingham
county court, for criminal assault on his
daughter.
At DIR. b. l.. Rix's home in Water
ford. Loudoun county, his daughter
Caroline was married on Wednesday
morning to Mr.. S. d. Walton, of Farm
vile.
Henry Fairfax recently shipped from
his orchard at Oak Hill, Loudoun coun-
ty, for export 1886 barrels of Albemarle
pippin apples, for which he received
1926 per barrel.
Mrs. Mollie Gore, widow of T. II.
Gore, of Hamilton, died at the residence
of Mr.. w. p. Pancoast, at Purcellville,
Wednesday morning from paralysis.
She was aged ifty-four years.
Senator Martin, who was in Lynch
burg yesterday, received telegram from
his home early this afternoon, annOun-
cling the illness of his child, and was,
therefore, compelled to leave the city.
Dr. G. w. LeCato, of Wachapreague,
who represents Accomac and North
ampton counties in the State Senate, was
paraIyzed few days ago. DIR. LeCato
has been in poor health for some time.
Rev. F. G. Ribble, of st. Stephens
church, Culpeper has accepted a posi-
ton as professor in the Bishop Payne
Divinity School, Petersburg. He Will
also have charge ofSt. Andrew church,
Lawrenceville.
Rev. L. S. Kinks, of st. James,
Church, Leesburg, announced to his
congregation last Sunday that he had
decided not to accept the call extended
to him by Bruton parish in the diocese
of Southern Virginia.
The Richmond common council last
night. by the vote of 20 to IL, refused
to concur in the joint resolution of the
board of alderman providing for an in
vestigation of the conduct of municipal
affairs during the few years past.
Miss Anna Belle Collins, of Frederick
county, Va, and Walter Hutzler, of
Glengeary, Berkeley county, W. Va, a
runaway couple, each 10 years old, were
married in the parlors of the Hotel
CAN'T, at Hagerstown, yesterday evening.
The penitentiary building committee
did not award the contract for the new
cell building yesterday. The bids were
unexpectedly high, but that of Alsop
& Pierce, of Newport News, was the
lowest, being $50, 600 for the shell OF
building.
Right Rev. Bishop Van de Vyver has
returned to Richmond from New York,
where he went to consult with Architect
Mcclure, and to receive bids for the new
cathedral to be built in Richmond. 1t is
said all the bids exceed the amount to be
expended and the plans will be slightly
altered.
Judge Henry w. Flournoy, of Farm
vile, died suddenly yesterday in Hous-
ton. Texas Death was due to heart
disease. He was formerly Secretary of
State of Virginia, and at the time Of his
death was president of the Atlantic and
Pacific Oil Company, whose large hold
ings in Texas he was looking after.
Judge Flournoy's body will be brought
In Virginia for burial
Anna Peters, negro girl about nine
years old, was before Magistrate n. l..
Wehn in Stanton yesterday morning,
charged with killing her infant sister on
Monday last, and was sent to the house
of correction, as she was too young to be
held for the grand jury. 1t seems that
the little child, who was not over year
old. was crying and making noise,
which Anna did not like, and she threw
il down the steps two or three times.
Not being satisfied with this, she grab
bed bed slat and struck the little one
over the head, killing it almost in
stantly,
Albert Baker, who mysteriously dis
appeared from his home in Winchester
Wednesday, was found yesterday morn
ing by searching party. When found
he was walking slowly about field
about three miles southeast of town, his
attention fixed upon a setter dog that
was standing flock of>partridges. He
did not seem to recognize any OF his
friends and appeared to be dBzed
He was taken to his home and medical
assistance vas summoned. After stimuli
ant had been administered Mr.. Baker
recovered somewhat, and was able to say
that he had slept in a shock of fodder
Wednesday night. On all of his other
actions during the day his mind was
blank.
Rev. Dr. J. b. Hawthorne appeared
before the Richmond police board last
night to prove the truth of his assertions,
made from his pulpit, that whisky is sold
in the city on the Sabbath and disorderly
-h~,lses abound lie brought as wit
.nesses sessral ministers, the Y. NJ. G.
A.. secretary and number of police
men, He was antagonized by the board
and the chief, but insisted that the law
is constantly violated by the existence
of improper houses, and the chief of po-
lice is aware of the fact This closed
the investigation, the minister claiming
that he had proven his facts, and the
board holding the contrary view. The
board decided to go no further into the
matter. No testimony was adduced to
show that liquor is sold on Sunday.
LYNcHERs BEAT TRooPs. Benjamin
Brown, colored, charged with having at