Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

JuOR6 A6ltu. OF t1e OOutbo' APfSSf
has been made LII. D. by Washington
and Lee University.
Msjor Christopher Valentine Win
free. prominent and wealthy citizen
of Lynchburg, died yesterday, aged 10
years.
Charles Slrother StrinRfellow. j.,
died yesterday 10 bis fathers home 10
Richmond, after long and painful Ill
ness. He was about SO years old.
Albert Washington Trsylor, who was
stricken with paralysis Monday, cleo
yesterday in Richmond. eyed 80 years.
He was prominent and widely known
citiZsn.
Rev. Andrew Brosddus. OF Sparta,
Caroline couI ty, and Miss Rens BOYD,
OF Birds Nest, NORTHAMPTON couoty,
were married yesterday at the home OF
the bride.
1t is said that Capt. P. b. MtCAull
will be first assistant OF Postmsttsr
Mclaughlin, OF LynchburR, providing
Mclaughlin be appointed, which is
now douttsd somwhst.
The big Pacific Mail line Kores, the
largest vessel ever built in America, left
her dock at the Newport News ship
yard yesterday on her long maiden voy-
age around the Horn. The Korea will
proceed to San Francisco, sailing from
that point to the Orient.
OF the 167 prospective physicians
who have been engaged at Richmond
in the effort to stand the searching ex-
sminations for license to practice their
profession, ii is eaid thst fifteen quit
the field yesterday, satisfied that they
could not stand the examination.
Miss Jane Gassel Gray, formerly OF
Stafford county, died ct her home ct
Fairfax Courthouse on Tuesday night,
after an illness OF several weeks, aged
about 60 years. She is survived by two
brothers, Messrs. J. G. Gray and Rob
EFT Gray, both of Stafford county, and
by three sisters.
The PosLofice Department has de-
cide1 to establish a new rural free
delivery route, to commence July L,
next, ct Lursy, Page county, with one
carrier. The length Of the route is Il
miles and area covered Is 10 square
miles. The number Of houses on the
route Ia 100. The pottoffice at Hope
| Mills will be discontinued and mail
sent to Luray.
During the graduating exercises OF
| Washington and Lee University at Lex
ipgton yesterday, an interesting feature
was the unwilling of 40 oil portrait OF
Hon. William L. Wilson, lstepresident
of the university. Hon. Isidor straus,
OF New York, delivered an address.
Hon. John Goode also made an address
and presented an oil portrait OF the
founder OF the university law school,
Judge John w. Brockenbrough.
Rose Hill, the beautiful countryseat
and stockfarm 10 Orange county, own
ed by the late Mr.. Oscar +. Bresee, OF
Baltimore, was to have been sold yes
terday at the New York real estate
rooms, III Broadway, at the Instance
of the executor OF Mr.. Bresee's estate,
the Safe Deposit and Trust Company OF
Bait more. Owing to the fact that the
largest bid offered was only $50, 600,
about one.t bird Of the amount which
Mr.. Bresse mad expended on the prop
eltv, the property was Withdrawn up
on the suggestion Of the Safe Deposit
and Trust Company.
DR.. Rosser Hammond and Miss Margaret
| Genevieve Maddox. eldest daughter of Mr..
George z. Maddox, of Msnsssas, were married
/ in that psc, yesterday at the NJ. E. Church
| South, the grooms father, Rev. W. g. Ham
| mond, officiating. Mrs Laura Sinclair wss
maid Of honor and Mr. Austin Carper, OF
Washington, was best msn. The usbers were
Messrs. Eugene Giddlngs, Barbour hutch.
son, A. A. Hocff and James Nelson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hammond will make their homo at
Brandy, Gu p,per county.
Mrs. Pemberton, wife Of Postmaster Penn.
berton at lIathias Point, died on Tuesday, AZ
ter an lines OF some weeks with typhoid
fever. Two other members Of the family are
sick.