Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

by fire Yesterday evening.
Miss Lizzie Silcott, daughter of Mrs.
Emma siIcott. of Bluemont, died at her
home in that town Saturday. She was
twenty-seven years old.
Mr.. ID. P. Simms, of Warrenton, and
Miss Elizabeth Simonds, of Upper Mari
boro, Nd, were married at the Baptist
Church at Manassas yesterday.
Senator George Wayne Anderson was
Yesterday named by the governor as sue
cessor to Senator Carter Glass as mem
Der of the Capitol commission.
Great Bridge Chapter, Daughter of the
American Revolution, yesterday unveiled
the monument recently erected on the
banks of the Albemarle and Chesapeake
canal.
DIR. Caskie Harrison, head of the
Brooklyn Latin School, died at his home
in New York, on Wednesday, in the
ffth-fifty years of his age He was born
in Richmond.
John r. Edmunds, democratic county
chairman of Halifax county and prom
inently mentioned for membership upon
the corporation commission, Is very Ill
at his home III Houston.
Stone-wall Jackson Bussenger, aged "a
wears. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head at Charlottes-
vile, yesterday. He was out of employ
ment and was respondent
Two cracks in the walls of the new IL
brary building in Richmond caused the
members of the Virginia Court OF APP
peals to leave their courtroom and adj
iourn to the conference room, across the
hall The cracks in the building are not
regarded as serious, however.
Judge G f. Nicol, of the Eleventh
Circuit, is the judge who will sit in the
suit of r. NJ. Ward against the city OF
Winchester and the Board of Handley
trustees, which is to be heard at a special
term of the Circuit Court in Winchester,
called by Judge Harrison for November.
The Virginia Baptist General Associa-
ton convened with the Freemason Street
Baptist church in Norfolk yesterday
and organized by the election of Rev. Il.
w. Beale, of Heathsville, as president
The treasurer's report shows that the
church has raised for State missions ant
other domestic purposes 800, 900.
At the public sale of the persona
nroperty of the late Robt. Beverly a
"Avenel," Fauquier county, on Wed
nesday, corn in shock sold from Sl.S5 t
$3.50 per bbl., straw in stack, 81 OF
three to four loads in stack; work horses
old, $40 to $lO5; young, 1920; three
year olds, $40: yearling colts, 500.
James Blackwell and Neal Graysol
(coloredD became involved in quarre
over a woman whom they both claimed
as wife, near Manassas, on Wednesday
Gravson was so badly shot that he vii
probably die. Blackwell gave himsel
up to the authorities yesterday, and hi
counsel waived examination. He was
sent on to the grand jury.
The opponents of the sale Of liquor IL
III per Westmoreland county are nov
agitating the question of local option
The territory includes the town o
Colonial Beach, and a strong effort vii
be made, it is said, to have the Beacl
ego dry" at the spring elections
Similar efforts have been made in tn
past. but it is said the colored vote hai
always been cast solidly for license
| Now that this vote has in larg
-.aeosure been eliminated, there seems t.
be chance for the "dries" to win.
The Virginia Conference of tn
Methodist Episcopal Church South il
session in Richmond yesterday discusses
several matters of interest to tn
church, especially that concerning
chaplain at the University of Virginia
The proceedings were disturbed by tn
loud talking of women to such an exten
that Bishop Duncan administered
rebuke to the ladies. The bishop wa
so much annoyed that lie threatened t
Introduce a resolution denying admis
sion to the conference to any but dele
gates.
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