Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. DIR. L. &. McFaden. OF Lynch
burg, has been called to the pastorate
of the First Presbyterian Church OF
Richmond.
President Roosevelt has notified the
jamestown Exposition Company that he
cannot attend the mass-meeting to be
held at Norfolk on the 18th.
Col. John Murphy, proprietor OF
Murphy's Hotel, Richmond, is engaged
to be married to Miss Mary Louise
0'Connor, of South Carolina.
Anthracite coal is selling in Richmond
at from Sc to $3.50 a ton, and dealers
say these figures will probably prevail
for the next two weeks, anyway.
Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders, of Paeonian
Springs, one of the oldest residents of
the place, aged about ninety-four years,
died Saturday afternoon from general
debility.
The firm of John r. Smith & CO., of
Purcellville, Loudoun county, conducting
general milling business, has been in
corporated under the name of the John
r. Smith Milling Company, with a
capital stock of S25, 900.
After seeing her three husbands dead
and buried, Mrs. Margaret Lee died in
Winchester yesterday at the home Of her
niece, Mrs. Mary Pope, in that city, aged
sixty-six. She was Miss Grim, and
leaves a very large number of relatives.
Mr.. Joseph Button has been appoint
ed by Chairman Ellison as secretary OF
the State democratic committee, to sue
coed Mr.. ]. G. Hankins, resigned. Mr..
Button has had several years experience
as secretary. He has opened headquarters
in the Chamber Of Commerce Building.
The democratic primary in King
George county on Saturday resulted in
the nomination of ]. T. Minor, jr., for
County Treasurer by So majority over
H. B. Coghill, the incumbent. j. A.
Pullen was nominated for Commissioner
of Revenue over J. H. Boggs by 20
majority.
The Confederates of Campbell county
met yesterday and organized camp, to
be known as the Deering Camp ofConfed-
crate Veterans, in honor of the memory
of General James Deering. Plans for
erecting a monument to the Confederate
dead were perfected. The camp elected
Senator John w. Daniel, commander.
There has been some criticism Of
the sermon on Sunday by Rev. DR..
Robert Strange, of the st. Pauls Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, Richmond,
wherein he described the ideal man
and paid a high tribute to President
Roosevelt st. PauPs was the church
of President Davis and Gen. Robert E.
Lee. DR.. Strange was the most promi-
nent candidate before the council at
Goldsboro last week for coadjutor bishop
of Eastern Carolina.
The third exhibition of the Richmond
Horse Show Association will open to-
day, to continue the rest of the week,
and it will far surpass either Of the pre-
vious shows. There will be more fine
horses and the show will attract more
visitors, especially from the North.
There are nearly 600 entries, including
a great number of noted horses, and the
United States Marine Band, which ar
rived last night, will be a special at
traction. There will be big display Of
handsome equipages, as well as of blood
ed horses.
As the result of a mutinous affair at
the Confederate Soldiers Home in
Richmond yesterday, Commander A.
C. Peay is suffering with a bruised
head. He was struck with a stick by
Comrade Parker, a veteran from Greens
vile county, who was detailed to some
light work and had shirked it. The
commandment ordered him to do the
work, and he attacked Commandant
Peay, in the mess hall, where the
veterans were at dinner. 1t caused in
tense excitement, and the veterans sepa'
rated the men. A court-martial viii
follow.