Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Mary Harrison Darlington ano
Mr.. Edward Ashley Cooper were married
in St. James Episcopal Church, al
Warrenton, this evening.
The board of trustees of Richmond
College have decided to establish
school of technology in honor of the
late DR.. j. L. NJ. Curry.
DR.. Charles G. Conway died at bis
home, Retreat" in Orange county,
Tuesday morning, aged 70 years, after
an illness Of several months.
G.. f. Helvestine has sold his farm,
located on the Wildwood turnpike about
one mile from Berryville, to Mr.. f. Nj.
Thompson. The price paid, so we are
informed, was IS, 900 cash.
The council of Colonial Beach has
petitioned the legislature to be set of
from the county for all election and
magisterial purposes. The recent local
option vote is supposed to be the cause
of this movement.
Edward Ernest Head, of Lynchburg,
and Miss Louise Shackelford Dabney,
daughter of Mr.. Chiswell Dabney, OF
Chatham, were married yesterday even
ing at Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
Church at Chatham, Rev. G. o. Pruden,
the rector, officiating. Among the brides
maids was Miss Eleanor French, OF
Alexandria.
Tony Hampton, a colored employe OF
the Westmoreland Hotel in Danville,
went through a lot of mail Tuesday night
while conveying it from the hotel to the
postoffice. The mail was taken into the
iavatory of the Burton Hotel and there
opened All valuables, including several
checks, were extracted, and the discarded
matter washed away through vent
pipe.
Thieves early yesterday morning
looted the general stores Of Larrick
& Larrick and Glenn Company at Middle
town, Frederick county, and set fire to the
latter place. The blaze which followed
destroyed the store building and its con-
tents and the handsome home of
C. E. Edmondson, adjoining, was burned
to the ground, together with all the
contents.
Gov. Montague will have to name
boards of directors for each of the State
hospitals at an early date, as the new Of
ficials enter upon their duties on the first
of March. There are at present nine
members Of each of the four State hospi-
tai boards, making total of thirty-six.
The new constitution provides for the
same number of boards, but restricts the
number of members on each to three.
The Baltimore Herald says: Seldom
has Catonsville been visited by more
charming and attractive girl than Miss
Francis Palmer Turner, who is spending
a few weeks with Miss Mamie Taylor
Whitley at her home, on Newburg
avenue. Miss Turner is native of
Fauquier county, and is connected with
many of the oldest families of the old
commonwealth, where she is noted
beauty.
The funeral of the late w. r. Trigg
took place from Holy Trinity Church,
Richmond, yesterday, and was largely
attended. The services were conducted
by Rev. J. J. Gravatt. Among the
honorary pallbearers was Rear Admiral
G. n. Melville The floral tributes
were unusually numerous and handsome
One was large wreath on pedestal. 1t
was made of galax and cypress leaves,
with a large cluster of American beauties
on the top, tied with ribbon. This was
sent by the "boys of the Episcopal High
School, Alexandra, Va"
The action of the jury in the postoffice
condemnation proceedings, which -termi-
mated in the United States Court in
Richmond on Tuesday night, practically
disposes of the chances Of the Shafer
property as the site for the new federal
building in that city for the reason that
the award amounted to S2O2, $50, which
is some S27, 900 more than the appro-
priation. Senator Martin when he heard
of the action of the jury said: at will
be long time before there is a new post
Office building in Richmond, or any i'm
provements to the present building, in
my opinion"