Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. B. T. Patterson died at his home
near Calverton Sunday last, after
protracted illness.
Rev. George w. Homer, pastor OF
the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Jeiier-
sonton, Culpeper county, died at his
home Sunday, after a short illness.
1t was announced at Fort Monroe
yesterday that thousands of pounds OF
lead used in the carriages of the 10
inch disappearing guns OF one OF the
batteries had been stolen.
Mr.. John d. Hartman and Mrs. Eliza
J. Spence, both of whom live near WIN
chester, eloped to Washington, on Sun
day on an excursion train and were mar
ried there on Monday.
Miss Clara P. Miller, aged twenty
three years, daughter of the late Joseph
Miller, died in Winchester on Monday
night from typhoid fever. Two sisters
are i'll with the same malady, and are
not expected to live.
Mr.. John J. Whit', fredericksburg,
is the happy father of twins for the
third time. He and his wife had been
married only 10 years, but are the
parents of 20 children. They have
not yet passed the middle age of life,
being about 40 years old each, and are
both healthy and happy.
The State Library Board resumed its
executive session in Richmond yesterday,
and after several hours adjourned until
October without having chosen State
librarian. II is said that there are
many applicants from outside the State,
though it is admitted that the choice lies
between f. P. Brent andJ. G. HAWKINS,
Of that city.
Two Pennsylvania railroad tugs, which
were incomplete when the Trigg ship
yards in Richmond went into the re-
ceiver's hands, were auctioned yesterday
by order of the chancery court. The
Pennsylvania was the successful bidder,
paying SSS, 900. The sale Of the Stand
ard Oil barge was postponed, and 1t IS
likely W NC SOIu pilfapOiy'
A romantic marriage was celebrated
yesterday morning at IL o'clock at the
parsonage of the West Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Petersburg, by
the pastor, Rev. Frederick G. Davis.
The parties we're Miss Ina Meretta Jacot
and Roy Dennis Smith. Both are mem
bers of Wallace's Circus, which exhib-
tied in Petersburg yesterday. The bride
is one of the principal female perform
ers and the groom one OF the
musicians. After the marriage both
bride and groom took part IN the
street parade at noon, and also IN
the afternoon circus performance. The
bride is 81 years old and her home is III
Romulus. Mich. She is quite pretty.
The groom is from Oakland City, Ind,
and gave his age as 81.
With one son found drowned in the
dock and another missing for two weeks,
the Barrauds family moved yesterday
to less pretention house than theiI
former home on Franklin street, in
Richmond, while all the morning the
cry of the auctioneer told Of the sale o.
their furniture and furnishings. Many
of the friends of the missing lawyer, 7.
St. George Barraud, who left two weeks
ago without giving his future address,
believe he will never be heard from
again. His father does not know Ms
whereabouts, and his wife has gone tc
her father, at Scotland Neck, n. c.
There is a report current that Barraud
had gotten together what money he
could before he left, and that he left 9
note saving he would not return.