Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

man Danville, died of pneumonia, yes
terday.
John r. Chamblin, and Miss Bertha
Ferguson, of Airmont, Loudoun county,
were married on Wednesday at the resi-
dence Of the brides father.
Constable Joseph Kibler, while at
tempting to suppress disturbance at
Woodyille, Rappahannock county, yes
terday evening, was shot to death by
Hugh Elkins.
Leon w. Milburn, of Leesburg, and
Miss Carrie Lawson, daughter of Albert
Lawson, were married on Wednesday at
the residence of the brides parents, by
Rev. S. F. Ferguson.
Mr.. James w. Hunton died at his
home at Blckland, Prince William
county, few days ago. He married a
daughter of the late Thos. r. Love, esq.,,
of Fairfax, who survives him.
Robert S. Adams, senior member OF
the firm of Adams, Downing & Co., re-
tail merchants, of Rectortown, died sud
denly Thursday night of acute indiges-
ton. He was prominent mason. tie
leaves a widow and three children.
The report of the State Commissioner
of Hospitals, L. w. Lane, jr., to the
Governor was received on Thursday
The report is for the term from April to
October l. 1t shows an increase in the
number of lunatics of 1S9 for the year.
While merrymakers enjoyed themselves
around him, at Winchester, Robert
Ogden, 81 years of age, yesterday after
noon fell in asaloon and died in few min
utes of heart disease. He had just taken
drink when he wavered at the bar and
fell to the floor.
One of the most serious losses by the
burning of Grafton Hall in Upperville,
on Tuesday night was that of Meis-
sonier's picture of Charlotte Corday,
which was destroyed. This famons paint
ing was bought in Paris several years
ago by the late Henry Grafton Dulaoy.
A detachment of the Page County
Rihemen forcibly took clerk Zone OF
their members) from drug store in
Luray yesterday and compelled him to
attend a public drill. The clerks wife,
who was armed with an axe handle, at
tempted to stop the procedure, but the
protest was unheeded.
Philip F. Golliday and Maggie Il.
Jewell were married at Milldale, Warren
county, on Thursday by Rev. d. l..
Reid, pastor Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, White Post. The
groom is from Riverton, aud is only Is
years old, and the bride will not be l6
until January Is, next.
A resident of Fauquier county, who
had already procured license to marry
young woman of his neighborhood,
suspecting that the lady had gone to
Washington for the purpose of marrying
another man, sent a communication to
the Clerk of the Court in that city pro-
testing against the issuance of license
TO her and her prospective husband.
1t is stated that the physicians in the
northern neck of Virginia have decided
that the supposed smallpox cases exist
ing in Northumberland county are not
smallpox, but a form of itch, brought
to the county during the war with
Spain. There have been number of
cases of the disease in the county, but no
deaths.
The body of Mr.. S. Gerard Heater
division civil engineer of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad who was killed in
the wreck of the Duquesne Limited
on Wednesday was received in Leesburg
Thursday night by his father, Mr.. Rich
ard Heater, who lives near Leesburg.
Mr., Heater, accompanied by friend,
was on his way to spend the holidays
with his parents when he met his daath.
A double wedding took place at
Locust Grove, near Upperyille, on Wed
nesday. The principals were John R.
Wright and Miss Leslie Wright, Luther
E. Huff and Miss d. Edna Wright.
The brides were sisters and the grooms
we're cousins. The two couples were
united with one ceremony by Rev. J. l..
Kibler, of the Methodist Church. In
the same neighborhood, by the same
minister, one hour earlier, Miss Nina B.
Lanham was married to Joseph E. Small
wood, both of Loudoun county.
Two children of Mr.. MCGUIRE, black |
smith, who resides on the road between |
Dranesville and Leighs, in Fairfax
county, we're burned to death in fire |
that destroyed the home on Tuesday !
afternoon. Mr.. Mcclure was engaged |
in hauling wood short distance from
the house, and his wife went out to
speak to him, leaving the little ones
alone. The father made desperate at
tempts to rescue his childred, but was
unsuccessful. He received severe burns
The origin of the fire is unknown.