Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-23
Virginia News.

Mr.. Marshall Mccormick, of Clarke
county, is mentioned as candidate fol
Attorney General.
The American Tobacco Company has
awarded contracts for the erection OF
number oflarge warehousesin Richmond
The closing exercises of Virginia Mill
tary Institute took place yesterday. Inc
graduating class of As was the largest In
years.
Charles Perry, of Leesburg died on
Tuesday night at his home from dropsy.
He was forty-6ve years of age and is sur
viveu by his widow and four children.
Major E. S. Hutter, a well-knowr
mining engineer OF Lynchburg, died yes
terday afternoon at the Pittsville Iron
Mines, in Pittsylvania county, aged 81
years.
Five valuable horses belonging to
Capt. c. G. TaliaferrO, of Orange, were
killed by lightning Monday evening.
They were valued at 81, 200. Two o.
them we're Capt. Taliaferro's private
carriage team.
An interesting wedding took place IN
st. Andrews Episcopal Church, Rich
mond, at O'Clock last night, when Mis-;
Edith Vernon Palmer became the bride
of Edward Miller Taylor, son of Mayor
R. NJ. Taylor, Of Richmond.
The uniform examinations for white
teachers in the public schools of thi:
State will be held on Tuesday and Wed.
nesday, July 18th and 18th, for white
teachers, and Thursday and Friday, july
18th and 18th, for eolored' teachers.
A class of 1S9 medical applicants faced
the State Board of Medical Examiners
in Richmond yesterday to take the exapi
nation for license to practice medicine
A woman and IL negroes are among The
number. The examination will last three
days.
A meeting of the farmers and business
men of Front Royal and Warren county
will be held next Saturday, to discuss
the dairy and creamery business also
to investigate proposition to establish
butter and cheese factory at From
Royal.
Miss Lucy w. Allen, one of the mos
charming and popular young society
girls of Woodstock, and Prof William
Mossey Kemper, principal Of Bethe
Military Academy, near Warrentoni
were married at the home of the bride
in Woodstock yesterday morning.
The Fredericksburg horse show open
ed yesterday under brilliant auspices.
Senator Martin was among the distin-
guished visitors. Mr.. CORTLAND II.
Smith took a number of prizes and Mrs.
Smith, who rode the winner of the
ladies' hunter class, was awarded a
special prize of a handsome silver cup.
Mrs. John L. Mason, who was acct
dentally shot in Fredericksburg Satur-
day morning by Rev. Decatur Edwards,
who fired at a cat which was molesting
his chickens, died yesterday even
ing. Mrs. Mason never regained con-
seriousness after she was struck by the
bullet. She is survived by her husband
and three children-Mrs. w. 2. John
son, Mrs. John Genther and Miss
Mason.
Col. Thomas Marshall Smith died at
his home in New ORLEANS, on Monday,
June goth, aged about 70 years. He
was born in Fauquier county. He mar
ried Miss Taylor of Norfolk, who died
some years ago. Col. Smith enjoyed
the distinction of making and losing
several fortunes but died in the posses
sion of a competence. He joined the
Confederacy and served throughout the
war and worthily obtained his military
title.
A dispatch from Richmond says that
Virginia democrats, at their State con-
yention, came near instructing for Parker
and only conservative counsel prevented.
Today, Virginia is solid for Cleveland.
His name is in the air, and heretofore OPP
Dosers of the sage OF Princeton haze
picked him fora winner and are shouting
for his nomination. Senator Barksdale,
recently elected elector-at-large, and who
has been a pro-Bryan free silver demo.
era. declared for Cleveland Yesterday.