Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-25
Virginia News.

Judge John E. Mason is now criti-
cally i'll at his country home 10 King
George county.
Mrs. Mary Brown, wife of Frank
Brown. died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jane Fl. Revere, 10 Freder-
icksburg, yesterday morning.
Mrs. Sallie Jane Kidd, widow OF Dr.
B. F. Kidd, died suddenly Monday at
her home, near Rappahannock Acad-
envy, in Caroline county, aged fiftY-6ve
years.
Mrs. Martha Bunnell, widow of An
drew J. Bunnell, of Spottsylvania
county, died few Gays ago at the home
eff Mrs. J. w. Jones. in Caroline county,
aged si1ty-niue years.
William James, OF Washington, and
Miss Elizabeth Ruse, of Hamilton, Lou
doun county. were married yesterday
afternoon at Hamilton. The groom is
seyenty-one years of age and his bride is
sixty-fye years old.
Rev. Frank P. Berkeley of Bnena Wis
ia has accepted call to the Baptist
churches of Leesburg and Nor'h Fork.
Mr.. Berkeley, who is a native of this city,
was formerly of Middleburg, where he
was pastor for number of years.
A large acetylene gas tank belonging
to the Manassas Lighting Company ex-
ploded yesterday afternoon, doing con-
siderable damage to the plant and in
juring Richard Hynson and ]. |. Ram
dali, who we're repairing the tank when
it exploded.
Miss Katherine,'G odsborougb, dsLgh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Charles Worthing-
ton Goldsborough, of Walkersvile,
Frederick county, Maryland, and Lew
ellyn Walton McVeigh, of Richmond,
were married yesterday in ST. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church at Walkers
vile.
The comrades of Capt. f. w. Jones,
awaiting trial in Norfolk on the charge
of numbering Maude Cameron, are max
ing a bard fight to save him. When
the case was called for trial in the COrpo-
ration Court yesterday the defense was
not ready, and the prisoner was remand.
ed to the next term of court.
OF the many and varied gifts received
at the recent harvest festival held at st.
Pauls Church, at Ivy, the most inter-
esting was that of a lady, signing her.
self "a Friend of Virginia." who sent
in her jewelry to be sold for the benefit
of the mountain work. This iewelry was
sold in New York city and the proceeds
amounted to 1925.
After spending yesterday on the battle
fields of Winchester and Frederick coun-
iy the members of the Fifty-fourth
Pennsylvania Regimental Association of
Jamestown, Pa, went TO New Market,
where they unveiled a monument to-
day. While in Winchester they were
the guests of Gen. Turner Ashby Camp
of Confederate Veterans.
The vestry of Christ Episcopal Church
of Norfolk, which has one of the largest
congregations in Virginia, has ex-
tended a call to Rev. DR.. J. w. Morris,
of Leesburg, to become rector of that
Church, succeeding the Rev. DR.. Carl
w. Grammer, who recently accepted
call to St. Stephens, Church, Phila-
delphia. The salary is 50, 900 and manse.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
was held at Richmond yesterday. The
following directors were elected to serve
for the ensuing year; Decatur Axtell,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, John P. Green,
William G. Newman, Samuel Rae,
George w. Stevens, J. B. Thayer, J. r.
Hamilton, Mex. TowmbIy and Henry
T. Wickham.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens Of this State, of the
patents: Frank G. Anderson,
of Staffordsville, copy and paper holder
for writing; Robert H. Clarke, OF
Lloyds, planter; Peter FiremeD, of
Alexandra, assignor of one-half to +.
G. Portner, of Washington, d. c., man
ufacture of printiDg-ink pigments, and
to James L. Schaaf, OF Glencarlyn, ami
msl-tether.
The ihirty-sixth annual session Of the
Virginia Medical Society convened in
Norfolk last night, with more than 200 |
physicians present. The visit
ors were welcomed by Judge D. Tucker
Brooke. DR.. William E. Christian, of |
Urbans, presided at the first session. a |
feature of which was an address by DIR.
2. B. BarriDger, ofthe University..of Vir-
ginia, on the line of least resistance. DR..
address was followed by the
address of the president, which !
concluded the first days session.
Some Seasonable Advice.
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