Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-21
Virginia News.

Governor Montague reviewed the ca
diets at the Virginia Military Institute at
Lexington yesterday.
With the mercury at go and consld-
cradle humidity in the atmosphere yes
terday was the hottest of the summer
thus far in Richmond.
The first new wheat of the years.
bushels-arrived in Baltimore yesterday
by water from Lancaster county. 1t was
sold for 81 10 per bushel.
The State Board of Medical Examiners
is in session in Richmond. About ZOO
applications for licenses to practice med
icine in the State, including about 70
by colored men, have been received.
Colonel Edward II. Henry, former
mayor of Norfolk and once on the stat
of the late General John B. Gordon, OF
the Confederacy, died at his residence
there last night
DR.. William NJ. Randolph, a we'll
known physician and surgeon, is se-i-
ously i'll in the University Hospital.
Dr. Randolph was operated on zen days
ago for appendicitis. 1t is feared now
that peritonitis has developed.
The large barn on the farm of James
Thomas, about one mile from Leesburg,
was completely destroyed by fire of un-
known origin Monday night. Large
quantities Of grain, many tons of hay,
farming implements, and machinery
were destroyed.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this State, of the
following patents: Charles A. Turner,
OF Norfolk, coal or grain distributing APP
paratus ;yGeorge N. Hanger and Daniel
s. Thomas, of Bridgewater, for pillow
Rosebert A. Wood, of Jonesville, for
churn -dasher.
Judge Grinnan, OF the Chancery
Court of Richmond, has appointed re-
ceiver for the Richmond Fire Insurance
| Corporation, concern organized under
the laws of the State. rhe company
was started about two years ago, but
when the new law requiring deposit to
be put up was passed it did not Come
to time" with the money and practi ally
ceased to be a factor in the business
world.
Alden Keller was killed yesterday
afternoon during severe storm by be-
ing struck by lightning. He was in the
harvest field of his brother, Noah Keller,
near Toms Brook, Shenandoah county,
standing near the binder, which he had
Just LETT to get out of the storm. MIR.
Keller was the son of A. R. Keller, and
had taught for several years in the pub
lie school of the county. He was
twenty eight years ofage and unmarried.
Mr.. ]. Burwell F. Lee, son of Captain
d. NJ. Lee, of Stafford, who has been on
the Hearst ranch>in California with Cap
tain Murray F. Taylor, has gone to
Chihuahua, Mexico, to take charge ofan-
other ranch belonging to the Hearst es
tate. His brother. Mr. ID. Murray Lee,
IT,, has lately been appointed purser OF
the excursion steamer Spokane, which
runs from Seattle to TakOma, Alaska.
These young gentlemen went west about
ten years ago and have both met with
much success.
The features of the morning session OF
the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation, at Norfolk yesterday were the
election as members of about two-thirds
of the jObbing grocers of Maryland and
the reading of the annual report of Presi-
dent Van Hoose. Differences of opinion
within the ranks of the association at the
Asheyile convention several years ago
resulted in the Maryland houses with
drawing their membership. Since then
Maryland had not participated in the an
nual meetings.