Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-07
Virginia News.


Miss Barbara May Holmes, daughter
of Mr.. George Holmes, and Mr.. Edward
B. Gregg, both Of LOudorn county,
were married in Washington Thursday
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker, pres
ident of the jamestown Exposition Com
pany, who succeeds the late Gen. Fliz-
hugh Lee, arrived in Norfolk yesterday
and has formally accepted the offer OF
the position.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
that Emperor Nicholas yesterday re-
ceived Captain 7. Bentley Mott, the re-
firing American military attsche IN lare-
we'll audience. Captain Mott is Viz
ginian, native Of Leesburg, and has
many friends throughout the State.
Overton Collins, the negro who at
tempted to criminally assault Mrs.
Florence Ely, of Spottsyvania, and who
was tried by a special term of the Cir
cult Court of that county, which dis
agreed, was tried again at the regular
term of the Circuit Court this week. Ire
Jury returned a verdict of guilty, hxiDg
the penalty at three years in the peni
Tertiary.
Capt. Nathaniel Burruss, formerly
banker of Norfolk, died in St. Vincent's
Hospital yesterday, aged 62 years. He
fell IN one of the railway Offices on Sep
TENDER 9 while purchasing tickets for the
honeymoon trip of his daughter and
Lieut.. II. B. Jordan, United States
army, who were married that day. His
hip was injured so that he never recover
ed from the shock.
The home of the late Gov. Charles T.
O'Ferral in Richmond is to be sold at
auction next week, according to the wish
of his widow, to whom the former gov
ernor wiled everything he possessed.
His law library will also be sold. Some
time before his death Governor OFFER
rsIl, who was considered a man of con-
siderable means, sustained heavy losses.
1t is understood, however, that his life
was we'll insured and that the estate he
left is not incOnsiderable.
Rev. S. S. Weatherby, a well-known
Methodist minister, was run down and
killed by a Norfolk and Western train
al the entrance of the tunnel at Eggles-
ton, Thursday evening. The noise of
stonecrusher near by is said to have
drowned the noise of the train, which
was coming through the Eggleston tun-
mel. Mr.. Weatherby had charge of the
Methodist charges on the StqfOrdsville
Circuit and at the time of the accident
was making collections for the mission
airy funds.
Mr.. Thomas l.. White and colored
laborer who was assisting him in some
work found pot containing nearly $500
while moving an old stable on the farm
OF the late Oscar Johnson in King George
county Thursday. The farm was recently
purchased by the Shiloh Baptist Church,
to be used as parsonage for Rev. j. X.
Newbil, the pastor. Eleven dollars of
the money is in paper The money will
be used toward paying for the new par
sonage Oscar Johnson, who recently
died, was supposed to be wealthy, but
his money has never been accounted for.
1t is thought that more money is buried
on the farm.
Announcement was made in Win
chester yesterday that an absolute d.
vorce had been granted in the Circuit
Court of Fauquer county, by Judge G.
E. Nicol, to Mrs. Mary Robinson Buck
ner, of Upperville, from her husband,
Charles E. Buckner, her allegations be-
ing that be was guilty of conduct unbe
coming a husband Mrs. Buckner is
daughter of William II. Robinson, for
merly of Frederick county, but now of
Leesburg, and at the time of her marriage
was regarded as the belle and beauty of
Fauquier county. She belongs to an
old and distinguished family Of Virginia,
and Mr.. Buckner is q member of the
prominent Kentucky family ofthat name.
Postmaster H. F. Butt, jr., and form
err Postmaster Samuel l.. Burroughs,
of Portsmouth, had an alteration yes
terday on a ferry steamer bound to Nor
folk, during which blood flowed rather
freely. When it was all over ex-Post
master Burroughs had black eye and
was badly injured and Postmaster Butt
had several slight bruises. The trouble
is alleged to have been caused by re-
marks made by former Postmaster Bur.
roughs and followed closely fight Post.
master Butt had with William ID. Jen- |
kns, who was recently removed from
the position of money order clerk in the
Portsmouth pOst-ofice Postmaster Butt
alleges that both Jenkins and Burroughs
have circulated reports intended to in
jure him, and he resented these by at
lacking them.
The body of William Bowman, fifteen
years old, son of Mr.. snd Mrs. George
Bowman, of Augusta county, was found
yesterday in a chestnut orchard near
Trimble's mill, eight miles west of
StauntOn, with bullet hole in his left
temple. Young Bowman went out Sum
day morning chestnut hunting, and, not
turning up Sunday night, his parents
became alarmed, and searching parties
were sent out to look for him. He bad
a .S2 cslibre revolver in his hand when
found, and it was not known whether he
committed suicide or was accidentally
shot. There was lying close to him
small penknife, and it is thought that
possibly he was trying to extrac! cart
ridge from his revolver when it exploded.
His body was much decOmposed when
found, as it had been there since Sunday.