Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-13
Virginia News.

Mrs. Alice Virginia Bowen, aged 81
years, wife Of Newton X. Bowen, died
Wednesday at her home, near Winches-
ter, following protTacted illness.
Mr. James F. Strother, well-known
railroad contractor, died Monday at his
home in Madison county from cancer OF
the diaphragm. He was about 45 years
Of age.
Sibyl Clarke, the only daughter OF
Mr.. F. w. Clarke, died few days ago
at the home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Clarke, in Orange
county.
The postoffice at Somerset, Orange
county was broken into last Wednesday
night and robbed of about "a. The thief
used a large piece of railroad iron to
break the locks on the door.
William A. Butzner, young attorney
of Fredericksburg, has been appointed
by Judge Edmund Waddill, jr., United
States District Judge a United States
Commissioner for the Eastern district OF
Virginia.
Late yesterday evening the handsome
residence of DR.. @. S. Cowle at Culpeper
was destroyed by fire. A valuable col
lection of bric-a-brac and furniture from
various parts of the world was burned,
together with an extensive library.
John Bowie GRAY, IT,, and Miss Nam
ME Bynum Warren, daughter Of Mr.. W.
E. Warren, of Wilson. N. c.. we're mar
ried Wednesday evening at the home OF
the BRIDES parents Mr.. Gray is the son
of Mr.. ]. B. Gray, of Travellers Rest
farm, Stafford county.
As the result of the ptomane poison
supposed to have been brought on by
eating canned baked beans, Philip l.
Winborne, OF Suffolk died suddenly yes
terday afternoon, aged forty-six years.
He was i'll only a few hours. A widow
and four children survive him.
Upwards of forty printers have left
Richmond since the strike to take posi-
tons elsewhere, and the indications are
that many more will follow. Among this
number are some Of tie best printers in
the city. The men prefer going away to
work rather than stay home and be idle.
The Presbyterian Synod, Of the Vir.
xinia will convene in the Second Presby-
terrain Church OF Richm ond the night OF
October &c. The Methodist Conference
will meet in Danville November 8, and
the Baptist General Association will
gather in Charlottesville November l6.
w. Irvine di Zerega, of Aide, Lou
doun county, formerly ofNew York, and
Miss Martha Alice di Zerega, of Aide,
we're married at Eoon yesterday in the
Church of Our Redeemer, at Aide, by
the rector, Rev. T. F. Coleman, assisted
BY Rev. Arthur L. Johns, of Christ
Church, Washington.
Rev. DR.. Beverley d. Tucker, of St.
Paups Episcopal church, Norfolk, is now
talked of in connection with the position
of Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese OF
Southern Virginia, which is to be filled
at the special session of the council of
the diocese to be held in Lynchburg on
the Sth of next month.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
was held in Roanoke yesterday. There
were two changes in the board of direc-
tors. J. B. Thayer was elected to Oil
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
S. NJ. Provost, of Philadelphia, and Par
ker Shortridge, resigned, was succeeded
by William G. Mcdowell, of Philadel-
phia. After the stockholders adjourned
the board of directors met and reelected
all the officers.