Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-14
Virginia News.

Mrs. Annie B. White died at her home
in Winchester yesterday
DIR. Robert ID. McIlwaine, who vas
stricken with paralysis last Monday, died
at his home in Petersburg, last night.
DR.. j. c. Munday, a prominent ply
stefan and wealfhiest citizen Of Amherst
county, died suddenly yesterday, aged 70
years.
Maj. Holmes Conrad, of Winchester,
says there is no truth in the report that
he is to resign or retire as special counsel
for the government.
The second annual session of the Vir-
ginia School of Art has opened at the
University of Virginia, with a very large
number of students.
Miss Brucie K. Glen and Lowell r.
Hoffman, young couple from Riyerton,
went to Hagerstown, Nd, on an excur-
sion train yesterday and were married.
John K. Tillett, chairman of the COM
mittee of Mosby's men, was in Freder-
icksburg yesterday completing the ar
rangement to hold a reunion in that city
on August 81.
Mr.. William H. Gale, a wealthy citi-
zen Of New York, has purchased the
large farm Of Mr.. Henry ]. Houpt, near
Leesburg, containing 300 acres. The
price paid was SIC, 900.
Roger Gibson, aged thirty-twO, chief
clerk in the city treasurer's Office at
Charlottesville, a prominent Elk, and
one of the most prominent young men of
the city, died suddenly yesterday after
noon.
The great Roanoke fair, to take place
September 26 to 80, inclusive, in the
city of Roanoke, promises to eclipse the
very successful exhibition of last year.
II will be under the same liberal and
aggressive management.
Gov. Montague will deliver an ad-
dress at Leesburg at 1880 O'Clock on
Thursday, Jnly q. He will speak at
Middleburg at night of the same day,
and at Rectortown, Fauquier county, at
2:SO O'Clock p. IN. on Friday, July Is.
Senator Martin is back in Richmond
again, after speaking in Surry county,
yesterday. He will not leave Richmond
again until Saturday, when he will at
tend the unwilling of the Confederate
monument at Amelia Courthouse. He
is in fine spirits concerning his canvass.
Virginia pharmacists, with their wives
and daughters, to the number of one
one hundred strong, were heartily well
coined to Rhode Island by Governor
George Ii. Utter, as the guests of the
Rhode Island Pharmaceutical AssOcia-
ton, at Providence, yesterday. The
visiting Virginians include the State
Board of Pharmacy.
Rev. Augustus Davidson, Congre-
gational Church minister, of Charleston,
South Carolina, has left his church and
has been confirmed in the Episcopal
Church. He has become pGstulant for
holy orders in the Diocese of Virginia,
has been licensed lay reader, and as such,
by appointment of the bishop, is in
charge of COple parish, Westmoreland
county.
Rector c. p. Jones, of the University
of Virginia, has issued a call for a
special meeting of the board of visitors
of that institution, to be held at the
university on Thursday, July 20, for the
election of two professors in the Medical
School to fill the chairs recently vacated
by DIR. William G.. Christian, professor
of anatomy and surgery, and by DR.. Au
gustus II. Buckmaster professor of gym
geology, obstetrics, surgical diseases and
abdominal surgery.
As a sequel to an introduction by S.
p. Hatton, president of the POwhatan
Female College, ofCharlestown w. Va.
Miss Elsie Miller, daughter of Mr.. Will
liam Miller, of Hume, Fauquier county,
and Mr.. j. Edward Elgin, of Washing
ton, were married by Rev. Robert S.
Coupand, of the Church of the Ascen-
sion in Baltimore yesterday afternoon
Miss Miller left her home, in Virginia,
early yesterday morning supposedly to
visit friends in Ronceyerte. At Marshall
she was met by Mr. Elgin, and the
young couple proceeded to Baltimore
where they we're married.
Representative James Hay, who is in
Washington, had something to say last
evening about the attack by bis col
league, Representative w. A. Jones, on
Senator Martin. He analyses the letter
Mr.. Jones wrote to Col r. n. Harper,
in vigorous fashion. THAT letter." said
Mr.. Hay, displays lack Of accurate
information about the happenings in
Congress under his own eye, and an ig-
norance of the organization and names
OF the committees of the Senate that are
simply amazing" The two Virginia
Senators, he declares, have wed in Civ
ing each other credit for what has been
done in Congress, and says the junior
Senator is not putting up arrogant claims
before his constituents.
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