Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-30
Virginia News.

henry II. WyeT, hReu thlEly' HNei anu
the youngest sOn Of the late Rev. and
Mrs. II. II. Wyer, died at his home in
Warrenton Monday night.
The town of Leesburg is offering for
sale $25, 900 10 bonds for the purpose Of
establishing system of waler"Orks.
The bonds will run for 20 years from
August Is, 1906.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pqny has finished negotiations for the
purchase of a large majority of the stock
of the Virginia Navigation Company,
which runs steamboats, between Rich
mond and Norfolk.
4 charter has been granite to the
Loudoun Camp Meeting Association, of
Leithlon. The officers are T. NJ. Lake,
North Fork, president; Thomas W..
Lake, general manager, Philmont j.
NJ. Mount, treasurer, Mountsville; S. r.
Fred, Middleburg. Capital stock max.
imum, So, 900.
Dogs Monday night raided a flock of
prize sheep on the farm of r. A. Lar
rick, at Vaucluse, Frederick county,
killing 80 per cent. OF the flock. Yesler.
day morning the bodies of nearly 100 dead
and dying sheep we're scattered about
the field. Mr.. Larrick had lately sold
his sheep at fancy price.
A rate of fare and third for the
sound trip on all railroads in Virginia
can now be definitely announced for the
State Farmers Institute at Roanoke on
July 10, IL and II. Going tickets will
be sold on July 9, 10 and IL, with a
fnsl return limit of July Is. These
tickets will be sold from all points in
the State.
Congressman Robert q. SOulhall, Of
Amelia, announced yesterday that he
would not again be a candidate for Con-
gress. This leaves former Congressman
Frank T. Lassiter an open field, and in-
sures his nomination and election. The
other candidates we're w. H. Mann, IT,,
of Petersburg, and Judge Leonidas Var.
rell, They both Withdrew recently.
President Roosevelt yesterday issued
a proclamation inviting The governors of
the states and territories TO participate
at their own expense 10 The jamestown
celebration OF the frat permanent settle.
ment of Euglsh-speaking people on the
Western Hemisphere by sending sGch
organizations of the militia as, 10 their
judgment, will afford proper military
representation.
Mr.. Frank J. Thompson died IN Gull
pepper, at the residence of Mr.. S. w.
Thompson yesterday in the seventy
ninth year of his age. He had travelled
all over the world and had been super
Inlendent of the Zoo Gardens ia both
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ilutfalo, n. Y.
For some years he was employed by
John Robinson, the shO Sman, to go to
different points OF the world and secure
wild animals for the show, particularly
in Africa, India and OeylOn.
The sixth annual State conference OF
Epworth Leagues began in Cumberland
Street Methodist Church, Norfolk, last
night. A mSority of the 800 delegates
to the conference, representing every
section of the State, arc in Attendance.
Rev. Dr. q. w. Starr, pastor of Cum
berland Street Church, made the address
Of welcome to the delegates. Rev. G.
II. Lambeth, of Danville, responded,
and the principal address of the evening |
was made by Rev. E II. Rawlings, his
subject being "The Young Peoples
The Episcopal Diocesan Council for
The Southern Diocese Of Virginia, which
met in Portsmouth yesterday, elected
The following officers last night: W. w
Old, of Norfolk, chancellor of the do
cese; Rey. DR., G. b. Bryan, of HamP
ton, registrar, and w. A. X. Goodwio,
Of Williamsburg, secretary. The elee.
lion of treasurer was postponed until
after The reading of the financial report. !
Bishop Randolph is presiding over Il e
council. The various committees Of the
council we're appointed. The election
Of bishop co-sdjuior is not expected to
occur before tomorrow.