Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-28
Virginia News.


Mr. O. W. Orrison, of Front Roys,
formerly we'll known merchant OF
Loudoun county. died at George Wash
iDgtOn Hospital, in Washington yesieT-
day.
Samuel Shenault and Jesse. Shenault,
brothers. at Ivauhoe. Wythe county,
auarreled Saturday night over game Of
cards, during which Samuel killed Jesse
with a knife.
Rev. ]. H. Strsughn, of Lynchburg.
was elected president Of the National
Christian Eudeavor Union OF the Meth
odist Protestant Church, in session al
Steubenville, O., yesterday.
A new submarine destroyer, from
which the crew can see and hear slen's
and sounds at great distance, and thus
strike with greater accuracy, mas oeen
invented by Lewis Nixon.
Orkney Springs, which was recently
sold to H. 7. Pickford, of Washington
has been sold by him to Mrs. Belle
Bond, of Washington. This is the form
erly famous resort, ~ miles west OF
Mount Jackson.
Prof. Edmond Longley, for long
term of years one of the leading mem
bers Of the faculty of Emory and Henry
College, died at his home Saturday at
Glade Spring, at the age of eighly-seven
He waa a native of Maine
A 'masher" who approached a lady
on the street in Richmond last night
and offered to escort her home was Wig
orously assailed by the lady aud knocked
down. Both then went their respective
ways before their identity could be dis
covered.
The Council of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the Diocese of Southern
Virginia will meet in Portsmouth on
Wednesday. The principal feature OF
its business will be the selection of
bishop coadiutor to assist the bishop,
Alfred McGlll Randolph.
Copious rains fell over the State Sat
urday night and yesterday putting an
end to drought unprecedented fol the
season aad saving a disaster to the
tobacco crop, which could not be plant
ed for lack of moisture. Other crops
about to be abandoned as hopeless are
also saved
Robert n. Reynolds fell dead in the
parlor of the Manhattan Social Club in
Richmond yesterday just after cheerily
greeting his friends and taking glass
of ice water He was for q years in
the clerical department of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad and lived al
Newport News.
Mrs. Katherine B. Stephenson, wife
of Lloyd g. Stephenson, retired buSi-
ness man and lawyer. formerly of 81.
Louis. No., died in Baltimore Friday
night last. Mrs. Stephenson was g.
years old and was the daughter OF the
late Rotert w. Gray, of LeesbuIg. She
is survived by her husband and three
daughters. The remains were Inferred
in Leesburg today. The funeral took
place from st James Church and wal
conducted by Rev. w. j. Morton, Of
Alexandria.
In the course of the examination Sat
urday Of Miss Ocie Jones, the asylum
matroD, before the legislative committee
investigating the affairs of the Eastern
Hospital, she testified that she would
hesitate to express her confidence" IN
Senator Sadler chairman of the commit.
tee, whereupon the chairman threatened
to place her under arrest il she did mol
show more respect towards the commit
tee. Mrs. Gaines, hospital attendant,
testified that Miss Jones had said to heI
that Chairman Sa1ler, by his method o.
cross-examination, would make any one
lie. aud asserted that Mrs. Gaines had
lied during her examination.