Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-17
Virginia News.

at Oak Grove, after long Illness. aged
seventy. four years.
Miss Ella Garrison, daughter OF Mr..
NatbaDisl Garrison, died yesterday at
her home. in Ere dericksburg, OF typhoid
fever, aged 26 years.
Nelson Burress, a prosperous farmer
residing near Thnrnsburg, Spottsylvania
county, died at his home Saturday night
OF typhoid fever, sged S5 years.
Mr.. w. j. Bryan spent yesterday at
HolliDs' Institute, Roanoke, with his
daughter, who has entered that institu'
ton. He left for North Carolina.
The republicans of the Seventh con-
gressional district, who met 10 Luray,
Saturday, nominated Dr.. Fred E. Beech
er, OF Albemsrls county, for Congress
10 opposition to Congressman Hay.
A severe northeast storm swept the
Virginia coast last night, and there are
fesrs that shipping has suffered at Cape
Henry. The sea was high and the wind
reached velocity OF thirty eight miles
an hour.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan IN q
statement issued at Roanoke, said that
the United States should not interfere 10
Cuba, but that he would be pleased If
the warning factions would accept this
governments mediation.
For the third tune an electric train,
bohnd from Ocean View to Norfolk, was
| fred on from ambush Saturday night,
and the traction company has increased
the reward of $50, offered when the
first car was fred into last Tuesday
night, to $500.
James II. Gilmore, former member
OF the faculty of the law school OF the
University of Virginia, died Saturday at
Arrowhead, Albemsrle county, the home
of his son-in-law, Samuel b. Woods, 10
his seventy eight year.
The $500 Manassas municipal
water. street and light bonds advertised
for sale Saturday were not disposed OF.
The bonds bear per cent. interest, and
it is now thought that the rate of inter
est will have to be iacress d to make the
bonds saleable.
The oyster navies of Maryland and
Virginia will cooperate throughout the
season, and besides keeping the dredges
of the natural rock will enforce the
law requiring the bay oysters to be re-
turned TO the water wherever taken,
aud this, it is believed, will repair
the damage that has been done.
Rev. Beverly Tucker. coadiutor bishop
elect OF The diocese Of Southern Virginia,
will be consecrsted Wednesday, October
3. The conservation ceremonies will
take place at St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Norfolk, of which DIR. Tucker has been
I, ctor for quarter Of century. There
will be 10 attendance ten bishops from
ueighboring dioreses and between forty
and fifty clergymen.
The large barn belonging to Brooke
Cbamblin, near Bloomfield, Loudoun
county, and all The surrounding out
buildings we're destroyed late Friday
night by fire resulting from spontaneous
combustion. The contents, consisting
of 40 tons of hay, the entire wheat crop,
many tons of fertilizer aud farming i'm
plements, were consumed. The esti-
| mated loss is So, 900 and the insurance
$3.50.
With the departure If the cruiser
Cleveland from the Norfolk navy yard
Yesterday afternoon the story of mutt
nous conduct on the part of a number OF
her crew became public. 1t is reliably
reported that while the cruiser was max
ing hssly preparations to- leave the
yard Friday night Number OF the crew
objected to discipline OF a master-at.
arms and gave him so pnmerciful beat
ing. The condition of The man was
such that he was not expected to live.
Captain E. w. Bowles, First Lieuten-
ant E T. Hszen, Second Lieutenant I.
! Mahony, Of Company A, and Captain
r Page Burwell. First Lieutenant t.
@. Oorrell and Second Lieutenant David
Leary of Company B, Richmond Light In
fantry Blues, have rendered their resigns
ton as members Of the company. There
have been rumors aaoat for some months
that harmony did not exist between
Major Cheatwood and Lieutenant Hob
sou, his sdjutsnt, on one side, and
the line officers and men Of the
battalion on the other, and these
resignstions are said to be the outcome OF
the trouble.
Miss Jeanie Shields Herrell, daughter
OF Capt. and Mrs. james E. Herrel, be-
came the bride OF Walter Fullerton
Bowen, of BroOklsnd, d. c., at Trinity
Episcopal Church Manassas, Saturday
evening. Michael Stephen, OF Baltimore,
was the best man, aud Miss Elizabeth
HerrelI, sister of the bride, was maid Of
honor. The ushers were II. X. Laws,
George Purcell, and r bert E Herrell,
of Manassas; and Clarence M. Faithful,
of Missouri. The bridesmaids were
Misses P. Eslelle Holden, of Fairfax;
Anna Taylor, Of Westmorelsnd; Carrie
Makely, of Alexandria, and Lenah
Taylor, of Manassas. Upon their return
from their bridsl trip the bride and
groom will reside time, at least, al the
bridegroom's country home at Brents-
vile.