Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-29
Virginia News.

The republicsns Of Tszewoll ari
Washington counties have elected del =
gates favorable to the domination OF Coi-
Slemo for Congress.
William Joseph Gentry. of Richmond,
died Yesterday at the home OF John Z.
Fleet in Mathews county, where he was
visiting He was 76 years old.
The Virginia peuitentiary board took
stems Al their meeting in Richmond yes
terday looking 10 the adoption oil the
Bertillon method OF measurement OF
criminals.
George Edward jenkins, member OF
the City Council of Winchester, and Tor
years tobacco merchant, died suddenly
late yesterday evening at his home, OF
acute Indigestion, sged 90 years.
A message received in Winchester
Yesterday announced the death at Sc
attic, Wash, Of Mrs. Katharine white
sew. widow of Major j. II. Whittlesey,
United States army. She was native
Of Winchester, her father being General
Fauntleroy.
Capt. ]. w. Foster, formerly prolhi'
nent attorney of Leesburg, has organized
the Bue Ridge Tin Company, with
capital stock Of $500, 900, and ia opera
ting a tin mine at Kings Mountain, n
G.. The daily output is nearly one-halI
ton of tin ore.
Cards have been issued announcing
The engagement of Miss Bertha Esther
Pancoast, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph II Pa BOAST, fof Pnrcell9ille,
to Mr.. William T. Smith, of Lincoln
Loudoun county. The wedding will take
place at the residence of the bride, neal
Silcott Springs, next Thursday afternoon
The downpour in Norfolk yesterday
morning was so great that many city
streets we're submerged to such an exien
that pedestrians had TO he hauled abon
in drsys and wagons. The rainfall il
an hours time amounted to 10 inches
MANY business houses were flooded, ant
the damage TO stocks was great, SOM
places having 20 close up pending re
pairs.
A telegram from Wytheville announce
the suicide of Airs Bert Dunford, Of tina
place, at her fathers home, near Wal
tons Furnace, in Wythe county, by
hanging. She tied the rope to an old
fashioned bedsiead top and jumPei OF
the bed. She did not come TO break
fast. and member Of the family, wh'
went to investigate, found her hanging
dead. Bad health had disordered he
mind.
Rev. Wglhe Leigh Kinsolvine, reclo
Of Epiphany Church, Barton Heights
Richmond, has received call TO Grac
Episcopal Church, Francisyllle, la
Mr.. Kinsoving has not as yet express
ed his intentions concerning the church
Mr.. Kiusolvinc, ms deacon, was sent t
Epiphany Church nearly one year ago
| He will be ordained to the priesthood q
the Theological Seminary near this city
on June 18th.
According to an act passed by the las
General Assembly, providing for an an
nual examination of the various Stat
offices, the committee composed OF Sena
tors A. F. Thomas, of ynchburg; b. w
Lynn, Of LOudoun, and Ordway Fuller
Of Richmond; r. b. Withers, of Suffolk
and John J. Owen, of Prince Edward
will meet in Richmond June II, to MAJ
out plans for a thorough examination o
the several oiic,s. :
The engagement of Miss Leila CASTER
Timberlake TO John Augustus Thomson
hiss been announced by Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas w. TImberlake, of Miildale
Warren county Miss Timberlake is tn
third daughter of the late John :, Tim
berlake, and Mrs. Carrie Castlen Tim
beIlake, of Front ROYAL. Mr.. Thomson
is the son al ID lctoI and Mrs. Augustu
Pembroke Thomson, of Summit Point
Jefferson county, w. Va. The marriag
will take place at sherwood, the beauIi
lul home of the bride.elect, on June II