Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Virginia News.

F. A. h. Portmsu, master OF iox
hounds of Warrenton Hunt Club, died
Thursday night, at his homr, OF Pneu'
monia. He VISA son Of Rev. G. Port
man.
Mra. J. Horace Lscy died yesterday
at her home in FRI dsricksburg after
prolrscted illness, aged eighty-one years
Her husband died several years SEQ. Sht
was a daughter Of the late Col William
Jones and was married over fifty years
ago. Six children survived her.
FolloSiDg revival sermon at Whit
acre, Frederick sonnty, Thursday night,
Misses Carrie Whitacre and Maggie
Carpenter professed conversion and iu-
sisted upon the ordinance OF baptism be
ing administered at once, although Il
was 10 O'Clock. 10 the light OF a huge
bonfire, which was hastily built on the
bank Of a nearby stream, the young
women wsded ont into the creek and
were immersed By the minister, while
the congregation stood on the banks
and sang hymns.
A dispatch from Norfolk says MARI
Twain. and the yacht Kanswha are miss
ing. The Kanswha left Hampton Roads
Wednesday and it IVES reported that she
went cut of the cspes bound TOR New
York. As there have been several Sc
we're sto.ms in the Norfolk section re-
Gently Mr.. II. II. Rogers, owner of the
Kanawhs, is concerned about the safety
of the vessel and his guest. Mr.. Gle
ments was fouud in New York today,
he having left the yacht and proceeded
to that city BY rail.
Veterans who wore the blue and those
who were the gray met yesterday on the
battlefield of Salem Church. The occa-
sion was the urveiling OF the monument
erected by the State Of New Jersey tc
the Twenty-third Volunteer Regiment
on that battlefield 10 1868. Judge j.
7. GOolrick, Of Fredericksburg, a private
in the Confederate artillery, delivered
the address of welcome. Gen. E. BurC
Grub, Edmund Wilson and others re-
spopded. This is said to be the frs
memorial erected, south Of Mason q
DixOn's line to union soldiers that bear
an inscription to the yslOr OF the south
ern soldiers.
r. ). Dickson, charged with abduct
ing Miss Madeline Dempsey, daughter
of W. L. Dempsey, while under bone
of $1,000 for his appearance in th'
Mayors Court at Fredericksburg ye,ter
day morning left there early Thursday
night on a southbound train, leaving nj
explanation as to his destination or wher
he would return. When Dickson's cas-
was called yesterday morning, he die
not appear, forfeitiug his bond. Hi
counsel was present, but dos not know
anything Of DicksOns movements, Tit
case was postponed till Tuesday morn
lug. Dickson's wife and children lef
a week or more ago.
The barn belonging to Fairfax Har
rison, vice president Of the Southern
Railway, on his farm, "Belvoir," Eau.
quier county, was totally destroyed BY
fire at an early hour yesterday morning
together with all the farming nipple
ments and $50 barrels of corn, Sil
heavy draft work horses, one riding
horse, two registered Guernsey cows
and calf and one registered HoIstein
COW owned by Mr.. Harrison, one horse
aud Gov belonging to B. F. Smallwood
his foremeD, and AN imported Clydesdsle
stallion, owned by company of thai
county, we're burned to death. The loss
is estimated at about $4,000, but Il
partly covered by insurance.