Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-16
Virginia News.

The titty.sec0nd annual session Oh Inc
Southern Baptist convention will for
mslly open in Richmond tonight.
The Warrenton Rifles were inspected
aud mustered in Monday night by Col.
10. Lane Stern, of Richmond, who is
the inspector-general of the State militia.
Walter Inge, who shot himself Mon
day night at the home of Miss Kste
Irby, near Seven Pines, was desperate
because the girl had just told him she
could not consider his suit fayorsbly,
and requested him to remain away. 1t is
also said be tried to shoot the girl.
In a speech at Manassas on Tuesday
Carrie Nation raped both great polit-
ical parties, slapped cigarette from a
young mans mouth, accused red faced
citzens Of being "boozs artists" and de-
cIared she would smash more saloons if
the courts would stop throwing her in
Jail.
The democrats of Stafford county on
Monday nominated r. G. l.. Moncure
for sheriff, and w. D. Reamy, for coun-
to treasurer Arrangements were made
10 confer with King George county for
the nomination of candidate for the
House OF Delegates from Stafford and
King George counties.
Prof. John r. Sampson, a widely
known educator and for more than twen-
ty years head master Of Pantops Acad-
envy, died Tuesday night, after a linger-
ing illness of Brighfs disease. lie was
born June Is, 1850, within the walls Of
the theological seminary then at Hamp-
den-Sidney, in which institution his
father was professor.
Robert w. Grnbb, prominent farmer
of LoudOun county, living near Hills
boro, died yesterday after long illness
from consumption. He was about sixty
years of age, and is survived by bis wife,
who was a Miss Thompson, sister Of h.
A. Thompson, of Leesburg; one son and
one daughter. Mr.. Grub was yeter-
mary surgeon, and had devoted most of
bis life to the care aud training of
horses.
1t is probable that William Jennings
Bryan will speak in Richmond on Sun
day, June 2, at The invitation of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Mr.. Bryan will be in Virginia TO make
speech at the jamestown Exposition
on May 80. The Confederate reunion
will be in progress at that time, and
some alarm has been expressed by old
soldiers that Bryan might draw people
away Richmond at time when they
are particularly wanted.
Messrs. Davis q Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this State, of the
following patents: Eugene G.. Adams,
of Lynchburg, insurance system; Eugene
G. Adams, of Lynchburg, souvenir post
al card; Joseph L. Hunter, of Roanoke,
s;ack-iurnsce construction; Franz Won
Kugelgen and G.. O. Seward. of Hol-
combs Rock, detinniDg Harry W.
Shaver, of Pocshontas, cable.reel ap-
paratus for moving LOGON olives.
Yesterday, the forLy-tbird anniversary
of the battle of New Market, in which
the cadets took such az active psrt, was
observed at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute by the suspension ofacsdemic duties.
10 the afternoon the graves in the cadet
cemetery were decorated with flowers,
under the supervision of the ladies Of the
Ne6 Market Memorial Association. The
usual salute was fred by the cadet bat
terry, and music for the occasion was
furnished by the post band. AT New
Market the day was observed with i'm
posing ceremonies.