Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-08
Virginia News.

The Grand Commandery Of Knights
Templar Of Virginia will meet in the
Masonic Temple, Norfolk, tomorrow.
Governor Swanson has declined to
interfere in the case Of George A. Peters
who is 10 be hanged for numbering
Dunksrd preacher.
w. d. Duke, aged forty, proprietor
of the Charlottesville marble works, ex-
pired suddenly of apoplexy 10 his ofiice
yesterday afternoon.
Rear Adcirsl P. S. Harrington, U
8. N. had his pocket picket by pretty
woman at Williamsburg on Saturday
during the address of the Bishop OF
London.
Rev. John Poyntz Tyler, Of the Epis-
copaI Church at Ashland, and formerly
the archdeacon of this diocese, has ac-
cepted call to the Episcopal Church At
Hagerstown, Md.
John w. Beatty, an ex-Confederate
soldier and a member Of Col. John 5.
Mosby's command during the civil war,
is dead at his home near Winchester,
aged se7enty-6ve years.
Alvah II. Martin, elected by The
board of directors to succeed j. N. Barr
es director general of the jamestown
EXP s,ion, Yesterday assumed the duties
cftxscutige head Of be lercentennisl.
john Goodrich, ore OF the Oldest and
most prominent citizsns of Wes'mor' :
land county, died Thursday at his home
in Montross after a brief illness, sged
90 years. he was = prominent Mason
and member of the Episcopal Church.
The Lord Bishop of London left Rich
mond yesterday for Harvard, where he
has an appointment to make an address.
he has extended invitations TO Bishop
Randolph, Bishop Gibson of Virginia
and others to attend the Lambeth con-
ference next year.
DR.. J. P. Stiff, Of Fredericksburg, has
been appointed District Deputy Grand
Msster of the Eighth Masonic District
of Virginia by Capt. S. j. Quinn, Grand
Master of Masons in Virginia. DE-.
Stiff is at present the orshpful Master
of Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 4.
Leslie o. Lands, aged % years, is
dead in Norfolk as the result Of lauda-
mum poisoning. The young woman,
supposed to be dsspondent as the result
of news from her home 10 Tennessee
that her mother had become paral! zed,
drank two ounces Of laudauum late Sat-
urdsy night.
Jsmes +. Carver, a we'll known Fred
erick county farmer and former Ccnled-
crate soldier, is dead at bis home ST
Stephens City, as the result Of fall from
an apple tree On Saturday. He was
seyenIy-three years of age, AID fcI
years had been the sexton OF Green Hill
Cemetery, in Stephens City.
The Belmont estate, comprising over
| | 900 acres, lying near Leesburg, has
been cold by the owner, Alfred Stanton,
to Mrs. Nancy A. Ferguson, Of Pitts
burg, Pc, for $50, 900. The mansion
house was built by Col. Ludwell Lee
in 1920, and was at one time the home
of the late Charles FentOn Mercer oil
Londoun.
Henry A. w. Hartaagle, of Ofspge,
who had been missing since September
q, committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head, while 10 bi:
room at the hotel Rennert, Baltimore,
few days sgo. Mr.. Hartnagle formerly
conducted a liquor store at CharlJ;tes-
vile, but when that city adopted Local
option, he moved to Orange, from which
place he disappeared on September %.
The largest gathering of Mssors eyeI
assembled in Norfolk is attending The
centennial grand conclave Of .he Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Virginia. The
State committee in charge Of the cele'
bration is composed Of w. ]. Hubbard
chsirman, Lynchburg; W. Il. Sergeant,
| jr, Norfolk, secretary; John r. Charlie
tor, Richmond, treasurer; James E,
Alexander, Alexandra, and o. F. Byrd,
Portsmouth. At the opening session
last night Grand High Priest Il. NJ
Ferguson, Of Bristol, made his annual
address, and the visiting grand officers
were received and introduced with ap
prtpriate honors.
Capt Albert Evans and Mate j.
Fl. Holloway, ct small Clustering
schooner, of Crisfelj, Nd, lying in
Back river, 10 miles from Norfolk, we're
shot and the former was probably fatally
wounded by William Parkinson, SEW
ard of the schooner, Sunday night
Parkinson, who is native Of Crisfield,
boarded the schooner Sunday night snd
became boisterou'. Captain Evans
ordered him to keep quiet, but Parkiu'
sen seized The shippers gun, which was
lying on a nearby seat, and opene' fire,
Two bullets struck the skipper and the
third hit the mate Parkinson has MOI
been arrested. Captain Evans condi'
ton is critical.
d. A. r.