Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-11
Virginia News.

j. MaSsie Smith, sgsd sixty-six, one
of the best-knoTn residents OF Abe
marie county, died yesterday st bis
home at 5hsdWell.
A political debate betseen q. 81.
George Tucker and s. Brown Allen, Of
SGsuutop, will take place st Hot Springs
on next Thursday.
The annual state convention Of the
Msccsbees OF Virginia met 10 Chsrloties-
Vile today. State Commander BlsdeD,
OF Alexsndris, will preside.
From the pulpit 10 the Church Of the
Ascension, Washington, Rev. j. Hen
ming helms yesterday announced that
be bad decided to refuse to accept the
call which recently came to him from
Lynchburg.
Miss Eleanor Hillisrd, daughter OF
Mrs. Louis billiard, Of Norfolk, will
become the bride OF Richard Blackburn
Tucker, son Of Bishop and Mrs. Beverly
cambridge Tucker, of Boydtou, on Tues
day afternoon.
Grace Episcopal Church was conse-
Grated at Lyuchburg yesterday By
Bishop A. M. Randolph, Of the South
ern diocese, assisted by Archdeacon J.
J. Lloyd, Rev. A. P. Gray aud the
rector, Rev. E. r. Carter.
Frederick A. Cochran, q prominent
farmer of Frederick county, became the
brother-in-law Of bis danghter.in-faw
Saturday when he married Miss Carrie
Olevenger, sister Of the wife of his SOD,
DR.. Fred A. Cochran, il.
10 q statement Issued by the U. s
Geological Survey on the subject OF
building operations in the United
States, 1t is shown that 10 1908 Rich.
mond made the largest proportlonste
gain in new buildings of any other city
10 the country.
Following quarrel, Sidney Willis, a
nineteen-year-old negro, shot and in
stsntly killed John Spencer, his brother
in-lsw, at the home of the latter In Dan
vile yesterday. 1t is alleged that Spen-
Ger was beating his wife, when Willis
interfered. Willis escaped and has not
yet been captured.
The Peoples National Bank was or
gspizsd at Wsrrenton Saturday with .
capital stock OF $50, 900. The directors
are Albert Fletcher, =r, W. E. Bishop,
II. l. Hutton, S. o. Brittle, John s.
Gaines, j. T. Oocklell. E. M. Newton,
Henry Lynn, r. 7. Fisher and J. ].
Silvel. Officers will be elected shortly
Rev. John A. Click, pastor OF the
Church of the Brethren, at Bridgewster,
died suddenly at Hagerstown, Md, Sat-
urdsy from an attack OF acute indiges-.
ton, aged thirty-6ve years. He went
to Hsgerstown a few days ago to visit
his wife, who is just recovering from az
operation at the hospital there, and was
the guest Of Rev. A. B. Barnhart.
In field of lbirty-6ve horses, Henry
d. Hurst, of Langley, riding as the
Knight Ct Langley Boy, captured FIRST
prize in the Virginia State Fair Tourn-
sment at Richmond on Saturday, In
competition with contestants from two
states and the District Of Columbia. Mr..
Hurst won the honor by riding success
fully through the poles for five consscu-
tive trials.
The marriage will take place at Win
stoD, Culpeper county, on the 10th in
slant OF Miss Lucy Lewis Long, dsugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Miller Long,
formerly OF Winchester, and Mr.. Lucien
Winston, of that place. The ceremony
will take place at the home Of Mrs.
Wallace, an aunt Of The bride-elect, aud
owing to q recent death in her family il
will be celebrated quietly.