Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-06
Virginia News.

| A band of gypsles on Monday looted
/ the house OF John A. BrsithWaite ID
Frederick county and fed to West Viz
gina.
Miss Ethel Thompson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Thompson, and
Mr. Horace Litlleiohn we're married in
Lessburg recently.
Cards are out announcing the engage.
meut OF Miss Laura Mcdaniel, of Hay
Market, and Mr.. Frank Kellogg Ray
mond, OF Washington.
Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of Miss Mary O.
JollifIs aud Mr.. Hugh Thompson G ark
son, both OF Fsuquier county.
The Winchester grand jury Yesterday
indicted the Savage Distiling Company,
its president and an employe on charges
preferred by the Antiaaloon League.
Miss Mary Agnes Peacock, formerly
OF Lsesburg, and Mr.. Henry T. Oris-
mond, of Forest Cleo, Nd, we're MAJ
ried by Rev. Father TierneY, of Falls
Church, on Thursday.
Miss E3telle McDonough and Mr..
Maurice Fl. johnson, 10th OF Bsrryville,
went to Hsgerstown Nd. and were mar
ried by Rev. w. q. Griffith, the lawyer
preacher at his residence yesterday.
The fourth annual convention of the
League of Virginia Municipalities will
open 10 Stanton tomorrow and remain
in session for two days. A number of
interesting subjects are to be discussed.
Mr.. John F. Lewis, proprietor of the
LynnwoOd Stock Farm, Of Rockingham
county, bias sold to q. G. McMillen &
Sons, of Rapid Rock, Iowa, eight yearl-
iUg Percheron colts, the price being
81, $50
Flank S. Cannon, former president
of the Norfolk aud Southern Railway,
has filed a claim In the Norfolk and
Southern receivership litigation for
$75, 900 10 salary, which he charges is
due him on contract from the railway
company.
What promises to be sensation in
medical circles is the impending fight to
have the Slate board OF medical exsmi-
ners ousted because OF alleged grievances
of young doctors who have been gradual
ed iDRichmond and who have experience
ed trouble in securing licenses to practice
their profession.
The Wllloughby Beach Hotel and 30
lots which 1t occupies has been sold to
Abbott Morris, OF Norfolk, for $50, 900.
1t has not been decided to What use the
property will be put, but It's improbable
that the building will ever be used for a
hotel again. The building aud ground
sold for sos, 900 about three years ago.
Scores Of Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine
from Washington, Baltimore, Rich
mond, Alexaudria and other places
visited Norfolk yesterday tn participate
Ia the institution OF new Khedi7e Ten.
pie into the ranks Of the order. A ban.
quet at the Monticello Hotel, attended
by 500 Shriners, followed the institution.
A pretty wedding took place in the
Episcopal Church at Culpeper yesterday
evening when Mr. Samuel E. Booker
sud Miss Minute Earle Smith, both Of
Oulpeper, we're married. The ceremony
was performed by the rector, Rev. J.W.
Ware. Mrs. Clyde Louis was malron OF
honor. The ushers were Mess. o. 8.
Bruce, d. j. Oolmsn, L. F. Smith and |
J. L. smith.
The annual meeting Of the State
Medical Society Of Virginia convened in !
last night. The session was
presided over by DR.. Stuart Mcclure, OF |
Mayor Cutchin's welcome
10 the visitors was responded to by Dr.
5. I. Kent, Of Ingrsham. A number Of
new members we're elected. DR.. Nc.
CURE delivered bis annual address.
There is a tuberculosis exhibit In the
convention under the direction of the
'tse authorities.
Msssrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this state, of the
olowiug patents r. L. Floyd, Stsun-
on, mechanism for elevating invslids;
J. D. james, Pulaski, apparatus for fill
ug zinc retorts with granular material;
T. ]. King, Richmond, cott-on'chopper;
?. Won Kugelgeu, Holcombs Rock, and
J. o. Seward, East Orange, n. j., pro-
luction OF magnesium; W.H. Shepherd, !
vster. distilIing spparst6s; |. L. Wade
I'D W. L Smith, Roanoke, locomotive
headlight.