Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-10
Virginia News.

A marriage license was issued Ia
Washington yesterday to Edward d.
Mandley and May Ida Oockrill, both o.
Hsymarket.
DR.. David Todd Stuart, Of the Pres.
byterlsn Mission, at Hsngchow, Ohins,
accidentally shot aud killed himselt while
hunting recently.
The Rev. S. Roger t. Ter has resigned
bis charge Of the Episcopal Church In
Hamilton, Loudoun county, to accept q
csll as rector of st. Marks Protestin,
Episcopal Church, Richmond.
]. G. Quinn, 30 years Old, and
Leonard Anderson, 81 years old, we're
killed Wednesday night ny being ruu
over by sn engine Of the Big S!oue G'p
aud Powells Valley Railroad. near Big
Stone Gap.
Harry Robinson, colored man, wss
eleotrocuted In the penitentisry at Rich.
mond yesterday for murder committed
BY him In Warren county some months
ago. The jury, oGcers and guards were
the only witnesses.
Rev. Mills Colgate Dougherty, O
graduate of the Episcopsl Theological
Seminary In the class Of 1908, will be
ordsined to the priesthood by Bishop
Randolph ct the Church of the Good
Shepherd, at Forest Hill, Richmond, to-
morrow.
Richmond's handsome new $3.50, 000
high school building vai formally dedi'
Gated to the cause of public education
yesterday. The principal speakers were
Gov. SEaDson, Mayor Richardson and
Chairman Charles Hutzler Of the Oily
School Board. y
The marriage Of Miss Helen Amelia
Chamberlain and Mr.. Philip A. Tripleti
took place in Wsrrentou yesterday 10
the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mr..
OhiDu officiating. l.. a. Ohamberlain,
P. o. Chamberlain, brothers Of the
bride, and A. s Hamilton and A. 8.
hamilton, jr., were the ushero.
Rev. DR.. d. Clay Lilly, Of Birmiug-
ham, Ala, has been chosen as pastor OF
Grace Street Presbyterian Church, Rich.
mond, to succeed the late Rev. DR.. Jere
Withespoon. DR.. Lilly has recently
been travelling In the interests Of the
lsymen's missionary movement within
The bounds OF the SJuthern Presbyterian
Church.
Former Governor Andrew j. Mon
tsgue has accepted an invitation to I'D.
dress the students of the University Of
Chicago and will visit that city ct sn
early date. The governors friends are
considerably disappointed that he did
did not get the appointment as minister
to China, which Was discussed some time
ago In high official circles.
The boiler and tank makers, who
struck yesterday at the Richmond
branch Of the American Locomotive
Works Oh account of disagreement re-
gardIng working schedules, are slowly
returning to their jobs, and within the
next three or four days the manager ex-
pects that most Of bis best Workmeu will
have their names on the payrolls again.
Lawrence CLARK, farmer aud con.
tractor OF Pittsylvsuis county, was shot
and probably fatally wounded yesterday
afternoon. Joseph 7. Oar6well, q mer.
chant residing at Witt, is accused OF the
crime. The two men resided on sd'
joining plantations, about 7 miles from
Dsnville, and ill.ieeling, 1t 10 said, hs'
existed between them for some time.
They met at Gard selPs store, where the
quarrel was renewed and the shooting
resulted. cf-.
Rev. DR.. Robert j. Keeling, formerly
rector Of Trinity parish, Washington,
and OF S.. S ephen's parish, Harrisburg,
Pa, died yesterday In New York. Dr..
Keeling was a native Of Norfolk. he
was educated for 4 commission In the
United States navy, but entered upon a
course of preparation for the Episcopal
miniairy, graduating from the Tbeolog.
icsl Seminary OF Virginia 10 1858 and
beIog ordained 10 the ministry the same
year.
A public meeting 10 behalf OF the pro-
jsct for Leesburg. Washington highway
will be held 10 Walkers Hall, Herndon,
today. The meeting has been arranged
for he purpose of raising means 10 meel
the offer Of J. g. Hopkins to subscribe
81, 900 g mile toward the construction Of
read from Leesburg 10 Washington,
provided the residents OF Loudoun and
Fairfax and OF Washington give 40
co 1iyalent amount. Mr. Hopkins, who
hiss q large estate near Leesburg, Il
anxious to see the project carried
through.
Declaring that 1t Is brutsl1iug to feed
men like 80 many animals as now prsc'
ticed at the state penileutlary, the board
Of directors OF that institution Ia Its an
nual report again urges the erection
Of mess hall and kitchen. The men
nor have to pass 10 line and their meals
sE1 handed to them. These ratiops are
taken into the cells and are eaten there.
The board calls attention TO The fact that
1t takes about twenty mluutes for the
line to pass, and that IN cold weather
the meals become nearly, II DOT entirely,
trcEsn before the men can reach the