Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-31
VIRGINIA n EWS.

the Episcopal diocese Of Southern
Virginia opened yesterday morning, at
St. Johns Church, Roanoke. The
clergymen officiating were: Bishops
A. NJ. Randolph and +. ID. Tucker
the Rev. Mrssrs. ". c. Johnson, rec
tor OF St Johns; ]. J. Lloyd, ". II.
Mead. and w +. Rollins.
Judge Edward S Turner, Of the
Fauquier circuit court. has granted the
petitioners Of Warrentoa an election on
July Is to decide whether liquor licenses
shall be issued or withheld.
Briefs for and against the motion Of
Virginia to dismiss the appeal of th'
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Polt-
mac Railroad we're filed on Monday u
tie United States Supreme Court II
HI .hmrnd. Attorney Gtneral Samuel
W Williams representing the stat,
wniIe Allen Braxton filed the BRIEF FIR
the railroad Many thousands o! dot
lars are concerned IN the settlement Q:
this cas-, which would dispose Of Il
long attempts of Virginia TO tax |! c
railroad. The Supreme Court Of this
state recently decided that the eXeml-
ton from taxation had been forfeited.
Bishop Collins Denny, Of the Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church South, nov OF
Nashville, Tenn, will shortly move to
Richmond to make that city his perma.
ucul home. DR.. Denny was elected
bishop OF the Methodist church IN 1910,
after having served for twenty years as
professor or philosophy at Vanderbilt
University. He will probably go to
Richmond in the early fall he Is a
native Of Winchester, having been born
there in 1904.
Mrs. Emma S. Tenney. who recently
secured a separation from her husband,
George Q. Tenney, president OF Tue AT
Iautlc Bitulithic Company, on Monday
lost her suit for SD, 900 damages
against the Richmond News Leader
Company. The News Leader printed
synopsis Of the charges made by
Tcnney against his wife, and on went 10
Indicate that probably the names OF
several Richmond people would be put
forward as correspondents. Mrs. leu
ney alleged in her suit that the News
Leader grossly exaggerated the charges
made by her husband, the truth Of
which charges she specifically denied.
Judge Ingram instructed the jury that
the court records were proper subjects
Of publication, and that no malice had
been shown in the publication against
which complaint vas made.
The urouth continues throughout
Accomac county and is the most Sc
we're and the most disastrous ever seen
in that neighhorhOOd. The yield Of
strawberries was not more than one
third, and now the potato crop threat
ened with destruction 50 acute have
become drouth conditions IN Page
county that farmers are compelled TO
haul water for the stock and for do
nestle purposes. Grass and hay crop
are ruined, aud corn that has been
planted for two months remains un-
sprouted.
The forty-tfth annual sunday SChool
Convention or the Baltimore Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
was opened in Roanoke last night.
About 100 delegates are present.
United States Senator Swanson and
Representative Glass yesterday filed
their formal notices of candidacy for
the Senate, and their checks for 50, 600
each, TO cover the cost Of the party
primary, 50 that the quartct'c or aSpI-
rants to the Uuitel States Senate from
Virginia is now complete. Senator
Marrin and Representative Jones have
already filed their notices and checks.
Mrs. W. ]. Eskew, 80 years old, Of
Charleston. W. Va, plunged 40 feet
from a second story window Of Hygeia
Hospital, Richmond, where she was
patient, and was fatally injured yester-
day morning.