Annie

Mr. Beifield F. Hume, a native of Orange, who has been employed some time past as a mate on the oyster boat, Annie, was knocked overboard by a swinging boom and drowned, off the Maryland shore, on Wednesday morning, Jan- uary 13th. The deceased is survived by his wife and one child, several sis- ters and brothers, his mother, Mrs. Hume, and he was a grand- son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Walker, of Petersburg, this county.

Negro Is Drowned. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] ALEXANDRIA, VA., January 14.— Brillifeld Hume, a negro, twenty-nine years old, of this city, was drowned last night off Maryland Point by being knocked overboard by the jibing of the boom of the oyster bugey the Annie. His body was not recovered.

Vessel Transfers.—The property recorded at the custom-house for the week ended yesterday were as follows: one-half of schooner Annie Ross, Levin R. Mc- for $525;

No text pertinent to a vessel named Annie was found in the provided historical newspaper crop.

Richard H. Howe Reported Missing Marshal Farnan was asked last night to try to find Richard H. Howe, of Lambert's Point, near Norfolk, Va., who came here Sunday with his brother. After this Annie docked Richard H. Howe was going to make some purchases. He has not been seen by his brother since that time.

The bugeye Annie is loading lumber at H. K. Field & Co.'s wharf for Kinsale.

OYSTERS IN ABUNDANCE. There are lots of oysters, and good ones at the Alexandria wharves. Capt. Annie, John Johnson, of the bugey, arrived yesterday with a load of celebrated Jackson Creeks. They are large and fat. His vessel is lying at King street wharf, second from the edge of the dock.