Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-14

As Mr.. Frank Hume is a candidate
for the suflrages of the citizens of Alex
andria city and county to represent
them in the next House of Delegates,
it may not be embarrassing to your
readers to briefly sketch few points
in the history OF the gentleman who as
pires to be honored by your votes.
Frank Hume was born in the county
of Culpepcr on July ri, 1913, and early
in 1861 was among the first to volun'
teer in the Confederate service. He
served through the entire war and was
wounded in the battle of Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania. His record is that of a
brave soldier, never Sinking duty and
ever responsive to the call OF his state.
1t may not be out of place in this con.
nection TO recite an incident of the war
which, while not new, is given as char
acteristic OF the man. When stationed
near Orange Court House during 1868,
Federal raiders came through the coun.
ty and were reported as approaching
Orange. The Contederates, OF course,
rallied at that point, and the young SOL
der (scarcely more than boy rode
there about dawn, when friend point.
ed out a man on horseback as sus
picious character and asked Hume to
challenge him. He followed the strang-
er down The street and oyertaking him
demanded his papers at the point OF
revolver. The stranger, veteran sol.
der some years older than his assail
ant, produced his papers which showed
him tc be scout attached to Gen.
eral Lees staff (he was Alex
ander Hunter, who formerly repre-
sented the city and county of Alexan-
dria in the House OF Dolegates). These
papers, Of course, were satisfactory,
but Mr.. Hunter in turn demanded Mr..
Hume's papers (Which he did not
have.) For a moment the young man did
not know now to reply, but quick as &
flash, he tapped his Colts revolver and
said Il am travelling on these papers"
Hunter eyed him with q smile and said,
"rhey are D. good papers," and
rode off. Years afterwards these gen.
tleman met and the incident was re-
called. When the war ended he located
in Orange as 8 farmer, but his active
1ind required broader field of service
than this branch OF industry offered
and he went to Washington and clerk
ed for two years, after which he become
member of the firm of Poole and
Hume, to which lowing TO the illness
OF Mr.. Poole, he succeeded in few years
and has since continued in the grocery
BUSINESS in Washington, being eminent
ly successful and spending large share
of his profits in Alexandria city and
county.
Mr.. Hume he's always taken an ac-
tive part in politics and it is due more
to him than to any other one man that
Alexandria county was redeemed from
republican rule that once held CONTROL
much to the detrlment of that splendid
locality. He was elected for many
years supervisor and it was under his
wise administration that the present
splendid system of roads was adopted
Thanks to Mr. Hume Alexandria coun-
| ty can boast Of the best road system in
| Virginia. He was, and is, warm sup
porter of the Mount Vernon avenue
plaa and to him is due the fact that
Alexandria county has already built its
portion of this splendid avenue, which
will be an Apian Way from the Nation
al Capitol to the National Mecca. Mr..
! Hume has been an indefatigable work
or in his efforts to secure the Memorial
| Bridge.