Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-30
VIRGINIA NEWS

The pneumatic tool clippers at the
Newport News shipyard who struck
for higher " ages week ago, have re-
turned to work at the old rate.
At Warrenton, on Tuesday, John W.
Mountjoy was found guilty OF assault
aud battery on the person OF Robert
Mitchell July 2, and the jury imposed
upon him fine OF $50.
Dr.. L. H Buck, OF LeetowD, Jefferson
county, w. Va, who was 10 Lursy as
delegate TO the Shenandoah Baptist As
ISOLATION, now in session there, died oil
aDOplexy yesterday evening.
Mr.. F. Clinton Morris, a well-kDown
Culpeper business man, aged twenty
eight years, died at his home there yes
terday noon, of typhoid fever. He
leaves widow and infant child.
In an explosion yesterday at the Low
Moor quarry, four miles from Cliff
ton Forge, one man had both hands
blown od, another had q steel rod
driven through his body and several
others were injured.
Fire early yesterday morning de-
stroyed the warehouse OF the James
River Lumber Company and the stables
OF Weaver Bros, planning mill opera.
tors, 10 Newport News. The total
loss was about $1,000.
DIR. Thomas w. Page native OF Al
bemsrle, now assistant Professor OF His
tory and Economics in the University
o. California, has been appointed Dean
OF the College of Commerce OF that uni
versity for the present session.
Miss Elizabeth Sims, of Culpeper
has been appointed trained nurse al
hospital a. the Virginia Military In
stitute. The position is maintained by
a yearly contribution from Capt. Jos
E. Willard, of Fairfax county.
Counsel for Police Captain Prince
who murdered his friend, State Oyster
Inspector Cannon. in Norfolk, three
weeks ago, will probably plead, in al
dition to justification because OF "wo-
man in the case" mental condition o.
the prisoner.
Miss Virginia Lee Letcher was mar
ried TO Prof. lie Conte Stevens, o.
Washington and Lee University, yes
terday morning, at the residence of the
brides brother, Judge 5. Houston
Letcher, of Lexingto b., Rev. DR.. Rob
er J. Mcbride officiating.
The Washington Guards, OF Freder
icksburg, Capt. NJ. B Rowe, were mus
tered into the State service last night
~ Capt. w. w. Barrow, assistant ad
iutant general of the State guard. Mos
IF he company are veterans OF The
spanish American war.
A small riot between whites aDC
negroes occurred in Winchester yester
dsy. while circus was unloading.
white boy and colored boy were fight
ing. A white man attempted to par
them, when a big burly negro interior
ed. A free fight ensued.
The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany has obtained aD appeal and super
sedeas in the suit against the city o
Richmond. The question at issue is
whether the city council of Richmond
can refuse to permit this company To
continue business in that city.
Capt. Leonard F. Lucado, for many
years a prominent business man o.
Lyncbburg, died last night, aged sixty
eight years, For long time before and
after the civil war Capt. Lucado oper.
ated large number OF boats on the old
James River and Kanawha canal.
At the picnic yesterday on the old
Farmers Alliance grounds, near Well
iugton, Prince William county, Hon
John F. Rixey addressed the
voters on the issues of the day. Mr.
Lewis II. Machen, of Fairfax, Bryan
candidate for elector, was expected, but
did not come.
Mr.. Archer A. Pelegar, of Christ
iansburg, Montgomery county, yester.
day announced that he had accepted
toe appointment rendered him by Gov
Tyler to the Supreme Court bench, sue
ceeding the late Judge Rely. This sp-
pointment runs until 80 days after the
assemblngiof the legislature, whep
that body is required to fill the va
cancy.
Prof. James A. Lyon and Miss Eliza
beth w. Antrim were married last
evening at the Charlottesville Presby-
terrain Church by Rev. DR.. G. l.. Petrie.
Prof. Lyon is an instructor at the Uni-
versity of Virginia, and has been re-
Gently elected to the chair OF physics
and astronomy at Sophie Newcomb
College, the woman's department OF
Tulane University.
A letter from Irvington says: Mum
bers of colored persons are beginning
20 arrive to engage in the oystering the
coming season, which begins on Satur-
day next. All the canoes in Carter's
creek, numbering about 400, have been
launched, they having been newly
painted and fitted out for Clustering,
and next Saturday morning will see the
greater part of these make a start for
the natural oyster rocks 10 the Kappa
hammock"
Because she could not be satisfacto-
rily identified at any OF the Baltimore
city banks yesterday, and because she
was too proud to seek assistance, tall,
strikingIy handsome and fashionably
dressed woman from Richmond was
obliged to pawn her gold watch and
chain, described as family heirloom, in
order to buy ticket to take her to her
home in Richmond. She told her story
in the Bayvew office of the Supervisors
OF City Charities, City Hall annex, Bal.
timOre, under circumstances that made
the narrative doubly interesting.
The second days session of the Vir-
GINA Union, Young Peoples Society of
the Christian Endeavor convention.
wes held in Winchester yesterday. K.
H. Thomas read paper on The Re.
sponsibilty Of Leading a Meeting"
President X. f. Hutton reported a
growth OF the society during
the year. The report of Miss Lula o.
PhilliDs. of Richmond. State secretarv