Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

At Lexington yesterday the V. M. L.
team beat the University OF Maryland
in a football game by score OF Al to U.
Mr.. John Oliver, aged about rs, died
on Sunday at bis home 10 Nansenond
county. He was the father OF twenty
seven children.
w. n. Baker died yesterday at the
home of his son, Joseph Baker, In STAT
ford, on the seventy-seventh anniver'
sary OF his birth.
Miss Frances Coleman, of Halifax,
and Roger II. Williams, of New York,
we're married yesterday afternoon at
Grace Church, Halifax.
The cornerstone of the new Win
chester Memorial Hospital Was laid yes
terday afternoon in the presence of q
large throng ofpeople, with appropriate
ceremonies by Hiram Lodge Of Masons.
Mr.. Henry Bedingsr Rust, formerly
OF Virginia, but now OF Pueblo, COL,
and Miss Elizabeth Sage Walking, OF
New York, were married 10 New York
on the 9th instant by Rev. DR.. Hunt
ingdon.
The directors OF the Atlantic Coast
Line 10 Richmond yesterday reelected
all OF the old officers. The features OF
the annual report are that the gross
earnings were increased 5000, 900. The
expenditures for the year for equip
ment amounted to 500, 900.
Mr.. Richard II. Stuart, of "Csdsr
Grove" and Mr.. Lewis A. Ashton, Of
waterloo" King George county, have
returned from east Tennessee, bringing
with them q drove OF cattle Of fine
breed that they purchased for stock
raising purposes.
1t is said that Maj. Anderson, sttor-
ney-general-elect, WILL appoint Col Rob-
ert CatIett as his assistant when he goes
into Office the first OF the year. Col.
Catlett managed Maj. ApdersoD's fight
and il he desires the place he has good
claims upon the new attorney-general.
The SO, 900 libel suit OF F. Ninde and
others against ]. E. Rogers went on
trial 10 King George county yesterday
and great interest is manifested By the
citizens of the county. There are twenty.
nine witnesses. The case grows out of
a discussion over reported small pox
cases some time ago.
The Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company, known as the Fertilizer
trust" has obtained o controlling to-
terest 10 the Southern Chemical Com
pany OF Winsson-Salem n. @. The
Southern Chemical Company has
large capital stock and Its output has
been very large ever since It's establish
meDt.
A dispatch from Richmond says those
prominent 10 democratic political cir.
cles say that Senator Martins friends
are active 10 their effort to sntagonize
the senatorial primary plan. The de-
tails are left to the State committee.
The Martin people, 1t Is said, propose
to insist that this principle shall apply
to any Office from Senator down to con-
stable.
At the store of @. A. Berry, on Mach
odoc Greek King George county on
Sunday night, Richard Grymes, colored,
was fatally shot by an oystermsn. 10
squared Saturday between William and
Ben Tyler, brothers, the latter was
fatally shot. Saturday, Henry, the
young son of II. L. Garrett, was &C.
shot in the leg by his brother
William.
Governor Tyler received communi-
cation yesterday from Deputy Marshal
Farnan, Chief of Police OF Baltimore.
reporting to him q charge made by
Edward Herzog against the captain of
an oyster schooner plying 10 the waters
OF Virginia. Herzog says he was en-
ployed on the schooner and that the
captain made him sit on hot stove.
Governor Tyler has referred the case TO
the Commemorative attorney Of West
in the waters of which county
it is said the affair took place. 1t lie said
that Herzog will 10 all probability not
recover from his injuries.