Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. X. w. Monroe, OF lower fauquer
county. died Wednesday night at her
home. near Grove church, of paralysis,
after long illness, aged So years.
Mr.. NJ. Miley of Lexington, after
wears of work has invented a process by
which he claims objects Of nature can
be brought out in photographs IN all
their true colors.
Mr.. William O'Brien and Mrs. Min
ME Grymes, both of Fredericksburg, were
married there Friday night at the rectory
of Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev. ID.
H. Barber officiating.
MIR. VIM. P. Hatcher died at his late
residence, near Middleburg, last Mon
day, aged about so years. In the war
he belonged to the 9TH Va. Cavalry, ana
went out in Ashby's command.
Mr.. Robert Jet, of Fredericksburg,
and Miss Ida Curtis. daughter OF Mr..
John Curtis, of Stafford county, were
married in Fredericksburg yesterday at
the residence of Rev. Decatur Edwards,
who officiated,
On Tuesday evening disastrous fire
occurred at North Fork, Loudoun coun-
ty. the recently erected barn OF Kon-
ert H. Gray burning to the ground with
all its contents. Mr.. Gray was heating
tar with which to cover the roof OF the
barn, and live coal clinging to the bot
tom of the vessel dropped into the straw,
setting it on fire. The loss is about
50. 900, partially covered by insurance.
| Mr.. John b. Newton, formerly OF
Richmond, now of Knoxville, son OF the
late Bishop Newton, has been electec
general manager of the Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke Company, which has beer
in the hands of receivers since 1899
but which has just been reorganized Will
$50. 900, 900 capital. The company hai
been bought up by northern capitalist
with Mr.. Henry H. McHarg, OF New
York, at its head.
The death in the Richmond pesthous
from smallpox of Miss Sophia Reeder
of Antrim, Pa, is the sad end OF 70
nance. Miss Reeder went there shor
while ago to marry Rowan Rudd. In
Young girl went to the boarding hous
where her affianced was living and Their
became i'll. Her lover nursed her wit
the tenderest devotion. 1t was soon dis
covered that her disease was smallpo'
and she was sent to the pesthouse, wher
f she died. Mr.. Rudd, not knowing o
Miss Reeder's death, called at the hosp
tai to inquire as to her condition an
/ was met with the announcement OF III
fiancees end. She was buried in tn
hospital grounds.
/ Walter Herbert Moss, aged twenty
: one years and unmarried, committe
f suicide in Petersburg about l:30 o'cloc
8 Yesterday morning at his home on Wash
ington street by shooting himself in tn
right temple with pistol. Moss sat u
until o'clock yesterday morning play
{ ing friendly game of setback with
d party of friends at his home. Half a
Q hour after the visitors had left the mu
d fled report of the discharge of apistol wa
I heard by lady of the house, but notl
t ing was thought of it. The suicide wa
n not discovered until about O'Clock yei
a terday morning, when Moss was foun
+ living face down in the woodhouse OF h
y back yard, with a pistol which had dor
the fatal work clutched in his han'
e Moss had been respondent forsom day
: and recently had been drinking heavily
d He had previously made an unsucces
u full attempt to end his life.