Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

w. + Mcneil, the l9-year-old son
of the postmaster at Floyd Courthouse,
is charged with robbing the mail.
Miss Nellie Buck, daughter of the late
William NJ. Buck, died at Bon Air, her
mothers residence in Warren county, on
Sunday Of last week.
Miss Ella Day died at her home in
Warrenton on. Friday night She was
the daughter of Mrs Virginia Day and
sister of the later DR.. Baldwin Day.
There was a large gathering Saturday
OF Federal and Confederate veterans and
citizens on the Cedar Mountain battle
fields, in Culpeper county, and interest
ing exercises were held.
The Newport News Chamber of Com
merce has decided to assist the medical
society in securing funds for the enter
tainment of the Virginia Medical So
ciety, which meets there in September
In the Roanoke Police Court Satur-
day Peter sBurks, the negro preacher
who is charged with outraging an
eleven-year-old negro girl several days
ago, was given hearing and sent to
the grand jury.
The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun
county has fixed the county levy at 20
per cent of the State tax. The county
and each district school tax was fixed at
10 cents on every hundred dollars value
of real and personal property.
Charles aud Walter Anderson,
brothers, charged with manslaughter in
causing the death by criminal opera
ton of Miss Mary f. Carter, were ac-
quilted in the magistrates court in
Winchester Saturday afternoon, and
were discharged from custody.
Hot words and light blows between
Deputy Collector Nick Smith and Deputy
Marshal Sam Bendit, with heavy pistol
brandished in the air by the latter, but
not fired, caused much excitement in
the federal building in Richmond Satur
day. The trouble originated in a bet on
a horse race.
Mrs. Mary L. Selecman, Of Fairfax
county, died at her home, July 18th
after a lingering illness of intense suffer
ing from different complications. The
deceased was born in Fairfax county
April 2, 1918. She was twice married.
First to William DeNeal Wilcoxen, who
died in early life, leaving her two little
sons to rear Her second husband was
the late Redman Selecman of Fairfax,
in which county she spent most of her
life.
A peculiar condition of things, pOliti-
cally, prevails in the Ninth Congression-
al District of Virginia Representative
Rhea has no opposition for the demo-
cratic nomination and it is hard for the
to get anyone to run against
him. The remarkable thing about it is
that the Ninth district changes repre-
'entatives at nearly every election. But,
Judge Rhea seems to have powerful
hold not only upon the members of his
)wn party but upon the republicans as
we'll. He is a HARD nam to beat
After attempting TO assault criminally
his daughter Ada, Charles Morgan was
saturday in Norfolk held for the grand
Jury to answer to this, as well as for a
similar crime committed against the
person of Sallie +. Minton The al
eyed crimes were committed in Pleasant
Grove district, Norfolk county, on July
Is and 20, respectively. All of the
were only kept quiet between
hese dates by threats against their
ives. When they finally felt them
elves safe, however, they told of the
occurrence, and Morgan was arrested.
Yesterday was blue Sunday at
Petersburg. Mayor Jones instruct
d the chief of police to strictly en-
orce an ordinance passed at the July
Meeting of the council, which prohibits
ii cookshOps or restaurants, except
uch as have an "ordinary" license, to
ell meals on Sundays, and also pro-
Iibits the sale of newspapers at the
ews stands, and neither soda water,
hewing gum, tobacco, nor cigars can
e sold at any of the stores. The
layor has under consideration whether
r not he will allow the delivery of ice
ream on Sundays. OF course all bar
Doms and other places where liquor
/, sold vere cIosad