Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

n Henry Fairfax, OF LOuuOun, mas
sS.i the stallion Fiery Dane for hand
some sum, about so, 900.
The friends of Mr.. John F. Ryan, Of
Loudoun, speaker of the House, are
beginning to urge him as a possible
candidate for governor in the next
election.
Attorney General Anderson received a
telegram from Chief Justice Fuller on
Saturday saying that he would reach
Richmond Friday to preside at the hear
ing of the case testing the validity of the
Constitution.
Mrs. George Carter, of Richmond, was
seized by a burly negro in her yard
Friday night about s O'Clock, but
fortunately her screams brought to her
assistance her husband and son.
Despite diligent search, the rascal made
his escape.
The fishermen along the Potomac and
lower Rappahannock complain that the
season has been very bad on their
business. With the exception of the
cool, "biustry snap" in October, the
weather has been too calm and too
warm for fish catching
Work on the big factory of the Amer
lean Cigar Company, a site for which
was recently purchased on the outskirts
of Norfolk for IS, 900, was begun today.
CoIored labor is to be employed in the
stemmery. The operatives in the cigar
factory proper will be white women and
girls.
1t is reported that Beverly Davis,
the recent republican candidate for Con-
gress against Representative Swanson,
in the Fifth District, was in Washington
last Friday seeking advice as to whether
it would be a good thing for him to con-
test the seat of Congressman Swanson in
the next House. He has no hope of
being seated, but he wants the consti-
tutionality of the Virginia election laws
aired in the next House.
Ryland Martin son of one of the
wealthiest farmers in lower Hanover.
was arrested on Saturday on charge Of
forging the names of George W. and
Mrs. NJ. Z. Marlborough to an application
for a marriage license. He was engaged
to Mr. Yarborough's eldest daughter,
but eloped with her sister, Mollie, 10
years old, to whom he was married.
Martin was sent to the grand jury
while his best man, w. 5. Jones, was
fined 500 and sentenced to Jail for a
year for swearing that the girl lived in
Henrico county.
The neighborhoodo of Glory, in Madison
county, not far from the Page county
line, is in a high state of excitement
caused by an assault which was committed
in that community few days ago. The
victim of the assault was Minnie Harvey,
a young girl who made her home with
the family of Mr.. Frank Harvey, of
that community. A negro FAMED Lee
beck has been arrested and lodged in
the Madison Jail, and the excitement is
intense. The girls condition is said to
be critical. This is the second time the
girl has been assaulted, she claim 5, by
the same negro.
Miss Katharine B. Conrad died in
Winchester yesterday aged 66 years.
Miss Conrad was daughter of Robert
Young Conrad, a distinguished lawyer
of the old times. Before the war Miss
Conrad was reigning belle and was be-
trothed to Capt. 'Dick' Ashby, a
brother of Gen. Turner Ashby. His
tragic death early in the struggle termi-
mated the romance of her life. She is
survived by two brothers, Hon. Holmes
Conrad, who was Solicitor-General of
the United States under Cleveland, and
Charles f. Conrad, of Staunton, and
one sister, Mrs. A. NJ Fauntleroy, OF
StauntOn.