Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-04
VIRGINIA NEWS

a 0umD6T OF lhmlll6o WIN oOiu 1O'A
property 10 Fsuquier county within the
past two years and went west have
returned to Virginia and purchased
land near their former homes. They
say Virginia ia good enough for them.
A double wedding took place in the
Presby terrain church al Vienna on
Wednesday afternoon when Misses
Alice and Marian Kenyon, Of that
place, became the brides of two
brothers, of Loudoun, Messrs. William
and John MsfIet.
A distinguished company OF federal
officials went from Washington to at
tend the Good Roads Convention IN
Charlottesville yesterday. IUe VUu-
vention be ird many addresses, General
Miles and Governor Montague being
among the speakers.
The cadets of the Virginia Military
Institute, upon request OF Governor
Montague made of Gen. Ship, super
intendent, will act as an escort OF Gov
ernor Montague Virginia Day at the
Charletton Exposition, April 16. The
cadet battalion represents % st ites and
will number $40 men.
At half past IL o'clock in st. PauPs
Episcopal Church in Lynchburg yes
terday afternoon, 10 the presence OF a
large assemblage, Miss Lucy Boyd
Hutter, daughter of Major and Mrs.
Edward s. Hutter, was married to Mr..
T. Rush RaglaDd, general manager OF
the Wilson Aluminium Company, OF
KaDawhs Falls, w. Va.
Joseph Miles was killed in the ex-
plosion at the Romano Fire Works In
Petersburg yesterday. The power
house 10 which Miles was working was
blown to splinters and scattered over
the grounds. Miles's manRled body
was blown some distance from where
be was standing rubbing powder
through seive, which Ia supposed ID
have CAUSED the explosion. The loss 10
the company will not be heavy.
The announcement is made that the
Chesapeake-Western which is to con
meet the coal fields Of West Virginia
with the Virginia port OF Gloucester
Point, has secured subscriptions TO the
capital stock sufficient 10 make the
building OF the road at comparatively
early date an absolute certainty. Sem
ator William A. Clarke and George
Gould have subscribed Ibis week 81.
600, 900 each, and IS, 900 900 had already
been raised.
1t il reported at Newport News that
the Vanderbilt system will be extended
through to Newport News from Pitts-
burg; the Pitt,burg and Lake Erie will
be extended to Brownsville. Pc, and
from there to Stsunton, Va, q 140.mile
road will be built connecting with the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Leading into
Newport News. This will give a new
coast outlet for Connellsyille coke and
sburg coal and ore to South Amer
lea and Cuba through Newport News.
The great Dismal Swamp has again
been sfre, but yesterday the flames
we're gotten under control. frightened
wild animals as we'll as human beings
we're driven from the Doggy Businesses
by the flames. There is no small game
left in the northern part OF the swamp
to speak of. The budding vegetation
Is dried up and nearly five square
miles of the finest timber land Ia the
swamp is a series OF charred and
blackened stumps, the only evidence OF
what had been worth thousands OF dol
lars at the mills.
The democratic primary of Lynch.
burg yesterday was one Of the largest
ever held 10 the city, the total vote
being 1882. Mayor g. w. Smith was
renominated by a plurality of 17S, the
vote being Smith, 9l5; R. II. Glass, jr.,
737; Il, A. SouthaIl, SCI. City Sergeant
Samuel II. Johnson was nominated
over g. w. Leftwich by vote OF !, 1872,
to S37. Commissioner OF Revenue
William II. Snesd, Commonwealth
Attorney Robert d. Ysncey and High
Constable R. B. Goode were renomina.
ted without opposition.