Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The West End furnace property at
Roanoke was sold at public ale yes
terday for $l70,00O
Mrs. Mary Osbum, a native Of Lou
doun county, and widow Of Mortimer
Osburn, died yesterday at Rockville, Md,
a sed S0years.
The next annual meeting of the POI
tomac Baptist Association will be at
Zoar Church, Bristersburg, five miles
from Calyerton station, commencing
August IL.
The Winchester Horse Show held its
first meeting yesterday at the FAR
Grounds. and several races we're run on
a heavy track. A fair-sized crowd Of
spectators saw the events.
Thomas II. Massey, Of Lancaster
county. was a-raigned in Baltimore yes
terday on the charge of criminally as
saulting Miss Grace Wise last spring.
He makes technical denial of the
charge.
The contest between Messrs. Lamb
and Wallace is growing more interest
ing. Their meetings at the county
courts have attracted a good deal of at
tention. and newspaper controversy
between them, growing out of a recent
Joint discussion at King William Court
house. has added just enough spice to
make the situation interesting.
George Johnson, well-known freight
conductor on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. lost his life Wednesday in a
heroic attempt to save his train from
wreck. The car next to the caboose
Jumped the track, and in trying to un-
couple the caboose from the car, John
ston's leg was cut off just above the knee.
This occurred at Kellyyiew, a mile from
Big Stone Gap.
The first step to test the anti-pass
clause of the new constitution was taken
in Richmond yesterday, when Common
weaIth's Attorney ID. &. Richardson,
upon information furnished him, swOre
out writ of quo warrantO in the Hust-
ings Court against Mr.. A. j. I. Treyett,
notary public of Richmond, charged
with having received and used free trans
p)rtatiOn on the railroads.
There was a double hanging at Wise
Courthouse today, the first in the his
tory of that county The criminals
were Charles Blackman and Robert
Foy, both colored. Blackman was con-
yicted of the murder of Thomas Bates,
at Toms Creek, last month, while FOy's
crime was the killing of Dayton Miller,
treasurer of the Toms Creek Coal Com
pany, at the same place, last winter.
A dispatch from Newport News says
that the Hygeia Hotel and fixtures have
been sold to a syndicate headed by
James Burrill, of that city. 1t is
claimed that the award was originally
made to George A. Dubcrul, of Balti-
more. His bid was 1900, it being
estimated that it would cost 81, 900 to
move the building to new site, and re-
erect The figures of the new bid are
not given out.
While en- route from Bellaire, Ohio, to
Haymarket, Harry Tyler, Of the former
city. was robbed of his wallet containing
$5S. Tyler arrived in Washington
Yesterday afternoon almost pennileSs.
He did not know just where the robbery
occurred, but was satisfied that his purse
and money were removed from his pocket
while he was asleep on the Baltimore
and Ohio train on which he travelled.
The theft was reported to police head
quaters, and is being Investigated.
Miss Juliet w. Waddill the accom-.
plshed daughter of Judge Edmund
WaddiIl. was married in Richmond last
night to Mr.. Arthur Middleton Cannon,
a prominent young Richmond lawyer,
and son of the late Henry G. Cannon.
The wedding occurred at the Second
Presbyterian Church. Miss Mary Lamb
Waddill was her sisters maid of honor.
The best man was Mr. Robert +.
Talley. The couple left on a northern
tour and for the mountains Of Virginia.
The five year old Girl of Martha bod
son, who died in disreputable part Of
Greensboro, n. c. a few days ago, has
been taken to Danville by woman named
Roxy Burnham, who is raising the little
one in house of shame. The discovery
was made yesterday, and although several
good people have expressed a desire to
take the child, the Burnham woman re-
fuses to give it up, claiming that Martha |
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said the child has been taught evil things, /
and that it left its foster mother the other
night and remained out of doors, rather
than submit to the Burnham wOman's |
The authorities took the |
matter in hand, and it is possible the
child will be rescued from its life of shame.
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