Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.


yesterday. IL
Miss Mollie Embrey, a well-known
lady of Spottsylvania county, died on
SUNDAY at her home near Fredericks-
burg, after a brief illness, aged twenty
five years.
Bishop Van de Vyver is in New York
in consultation with architects and
Others with reference to the new Catholic
cathedral to be erected in Richmond at
cost of $3.50, 900. 1t is not known when
he will return.
"Aunt' Martha Armstrong, who sold
fried chicken, hot coffee, and hard boiled
eggs for thirty years to passengers on
trains at GordOnsvile, died Wednesday.
She was eighty-two years old and her
husband, who survives, is said to be one
hundred and one.
Rev. Peter Burks, negro preacher,
who was recently sent to the grand jury
mt Roanoke for criminal assault, at
tempted to break Jail yesterday by saw
ing the bars. He would have gotten out
in ten minutes more, but iellow-pris-
onergave the alarm.
The absorption of the Winchester
Telephone Company by the United Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, of Phila-
delphia, was officially announced yester-
day. The company intends to enter
New York. r. T. Barton, of Winches-
ter. was elected president.
1t is said that wealthy Philadelphian
had authorized the statement that he and
several other Philadelphians would erect
a monument over the grave of General
Daniel Morgan, the revolutionary hero
buried at Winchester. Recently the
government donated two cannon for the
spot.
Robert w. Blair, of Wytheyille, form
ally announced his candidacy yesterday
for Congress from the Ninth district,
subject to the action of the republican
convention, which convenes at Abing-
don September g. Blair represented
Wythe county in the recent constitu-
tionaI convention and was the republic
can nominee for governor last fall.
Court day at Martinsville yesterday
brought the greatest crowd ever seen
probably in that place. Hon. Claude
Swanson, candidate for reelection to
Congress, addressed an audience Of sew
eral hundred. A fight occurred between
Hayes Hayley and Lee Johnson. Hay
lev shot three times at Johnson and hit
him once. He is thought to be fatally
wounded.
Miss Alice Taylor, pretty young girl
OF Strasburg, and Mr.. Henry Lake, Of
Brownville, Pa. eloped to Hagerstown,
Nd, yesterday, and were married. The
bride left home last week ostensibly to
visit friends in Winchester. Yesterday
morning she took the train to Hagers-
town, where she met the groom and was
married. Later they left for Brown
vile, Pa.
Ollie Williams, the gypsy accused of
betraying sixteen yenr-old Fannie Smith,
with whom he was captured at Emporia,
after a six-day chase, failed to appear i'll
court at Suffolk yesterday, and his 81 800
bail bond was declared forfeited. Local
bondsmen are secured by cash, most of
which is in gold, representing the gyp-
sy's hoardings collected from several
States. Williams was indicted by the
grand jury and further effort will be
made to arrest him.
A terrific electrical storm burst
over Newport News and vicinity
about six o'clock yesterday even
ing, and during its height a water
spout was formed in the entrance to
Hampton Roads. 1t lasted for some
minutes, and was finally dispersed, do
ing, so far as learned, no damage, as all
shipping had gotten into harbor. \
hurricane blowing fifty-twO miles an
hour swept down on Norfolk yesterday
evening, doing great damage to trees and
telegraph poles. The storm came up
very suddenly and many people out in
small boats at the seaside resorts had
barely time to get ashore. The sea at
Ocean View was very heavy, and many
marine disasters to small craft are ex-
pected. The fire alarm system in Nor
folk was paralyzed for a short time by
the falling of a pole. Over two inches
of rain fell during the storm, which was
of short duration.
There is a great stir in sporting cir
cles in Richmond. II. Coles Jordan,
w. Gathright, William Phelps, II. Pei
legrini and Thomas Lyons, men sup
posed to be among the most prominent
members of Richmond's sporting fra
ternity. we're arrested yesterday on the
charge of conducting gambling houses or
engaging in gambling. The warrants
upon which the arrests were made were
sworn out by Policeman William III. |
Wyatt, who proposes to and try substan-
tate in court the charges made by him |
before the police commissioners. The
men were bailed in the sum of $500 each |
for their appearance in the police court !
TODAY. The arrest of the sporting men
caused decided sensation. They were
and many young man who
fears being summoned as a witness is |
now quaking in his boots. 1t is stated |
that a score Of prominent citizens of
Richmond have been summoned as wit
nesses. Among these citizens, it is al
legged, will be bank clerks, business men,
and regular habitues Of the various
alleged gambling houses.
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