Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-09-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.


There are 5000 oyster tongers en-
gared on the James river above New
6ort News at this time and the number
of boats is said to be at least 400 more
than last season.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to shoot ducks on Currituck
marshes this winter, as guest of ex-Con-
gresham John f. Reyburn. Inc da'c
has not yet been fixed.
Two large gambling houses in the
heart of the business section of Norfolk
CITY were raided just before sunrise yes
terday morning, and thirty-eight we'll
known people were found in the W
places.
Mr.. r. T. Thorp, of Norfolk, says he
does not know that he will get the place
but that be does know that Gen. Edgar
Allan will not be reappointed United
States Attorney for the Eastern District
of Virginia.
Mrs. Laura J. Higdon has been grant
ed in the Corporation Court of freder-
icksburg a divorce from her husband,
Rev. Frank l.. Higdon, now Presoy-
terrain minister of Brunswick, Md. lhey
were married about four years ago.
Mrs. Jacob Dudley, bride of SIX
months, and who had been twice desert,
ed by her young husband, committed
suicide at Pocahontas Saturday night by
swallowing laudanum. She was 10
wears old and married against the Will OF
her parents.
While seated on the porch of his resi-
denoe yesterday evening Mr.. John K.
Neely. one of the Portsmouth's most
proninent citizens, was stricken with
paralysis. which resulted in his death
within an hour. Mr.. Nicely was about
so wears of age and was engaged in the
sash. door and blind manufacturing
business.
Mr. f. w. Maddnx, Of Oak Hill,
Fauquier county, has sold his beautiful
property "Heartland" the rendezvous OF
Mosby's men during the war, containing
$40 acres. for 80, 600 cash to Mr.. a. j.
Chappalaer. of Paris. Mr.. Maddux has
recently bought the home place of the
late George B. Cochran, containing ii
acres. in the town of Marshall, for
a, 900.
United States District Attorney Allan
went to Leesburg last week to examine
the title to some 60 acres of mountain
Gus and in Loudoun county, twenty
miles from Leesburg, which the Agrl-
cultural Department desires for weather
bureau observations. The land Is owned
by Mr. Herbert Allen, and the govern
ment has held an option upon it for SOME
time. General Allan states that he pro-
crossed with the examination OF the lltl(
10 a sufficient extent 10 warrant the pur'
chase of the land by the government
which is to follow.
The republicans Of L0udoun met a
Purcellyille on Saturday and electet
delegates to the congressional convention
which is to meet in this city on the 25tl
instant. Mr.. George Hoge was electet
6v reclamation as congressional commit
teeman. The convention passed reso
lutions commencing President Roose
welt and his administration, and con
demning the action Of the constitutions
convention of Virginia in proclaimin!
instead of submitting the constitution t.
the people as pledged by the democratic
party at the Norfolk convention.
1t is reported at TFarmville, that tn
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company i
carefully considering the purchase of tn
Farmville and Powhatan Railroad. l
has been long felt want of the Seaboart
to enter Danyille, in order that
may complete with the Southern, and t
meet this end it is said their object is t
buy the Farmville and Powhatan road
which crosses theirlin within a few mile
of Chester, and convert it into
broad gauge as far as Farmville; thel
their aim would be to travel over tn
proposed Charlotte, Farmville and Jane
River Valley Railroad, thus entering
Danyille.