Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

George William Diffenderfer, the old
est citizen of Berryville, died yesterday,
aged IS years. He was native Of
Winchester.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dillon, widow OF
james J. Dillon. of Philomont, died
yesterday in the sixty-fourth year OF her
age, of pneumonia.
Mrs. Columbia Wood, widow OF MI
Pollard Wood, died at Charlottesville
from the effects of fall received SIX
weeks ago. She was 70 years of age.
The grand jury of Dinwiddie county
has indicted seventeen citizens for viola
ton of the new election law, in failing t.
give statement of their expenses as can
didates.
Wilmer w. Demory, son of John W.
Demory, and Miss Elsie w. Spring.
daughter of Charles w. Spring, were
married at Taylorstown, Loudoun coun'
ty, on Tuesday.
MolIie White, the notorious woman,
charged with drugging and robbing
Precious Hornby, of Petersburg, wa:
convicted in Richmond last night, and
sentenced to FIVE years in the penitenti-
airy.
Miss Alice Lear Clark and DR.. Alfred
Leftwich Gray, professor of physiology
in the University College of Medicine,
Richmond, were married yesterday al
| ~ -u.:Io.oo oftko hr;daJa nncla Dr
w. w. Lear in Charlottesville.
After suffering for seven or eight day:
from violent attack Of hiccoughs, and
for which every known remedy was tried
John Richie, a wellknown man ofShen'
andoah, Page county, died on Tuesday.
He was about go years of age.
The Richmond water committee has de-
cided that the Passenger and Power Com
pany must pay the city damages for injury
done the city pipes by electrolysis before
the city passes upon and approves a sys
TEN that will be non-destructiye.
Mrs. Susan Catherine Massie,
widow of Patrick Cabell Massie, died
yesterday at her home, at Three Springs,
Nelson county, aged 70 years. She was
a sister of former United States Senator
Robert E. Withers, of Wytheville.
The iron and brass foundry of Jane:
w. Carr and the junk store of Michael
Kelly on lower Main street, Richmond,
we're practically destroyed by fire last
night. The fire resulted from electric
wires. The damage was about s25, DOC
with no Insurance.
Rev. James Cannon, of Blackstone,
has bought controlling interest in the
Baltimore and Richmond Christian Ad.
vocate and will consolidate his own
paper. the Methodist Recorder, on Janu-
airy l. DR.. J. j. Lafierty, for a long
time the owner of the Christian Advo-
cate, remains as editorial writer.
Captain @. Grey Bossieux will retain
his present position as adjutant on the
staff of Colonel George Wayne Anderson,
with the rank of captain, rather than
resign to accept the majority of the First
Battalion of Infantry, Seventeen regi-
ment, to which he was elected a few
nights ago to succeed Major Charles o.
Saville.
1t is stated that Mr.. John r. Dos Pas
sos Of New Yerk, who owns a large farm
on the Wicomico river, in Westmoreland
county, where be spends much Of his leis-
ure time, will again this year entertain
his friends and neighbors in that section
of the State at an od-fashioned Virginia
barbecue. Oxen will be roasted in the
open air and bounteous dinner will be
served. There will be music and speech
making and at night big ball and fire.
works. The affair will take place some
time next week.
George Richmond, while clipping from
Ollie with Miss Annie De Priest, was
drowned in the Jackson river The
young couple left Ollie yesterday morn
ing at 5 O'Clock, and drove ten miles to
the Jackson river, with the intention of
crossing and taking train on the other
side. In order to test the safety of the
ice, Richmond started across, while the
girl remained on the bank. He had not
gone far when he broke though and was
swept under the ice before the distracted
girl could render any assistance. She
summoned help and the body was re-
covered yesterday afternoon. The heart
broken girl would not leave the spot I'M
til the body of her sweetheart was
found.
A fire in Main street, Winchester, in
which two men narrowly escaped suffoca-
ton, Quilted the three-story building
owned by Z. j. Evans and occupied by
Samuel J. Wilson as a drug store, at
4:90 o'clock yesterday morning. The
loss is $1,000 The Masonic temple
was badly damaged by smoke and water,
the mural paintings, which cost $4,000,
suffering tie most. Other losers were /:
Henry Baetjet & Co., dry-goods; B. M.
Knight, dentist; G. F. Barr, photo
grapher, and r. w. Stone, bother.
Samuel J. Wilson and Richard w.
Denny were asleep in the building and
awoke to find it a mass Of flames, with
all avenues to escape cut of. They
were rescued, when half sufocated, by
truck company with an extension ladder
THE LEGISLATURE.