Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

OHOM ltll III Vic oOulhNAoNSAh HN'N ~
the State yesterday.
A new postoffiee has been established
at Bother, Fauquier county, and Ernest
II. Payne commissioned postmaster.
Miss Annie Coleman was married
at Winchester yesterday to Mr.. Oliver
NJ. Harris, of Charlestown, w. Va.
Mrs. Harriet Daniel, of Evergreen
Mills, Loudon county died yesterday
about o'clock at the home Of her son,
John o. Daniel, of that place.
William Thomas, an aged citizen OF
Paxton, died at his home in that place on
Monday evening, aged eighty-four years.
He is survived by several children.
The State Board of Education COM
pleted its work yesterday. Subcom-
mittees were named to examine and pass
upon textbooks on different subjects.
Mr.. George Hurkamp Warren, OF
New York, and Miss Anna Lee Alfriend
we're married yesterday afternoon at the
home OF the brides mother, in Richmond.
Fielding Burton died suddenly Tuesday
night at his home in Falmouth, Stafford
county, of heart disease. He was aged
seventy years. He is survived By num-
Der of children.
Walter Coland, young man living
near Aide, had his right arm torn off
while attending to corn shredder operat-
ing on the farm of William Elgin, near
Landmark, on Tuesday afternoon.
More than 200 cadets have reported
for duty at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, which resumed academic duties
yesterday after suspension of 30 days,
due to an outbreak of typhoid fever.
Herbert Leith, of North Fork, Lou
doun county, was instantly killed on
Tuesday by fall from horse which he
was training. Leith was a noted horse
man, although crippled by the loss of
both legs.
Benjamin Herndon West, a young
lawyer of Richmond, and Miss Annie
Page Walker, daughter of Mr.. Reuben
T. Walker, of Orange county, were mar
ried yesterday at ''Scottsville," the
home of the brides parents.
Hiram Turner, man about forty
years of age, living in Lee county, was
sentenced on Tuesday to serve five years
in the penitentiary for criminal relations
with his thirteen-year-old step-daughter
Turner was indicted upon evidence fur
nished by his wife.
Judge Wickham yesterday certified
to the magistrates in the respective
Henrico districts the indictments found
against alleged violations Of the pure
election law, and persons against whom
charges have been made will be sum-
moned for trial. The cases will proba-
bly, be heard on Saturday.
The Richmond Common Council on
Tuesday night concurred in the repeal of
the Chesapeake and Chic compromise
tax resolution of 1897. This brings
squarely the issue between the city and
the railroad on the question of removal.
The situation is uncertain. The Offices
will not be moved for sometime, and if
moved at all, they will probably go to
Clifton Forge. Cincinnati, Charlottes-
vile and Newport News are bidding for
them.
It was generally supposed that Judge
J. B. Sener, who died in Washington
last week, had made a will, but 50 t r
no trace of it has been found The
opinion is gaining ground that no will
was made. If this Is so the two heirs
to the estate are Mrs. V. II. Bradshaw,
his sister, of Washington, and Mr..
Beverly T. Sener, his nephew, of Balti-
more. The estate is estimated to be
worth about $175, 900.
Messrs. Davis g. Davis, Washington |
patent attorneys, this week report the |
grant of the following patents to resi-
dents of this State: Chas. R. Saunders |
of Richmond, for a combined Ratchet,
hammer and nail extractor; Saul w.
Shoop, of Front, Royal for limekiln |
Saul w. Shoop, of Front Royal, for
limekiln-door. Andrew Plecher, of Bris-
tow, for an acknowledgement telephone;
Andrew Plecher Of Bristow, for a receiver
for wireless telegralhs or telephones.
The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society, which has charge of the Con-
federate Museum in Richmond, yesterday
elected officers and regents, as follows
President, Mrs. Joseph Bryan (for life);
first vice president, Mrs. Stephen Put
ney second ce-president, Mrs. Z. c.
Minor third vice-president, Mrs. @. W.
P. Brock recording secretary, Mrs. ].
Enders Robinson corresponding secre-
AIRY, Miss Lizzie Cary Daniel treasurer,
Mrs. H. Theodore Ellyson. Miss
Mildred Lee is regent for Virginia.
FArpFIx NOTES On Tuesday night