Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Sarah Thurston Dorsey and
Robert Lee Glaize were married at the
brides home in Winchester, yesterday,
at $3.50 o'clock.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ad
yises Virginia and North Carolina TOBACCO
growers to rotate their crops, saying 700
much of the weed is being produced.
Herbert B. Bates, who murdered Miss
Rena Gentry, at her home, in Richmond,
ON Monday, and then killed himself, lett
letter to his parents which will not be
made public.
1t is said that the republican State
ticket in 1905 will be L. L. Lewis, for
governor; c. G. Causey, for lieutenant
governor, and Hugh Gordon Miller, Tor
encouragement.
Andrew ]. Brumback and Miss Viz
ginia Compton, daughter of E. ID.
Compton, were married yesterday even
ing at the home of the bride in Front
Royal by Elder T. S. Dalton.
Samuel H. w. Lucas, the ldest en-
gineman in the service OF the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, was instantly
killed in a collision near Ridgeway, yes
terday. ]. n. Stafford, fireman, received
fatal injuries.
Messrs. Davis and Davis, Washing
ton patent attorneys, report the grant,
this week, of the following patents to
citizens of this State: Walter B. Bur
row, of Norfolk, for electric lamp; I.
Y. Hughlet, of Kilmarnock, for wash
ing machine, and to NJ. E. Lawrence,
of Franklin, for q fertilizer distributor.
Jacob S. Roger, a retired farmer, was
killed Yesterday on the Cumberland
Valley Railroad near Half Way, Md
Mr. Rover was eighty-two years old and
and very deaf He lived for about
thirty years near Berryyille, and for
year had been residing with his son-ln'
law, David Long, near the scene OF the
accident His remains will be buried al
Berryville.
Mrs. Fannie Morrison, wife of Col.
James II. Morrison; died at the home o.
her husband in Luray at an early houl
Yesterday morning, aged about So years
Mrs. Morrison was a daughter of Gen
Francis H. Smith, one of the founder
of the Virginia Military Institute anc
for many years president of the institu
ton. in which her husband was also
professor for number of years.
Wilbur ]. Griggs, president of Divi
sion $50 of street car men in Richmond
is now a full hedged clothing salesman
He started in to work in that city yes
terday and says, "No more prominence
for me in any union. / intend to be
quiet private in the rear rank" H'
will tender his resignation at the mex
meeting of the street-car mems union
when it is called, and make application
for membership in the clerks union.
A severe thunderstorm which swep
over the neighborhood of Chatham Sat
urday night wrought great havoc. No
far from the Pittsylvania county line II
Halifax county large store was strucl
by lightning and burned, together will
large stock of merchandise. Near tn
same place stable was struck and burned
and horse persisted in the flames. Nea
Chaneys, large barn filed with greer
tobacco, the properly of VIM. Boss, wa
struck and burned. Near Hill Grove
in PittsyIvania county, several head 0
stock we're killed, and in other section
of the county fruit and shade trees wer'
damaged. A drug store at Elba wa
struck and slightly damaged. The storm
was the seyerest in the memory of man.
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