Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-07
Virginia News.

Anthracite coal mined in Virginia
near Radford has been put on the market
Mr.. Oscar l.. Reed, a well-known
citizen of Unison, and Mrs. Josephine
Embry were married at the BRIDE
home, near Middleburg, yesterday.
Mr.. +. l.. Lake, of Bluemont, and
Miss Cora A. Monroe, sister of Sheriff
Eugene Monroe. OF Purcellville, were
married Wednesday by DR.. J. w. Duffy
Miss Ella Cousins and Henry &.
Swanson, of Danville, were married at
the brides home at Callands, yesterday.
The groom is brother of Congressman
Swanson.
General Rufus A. Ayers, Of Big Stone
Gap, who some time ago announced his
intention of becoming candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination next year,
has formally withdrawn from the race.
The marriage of Miss Anna L. Kirby,
daughter OF Joseph Kirby, of Leesburg,
formerly of Fauquier county, to Mr..
Harry II. Abel, son OF William d..
Abel, of Hillsboro, took place in the
Methodist Church in Leesburg yester-
day.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
general Offices announce that the fire
which started last Sunday night in Poca-
hontas tunnel, on the Bluestone branch,
has been put out and traffic through
the tunnel has assumed normal condi-
tons.
As several cases of diphtheria have
developed IN Fredericksburg among the
children, the authorities yesterday or
dered the public and private and Sun
day schools to be closed for ten days to
avoid the possibility of a spread of the
disease.
An accident occurred at the Norfolk
navy yard yesterday afternoon, in which
one white aud four colored men were
seriously injured. 1t is probable that
two of the colored men are fatally hurt.
A scaffold on which the men were work
ing fell.
The marriage of Mrs. James G. Par
rish to Mr.. A. j. Tesdale in Fluvanna,
Wednesday, followed by the wedding of
Miss Alene Parrish to Mr.. G. E. Wat
kins, created widespread interest because
of the romantic fact that the last named
bride is the daughter OF the first. Mrs.
Parrish was married at home and her
daughter in church.
William Gray. one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Berkeley county, W. Va,
living at Inwood, few miles from Win
chester, was found dead in his buggy at
an early hour yesterday morning. He
was prominent in politics and was the
owner of large farm in Berkeley county.
Mr.. Gray had sold recently an immense
crop of peaches and had realized several
thousand dollars from the sale.
The case of Battaile Johnson, the
negro charged with an attempted criminal
assault upon Mrs. Marmaduke Lacy, 10
Spottsylvania county, will be tried in the
Circuit Court at Spottsylvania court
house today. The case would have been
tried Yesterday but there was some de-
lay in securing jury, johnson is now
confined in Jail at Spottsylvania court
house, and there is no excitement in
connection with the case, the public
having full confidence that justice will be
administered.
Mrs. Matte, Wake and Mrs. William
Davis. of Manchester, were both sick
yesterday from a powder plentifully
springled over their beds by burglars
about midnight Wednesday night. Mrs.
Wake was awakened early yesterday
morning by cold air from an open win
dow left down at night. She was nau-
seated, and putting her hand to her
mouth, tasted a bitter powder. She ran
into the room of Mrs. Davis and found
her in a stupor. with the powder sprink
led over her bed also. Nothing was
stolen except 81 bill placed by Mrs.
Wake under package of coffee in the
kitchen.