Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-13
Virginia News.

|
political address to large meeting at
Woodstock yesterday.
Mrs. II. G. Hough, daughter of the
late Henry Hardy, of Leesbnrg, died at
her home in Iowa last week.
Two employees of the Portsmouth post
Office were dismissed yesterday BY order
of the civil service commission.
Mrs. Julia E. Wood, wife of the late
John N. Wood, died Sunday night IN
ALTERNATE county. She was seventy
years old.
The estate of the late R. S. Chinn,
near Aldie, containing 490 acres. has
been sold for $40, 900 to Mr.. F. S. Fredd,
of Middleburg.
Francis @. Fitzhugh, of King George,
has been appointed assistant keeper Of
Cherrystone Light station, in place Of
L. H. Staubley, transferred to Cape
Charles station.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Mary McGill Randolph, daughter Of the
late Rev. B. NJ. Randolph, to John
Burke Mordecai, at Casanova, Fauquier
county, September 30.
The store house and dwelling and one
acre of land, known as "Rosita," form
erly the property of the late r. S. Jones,
of King George county, was sold re-
Gently at public auction by G. H. Ash
ton to Mr.. B. G. Grymes, of Matthias
Point.
Howard L. Edmonds, an insurance
agent, who recently moved to Winches-
ter, was robbed of over 800 worth of
silverware which was being brought to
that city, along with his household goods
in a freight car from Danvile. 1t is
thought that the silvcrware was stolen at
Danyile.
Charles L. Harrison, of Richmond, a
Pullman conductor on the Norfolk and
Western railroad, was accidently shot at
Lynchburg yesterday with Winchester
repeating gun which was being handled
by Edel E. Lipscomb, the night money
clerk in the Southern Express Office
there.
Governor Montague opened the cam
paign in Virginia yesterday by deliver
ing an address at Chesterfield Court
house on behalf of Capt. John Lamb,
candidate for Congress from that district,
which he has represented for two terms.
Speeches were also made by Captain
Lamb and Mr.. Jefferson Wallace.
The Chautauqua which has been in
progress at Front Royal since September
/, closed Sunday night. The Chau-
tauqua will be transferred to White Post
where five-day meeting will be held,
commencing Saturday, September II.
The management anticipates the pres
ence of Rev. Sam p. Jones at this meet
ing.
Congressman Rixey spoke at Louisa
yesterday and was warmly welcomed.
He forcibly drew attention to the con-
trast in the tax of 81. 10 per capita un-
der the Buchanan administration and
that of 81 per capita under the ROOse.
yelt administration, and showed how
this tax, although not directly paid by
the people, came out of their pockets.
DR.. Edwin A. Alderman has arrived
at the University Of Virginia, and in
formally taken up the work which de-
wolves upon him as the chief executive
Ct that instifnt;nn Tho formal ;-~'"l-
lation, with appropriate ceremonies, will
take place later in the session. On Sep
TENDER 90 the Chamber of Commerce of
Charlottesville will give a banquet and
reception to DR.. Alderman.
The announcement of the Navy De-
partment that two big GOLFERS that are
to be built in government yards will be |
constructed at the Mare Island yard,
California, and the New York yard,
respectively, has in it a great deal of dis
for the friends of the gov
eminent yard at Norfolk. They claim
that not only have they not had fair
deal this time, but that the Navy De-
partment has been against the Norfolk
yard all along.