Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-02
Virginia News.

Miss Georgia Ritchie, q yell-known
church worker of Richmond died yester-
day, aged 70 years.
Fire yesterday destroyed the large
warehouse of J. H. Hardy & Son, chair
manufacturers, at White Hall, Fred
erick county.
The Richmond branch of the Ameri-
can Locomotive Works has contracted
to build 20 locomotives for the Chesa-
peak and Ohio Railroad and FIVE for the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac.
Colonel Robt. J. Washington, of
Westmoreland county, has issued in
yitations to the marriage of his daughter,
Miss Bessie Mastin Washington, to Mr..
Thomas Withers Bcggs, of King George.
The ceremony will take place at St.
Peters church Oak Grove, Nov. 9th, at
o o'clock p, m.
John Wills, an Amherst county farmer,
who is~nearly 80 years old, was held up
by two negroes yesterday and robbed of
all the money he had on his person,
amounting TO about IS. Mr. Wills
Was badly choked by his assailants
The robbery took place on much fire.
quenled county road.
Mrs. Brown, wife Of Deputy Clerk
w. w. Brown, Of King George county,
and Miss Rosa Ninde we're seriously in
jured few days ago by being thrown
from their buggy, the horse running
away when descending a steep hill near
Stif7s wharf, on the Potomac. Mrs.
Brown was the more seriously injured
of the two.
Mrs. H. j. Kerloot, wife Of the late
DR.. Frank Kelioot, of Berryville, Clarke
ciunty, died yesterday at the residence
Of her daughter, Mrs. VIM. Ellis, at
Herndon, Fairfax county. The de-
ceased was in the 18th year of her age,
and is survived by two sisters. The re-
mains will be taken to the old home in
Berryville for interment.
Information from the Ninth district
leads the democrats to feel more hopeful
regarding the prospects of Hon. j. q
Wysor, who is opposing Col. Campbell
Slemp, republican, for Congress. While
the fight is an exceedingly close one, it
is believed that the efforts Of the demo-
cratic orators have turned the scales in
favor of Wysor. The republicans, how
ever, declare boldly that Wysor'has no
chance whatever.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick
burg few days ago John G. McKeever
was granted divorce from his wife, who
resumed her maiden name of Miss Jere-
tina Orndorf, Monday night she was
married to John L. Brown, who is sew
eral years younger than his bride. Fiji
teen minutes after their marriage and at
the same house Miss Laura Brown, the
divorced wife of Samuel Braithwaite. and
Melville NJ. Bailey, of Davis w. Va,
were married. The contracting parties
are members of well-known families OF
Frederick county.
Messrs. Davis Il Days, Washington
patent attorneys, report The grant, this
week, 10 citizens of this State, of the
patents; John o. Morris, of
assignor of one-third to
John A. Traylor, for a register; Osborn
P. Loomis, Newport News. for an
electric tuEret-operating mechanism /;
Thomas J. Livsie, of Norfolk, sssignor of
Dne-fourth to George B. Walton, Of Suf-
folk, for a notwithstanding; William
NJ. Wade, OF Richmond, assignor of
two-thirds to Thomas L. Spratley, for
an automatic weighing-truck; John W.
Fouche, of Ryan, assignor oftwo-tbirds
10 Hugh B. Hutchison and Clarence A.
for an electrical alarm for
telephone call-bells.