Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25
Virginia News.

Mrs. Maria GlaScock, WIDOW OF beOrge
Glascock, of Upperville, died on Monday
She was eighty-three years of age.
Mr.. w. d. Chesterman, editor of the
Richmond Times Dispatch, is in criti-
cal condition at bis home in that city.
The Bonsack Company, of Virginia,
has asked the State Department to aid in
collecting an alleged claim of 81, 500, 600
against Mexico.
In awarding 800 damages for nom
delivery of message Norfolk judge
yesterday decided that the messenger
boy was the company's agent.
Mai. J. II. Macre, of Upperville, died
recently. He was eighty years of age, a
graduate of West Point, and was at the
time of his death mayor of Upperville.
The annual Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church ofthe diocese of south
ern Virginia will meetin Grace Church,
Petersburg, on May 81, Bishop A. NJ.
Randolph presiding.
Mrs. Martha Splitter, wife of Elder d.
n. Splitter, a German Baptist minister
of Page county, was found dead in bed
at her home, near Stonyman, at an early
honryesterday morning.
John Boiler, of Purcellville, died Mon
day night from apoplexy, aged seventy
five years. He was unmarried. He
served during the civil war as a member
of Company A Eighth Virginia Regi-
ment.
A detective, who is investigating the
death of Edward l.. Wentz, son of the
Philadelphia millionaire, in Wise county
is now in Richmond and says that there
is not doubt that young Wentz was
murdered.
The Virginia State Building, replica
of Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefier-
son, on the Worlds Fair grounds in St.
Louis, has been opened to the public.
Miss Jeane Carolina Mercer, secretary
of the state commission, is in charge as
acting hostess.
Sixty-one Parker delegates were elected
by Richmond yesterday to the State con-
vention. They were instructed to vote
as a unit for the primary plan Of making
all nominations. The sole figh. was on
this point-1.909 votes being cast for
primary to 1914 against.
Members of the Fourth Virginia Caval-
ry attended the unwilling of a monu-
ment at Oak Shade, Culpeper county,
today, in honor of the Little Fork
Rangers, Company d, Fourth Virginia
Cavalry, General Fitz Lees brigade.
Addresses were made by Judge ID. A.
Grimsley and Colonel Thomas Smith.
The Governor has Endorsed the find
ing of the court martial held at Peters
burg sometime ago, which found Walter
G. Beasley of the Petersburg Grays,
guilty of intoxicstion and running over
a sentinel at Newport News On the oc-
casion of the launching of the battle
ship Virgini& The court martial fixed
his punishment at dishonorable discharge
from the State militia service and l0days
in Jail.
As a sequel to the sensational divorce
suit resulting in the separation of F. F.
Finch, the millionaire banker, and his
wife, Finch, in Newport News, yesterday
began action at law to recover from Mrs.
Finch $12, 347. 90, which, Finch alleges,
he spent on his wife's property while she
was suing him for divorce. Mrs. Finch
is now living in Sioux Falls, 5. d.,
where she went shortly after the divorce
proceedingt in the courts in Newport
News were dropped. She has purchased
a home there, and expects in short
while to bring her divorce suit to trial
in the courts there.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens of this State of the fol-
lowing patents: Ben J. Campbell, of
Danville, for tiuid-viscosity motor, or
turbine Frank W. Blakeslee, assignor
of one-half to George o. Bjorneby, Of
Williamsburg, for a building-block;
Edwin P. Wright, of Richmond, for
dental manikin Daniel w.. Alderman,
of Coyington. for ar-coupling knuckle;
James H. Clark, of Richmond, for a
railway-switch the Randolph Paper
Box Co., of Richmond, a trademark
for paper boxes; the Fleming Il Chris
tan Co., of Richmond, trademark for
cider, and the Frictioniess Medal CO.,
of Richmond, for trademark for bear
ing-medal.