Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-08-06
Virginia Briefs

W J.. O.. Hoakley. prominent Nor
folk Eik has become an asnirant for
police chief
Among The automobilists now I'm
Winchester at Hotel Evans are Mr. ana .
Mrs. James Todd MIS- a Fleming Fcu .
and Mr. Henry g. Todd am OF Pitts
burg and party from Washington
that included Miss Kirby Miss Claire
Kirby. Miss Cover Mrs. John Cover
Messrs. Henry r. Cover. Hal Heaton
and pr. Johnson Eliot
The lnwood fair will De- held Angus,
23 Oh &C.
Three black bears arc reported roam
ing around in the country 10 miles he-
low banviiie. near the North Carolina
line
Attorney \. J Ffndlay IS securing
rights ~ way for The Tidewater rails
road 10 Giles county
Mr.. j. e. Greer. cashier OF the First
National Bank ~ Martlnsvllie. va was
married % Miss blossom Goss. of Nicvi-
GO. Mo The wedding took place at the
home ol her uncle I'm SCI Louis They
VIII reside in Martinsviile
Norman Overstrect uas accident
[
over Reads mountain near Roanoke.
I hy John Nandersrift who was careless
\ ~ handling revolver. One 90 the
Y party returned to Roanoke ana team
/ end brought young OFerstreet home
where he received medical attention
] Charles J. and j. r Booth have
/ found a terrapln near B0one's Mu
/ Fmnkir county. with the name 90 the
late owner of the Boone plantation cut
on The shell az the terrapin. dated June
! ?. 1884. This terrapln was seen pcriodi-
| cally until about % years ago. when IL
completely disappeared
Mr.. and Mrs ". 4. Glasgow. OF Roa-
| roke. have gone 90 New York. whence
they VIII 40 20 Europe Mr. Glasgow
/ after trip % pleasure and business
viii take up the practice OF law In
Philadelphia
Mrs. Retta Foreman. Of Whiteacre.
Is very IN at che home OF Mr.. Joseph
Paddy. in Winchester. whose family
she is visiting She is suffering from a
very unusual complaint temporary
cessation OF circulation OF the blood.
The congregation OF the Harris
street tcolOredl Baptist Church, Peters
burg. has started a movement 20 erect
a monument 90 the memory OF Spencer
Green. colored. who for over so years
was deacon OF this church.
Philip JOlley. OF Whiteacre. Is suffer
ing from the effects OF a straw thai
was accidentally run into his eye while
he was hauling grain.
The bids for the erection OF the new
National Bank building. at Petersburg
are all considered too high and new
proposals viii bs asked for
Stanley Matthews. a young whit.
man. originally from Brunswick coun
= ". was fined and jailed by the Mayor
OF Petersburg for assaulting and beat
) ing his wife. 10 whom he had been mar
ried only about one year. The accuse,
laid his troubles at the door OF hi
D 1other-in-law.
Democrats in the West Virginia leg
islature proposed the original tax-r.
form bills as substitute for the Re
publican compromise measures
The Disciples who had their churcl
at West Point burned in the fire OF Ma,
= !. 1903. have disposed OF the old sit
and bought a lot or Main street. OF
which they will erect building.
Arrangements are being made by IN
Chamber OF Commerce and business
, men for "A banquet to be given at Pet
Z ersburg in honor or the commencement
r. OF the work OF the river improvement
Among the speakers invited are Gov
: ernor Montague. Senator Daniel an
& Martin. Corgreesman Swanson. Gen
s eral Alexander Mckenzie. chief of en
e gineers, washington: Capt. y. Z. Win
low. Of Norfolk.