Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-15
Virginia News.

scholarships are to be held January
1913, probably at the University.
Joseph w. Schooley, formerly Of
Leesburg, and a.native Of Waterford,
LOudoun county, died suddenly at his
home, at Norfolk, Tuesday.
Mr.. Joseph Oscar Chewing, of SPott-
sylvania county, and Miss Willie T.;
Luck, of Caroline county, were married
yesterday at County Line BaptistChurch.
Charles Bragbon, of the R., F. & +.
X. r., at Fredericksburg, was married
yesterday at the Hop Yard, in King
George county, to Miss Lollle Gibbs, of
that county.
William Buckles, Washington coun-
~ school teacher, aged 80 years. fell
upon a rapidly revolving circular saw at
sawmil ne'r his home Tuesday and
was disemboweled. He died almost in
stsntly.
The graded school building at Ash
land was burned Yesterday. The chill
dren were gotten out safely and their
books aud part of the furniture were
saved. The building was an old frame
structure.
Col. Charles T.. O'Ferrall. former
governor Ut Virginia, was yesterday
appointed, by Judge r. Taylor Scott,
commissioner in chancery for Richmond
and Henrico county, to succeed J. r.
V. Daniel, deceased.
The following postmasters have been
appointed in Virginia; George t. War
ring at Ballston, Alexandria county;
John A. Reedy, sr., at Liberty Mills,
Orange county; Edgar l.. Hook, at
Trone, Frederick county.
Seventeen poems of Rev. Dr.. Bever-
ley d. Tucker, OF Norfolk, have been
published in a neat little volume by the
Pickett Buchanan Chapter of United
Daughters of the Colfederacy. Most of
them are ON civil war subjects.
E. C. Burnett, who was charged with
the murder Of L. II. Fulcher, was dis
missed in the Police Court in Richmond
yesterday. Commemorative Attorney
Richardson at the close of the evidence
declared that no jury would convict
Burnett on the testimony.
Joseph Brown, farmer, near St. Just,
in Orange county. went out from his
home yesterday to the woods, about 800
yards away, deliberately placed a shot
gun to his temple and, striking the trig.
ger with a stick, blew his brains out.
No reason is known for the act
Mari &c licenses were issued in
Washing Ion yesterday to Philip W,
Pritchett and Matte E. Eubank, Of
Spottsylvania; Charles n. Stewart, OF
Burkes, and Mamie E. Twombly, of Fair
fax, and to Samuel E. Crosen an Mag.
gle d. Fritts, both OF Hillsborough.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys. report the grant this
week to citizens of this State OF the fol-
lowing patents; Richard p. Cowhig, of
Lynchburg, for water seal trap; Willis
r. Jones, OF Smithield for a machine
for picking peanuts; George w. Lam
caster, OF Petersburg, for railway cross
ing.
The secret marriage September 29th
of William :. Pohzehl, of Poiut Sanilac,
Mich, and Mrs. Maude GocLenour, Of
Woodstock, was exposed in 81. Louis
in letter, written by Justice Robert
Carroll, of the Fourth District Court, to
the brides father, X. C. Wilkin, who
had written inquiring as to the truth of
such a rumor, which had reached his
ears.
Mrs. Ferguson, dressmker Of Balti-
m1re, having suffered from the effects Of
an abscess on the bpttom of her foot. re-
moved iron, it brass pin. Mrs. Fer
guson says the pin is evidently one which
she swallowed when child. She thinks
the pin worked its way entirely through
her body, although she says she suffrr'd
no pain on account of the ordeal until
the abscess developed on her foot.