Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-05
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DR.. Garrett a ! at his
home, in King ar is nty, yes
terday, aged Go "a lead
ing physician and o lson.
Many promineL. rIrgInia democrats
are responding to the invitation to join
the pilgrimage to the White Sulphur
Springs, August II, on the occasion OF
the notification of HenryG Davis OF bis
nomination for the vice-presidency.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Mar
bury Taylor of Westmoreland county,
Virginia, to Mr.. George 2. Collyer, OF
Richmond, was solemnized at Nomlnl
Episcopal Church on Wednesday, Rev.
Charles II. Gross OF Baltimore, officiating.
Mr.. V. T. Balm, of Alexandria, was best
man.
Marriage licenses were issued IN
Washington yesterday to George Claton
Cation and Della Shaffer, both of Bris-
tow George Mayer and Annie 5. kol-
zun, both of Helndon Nathaniel Blue,
of Spout Spring, and Margaret Hancock
and to Miner Shultes and Helen Terry,
both of Muckross.
Mr.. J. A. Boals. of Culpeper county,
is in Fredericksburg trying to interest
the business men in the Fredericksburg
and Rappahannock Railway. He desires
to have the line cross the Rapidan river
near Blind Ford, running from there to
Fredericksburg, and to be then extend
ed down to the Northern Neck through
King George Westmoreland, Lancaster
and Northumberland counties to deer
water on the Chesadeake bay. If
this road shall be built on the line
suggested it will open UP a new country,
which has long been in need of railroad
facilities.
Lightning struck the home of Mr.. G..
II. Swift, in SpOttsylvania county on
Wednesday. Mr.. Swift, and members
of the family had a narrow escape, The
lightning struck telephone wire and
was communicated to the dwelling by the
wire. The bolt shattered a window,
passed through the floor to the second
story, setting fire to bed, jumped to the
hallway. wrecked another window and
passed out through the top of the house.
scattering shingles and timber in every
direction, finally striking tree in tho
yard, where it was conducted to the
ground.
The convention of the State Bar Asso-
citation closed at Hot Springs last nigh
with banquet. The session yesterday
morning was devoted chiefly to listen
ing to a paper read by Judge Francis E
Baker, OF Indiana, who presioes over the
Eleventh judicial circuit, on ''fhe State
Corporation and the Federal Court.
The committee to which was referred thu
resolution recommending that the asso
citation purchase the old residence Of
John Marshall in Richmond, to be used
as a home for the body, reported through
II. St. George Tucker recommending
that committee be appointed to lool
further into the matter and it deemed
advisable to secure an option on the
PiOPSiy
Andrew Dudley, colored, supposed t
be fourteen years old, attempted, Wed
nesday afternoon, TO assault two LITTLE
white girls near Greenfield, Nelson coun
ty. He struck little girl named Dam
eron, who ran crying to Mrs. McLain'
house, and then, being alone will
Boomer McLain, aged nine, he attempt
ed to criminally assault her, and wa
frightened off by the girls mother: II,
tried to escape, but was arrested anc
held for the grand jury. Constable G
w. Cretzer started with him for thu
Lovingston Jail by the way Of Charlottes
vile, but when he reached the depot a
Alton last night a mob took the prisone
from the officer and disappeared in tn
country. He has no doubt been hanged