Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-04
Virginia News.


a shaft at the Arminius mines, at Min
eral, yesterday, and killed.
General Lee and Hon. John Goode
will address the Georgia Legislature by
invitation on the jamestown Exposition.
George Taylor, IA years old, one OF
the wealthiest men of Rappahannock
county, died at his home. near Sperry-
vile. oD Tuesday night.
]. NJ. Armistead, real estate agent,
aged 80 years, died in Lynchburg yester-
day from injuries received nearly two
years ago by falling down well.
The divorce of Ex-Governor Taylor, oil
Tennessee, is followed by the announce
ment of his engagement to Miss Mamie
st. John, a prominent young lady oil
Chilhowie, Va.
Mrs. Catherine Rust, one of the old
est ladies in Frederick county, died at
Refuge Tuesday night after long illness.
She was the widow of Alfred M. Rust,
and was formerly Miss Larrick.
w. NJ. Addison was elected cashier
of the National Bank of Virginia, OF
Richmond, at meeting of its board OF
directors held yesterday. He is native
of Richmond and son off. b. Addison
of that city.
A personal alteration took place
Tuesday night between Commander A..
G. Peay, of the Confederate Soldiers
Home. at Richmond, and DIR. w. A..
Deas, surgeon of that institution and
coroner of Henrico county. Commander
Peay is said to have been the aggressor.
After celebrating until 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and being unable to
agree upon a verdict, the jury which
tried James Goode for the murder OF
Captain Sbinberger was discharged by
Judge Witt, in Richmond. The case
will likely go over until the September
term, when new jury for some other
city will be secured.
The third attempt to wreck trains on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at the
same spot was made at an early hour
Tuesday morning two miles south OF
Winchester. Railroad ties we're placed
high on the track, and rs the eastbound
train came along at high rate OF speed
the engineer saw the obstruction and
brought his train to a standstill. Twice
on the night of July 10 ties we're found
on the track at the same spot.
The initial services of the prohibition
and evangelical association of Loudonr
county began Tuesday at Purcellville
Fully 5000 people attended. ID. j.
Hoge, president, delivered the address
of welcome to the representatives OF thu
Sunday schools of the county assembled
in convention. Yesterday the services
were devoted to the cause Of prohibition
and Col. George w. Balm, of Kentucky
Hon. Oliver w. Stewart, of Chicago,
aud others were in charge.
Telling her parents that she was golnl
to village to visit sick friend, Miss
Mary f. Carton, the pretty young
daughter of S. f. Carton, boarded
train ,at Winchester yesterday morning
and, meeting ner fance, William Moore
went to Washington and was married
Yesterday afternoon. 1t is said that thu
wedding was the outcome of a determi
nation on the part of the bride to b.
married before her sister, Miss Louis
5. Carton, who will wed d, r. Eskey
next Wednesday.
Special Inspector Robert G. Ould, o
the United States customs service, sta
toned at Champlain, n. Y, died yes
ferday of complication Of diabetes anC
heart trouble. The deceased, at the ag
of 60 years, was a member of Mosby'
Forty-third battalion in the Confederate
army, and his father was Judge Rober
OuId, of Richmond, who was distric
attorney of the District of Columbia dur
ing Buchanan's administration, and late
the Confederate agent for the exchang
of prisoners at City Point during tn
civil war.
An ordinance providing for the ex
tension of the limits of Winchester ha
passed the City Council Of that place
Under the ordinance the city expands il
every direction, taking in a territor,
equal to about one-ifth of its presen
territory and adding property valued a
about half million dollars. A lorna
suit will now be entered in the Circui
Court to ratify the action of the council
As none of the property-holders in tn
territory proposed to be annexed oPpos
the plan, the friendly suit will likely b
decided in favor of Winchester.