Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-30
Virginia News.

not to permit his name to be presented
to the democratic primary for nomina.
ton to the Office of governor next year.
At Berryville Judge T. w. Harrison
sentenced Joseph H. Copenhaver to
serve II years in the State penitentiary
for killing bis wife in Clarke county
some months ago.
Louisa Dozier, five years old, was
criminally assaulted at the home OF hei
father, Arthur Dozier, in Berkely, last
night, shortly after 10 O'Clock, and the
police are now hunting Boss Ellis, ne
gro, who is accused of the crime by the
child. Ellis, who lives near the Doziers,
had been LEFT in charge of the children
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, Of
Oatlands, near Leesburg, as memorial
to her sister, Miss Morton, daughter oil
ex-Vice President Levi P. Morton, Of
New York, who died recently in Paris,
has donated to the people of Leesburg
and vicinity the permanent services OF
a professionally trained nurse, who will
reside in Leesburg.
Roy Christie, fourteen years old, was
thrown from bicycle in Newport News
Yesterday and his skull was fractured
from ear TO ear. He was removed to
the hospital and an operation was per-
formed, but the physicians entertain lit
tie hope FOR his recovery. The boy was
speeding along the street on his way
from school, when his wheel struck a
rock.
The Lynchburg city council, in joint
session, auth orized the City Attorney to
take legal steps to stop the pollution OF
the James river above Lynchburg. The
city at present gets its drinking supply
from the river, the water of which has
recently been of deep brown color, sup
posedly caused by a factory, many
miles above, turning refuse fluid in large
quantities into the river.
Alta meeting yesterday of the directors
of the Berryville Turnpike Company it
was decided tn build a bridge over the
Opequon where the stream crosses the
road from Berryville to Winchester.
The ford at that point is extremely dan
gerous in wet weather, one drowning and
several narrow escapes having resulted
from attempts to ford the stream at that
point. The bridge will cost about $S, GOO,
and work will commence at once,
Acting upon the orders OF Mayor
Outchin, Police Sergeant Graves and a
squad OF patrolmen on Wednesday night
made raid on a gambling room in the
heart of Roanoke. Among those who
fell in the hands OF the police and who
appeared as witnesses In Police Court to-
day are two members of the city legisla-
tur.-Alderman l.. l.. Schwab and
Councilman james Farrar. The first
named recently voted for the Antrim an
;i-gambling ordinance.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Jane B.
Meade took place yesterday from Meade
Memorial Chapel, at White Post, Clarke
county, and the remains were laid to
rest in the family lot in the church
cemetery where so many of her kin are
buried. The services, which were large
ly attended, were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Tngle, of the Episcopal Church at
Wildwood, and the pallbearers were her
three sons, David, Grymes ard George
Meade; her grandsonE, Richard and
Ernest Meade, and her nephew, Hubert
Snowden.
The Treat wing OF the republican
party held their city convention in
Richmond last night, elected a new city
committee and chose delegates and
aIternates to a congressional conven
ton to be held on October 4.
The proceedings were harmonious and
the programme arranged in advance went
through without a hitch. 1t will be re-
called that the other wing of the party
has put Edgar Allan, jr., in the field
against Congressman Lamb. The con-
vention called for October will likely
be harmonious, as it will be composed
of Mr.. Treats adherents.
Spikes driven between the rail joints
nearly caused the wreck Of trolley car
No. "a of the Chesapeake Transit COM
pany, en- route from Virginia Beach to
Norfolk, yesterday evening. There were
between sixty and seventy-fve people in
the car, which, though travelling at
high rate of speed, remained on the rails
and sustained no damage. The passen-
gers were considerably shaken up and
badly scared. An investigation showed
that similar distractions had been placed
on the track at another point. The at.
tempted wrecking is supposed to have
been the work of negro, who had trouble
with the crew of car Wednesday night.