Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-20
Virginia News.


Work has been begun on the new
Chesapeake and Ohio station in Char
lottesyille.
Two attempts were made to wreck
trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road near Winchester yesterday.
Mrs. Thornton Berry. wife of former
sheriff of Madison county, died at her
home in that county on Monday, aged
about "A years.
Mrs. John E. WEIGH died at her home
at King George Courthouse yesterday
morning, aged 20 years. She was the
daughter of Mr.. Sias E. Staples.
Richmond surgeons yesterday pei
formed delicate operation on baby,
removing a safety pin from its stomach
locating the pin by means OF the A-ray.
Mr.. Joshua Fletcher, the largest land
owner in Loudoun county, has purchased
of the heirs of the late AlgernOn Thomas
a tract of 500 acres near Trappe,
for $lS, 900.
An insect known as the wire worm is
said to be injuring seriously the pickle
crop in Stafford and in King George.
1t attacks the roots, and in short time
the vine is killed.
A terrific wind and hail storm Mon
day evening ruined most of the corps in
section of Nansemond county, about
six miles square between South Quay
and Cleopus, twenty miles from Suf-
folk.
Mrs. Mary Smith, wife of Rev. Robert
Smith, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, of Manassas, died sud-
denly of apoplexy at her home on Cen
tire street Sunday, aged rs years. Mrs.
Smith was daughter Of the late james
Dowell, of Dumfries.
A young man and lady companion
were forced to get out of buggy near
Richmond on Saturday night by livery.
man, who drove off, leaving the two in
the road. He said the young man bad
kept the horse and buggy for a longer
time than agreed upon.
Janitos Janiteas, charged with at
tempted criminal assault on the nine
year-old daughter of Fl. n. Cole, was
tried in the Corporation Court of New
port News yesterday. Janiteas, who is
Greek merchant of considerable means,
was found guilty, and his punishment
fixed at nine years in the Penitentiary.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens of this State of the fol-
lowing patents: Rosa A. Crutchheld,
of Richmond, for collapsible box
Elias Goldsmith, of Norfolk, for fabric
smoothing attachment for looms; james
A. Reyes, assignor to Wright's automa'
tic tobacco packing machine company,
of Lynchburg, for paper feeder; James
A. Wade, assignor of one-half to j. NJ.
Unistadter, of Norfolk, fora policeman's
club.
There is every reason to believe that
Gov. Montague will actively take the
stump for the democratic ticket nominal
ed at St. Louis, and that he will go into
some of the doubtful States. 1t is said
that the main onslaught of the democrat
ic orators will be West Virginia, and the
governor will probably put in some time
there. Senator John w. Daniel and
Allen Caperton Braxtop, of Staunton,
will, it is understood, offer their services
to the national committee. 1t is believed
that Congressman Claude A. Swanson
will also take the fled. 1t is expected
that these gentlemen will be asked to
speak in New York, New Jersey, In.
diana, Illinois, and West Virginia. All
can spare the time, for Virginia is in no
danger of giving any comfort to the re-
publicans. Nine Virginia districts are
considered safe for the democracy while
there are hope of adding the other to the
democratic column.