Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-23
OLD DOMINION NEWS.
VIRGINIA BRIEFS.


teras for the wireless telegraphy sys-
tenn. He intends 20 organize n stock
company 20 operate wireless stations
at Ncwbern. Hatteras. Roanoke Island
and Norfolk.
The Richmond Street Car Company
announces that after April Is the law
which permits conductors TO separate
white and colored passengers will be-
come operative.
Capt William Hamilton Vernon. G.
years % age. recently died az Ports
mouth. He was a veteran in the ex-
press service and was some years ago
retired on a pension. Captain Vernon
married Miss Theresa O'Bricn. OF Bal
timore
James Saunders was burned 20
death Thursday in a fire that destroy
cd the barn Of John Hines. at Brights.
/ P1ttsylyania county. Saunders went
/ into the barn and lighted match.
from which the hay quickly ignitcd.
/ developing into a roaring flame in
few minutes.
Capt. y. II. Bargor. formerly super
iatendcnt OF tho Kcnova division and
later freight claim agent for the Nor
folk and Western. is I'm critical con
ditiCn at Roanoke. the result OF PTS
TOD wound I'm the foot Capt Barger
took the gun from his desk and was
handing il 10 one Of his mon. when
D. fcl and was fired. The bullet en-
bercd his foot and blood po soning re-
suited
Mr.. Robert Lee Melton. OF Shadwen.
and Miss Mary 3. Davis. OF keswick.
Albemarlc county. were married sat
uroay by Rev Dr John p Turpin. OF
NE First Baptist Church. Charlotte
Vile
p Col Stuart ". Walker. a prominent
lawyer of Nartnsburg w. Va, has
, announced his candidacy for the Dem
, ocratic nomination 20 oppose Repre-
sentative a. q. DAYTON Col. Walker
is young man. He is considered one
of the best orators OF the State.
As the result OF q fire in the woods
near Priddys. II miles east OF Char
lottcsville. Sunday. Rosa Madison. the
9-year-oid ia Aghter o. ID NJ. Madison.
u was burned 10 death The fire caught
:. from a burning brush pile in field
D. that was being cleared. The little
girls dress caught and in short
g time she was burned 90 crisp.
p L.. G.. McGammory. who murdered
Robert Burchett at Max Meadows last
ID
, Circuit Court az Wytheville The wife
4, ~ Burchctt is indicted for The Same
!. crime
col. John Tyler. living near Watson
IS Loudoun county. was robbed and sec
lr verciy beaten 10y two negroes late
to Saturday evening ON "a lonely road bc
lr tween Watson and Aldic. Col. lyle
is about 20 years OF age Traveller
lc found him I'm the road unconsciou
.h and assisted him 10 "A nearby farm
Us house. he later accused two negroes
re named Freeman and Johnson. 81 tn
assault. Johnson was arrested.
n- Mrs Pcachy Lincwcaver. who live
DE not Ear from Harrisonhurg. was strict
q on with apoplcxy Sunday afternoon
-A She was conversing with members
'' her family. when she was noticed
to gasp as il for breath and then fan
1n The floor unconscious.
he Col. Robert T. Lincoln. son Of Pres
~ dent Abraham Lincoln. and prcsidcl
~ the Pullman Palace Car Compan
80. went to Charlottesville sunday in d
' private car. Colonial. lie spent q
30 afternoon in visiting Monticello an
..,,. the University. says the Progress. ar
I'M. returned 20 Washington this NOR
a,y ink.
The ninth annual convention ot II
Virginia State Federation OF Lab
viii meet i'm Norfolk Tuesday. May
The Federation IS composed Of Repi
~ sentatiyes from the labor unions
Richmond. Norfolk. Portsmouth. Ne
port News. Lynchburc Peters hm
T. Danville and Roanoke.
About 200. 600 herring had arrived
cIs Fishtown. Alexandria. from Saturd
60" morning mp 20 nine O'Clock Mond
morning the Gazette says. Pric
-dcd however. were Well maintained tn
anu were quoted al $3.50 a thousand. Sh
are still scarce. being quoted at $40
ring $50 a hundred.
Rely W II. Hycr is president. John
Glenn vicepresident and IT. +. r.
in nels secretary and treasurer OF
700 newly organized Staunton Wooe tn
J3. ing Company.
lem- The promoters OF the propo
efNs electric railroad from Roanoke
-eiH' Floyd Court House recently held
meeting in Roanoke 10 further
gan project
me Miss Lena Downing. OF Heathsvi
VA has come 20 Baltimore for treatm
IN a hospital
ONO The time for the public schools
Sah- Berkley district. SpOttsylvania cou
nioh' has been extended so as 10 max
term OF six months.
iScrs Mr.. c. 5. Smith. Of NOkesv
, The bought the Stauffer farm. on CO
= Run containing 421 acres for 81