Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Virginia News.

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Tom Minor, died at her home in Fred
ericksburg on Monday, aged AZ years.
During fox hunt in Loudoun county
few days ago, Mr.. David Tenant was
thrown from his horse and had his col.
lar bone broken.
Thomas Stuart Knox, second son OF
the late Thomas F. Knox. of Fredericks-
burg, died in Brooklyn Sunday after an
illness of nearly two years from paral-
ysis.
The Old Dominion Iron and Nail
Works in Richmond will soon become
the property of Frank Jay Gould, who
now ownsthe street car lines of Richmond,
Manchester and Petersburg.
Hugh Gochenour, the sOn of Mr..
Morris Gochenour, farmer, residing
about four miles east Of Woodstock,
attempted to commit suicide at his home
Monday by cutting his throat. Gochen-
our hai been melancholy for several
days.
President Roosevelt, it is said, will
appoint Judge Adam c. Carson. of
Riverton, to be Associate Judge of the
Supreme Court at Manila. Judge
Carson is at present the Judge of the
Court of First Instance, with headquar-
tiers at Cebu.
Mrs. Mary F. Rice, widow OF Dr.
Samuel b. Rice, died at her home in
King George county, Saturday night,
aged about 10 years. She is survived
BY five children and six step children,
one of the latter being Mrs. Judge
Roger A. Pryor, of New York.
News has been received in Fredericks-
burg of the arrest in Orange county Of
two men on suspicion of being concern
ed in the murder of John Hume, who
was found dead near the public road not
far from Rhoadesville, in that county,
on November s.
Benjamin Dun Douglass, son of
Robert Dun Douglass, managing director
of r. G.. Dun & Co., died at Thomas
vile, Ca, on Friday, where he had
gone seeking health. He was 80 years
of age and lately lived in Warrenton.
He died of heart trouble.
The New Jerusalem Lutheran Church,
of Lovetlsyille, Loudoun county, was
rededicated Sunday with appropriate
ceremonies. The pastor is Rev. Asa
Richards. The congregation, which Is
a large one, has extensively remodeled
and improved the main edifce.
Arthur l.. Henley and Miss Dora B..
Profit, and Richard j. Henley and Miss
Annie r. Profit were married by Rev.
r. b. Beadles at Manchester Sunday.
The grooms are brothers and prosperous
farmers of Goochland county and the
brides are sisters and popular girls OF
the same neighborhood in that county.
John w. Churchman, of Augusta, is
announced as a candidate for speaker Of
the House OF Delegates. S. l.. Kelly, of
Richmond; Robert E. Lee, jr, of Fair
fax, and w. d. Cardwell, of Hanover,
are the candidates previously named.
Speaker John f. Ryan, Of LoudOun,
has stated that he will not again accept
the honor.
Stephen Putney, ir., of Richmond,
left Kansas City yesterday for St. Louis
to remain at Jefferson barracks until his
father can arrange for his discharge
from the army. He had recovered all
the jewelry pawued sac one ring,
which, it is asserted, was stolen by a
chance friend. 1t was denied that
young Pntney left st. Louis with an
actress. The Kansas City police say
that the boys story of abduction was
unture, that a spirit of adventure caused
him to lease 1t. Louis and that he adj
mts selling the jewelry and spen ling
the money he receiyedsior it. His dis
charge from the army will he OBJ
tanned on proving him only Is years
old. In the meanwhile he will stay at
Jefferson barracks.