Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-07
Virginia News.

Mr.. William Goodwin Hart died at
his home, Hartford" in Fauquier
county, Tuesday night, aged 90 years.
DR.. s. T. Dickinson, well'kuown
physician of Caroline county, who resid-
ed near Milford, died at his home Tues
day.
Mrs. Louise NJ. Gill, widow of Chas.
E. Gill, of Stafford county, died yester-
day at the home of her son, Waller GilI,
near GarrisonvilIe, Stafford county, aged
20 years.
The Virginia democratic State COM
mittee will meet tonight in Richmond 70
canvass the returns from the recent
primary, aud to pass upon number OF
contests growing out of the election.
DR.. Blanche RosaIie Slaughter, OF
Washington, daughter of the late Johh
F. Slaughter, was married 10 Lynch
burg last night to Baxter Morton, q
member of the New York city bar.
At meeting the town council OF
Vienna, Monday evening last, Mr.. W.
Il. Collins was elected mayor for the en-
suing year. Mr.. Collins has acted as
mayor OF the town in the absence oil
Mayor w. II. Bowman.
Two large surgeons, one weighing
800 pounds and the other about 200
pounds, was captured in the Rappahan-
mock river at the foot of the falls above
Fredericksburg this week. Both stur-
geons had gotten into shallow water.
Borden Bros. & Co.'s stave factory,
near Manassas, was destroyed by fire at
IL O'Clock yesterday morning. The fire
originated from a spark from the engine.
The loss is estimated at from So, 900 to
81, 900. The factory will be rebuilt.
Miss Katherine Peachy Ryland,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Newton
Ryland, and Christopher Browne Gar
nett, of Richmond, son of Judge and
Mrs. G. Taylor Garrett, of Matthews
county, were married yesterday at the
home of the bride, Pennington, King
duu IuSOu SouuNy'
The case of the Commonwealth against
Raleigh B. Dawson, who is charged with
attempting a criminal assault on Bessie
Shelton, the deaf-and-dumb girl, was
caIledin the Corporation Court in Lynch
burg Yesterday and continued until Sep
TENDER rs on account of the absence OF
witnesaea for the defense.
Mr.. G. H. Grubbs, a merchant Of
Clarke county, who has been 10 business
for seventeen years. operating store
recently between White Post and Stone
Bridge, has made an assignment in favor
ofMr. Jas. P. ReardOn, of Winchester, fol
the benefit of his creditors. His liabill-
ties are about SO, 900, with assets almost
equal.
An unknown man late Tuesday night
held up Chestnut Hill car in Richmond
and attempted to force Conductor G. II.
Salmon to give up his money at the
point of pistol. He was driven of,
however, by Motorman Crymes, who be-
gan firing at him. This is the second
car to be held up this week. The first
was successful, conductor being robbed
of SIS.
The trial of Overton Collins, colored,
charged with attempted criminal assault
on Mrs. Alexander Ely, Of SIP ottsylvania
county, which had been in progress for
the past two days at Spottsylvauia Court
house before Judge John E. Mason, re-
suited yesterday in hung jury. The
Jury was discharged and the prisoner re-
handed to Jail to await a new trial,
which will be speedily given.
G. R. Cbittenden, the railroad man
who attempted to kill his wife in Rich
mond Tuesday because of jealousy, was
Yesterday held in 81 900 bail for trial.
He fred twice at her with shotgun,
but she was not injured. Common
wealth's Attorney Richardson said yes
terday that the young woman, who is ex-
ceedingly pretty, had been faithful wife
to Chittenden and he will prosecute him
vigorously for his attempt to kill her.