Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-26
Virginia News.


The marriage of DR.. William Coward
in to Miss Bessie s. Carter took place in
Richmond yesterday.
During a recent storm lightning struck
ten fine cattle belonging to James Miller,
in Rappahannock county.
A receiver has been asked for the Au-
gusta Electric Company. The company
has failed to pay interest, but claims
contract whereby forfeiture will not lie.
Mr.. Leonard Downs, of Sterling,
Loudoun county, and Miss Lea Estelle
Havenner, daughter OF William II. Ha-
venner, were married yesterday after
noon at Mount Hope Baptist Church.
james NJ. Barbee, Commissioner of
Revenue, died at his home, near Orlan-
do, Prince William county, yesterday.
Mr.. Barbee was a gallant Confederate
soldier and held number of elective
offices.
d. NJ. Switzer, for five terms mayor
Of Harrisonburg and formerly a member
of the House of Delegates, died at his
cottage, at Rawley Springs, yesterday,
after four days illness, of cholera NOR
bus Mr.. Switzer was rs years old.
Rev. l. NJ. Mercer, d. d., for ten
years pastor of the West View Baptist
Church, Richmond, has rendered bis
resignation. He assigns as his reason
that he thinks the church would be
benefited by change of pastors. DIR.
Mercer was at one time pastor of the
Baptist Church in Alexandria.
Miss Lydia Entsminger, who was shot
on the night of June 25 by Grover Ford,
her jealous lover, as she was returning
from church near Denmark, died Mou-
day night from the wound. Her com.
panion, Charles Cash, was killed in
stantly the same night by Ford. Ford
escaped aud has not yet been arrested.
DIR. William f. Harwood, Grand
Commander OF the Confederate Veterans
of Virginia, has appointed DIR. James
w. II. Claiborne, of Petersburg, surgeon
general, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of DIR. John Herbert Claiborne.
Col. William II. Stewart, of Ports
mouth, has been appointed to fill va
cancy on The history committee caused
by the death of Major John w. John
ston, of Richmond.
Col. Bromwell, the engineer officer in
charge of public buildings and grounds,
has submitted to the War Department
an estimate of 81, 900 for the repair OF
the United States wharf at Wakefield,
the birthplace of Washington, and one Of
$500 for repairing the fences and clean
ing up the grounds. The wharf is an
iron pile wharf, with timber deck, and
was badly damaged by severe storm
and ice jam in February, 1897.
J. W. lockwood, cashier of the de
funct American Bank of Orange, was
arrested at GOrdonsville yesterday after
noon charged with the embezzement oil
IS, 600 of the banks funds. At the time
of the arrest Capt. Lockwood was on his
way from New York to West Virginia
on Chesapeake and Ohio train No. l..
There is warrant out for the arrest Of
Newton Lockwood, cashier of the de-
funct bank, but his whereabouts are un-
known.
The railroad rate matter is to be taken
up soon by the Corporation Commission
and battle royal is expected. Attorney
General Anderson aud A. Caperton
Braxton will appear for the State, while
the railroads will be represented by
Alfred p. from, Alexander Hamilton,
Henry Taylor, jr., Henry I. Wickham
and Lucien Cooke. The railroads will
claim the right to regulate their own
rates under the act OF 1887, which was
in force until the new Constitution was
proclaimed. The railroads will claim this
act cannot be abroted by the new Con
stitution without violation of contract
on the part of the State.