Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-20

The losses by fire IN the United
States last year was more than
double that of the year before. The
loes last year was $230,Oo0,0O0
Grand Lodge of Virginia ODD
Fellows will assemble in annual ses-
sion February IA, ut Masonic Tenn
pie, RicbmoDl.
Rev. Il. +. Northen, formerly of
The Northern Neck, has received q
cell from the First Baptist Church
at Winchester. Mr.. Northen is now
pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church,
Newport News.
Shipwrecked for IA days-six days
without food or water-off the He
brides IS sailors were rescued by a
passing vessel just as they had drawn
lots TO see which one should die as
food for the rest.
Frederick w. Boatwright, ir., only
son of President y. w. Boatwright.
of Richmond College, died Of OPP, IN.
dicitis last week at the home of his
grandfather in Buckingham county.
He was in the thirteenth year of his
age.
All corporations, chartered by
Legislature, Circuit Court or Corpo-
ration Commission, are required to
make report to the Corporation Com
mission, Richmond, by February 1st.
Blanks will be forwarded by the
Commission upon request.
E. O. Woodbridge, of Bucking ham.
whose trial for burning the house of
and killing old man Forbes was
only overshadowed in interest by the
subsequent MeCue trial, has been
acquitted. There was much ap-
plause at the verdict and great elo-
quence in the speeches.
A deed has been executed by the
city of Richmond conveying land at
Dutch Gap, James River, to the
U. >. government, which proposes
to widen the channel there and cut
down a bluff. Dutch Gap was
opened during the war by Gen. B.
+. Butler. 1t shortens the journey
to the sea by seven miles.
Steamer Calvert was put on the
Rappabannock route this week to
take the place of the Northumber-
land, which is now being overhauled.
The Potomac is back again on the
Norfolk route and the Essex, which
ran that route while the Potomac
was undergoing repairs, will take
her turn at the dry dock.
At Knoxville, Tenn, six young
women went to the Courthouse, asked
for Deputy Sheriff Groner and re-
proved him for suppressing the
names of some young men whom be
bad caught in a gambling house.
The young woman who did the talk
ing told him they "thought it due
them and every girl in Knoxville
who feels the same way about it that
all names be made public so that
they might make no mistake and be
seen with no such young men,"
Professor Yamashita, of Japan,
was presented to the President by
Commander Takashits, naval attache
of the japanese legation: Professor
Yamashita, who is giving course of
instruction in iiu jitsu at Harvard
University, met the President some
weeks ago, and it is understood gave
few lessons in the science that is
attracting so much attention among
athletes. The professor declined to
say whether the President had &C
quired proficiency in jiu jitsu, but is
evidently proud of his pupil.
Convicted of an ignominious crime
and sentenced to the State peniten-
tiary for seven and half years of
which he served nearly four years,
Zachariah Armstrong, young white
man of Goochland county, has been
pardoned by Governor Montague.
Armstrong; innocence has been es-
tablised. The woman who swore of
the outrage on her dying bed con-
fessed that Armstrong is innocent
and another guilty. 1t is but tardy
justice that this great wrong should
be righted, and the man restored to
complete liberty. Armstrong had a
comfortable little home and farm
when charged with crime and con-
victed, and during his incarceration
ell that was swept away and his
family was subjected to hardship.
During his confinement he earned
considerable money for the State as
convict, but it seems that there is
no provision in the laws for the res
titution to him of his earnings and
of his property, swept awsy as a re-
suit of foul and monstrous wrong