Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-01
Virginia News.

Mrs. Catherine Rogers died at her
home at Vaucluse, Frederick county
yesterday, aged rs years.
Mrs. Amanda Arnold, wife OF u. W.
Arnold, died at her home at Armel, near
Winchester, on Tuesday night, aged oo
years.
Rev. FIT. McFaddeB, Of Virginia,
has been appointed a member OF the
committee to hear protesting delegates
at the meeting of the Royal Arcanum IN
Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
A wet and dry election was held yes
terday in Tunstall district, Pittsylvania
county, and the vets won by safe ma
jority. Tunstall district takes in the
suburbs of Danville.
Colonel William Lamb will be an APP
plicant for the office of collector OF Gus
toms for the port of Norfolk according
to current rumor. The Office is filled
now by Major Il. G. Banks.
Rev. DR.. J. w. Lupton, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church in Leesburg, has
announced bis intention to retire from
the active ministry. He is native OF
Frederick county and will reside at Win
chester.
Chief of Police Boush in Norfolk de-
cided definitely yesterday that Captain
L. w. Jones, charged with the murder
of Maud Cameron Robertson, should be
moved today from st. Vincenrs hospital
to the Jail hospital.
The seventh annual reunion of Rice
Neff Camp, United Confederate Veterans.
was held today in grove two miles
northwest of New Market, and hundreds
of Confederates OF the valley and adloln-
ing counties were present.
Later reports show that Willard leads
Mann for second place in the guberna-
torial race by 4OS votes. The counties
of Buchanan and Carroll are to be heard
from. Captain Wizards friends ex-
pect them to add $50 votes to his lead.
Chairman J. Taylor Ellysou, of the
democratic State committee, last night
issued a call for that body to meet at
Murphy's Hotel, in Richmond, next
Thursday evening at s o'clock, fof the
purpose of canvassing the returns of the
recent State primary and announcing
the official results.
This morning Mr.. NJ. X. Lowry, OF
Stafford, recently named by the Presi-
dent to be United States revenue collec-
tor for the Eastern district of Virginia,
relieved Captain Asa Rogers, OF Peters
burg. whom he succeeds in that position.
Captain Rogers was in charge until the
close OF business last night.
Alvin J. Travenner yesterday APP
peared before the joint meeting OF the
democratic executive committee OF Win
chester and Frederick county and with
drew his contest of the nomination OF
Richard f. Byrd for the House OF Dele
gates in the primary on August 22d.
Mr.. Byrd was then declared the nominee.
Mr.. r. Lancaster Williams, of the
Richmond banking firm of John l..
Williams & Sons, has become a member
of the Baltimore banking firm of j. Will
liam Middendorf q Co, and the firm
name will be changed to Middendori
Williams & Co. Mr.. Middendorf ha'
been taken into partnership with Messrs
Williams & Sons in Richmond.
Dorothy Whitley, daughter Of Charlie
Whitley, died yesterday from pneumonia
as the result of being exposed during {
IRE which destroyed their home, nea
Winchester few days ago. Mrs. Whirle!
and her daughter were asleep when Mr.
Whitley rushed in and rescued them jus
as the roof was falling. The daughte
suffered severe chills from fright and ex
posure and would not respond to medica
treatment.
L. S. Wolf Of Richmond, aud I. II
Ling. of Chicago, internal revenue agents
after weeks of quiet work, have COMPEL
ed a number of Winchester liquor dealer
to pay government wholesale and retail
licenses and fines ranging from $50 to so
for sending liquor and other intoxicant'
to Front Royal and other points in War
rem and adjoining counties. From
Royal is "dry" town and Winchester
dealers have been reaping a harvest fol
several years without paying licenses
The revenue agents have imposed penal
les amounting to about %. 900.