Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-12
Virginia News.

Fire Damaged the wholesale grocery OF
A S. White q Co., at Lynchburg, to
the extent of So, 900, last night.
The friends of Mr.. J. T. Ellison, in
Richmond, are urging him to become 4
candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Corporation Commissioner Henry
Fairfax, of Loudoun, has been called to
Prince William county to attend the
bedside OF bis father, Mr.. John Fair
fax, who is i'll at his home.
Lieut.. Gov Joseph Z. Willard and
Mrs. Willard are in Ottawa, the guests
Of the Right Hon. Sir William Laurier,
premier of the Dominion of Canada, for
the opening of Parliament today.
A jury at Farmvile last night ac-
quilted E. @. Woodbridge, who was tried
for burning the houses of the late John
8. Forbes, of Buckingham. He was re-
leased on So, 900 bond, there being eight
other indictments against him.
Mrs. Mary Yancey died at her home
in McGaheysville, Rockingham county.
Tuesday morning. She was in her 95th
year, and had been in good health till
short time before her death. Mrs.
Yancey was the second wife of the late
Col. William B. Yancey.
The death of Col. William b. Petit
occurred last night, near PalmyrA, Flu
wanna county, where he had made his
home for msny years. He was past 20
years old, and was a member of the last
Constitutional Convention, and once
president Of the State Bar Association.
Rev. William A. McKeefry, for the
past nine years pastor of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, in Winchester,
has been transferred to st. Patrick's
Church, Richmond, as assistant pastor.
Bishop Van de Vyver has designated
Rev. John McVeery as the successor of
Father McKeefry at Winchester
A Norfolk jury Yesterday acquitted al
legged gambling. house proprielors who
were fined 81, and sentenced to Jail
by a police justice. 1t was admitted
that the defendants conducted poker
rooms, but it was contended that the
rooms were private apartments, the pro-
prietors at all times regulating who
should and should not enter the place.
Under the verdict of a jury in the
Hastings Court, of Richmond, yesterday,
no tickets can be sold to any performance
at the theatres there except for regular
seats. This sustains the position taken
by Mayor Mccarthy, who reported the
theatre management for allowing persons
to stand in the foyer and in the aisles.
They we're fined in the Police Court aud
took an appeal
The cases argued in the Court of
Appeals during the week have been of
no special interest to people in this
section OF the State. The next cases to
be called are; Johnston, trustee, VS..
George d. Witt Shoe Company Vir-
ginia Passenger and Power Company
VS.. Patterson and Richmond Passenger
and Power Company VS.. Allen, being
Nos. 25, 26 and p on argument docket.
Major John NJ. Orr. Confederate vet
eran and prominent attorney of Lees.
burg, died at his home there yesterday
of general debility, aged about IS years.
Major Orr served in the quartermaster's
department Of the Confederate army.
He was the Oldest member of the Loud
oun bar. He was mayor OF Leesburg,
and for several terms Commonwealth
Attorney for LOudoun county. He was
twice married. His first wife was Miss
Ora Lee, daughter of DIR. George Lee,
Of Leesburg; his second wife who sur
wives him, Miss Ora V. Preston, Of
Loudoun county, The deceased was a
member OF st. James Episcopal Church,
Leesburg.