Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-08
Virginia News.

ginia Division, United Daughters OF the
Confederacy, commenced in Lee Camp
Hall in Richmond today.
Governor Montague left Richmond
Yesterday for Chattanooga, Tenn to at
tend the Southern immigration Confer
ence there, in the calling of which he
Joined other southern governors.
Mrs. Barr. wife of Rev. w. A. Barr,
rector of St. LIKES Episcopal Church,
Norfolk, fell from step ladder while
hanging q curtain yesterday afternoon.
Her head struck the floor and she was
picked up unconscious. She was re-
viyed, though seriously injured.
Judge d. A. Grimsley has named
Wednesday, December 10, as the date
of another local option election in Madl-
son district of Orange county, in which
the towns of Orange Courthouse and
Gordonsvlle are situated, an appeal hav.
ing been taken on the ground Of irregu-
iarities.
Yesterday morning at 2 o'clock dis
astrous fire broke ont in the little town
of Whaleyvile, about 10 miles from
Suffolk. Thirty buildings went up in
smoke and the loss will be about 500,
600, with about 500, 900 insurance. The
fire started in the livery stables of John
Mathews.
The marriage of Miss Emma Power,
daughter of Mr.. Joseph +. Power to
Mr.. Walter Edward Harris, of Wash
ingtou, d. c., took place yesterday at
BALTIMORE, near Charleston, W. Va,
the home of Mrs. Walter Ashby, sister
of the bride. Mr. Harris is the Wash
ington correspondent Of the Richmond
Times Dispatch.
The State school census for 1906 shows
falling off of 60, 86l white and 5O,95l
colored pppils in the past five yeas,
making a total falling off OF Ill, 3l2.
The cause of this great falling of is that
under the new constitution the census
only takes in those children between 7
and 30 years old. The old census took
in children from to 81 years. This
causes a loss Of about Is per cent
An unusual claim was presented to
The Richmond City Conncil at the meet
ing held Monday night. Mrs. Jobr
Taylor asks the city to indemnify her tor
damage done to an expensive gown, which
she says was ruined by street sprink-
Ter. The watering cart was close to the
curb as Mrs. Taylor was passing and
sudden gush of water from the perforated
pipes drenched and ruined Mrs. Taylor
dress. The petitioner asks for com
pensation, provided the driver OF the
cart is not required to pay the damages.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys. repOrtthe grant this "eei
to citizens of this State of the following
patents: Edgar S. Brooke and c. A
II. Vaughan, Roanoke, locomotive
blower valve; Edward w. Fishburne,
assignor of { to o. Humphreys, j. l.
Calwell and S. w. Hsirston, Roanoke
ball bearing caster; John 5. Ham, Gov
ington, assignor to Coyington Machine
Co. coke extractor; Herbert w. Herr
Roanoke. and W. V. Turner, wilkins
burg, assignors to Westinghouse Al
Brake Company, Pittsburg, double-head
ing valve device for air brakes Charlie
: C. Smith, Cape Charles, bottle closure
w. L. Williams and W. W. Starke
attorneys, were appointed receivers b.
. Judge w. B. Martin, in Norfolk, yester
. day' for the Atlantic Building Company
f the company which owns the hotel an
office building financed by John Skello
Williams and his associates OF Richmond
The suit is brought by the Bank of Rich
mond, aud the petition says at the CON
/. pauy has defaulted in taxes and interes
. 10 The amount of $l5, 900 due to thi
= bank, and that it has confessed judRmer
TO Mrs. Fanny B. Randolph for $37 ,OOC
= 1t has issued bonds to the amount
= S4O7, 900, of which the plaintiff hole
= 5000. 900 on which the interest has NJ
a been paid.
# According to reports which are circt
lated in Lexington, the situation at Il
Virginia Military Institute is critical
lie 1t is reported that the third class pre-
1t sented a paper to Gen. Ship, the suPe
=, + intendent, requesting that better food
$ served them, else they would withdra
from the school. 1t is alleged that Il
superintendent not only did not comPl
" with their request, bu, gave them ce
$. tain time within which TO withdraw Il
~ ~ paper and apologize, else they would
" compelled to take the consequences. III
Il bows have not offered TO withdraw Il
ns paper or apologize. The belief is tb
Is the class will be dismissed today. II
D. board of visitors will meet at the inst
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