Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-07
Virginia News.

John Nelson, 7Syears of age, a farmer,
who lived near Capon Bridge, w. Va,
just over the Frederick county line, died
yesterday of paralysis.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt had
among their dinner guests last night
President Alderman, OF the University
of Virginia, and Mr.. Thomas Nelson
Page.
Governor Montague Yesterday appoint
ed Capt. John n. Tabb, of Gloucester,
member OF the board of visitors to the
V. NJ. l., to succeed the late Lloyd I.
Smith.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Snellings died
Thursday of pneumonia at her home at
Mountain View, Stafford county, aged
GO years. She was a widow of the late
W. J. Snellings.
Marriage licenses were issued III
Washington yesterday to Asa Nj. jan
ney, Of Loudoun county, AMI Bllndina
=. Altrup, aud to John Beazley and
Ocie Schinault, both OF Caroline county.
at Gloucester Courthouse, yesterday,
the jury in the case OF James Oliver,
charged with the murder OF JEFF Wright,
brought in a verdict Of murder in the
second degree with penalty of eighteen
years in the penitentiary.
Prof. Granville Burruss, professor OF
Greek and literature in the Front Royal
Academy, aud Miss Susan Hall Stern, OF
Ruthei Glen, Caroline county, were mar
ried Tuesd " at Foniaine Hill, the home
OF the brides grandmother, near Ruther
Glen.
Representative Tawney, of Minnesota,
chairman of the House committee on in
dustriaI arts and e&positions, continues
in The belief that Congress will not make
an appropriation for an industrial expo
sition for the jamestown celebration,
but will arrange for a great naval and
marine demonstration.
The jury in the case Of J. O. b.
Cawood, the King George politician.
who was tried ia that county on the
charge of beating his old mother and
bis sister, disagreed Yesterday. Another
Jury will be empaneled and the case
will be re tried. Cawood has been in
Jail for several months, not being able
to find anyone who would go on his
bond.
Immediately after being installed as
commander OF Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans, of Richmond last night, Major
J. w. Johnston rendered his resignation,
saying he was obliged by i'll health Of
himself and family to go to Nassau, n.
p, for a long stay. He is the father OF
Miss Mary johnson, author of "Audrey
and "To Have and to Hold" The
camp failed to elect commander.
In fight with huge horned snake
at Cold Spring, Frederick county, Thurs
day, Mrs. Ida Strosnider finally came
off the victor, killing the reptile, which
measured six feet in length and had a
two-inch horn. The snake was brought
from its winter quarters by the recent
warm weather, and attacked Mrs. Stros-
nider as she drove along the road. The
plucky woman seized stick and beat
the reptile to death.
Representative Slemp yesterday intro
duced in the House bill to divide the
State of Virginia into three judicial
districts. 1t provides that the present
Western district shall be divided into
two districts, to be known as the West
ern and Southwestern districts, and that
| the present United States district judge
of the present Western district, residing
at Lynchburg, shall remain the judge of
the proposed new Western district.
The measure also provides for the ap-
pointment Of an additional judge for the
proposed Southwestern district and for
other necessary officials.