Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-25
Virginia News.


1t is said that Mr.. Arthur Seldom is to
be appointed postmaster at Richmond to
succeed Mr.. Wray T. Knight.
Mrs. Jane r. Lee, widow of Samuel
Lee, died at her home in Spottsylvania
comfy, Yesterday, aged "a years.
The twenty-6fth semi-annual horse
show of the Blue Ridge Hunt Club will
be held at Carter Hall Croye, near
Millwood, Saturday, May 81.
Mrs. Bette Wise, widow of Captain
Harvey Wise, died al her home, near
Meyerhofer's Store, in Rockingham
county, Monday, aged " years.
The Board OF Supervisors, Of Stafford
county, has reduced the tax rate for 1905
from 40 cents tn 35 cents for 500 value
and have done away with the extra coun-
ty poll tax.
Mrs. Sarah Self, aged 81 years, died
suddenly yesterday at her home at War
saw, of heart disease. She was engaged
in attending to her domestic duties when
she was stricken.
Thomas Hays, of Lovellsville, died in
dentists chair at Frederick, Md,
yesterday, while under the influence OF
chloroform. The dentist says the mans
heart failed while teeth were being ex-
tracted.
Under orders issued by the Chief OF
Police of Manchester, all unemployed
men there must go to work at once,
leave town or be put in Jail. There has
of late been a great growth of idle men,
and this was considered necessary.
John f. Eller, Southern Railway
clerk. and Miss Lillian May Cain,
daughter of Rev. Charles w. Cain, a
Methodist Episcopal minister of Ports
mouth, eloped to South Mills, n. c.,
Monday and were married at that place.
The jury in the case Of Reynolds
Carlisle, the Clarke county youth who
had been on trial before Judge Harri-
son and jury in the Circuit Court at
Berryville since Monday, on charge of
numbering John ID. Krombling, brought
in q verdict late yesterday afternoon OF
guilty Of manslaughter, and fixed the
punishment at seven years in the penn
Tertiary.
Messrs. Davis Il Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week of the following patents 10 resi-
dents of this State: w. H. Smallw0od,
of Berryville, for harrow; John F.
Dorsey, of Portsmouth, for a man hole
cover; J. +. Graham, of Salem, for q
railway frog; T. A. cranberry, of Ports
mouth, for a badge, and also trade
marks to a H. Robin aud Heisch,
Mann, Morris & Co., of Richmond.
Representative Slemp yesterday pre-.
scented to the President delegation of
Virginians who wanted to ask for con-
sular appointment for G. NJ. Gibbons OF
Winchester. Virginian republicans have
no representative in the consular SER
vice. The President assured Colonel
Slemp that he would try and find con-
sular appointment for Mr. Gibbons.
The delegation consisted of John Acker,
Hugh S. Lupton and William B. King.
Judge l.. L. Lewis, district attorney
for the Eastern District of Virginia, who
was in Washington yesterday, is report
ed TO have said! 81 am not can
didate for the gubernatorial nomination
of the republican State convention. | do
not want the nomination. OF course, |
have heard all the talk about my being
candidate and my being made the
nominee whether want the honor or
not, but | shall not seek it, aud, honestly,
! should regret it if the convention
should offer il 10 me.