Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-11
Virginia News.

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nance committee of the House OF Dele
gates, is critically i'll of Dright's disease,
at his home in Albemarle county.
Hugh Fletcher. youngest son of Al
bert Fletcher, of Warrenton died at his
home last night in his twenty-eighth
year. His death was due to consump-
ton.
Richard Hogan, aged about 60 years,
who resided about three miles below
Oldham, in Westmoreland county, fell
from load of fodder Saturday at his
home and broke his neck, dying in
stantly.
John NJ. Anderson. a retired farmer,
died yesterday afternoon at the home OF
his niece, Mrs. ]. G. Smith, in Winches-
ter, with whom he had resided for many
years. He was 50 years of age and I'M
married.
Representative Swanson feels 80 sure OF
his election as Governor, despite Repre-
sentative Slemp's assertion that the re-
pubicans are going to carry the State
this fall, that he announces his inten-
ton OF resigning his seat in the House OF
Representatives prior TO the November
election.
James V. Chiffon, died at his home in
Warrenton yesterday after several weeks
illness. During the civil war he served
with Mosby's Rangers and was gallant
soldier. At one time he was Common
wealth's Attorney for Fauquier county.
The latter years of his life had been de-
voted to newspaper work and the mer-
camille business.
Notification of a mass meeting to be
held in the Capitol square in Richmond
next Saturday night has been issued By
William L. Royal, chairman of the COM
mittee of fifty citizens which is busy
purifying" politics in Richmond. Mr..
Royal will make an address and offer a
resolution calling on the city electoral
board to resign. 1t is believed that but
few will hear him.
Friends of George f. Bowden, of Nor
folk, member of the republican national
committee from Virginia, are inclined
to pooh pooh the stories that a systematic
effort is being made by the Slemp fac
ton to Gust Mr.. Bowden, not only from
party power, but from his Office of clerk
of the United States District Court. The
Bowdenites and Slempites are at war,
however, and the end of the contest is
not yet.
Charles Harris, 20 years old, the
colored market gardener who was shot
in the back week ago by an unknown
negro to whom he was giving a ride in
his wagon near Falls Church. is still in
precarious condition at the Emergency
Hospital in Washington. After the
shooting Harris's assailant took SO
from his pocket and field. Sheriff Eli
son, of Fairfax county, has been search
ing for the man.
Congressman Swanson will open his
campaign for the governorship at Han
over Court House September Is. 1t is
announced that among the speakers Sc
cured to represent the democratic party
during the campaign are II. st. George
Tucker, A. G. Braxton, ]. G. Wyso:,
H. D. Flood, j. Hoge Tyler, Senator
Thomas S. Martin, w. F. Rhea, and
Judge William H. Mann.
G. P. Chittenden, who fred twice
with a shotgun at his young wife a few
DAYS ago in Richmond missing her both
times, was on Saturday fined $50 and put
under bonds of 81 900 for twelve months.
The Commonwealth attorney took the
ground that the man could not have been
trying to kill his wife, for no one could
have been such poor shot. Mrs. Chit
tenden, who was witness, insisted that
be tried to kill her.
The plant of the Wright Caesar To-
bacco Company, on Twenty-ffth street,
between Main and Franklin streets,
Richmond, was destroyed by fire Satur-
day, the loss amounting to about S2l, =
900, partially covered by insurance.
The explosion of gasoline tank in front
of the building, caused by the flames,
and the disarrangement of the telegraph
wires made the work of the fire-fghters
perilous, but no one was injured. The
owners are Philadelphia people. The
loss will be covered by insurance.