Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-14
Virginia News.

At Gate City, Washington county,
yesterday, FIRE destroyed the Myrtle
Hotel and two law offices adjoining the
hostelry. The lost is $1,000 with little
insurance.
Mr.. Joseph S. Chewing and Miss
Clara Hume, both of Orange county.
we're married last week at the home Of
Mrs. Orville Bell, relative OF the
groom, at Orange Courthouse.
Col. A. NJ. Higgins, commander Of
the Seyenty-frst Virginia Regiment,
says that be will not enter the race for
acknowledgement OF the State militia.
but will use his influence for General
Male.
Mrs Emily Worth, widow of Capt.
James H. Worth, of the Confederate
navy, died Sunday night at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Murray Forbes, in
Warrenton, in the ninety-fOrOth year OF
her age.
Lucille Smith, an important witness
for the State in the case of Capt. b. }.
Jones, Of the Virginia National Guard,
for the murder of Maud Cameron Rob-
inson, whose head he sevsrad with
razor, died at Norfolk Protestant Hos
pital yesterday.
Rev. Lewis I. Lampe, who recently
resigned the pastorate of st. James
Reformed Church, at Lovettsville,
Loudoun codnty, on account of ill-health,
has accepted the position of cashier OF
the National Bank, of Garrett, in Som
erset county, Pa.
G. NJ. Elmore, of Sterling, Loudoun
county, worshipful master of the Masonic
lodges at Leesburg and Ashburn. died
at his home yesterday, aged about 20
years. He was commissioner of roads
of Broad Run district. and is survived by
a widow and several children.
At the stated communication last
night of Fairfax Royal Arch Chapter at
Culpeper, there was sumptuous ban
vuet given at Miller's Hotel in honor Of
s. w. Thompson, recently elected Grand
High Priest of Virginia. Many MasOns
from the surrounding counties we're
present, and many tossts were re-
sponded 10.
James Johnson, n years old, keeper
of the new Richmond reservoir, was
knocked from the irestle several miles
from the city and killed oy a Chesa-
peake and Ohio train yesterday after
noon. The accident occurred at pre-
cisely the same spot where the two little
girls were killed several days ago.
Johnson had gone to inspect the locks
when he met his fate.
A large crowd of eager spectators
gathered at the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute grounds yesterday afternoon at dress
parade to henr read the result of the in
vestigation OF the board Of visitors with
reference to the offending third class,
which gives 10 days 10 which to express
regrets. Just what will be the final out
come cannot be stated. The class had
meeting last night to consider what
course TO pursue, hat will not disclose
their plans.
Charles B. Lochhart, p years old,
accused Of attempted criminal assault
upon Gertrude Brown, daughter Of MIS-.
NJ. G.. Brown, was yesterday given a
preliminary hearing in the Police Court
in Richmond and sent on to the grand
Jury. L'ckhart was accompanied into
court by his young wife, who processes
her belief in his innocence and will
stand by him to the last. The mother
OF the girl told how the child had been
taken from her by Lockhart, who pro-
fessed to have a warrant for her arrest,
saying that he was a nephew of Chief of
Detectives TOmlinsOn.