Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-31
Virginia News.

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The Virginia Dental Association will
hold its annual convention in Lynch
burg on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
s. L. Lupton, Of Frederick county,
has resigned the position of purchasing
agent for the Panama Canal Commission
at New Orleans.
Mrs. Mary G. Wood, widow Of Charles
l.. Wood, died at her home at Red Bud,
Frederick county, Saturday, aged
seyenty-four years.
Mrs Harriet A. De Haven died at
her home at Gainesboro, Frederick
county, Saturday, after lingering i'll
ness, aged seventy-eight years.
Miss Emma Thatcher, daughter of the
late Brannon Thatcher, died at her home
in Winchester Saturday night after
long illness, aged about so years.
Capt. w. r. Mayo, president of the
chamber Of commerce, and ex-mayor OF
Norfolk, is to manage Senator Martins
campaign in that section of the State.
The dock trial of the battleship Vir-
ginia was concluded at Newport News
saturday, and the engineers are conf
dent that the big fighting machine will
easily make her required speed of nine
teeu knots.
Starkey W. Moore, eighty-one years
old, father of twenty-one children, of
whom nineteen are living, and grand
father of seventy-three grandchildren,
fifteen reat-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildfen is deadin York
Fcounty.
Mrs. William II. Smith, aged rs
years, died at the home of Mrs. T.
Clark Mason, in Easton, Nd, yesterday.
She was a daughter of the late Gen.
Charles Dimmock, of Richmond, who
was ordnance officer on the staff Of Gen.
Robert E. Lee.
After more than 40 years the forti-
fcations thrown up by the Confederate
soldiers at Seven Pines just before the
fighting there with the federal army, are
to be removed and the work is to be
done by convicts, who will thereby Sc
cure their freedom sooner.
Maurice Francis, well-kDown young
man of Roanoke, was murdered in
Floyd county, Saturday afternoon. He
left Roanoke Saturday morning in
buggy to visit his fancee at Simpsons,
and within a mile of her home he was
shot, presumably from ambush.
Frederick county fruit growers say
that although the peach crop will not
amount 10 much, except in certain sec
tions west of Winchester, the apple crop
this year will be the greatest that Fred
erick has ever known, and some predict
that it will mean not less than $3.50, 600
to the county.
In Edinburg Saturday night fire
stated at 10 o. clock in the store of j. f.
Hoffman & Co., resulting in the total
destruction of the stock of merchandise,
building and two dwellings owned by
Mrs. Julia Wightman. The loss is es
timated at 5000 The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by lightning,
which was conducted into the store over
telephone wire.
The new house of worship in Char
lottesville of the First Baptist Church,
recently erected at a cost of nearly $25,
600, was dedicated yesterday with impos-
ing ceremonies. The day was filed with
interesting exercises. besides the Sunday
school aud Young Peoples Union, three
general services having been held. The
dedication sermon proper was preached
in the morning at ii o'clock by DIR.
William E. Hatcher, of Richmond.
Drs. J. B. Hawthorne and j. William
Jones were also present and took part
in this impressive service.
Since 1880 Loudoun county has select
ed the State Senator from the Eleventh
Senatorial district, composed of the coun-
ties of Loudoun and Fauquier. This
arrangement has existed between the
counties through political comfy. Fau-
quier county, through its committee, has
notified the county committee of Lou
doun that after the primary election of
August it will claim the right in future
elections to select the senatorial nomi-
nee. This change will not be contested,
and LoudouD will thereafterwards select
the hoater member for the House of
Delegates.
Cephas Poindexter, the negro des
perado and law-defying moOnshiner who
on last Wednesday shot and killed
United States Deputy Marshal II. 7.
Wade, while the latter was attempting
to arrest him at his illicit distillery near
Union Hall, Franklin county, and es-
capped to the mountains, taking with him
Winchester rifle and shot gun and
large quantity Of ammunition, swearing
he would never be taken alive, was cap
tured yesterday and was landed in Roa-
noke Jail last night for safe keeping. He
was almost dead from starvation and
made no resistance. He was caught of
his guard.
Criticises Governor Montague.
Senator Martin spoke at South Hill,
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