Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-13
Virginia News.

and probably fatally injured.
The union book and job printers OF
Lynchburg struck yesterday, as their
demand for an eight-hour day after JAM
uary next was refused by the printing
establishments.
Mrs. Louis E. Mussleman, wife OF
Alexander MussIemsn. died Monday
night at her home near Berea Church,
Stafford county, of cancer, aged sixty
nine years.
Jacob Kinney, negro, aged 80 years,
aud with Al children, yesterday in Rich
mond procured a license to be married
the seventh time. His prospective bride
is 60 years old.
A vote in Ashland district, Hanover
county, yesterday, on the proposition to
reopen the saloons there showed MAJOR
ity of three to one against it. The dis
trict embraces the town of Ashland, the
seat of Randolph-Macon College.
A census bulletin issued yesterday
shows that the value of the railroad prop
erty in Virginia is greater than that OF
any southern State, with the exception
of Texas. The estimated commercial
value of all the railways of Virginia on
the Goth of June, 1904, was s2ll ,Sl5,-
900.
After being indicted by the grand
Jury yesterday in the U. 5. court in
Lynchburg, Z. B. Sherman, the post
office employee who was caught rihing
mails, pleaded guilty and threw himself
on the mercy of the court. Judge Nc
Dowell fixed his term of imprisonment
at one year in the federal prison, near
Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Patton, OF Stat
ford county, took to Fredericksburg their
entire family of II children. A picture
of the family group was taken by local
photographer. Mr. and Mrs. Patton
will have been married 25 years next
Christmas. They have lost but one
child. The II remaining are in the best
of health.
Kintz Johnson, nineteen years old, a
son of G. b. Johnson, Monday met a
shocking death at Charles t. Wings
mill, near Windsor. The glove of John
son, who was the sawyer, caught on the
carriage which was in motion, and he
was dragged on the saw. He was ripped
from shoulder to hip. johnson stagger-
ed few feet and fell dead.
Harry Gilmore Bradford, of Herndon,
Fairfax county, and Miss Ada Virginia
Smith, daughter of Theodore Smith, of
Page county, were married at the home
of the officiating minister, Rev. Henry
A. Wilson, at Rileyville, yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. Bradford will reside at Hern-
don, where he is publishing the Fairfax
Observer.
Rev. DR.. Carl E. Grammer has resign
ed as rector of Christ Episcopal church,
New York, to accept the cali that has
been extended him to st. Stephens, Phila-
delphia, and will take up his new duties
the first Sunday in October. DIR. Grammer
will receive salary of s., 900 year at St.
Stephens also a rectory in addition.
He received So, 900 in New York and a
rectory.
Following the sensational attempt OF
Curtis II. Crittenden to shoot his wife,
| Fannie, at their home in Richmond, and
the subsequent conviction of the husband
in the police court for felonious assault,
Crittenden yesterday instituted suit for
divorce. Absolute divorce is asked on
the ground of infdeity. Louis London,
former intimate friend of the family, is
named as correspondent.
The State Board Of Education at a
meeting held in Richmond yesterday de-
cided to adopt temporary school regis
ter to be used by the teachers for pc
Rod of one year from date. The regis
ter, which has already been gotten up
by subcommittee composed OF Messrs
Glass, West and Bowles, will contain
thirty.two pages and will be furnished
the teachers as soon as it can be printed.
1t is said that the republicans are
straining every nerve to elect majority
of the legislature with view to electing
Congressman Slemp to the Senate. AL
though the democrats of Virginia have
indorsed Senator Martin, the legislature
still has to go through the form of elect
ing a Senator. Should the republicans
gain control of that body, they would, of
course, elect one of their own faith. 1t
is not thought possible, however, that
the republicans can muster enough
strength in the legislature to make them
a factor.
Messrs. Davis and Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens of this State of the fol-
lowing patents: Charles s. Bennett, Of
Newport News, car door and fastener
John |. Bond, of Taylor's Store, spike;
William L. Gou1lin, adjustable device
for cultivator bars: Reuben @. Hammill,
of Woodbridge, type cleaning attach
ment for typewriting machines; John ii.
Laid, of Falls Church, type cleaning
attachment for typewriting machines;
David H. Ryan, of Concord depot,
basket construction.
Representative james Hay, who is in
Washington, says he does not expect
Virginian to be appointed to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means to take the
place which will be made vacant by the
retirement of Mr.. Swanson. Mr.. Hay
says he does not believe any member OF
the Virginia delegation will be appointed
to the appropriations committee. There
has been much talk of Mr.. Hay heing
appointed to place on this committee.
He does not expect any special prefer