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

Mrs. Elizabeth Egerton died suddenly
Thursday at Wakefield, in Westmore-
land county, the home of her father ).
E. Wilson aged ffty-fve years.
John w. Miller, perhaps the oldest
resident of Rappahsnnock county, dieo
at his home near Slate Mills yesterday.
He had been i'll only few days. ne
was about SO years of age.
At a meeting of the republicans OF
Stafford and King George counties, held
at Cox's store, Stafford county, yes
terday, F. A. Payne, of King George
county, was nominated as the republl-
can candidate for the House. OF Dele
gates for the two counties.
James Compton, of Sperryville, Rap
pahannock county, and Mrs. Ella West,
Of the same county, we're married at the
home OF the bride yesterday. The groom
is about rs years of age, and the orlde
about 30. Mr.. Compton is one OF tue
wealthiest men in Rappahanuock county
The Rucker and Witten Company's
tobacco factories at Martinsyille and
Richmond, and Mount Airy, N. q,
have been sold to the r. j. Reynolds
Company, of Winston, n. G. The X.
]. Reynolds Tobacco Company is a
branch of the American Tobacco Com
pany.
The police authorities Of Stephen City
are investigating the discovery of a
healthy looking white baby, about two
weeks old, that was mysteriously placed
on the front porch of the residence of
John Massie, in the suburbs of that
town, Thursday afternoon, while the
family were absent.
Capt. Lee, of Stafford, who has an
nounced himself an independent candi-
dates for the House of Delegates has for
years been the chairman of the demo-
cratic party of Stafford and his resigna-
ton which was rendered several weeks
ago has been acted on. 1t is said that
Capt. Lee will make an explanation at
next Stafford curt, which will create a
sensation and make things warm.
Actresses at the Bljou Theatre in
Richmond are registering a strenuous
complaint against certain "Peeping
TOms' who, from the windows OF a
nearby building, have been taking night
" observations of their dressing rooms.
So annoying had the practice become
that the actresses yesterday provided
themselves with missiles of various
kinds, and one of the interlopers was
badly hurt by bottle hurled from a
dressing room window.
A dynamite explosion at the Clayton
mines, operated BY the Pulaski Company,
near Pulaski, yesterday killed William
Goings. colored, a blacksmith, and dan
serously wounded his l4-year-old son. a
third of box of the explosive had been
left in the blacksmith shop, where the
men we're working. How it was explod-
ed is not known. The shop was blown
into kindling wood aud all the clothes
were blown off OF the dead man. He
bad been at work only a short time when
the explosion took place.
Nick Chandler, negro Is years old,
shot and killed Marshall Newman, a
young negro near Natural Bridge, Thurs.
day. Newman asked for cigarette and
was given tobacco to make it. As be
was making it the other ordered him to
put i: down, but Newman thought thai
it was a joke add kept on. After
second order to put the tobacco down
Chandler seized a shotgun loaded with
squirrel shot and fired, tearing of the tor
of MarshalPs head. Chandler was
lodged in Jail in Lexington yesterday.