Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-15
Virginia News.

A handsome set of battalion cOlors
was yesterday presented to the battle
ship Virginia BY the Virginia Junior
Order of American Mechanics.
Mr.. Frank Carper, of White Post,
Clarke county, and Miss Lena Painter,
daughter of Amherst Painter, of War
rem county, we're married Wednesday.
Miss Susan f. Williams died We'd
nesday afternoon at the residence Of her
brother. john L. Williams, banker, in
Richmond, in her eighty-second year
R. w. Riley who, some time ago,
purchased the old Kildare or Newman
Burke place in Fairfax county, has dis
covered rich vein of gold on the pro-
perty.
Mr.. George Mcdonald, of Clarke
county, and Miss BERTHE Seaton, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Harvey Seaton, were married
Wednesday at the brides home near
Round Hill, Loudoun county.
Fire Wednesday destroyed the new
barn on the farm of j. NJ Pierce, near
Bayard, Warren county, causing a loss
of $4,000 A quantity of machinery,
200 barrels of corn, and several hundred
dollars worth Of hay were destroyed.
A charter was granted yesterday to
the Loudoun Valley Milling Company,
incorporated of Hamilton. IncOrpOra-
tors, $. F. Rogers, president, Hamilton;
j. r Chamblin, treasurer, PurcelIville;
J. W. Gregg, secretary, Purcellville.
Capital stock, maximum, $50, 900; mini
mum, 500. 1000.
Mrs. Julia Warwick Kendall, wife of
Mr.. Robt, Kendall, of Belmont, Spot
sylyania county, died at her home Tues
day, aged 70 years. Mrs. Kendall was
twice married, her first husband being
Mr.. Henry w. Moncure. The remains
were sent to Stafford, where they were
inferred in old Aqua churchyard at II
o'clocl: on Thursday.
TIE engagement has been announced
Of Miss Virginia Randolph Boiling Hoge,
daughter of the Rev. DIR. Peyton Har-
rison Hoge, formerly OF Richmond, now
of Louisville, Ky, to the Marquis san
eermano, of Italy, The Marquis being
connected with the diplomatic service of
Italy, the couple will make their home
at the Palazzo Gennano, in Rome.
A syndicate composed of ;. ID. Fer
puson and several other Roanoke CAPT
tallsls and j. ID. Funkhouser, of Staun.
ton, has purchased controlling interest
in the Roanoke Gas and Water Com
pany. The capital stock is 5000, 600,
and the syndicate has bought in more
than half of that amount Extensive
improvements will be madein the plant.
The law providing for a rate CT 2
cents a mile on all railroads in The State
went into effect yesterday, but the new
statute has been completely ignored by
the railroads. The attorneys for the
roads are a unit in declaring that the law
is unconstitutional. The matter prOba-
bly, will soon be taken before the corpo-
ration commission and then into the
courts for final decision,
The Court OF Appeal, sitting in Wy.he-
vile, reversed the decision of the state
corporation commission In the case of
the Chesapeake and Ohio against the
Commonwealth Of Virginia, which de-
cision was in favor of the railroad com
pany. The suit grew out of the taking
over Of the James River and Kanawha
canal and involved the building of
bridge at Maiden's Ferry, on the line
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Capt. john G. Pollock died at his
home, "Hobson," in King George coun-
ly, Wednesday evening, after short
illness, aged GS years. AT the beginning
of the war he entered the army with
the Fredericksburg Artillery, and served
from private to the position of its
commander In action or in camp he
was always calm and collected, and was
beloved by every mau in his command.
When lie surrendered his command at
AppOmatiox, he came home and engaged
in farming. He is survived by his
widow and three children, The funeral
took place today and the intermeni
yas at "Marmion."