Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-01
Virginia News.

Mrs. Louisa Payne died at the home
OF her sou, j. J. Payne, IN lower Eau
quier county, yesterday at the advanced
age of ninety years.
Yesterday was the coolest Halloween
for twenty years. Snow fell Tor more
than aud hour in Manchester, aud an
icy wind, was blowing
A dispatch from Marshall, Mo-, saws
that DR.. NJ. A. Brown, native Vir-
ginian. was found dead there yesterday
Dr. Brown was bora in Albemarle conn-
ty in 1888
Mrs. Elizabeth Colbert, widow OF the
late r. w. Colbert, former treasurer oil
Spottsylvania county, died at the home
of her son, Mr.. l. K. Colbert, near
Masssponax, Wednesday. aged II years.
As has been the custom for the last
seventeen YEAR,, the directors OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad yesterday
declared the usual | per cent. annual
dividend on the capital stock OF that cor
poration.
The Baptist General Association OF
Virginia will convene in Richmond at
Grove Avenue church or November 18th,
a, 1880 y. M. Mr. William Ellyson, OF
Richmond, is president Of the body, aud
his reflections almost a certainty.
John Legg, married man, about
25 wears of age, was convicted Tues
day in the Circuit Court Of Londoun
county of attacking Miss Susan Sinclair,
aged seventy-six years, OF Watson. Legg
was sentenced to three years in the peni'
Tertiary.
Charles Morris, a merchant at Wake
field. committed suicide at his home
Yesterday by shooting himself through
the right temple With pistol. He was
brother of Richard Morris, Of Peters
burg. Mental depre ssion is said to have
caused the suicide.
A charter has been granted to the
Woodburn Improvement Cooperation, Of
Fairfax. E II. Taegarl, president; E j.
Dimmick, D. S Fletcher, c. l.. Camp
bell. J. NJ. Rankin, H. A. rhrif, all Of
Washington. D. G Capital, 500, coo.
Object, real estate business.
Judge Witt yesterday moved from
Office Justice of the Peace Asbby }.
Duke. who was on Tuesday fnfd in The
Police Court of Richmond s4OO fOr
second offeuse in selling liquor on sur
day. His license was revoked and the
6ue made 5000 by Judge Witt.
The Methodist Episcopsl Church
South at Falls Church was The scene Of
brilliant wedding Tuesday night when,
Miss Fannie Nav Ellison, daughter Of
Mr.. William Ellison, was 'osrried to
Mr.. Carroll Veols Shreve, of Washington
d. G. Rev. Beujsmiu F. Bell, Of Way
uesboro, uncle of the bride, elhc-
lated.
Judge ]. G. Baskerville died yesterday
at ten O'Clock in the home OF bis sou
inlay. Captain Patrick McCill, in Lynch
burg. Judge Baskerville was % years
and 5 months old. He was for long
time one Of the leading lawyers of South
west Virginia and was tor many years,
the partner Of General j. A. Walker Of
| Pulaski.
The firyt douole wedding that has been
celebrated 10 years ia Winchester took
place yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
at Grace Lutheran Church, when Miss
katherine and Miss Bessie b Cooper,
daughters OF Nj. and Mrs. T. J Cooper,
became the brides respectively Of Clark
NJ. Smith, of the shensudoah Valley
National Bank, that city, and Walter n
Rosserman, of StauUton.
Fire broke out in the New Ford''
Hotel in Richmond asst night while The
quests we're at supper, creating a panic
Fifty rooms on the kitchen side Of the
structure were Quilted by the flames, the
occupants OF them being driven to seek
refuge ia other quarters. Many, how
ever. returned to F1rd's aud we're given
Accommodations IN other portions of tbs
building otter the FIRE bad been put ou'.
1t is thought the fire started 10 the kllch'
en-. TIE damage is estimated at 50, 600
Miss Claire Selman, daughter Of Mr..
Henry Sellman, of Leesburg, was mar
ried Yesterday evening to Lieutenat'
| Mckinley, of the United States army
The ceremony was performed at Fort
Reilly, Kansas, at the home of the
brides uncle, Major T. Bentley Mot,
late military attache Of the American
Legation at ST. Petersburg and Paris.
Lieutenant Mckinley is a native Of
Missouri. The bride is a granddaughter
of the late DR.. Armistead Mott, of Lees
burg.