Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-06
Virginia News.

of near Warsaw, died Tuesday night,
aged sixty years.
r. Faulconer aud Miss Bessie Tine
ley. both of Orange county, we're mar
RED yesterday at Rhoadesville Baptist
Church in Orshge county,
g. Warren HUT, of Neenah, Rich
mond county, committed suicide yester-
day BY hanging himself with bedclotbes
from a window. For sometime he had
been in bad health.
Miss Lizzie A. Dulany died at the
home OF her late brother, Hector Dn-
lany, of Louisville, Kentucky, on the
9lst of August, in the S5th year OF her
age = she had a'far9e number OF relatives
and friends in Virginia.
Charles Walter Elgin, son of the late
Charles Elgin, Of Leesburg, and Miss
Margaret Duliu, daughter Of George G.
Dulin, of Leesburg, we're married yes
terday at the home of the BRIDES father,
abonts three miles from that town.
According to the late reports from the
flee of Stale Auditor Msrye, Thomas
+. Ryan, the New York millionaire,
who claims Virginia as his legal resi-
dence, has an annual income of $3.50,
900. and, as the State tax on incomes is
| 81 thousand. the commonwealth de-
rives $3.50 year from this source.
Governor Swanson has appointed
Congressman John Lamb, State Senator
Edward Echols, Of Stanton; K. L. w.
Duke, OF Charlottesville; and Judge SAM
w. Williams. of WytheVille, as delegates
TO the interstate convention at Des
Moiues, looking to change in the con-
sIitution for the election OF senators by
the people.
At Ware Church, Gloucester Court
house, yesterday evening, Miss Elizabeth
Sinclair Blackburn Lee, daughter Of
Rev. William Byrd Lee, of Gloucester
Courthouse. became the bride of Mr..
Marshall Mccormick Milton, of Balti.
more, son of w. T. Milton, of Berry
vile, Clarke county. The BRIDES father
oficisted. They will reside in Balii-
more.
Oscar Neal, young white man, Of
Danvile, was arrested about O'Clock
Yesterday morning on the charge of Grim
inal assault on Mabel Carter, aged Il
years. The girl and Mrs. Lottie Lee,
who occupy room together, were
aroused by the presence of two men in
their room. The men fled when they
screamed. Neal was found hiding in a
closet. He was identified as being the
one who frightened them. He says he
became engaged in a fight aud ran in
there to escape being injured.
It will require an official canvass OF
he votes to determine whether Repre-
sentative Maynard or Colone. George G
Cabell shall be the democratic nominee
for Congress OF the Second district. Last
night Mr.. Maynard had an apparent
msjoriIy of % in totul vote approx
natsly 5000. Colonel Cabel is, how
ever, confident that he has been nomi-
mated, and declines to coDcede the cleo
ton to Maynard. He will demand Of
fetal count, and believes the result will
show that he has been nominated.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens of this State of the fol-
lowing patents William Z Hawkins,
McGaheysvile, garden:plow; Thomas 4.
Parrish, Richmond, ice cream freezer;
John A. pil'her and w. " Lemeu,
Roanoke, car.wbe,l; G. A. Smith and
A. @ Strickland, Richmond, planning
machine; Charles A. Syuder, Powhstan
Headquarters, bell acluated registering
mechanism; Charles w. Tandy, Char
louisville, rotary engine; Robert +
Turner. Norfolk. type writing machine,
aud Calder s Sherwood, jr., Ports
mouth, design for badge.
One colored man was instantly killed
aud Ave white people more or less SER
iouslg injured by the collapse of street
railway bridge over Tinker creek, be.
tween Roanoke and VIntOn, yesterday
The car was going from Vintpn to Roa
noke. and was carrying about 100 pas
sengers. On the west side of the bridge
the mortorman stopped his car to allow
several persons to get aboard. He
started again and was about mi Iway
Of the bridge when it collapsed, dropping
the crowded car into The creek ID feet
below. A panic followed the crash, and
Conductor Trout fought the passengers
to keep them from trampling each other
and probably saved a number of lives
by bis determined efforts. The bridge
was considered one OF the best on the
system and no cause is known for its
collapse.