Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-19
Virginia News.

The rapid progress in the legislature
of Mr.. Rew's bill for the protection OF
shellfish has alarmed the Underwater crao
industry.
Congressman. Robert G. Soutball, OF
Amelia county, is critically i'll at
hotel in Richmond. He is suffering with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Mary E. McCracken, widow OF
Bernard McCracken, died in FredericKs-
burg yesterday aftera lingering Illness
aged about SIS years.
Miss Florence Marie Henry, OF Pblia.
delphia, and Robert Emmett Daffson, OF
Richmond, were married Tuesday alter
noon in Philadelphia.
Judge Waddill, Of the federal court,
in Norfolk, yesterday issued a conditional
order for the sale of the Bay Shore troll
ley road to Ocean View, which has been
in charge of receivers for two years.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has expressed
a wish to donate to Leesburg pubic
library building, provided the town
would contribute proper sum for Its
SUPPORT. An effort will be made to raise
the desired amount.
The case at Charlottesville Of Hawkins
and Mich, charged with blackmaiing
the late r. d. Ballentine, of Edgehill,
and New Jersey, has been continued
until February &c. Both men are out
on bail.
The State convention of the Anti-Sa
loon League at its session yesterday in
Petersburg elected Rev. J. w. Mitchell,
of Richmond, president. The fixing OF
the next place OF meeting was referre TO
the executive committee.
Robert Hsines, a well-to-do farmer Of
Spottsylvania county, wandered away
from bis home Tuesday afternoon, We'd
nesday about noon his body was found
in swamp near Summit, about mile
and a half from the nearest house.
James c. Dickie, an auditors clerk of
the Sesboard Air Line Railway, met a
horrible fate 10 Norfolk last night while
on his way home, his arms full OF
bundles. He was crushed beneath a
century-old wall built to keep slaves in
at night.
Because il is alleged he failed to ac-
count to the State Board of Fisheries for
fines 10 the amount Of $500 that be had
collected from violalors of the State.
Captain Savage, Of the POcomoke, has
been dismissed, and Mate J. 7. Amer
ton has been promoted to succeed him.
The House committee on military sf-
fairs Yesterday directed a favorable re-
port on the bill introduced by Represent
alive Prince appropriating 5000, 900 for
use in marking the graves of Confederate
soldiers who died in northern prisons
and hospitals during the civil war.
There are $4,000 of these graves in
various northern States.
The State Board of Agriculture, has
appointed the following fertilizer in
spectors for the next year: Z. |. Mock,
First district; E. G. Madison, Second
district; John A. Lester, Third district;
l.. ID. Jones, Fourth district; A. L..
Moore, Fifth district, Byrd Anderson,
Sixth district; G.. B. Parrot, Seventh
district; w. q. Waite, Eighth district;
J. w. Williams, Ninth district, and j.
II. Leech, Tenth district.
Gen. Scott Ship aud Alexander
Hamilton deny that any efforts have been
made to choke off an investigation of the
affairs Of the Virginia Military Institute
by The Legislature. An executive ses-
sioa of the board of visitors Of the insti-
tute was held in Richmond Wednesday
night. Ii seems now to be practically
assured that All inquiry will be made in
to the affairs of both the Virginia Mill
tary Institute and the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute before the end pf the pres
ent session of the Legislature.
A fire early yesterday morning in the
business block bounded by Eleventh,
Twelfth, Main and Cary streets, Rich
mond, caused damage estimated at about
$50, 900. The fire was confined to the
mechanical plant of the Everett Waddey
Company, the Lexington Hotel, and the
Richmond Type Company's plant. The
fire started from an unknown cause in
the type foundry, aud was not discCv-
cred until good Roadway had been made.
The damage to the type foundry has not
been fixed, but it is likely to run above
$40, 900 or $4,000, with 50, 900 insur
ance. The damage to the Waddey plant
will easily reach $35, with insur-
amounting 10 about $40, 000 The dam
age to The hotel has not been estimated,
but il will be covered by insurance
The orthodox Hebrews of Portsmouth,
are somewhat exercised because of
the teaching OF the New Testament and
the memorizing by the pupils in the
public schools of verses based on bibli-
cal account of the nativity. Rev. H
Benmosche, minister of Gomley Chesed
Synagogue of Portsmouth, has consulted
with the superintendent of schools,
Joseph NJ. Saunders, on the subject.
Asked regarding the matter yesterday
morning, the minister stated that it had
been reported TO him by the parents of a
number of Hebrew children who attend
the public schools that it is made part
of their schools duties TO learn teachin s
of the New Testament, and that there is
feeling that teachings contrary to the
faith of these children's parents should
not be taught in the oublic schools
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