Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-31
Virginia News.

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RilteDour, Of Strasburg, died Monday
night, aged sixty-four year. de was a
native OF Frederick county.
A coal oslace built of all the various
kinds of coal found in the United States
will be striking architectural feature OF
the jamestown Exposition.
Mr.. A. P. Fox, for many years
leading dry goods merchant in Rich
mond, died at his home in Albemarle
county, Monday, at the age OF about
eighty years.
Mrs. Maud Hardwick, wife of V. b.
Hsrdwick a merchant of Kinsale, West
moreland county, died suddenly yester'
day aged about forty-6ve years. ~be is
survived by her husband.
Several property owners on the Berry.
vile turnpike, between Winchester and
Berryville have announced tina: they
will fight in the courts the efforts Of the
Winchester and Washington Electric
Railway Company to condemn their land
for right of way.
Ashby J. Duke, justice of the peace
yesterday convicted 10 Richmond of sell
lug whisky on Sunday, and was fined
four hundred dollars in the police court.
He will be tried in Incorporation Court
on a similar charge, having appealed
another case from the police court.
The body of VIM. Hunton, Of Buck
land, Prince William county, who was
drowned while attempting to cross Cedar
Run at Auburn on his way to be mar.
ried, several days ago, has been recover
ed near the spot in the stream where
the buggy was taken out OF the water.
Judge William 1. Clopton, Of Man.
chester, sitting in the Henrico County
Circuit Court, yesterday, for Judge Car
ter R. Scott, declared Sabbath breaking
crime, thus upboldiDg the hands OF
Magistrate Lewis, Of that county, who
fined showmen at lakewood Park for ep-
Grating on Sunday.
Mrs. Potter. wife of Rev @. L. Pot
ter, pastor of Frederick Circuit Metho.
dist Episcopal Church South, while
driving in the county Monday, was
thrown from her buggy an seriously in
jured. Her left leg wa broken just
above the ankle aud she was cut and
bruised about the face and body.
The Sco6eld Company of Philadelphia
will be givin the contract by the govern
ment for the construction of two long
piers extending. into Hampton Roads
for use in connection with the jamestown
ter centennial exposition. The contract
price for the work is 1886, 900. and the
piers are 10 be completed 10 lOS days
from the date OF signing Of the contract.
Gov Swanson hes COMMITTED the sem
tence of Litteton Young, Of Rappahan-
mock county, to confinement in the peni-
Tertiary for life. TIE man was con-
victed several months ago for assaulting
a girl in the county Of Rappahannock,
and the victim, her parents, the judge
aud the jury united-in petition to the
governor to send the man to the peni-
Tertiary instead OF hanging him in ac-
cordance with the verdict.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens of this State of the
following patents: Claude B. Davis and
A. T. Finch, of Chase City, non-refill-
able bottle; Andrew ]. Heninger, of
Tszewell, fence post; Paul j. ID. Hops,
of Wake, rotary engine, 2 patentsI John
I. Nicholson, OF Newport News, gun
rack; George Wedderburn, of Dunn Lo.
ring, locking means tor bottles and the
like; Benjamin F. Mackail, of Norfolk,
design for badge-pin.
At the fifth and last days session OF
the Presby terian Synod at StauDton yes
terday great deal Of work was crowded
into short space. Mr. Frank L. Glas-
Cow of Lexington, introduced resolution
calling on churches, in consideration ofthe
increased cost of living, to readjust the
salaries of preachers on higher basis
He earnestly advocated the measure
aud it was unanimously adopted. Dr..
Cecil Russell advocated raising the sala-
ries of home missionaries. Synod Sc
lected the following members of tn
board ofthe Union Theological Seminar
Rev. DR.. L, B. Turubull, II. BrsdleJ
Davidson, Rev. DR.. Newton Donaldson
The Tynod adjourned last nj hit to mee
next year at Charleston, W. Va.
Charles E. Newsome, an employee of
the Portner Brewing Company, in
Petersburg, has been arrested and jailel,
charged with the murder of Starkey
Perkins, son of w s. Perkins, of Die
widdie county, who died Monday nigh
in his fathers home. near Reams ct
ton, from injuries alleged to have been
inflicted by Newsome in difficulty vii
Perkins, last Saturday afternoon. TIE
men had been joking, and later th' y
quarreled. Perkins attempted to grapp e
with Newsome, who struck him, Perkins
falling and striking his head against a
beer barrel, apparently without serious
injury. Later his condition became very
grave, and death resulted. An autopsy
revealed fractured skull and big clot
on the brain. The skull was abnormally
thin.