Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-11
Virginia News.

federate Veterans, will meet IN hoauoAe
next fall.
William, the infant son of Mr.. WIZ
liam Z. and Mrs. Daisy Ennis, died al
lie psren's' residence, 5S7 south Fairfax
street al an early hour this morning.
Judge William Hodges Mann reit.
Grated in Richmond yesterday his an
Douncemept made directly after the
election last fall for governor that he Is
candidate for the next term.
James Morton Dickinson, son OF the
late James @. Dickinson, OF SPotssyl-
vsnia county, died yesterday, at the
home, in Fredericksburg. OF his aunt,
Mrs. S. E. Ashby. He vas IL years
old.
The remains of Clifford Rossen, who
wss killed in an accident near Fort
Dodge, Kansas, recently, we're inferred
this morning in Bethel cemetry. The
services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Jefiers.
Mr.. Ewell Sutphin, car repairer
in the Southern Railway yards in this
city, was painfully injured this morning
by being accidentally struck with q
sledgehammer. He was attended by DIR.
O'Brien.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Joseph ID. Eggleston, is authority fol-
the statement that during the coming
session there will be more than l6S, and
possibly as many as IT'S, high schools
in operation in the State.
"Mesilla" the handsome home oil
Mrs. f. ). Meade, near White Post,
Clarke county, narrowly escaped de-
struction by fire on Wednesday, some one
having trodden on match in an upper
room which started the flames.
Charles Edward Green for several
years a court interpreter for deaf mutes,
died Wednesday in the Consumptiyes'
Home, Brooklyn. Mr. Green was born
in Richmond, in 1855, and for nany
years had been resident of Brooklyn.
A bolt of lightning caused the de-
slruction by fire at an early hour yester-
day of the planning mill OF the Norfolk
aud Western Railways G. neral shops in
Roanoke. About 100 men arc thrown
out OF work temporarily. The loss is
500, 600
Ralph Thomas Burtoe, three years
old, son of a well-known farmer of Cas-
we'll county, N. c., died at the General
Hospital, at Danville, yesterday, as the
result of an operation performed On his
throat TO remove a watermelon seed from
the windpipe.
Lee Palmer, son of Major Palmer, OF
Chesterfield county, died yesterday in
The Memorial Hospital, Richmond, after
an illness of one week, all of which time
he was unconscious. His death was
due to brain disease He had lived in
Richmond most of his life.
Miss Mary +. Adams, daughter, OF
Mr.. w. II. Adams, of Middleburg, and
DR.. English Eyster, of Baltimore, Md +,
we're married at The Baptist Church in
Middleburg "Wednesday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by Rev Charles
I. Herndon, of Hamilton,
james A. Lewis, 81 years old, a de-
scendant of John Lewis, the irst white sell
tier of Augusta county, and nephew OF
The late United States Senator John F..
Lewis aud United States Minister TO
Spain Charles Lewis died in Stanton yes
terday. He leaves four sons aud four
brothen.
Virginia postmasters have been sp-
pointed as follows: Belmont, Spotsyl
Vanis county, A. c. Chewing, vice $.
Z. Peake, resigned; Sage, Pittsylvania
county, John L. Muse, vice j K Muse,
removed; st. Elmo, Alexandra county,
Lula G. Jones, vice T. B. Clayton, re.
signed Springvsle, Fairfax county,
Ida J. Ross, vice Mary G. Wise re-
signed.
Thieves dug their way under the
Hssker Memorial Church founstions in
Richmond and robbed the cornerstone,
which had been laid last Saturday, OF
small metal box, containing Bible,
book of laws and 3 nuMber o. small
silver coins. The Stone, which had a
IL by Is inch space cut in it TO receive
the metal box, was put in and cemented
last Sunday.
A. M. Neyin 81 Company, of Philadel-
phis, has purchased the Selwood tract
in Stafford coAaly. containing 1900
acres, from d, W. Simmons, of Detroit.
The purchasers have already located one
large mill on the property and are pre-
pairing to put in another. They estimate
il will take them eighteen months to cut
the timber Over seven thousand dol-
ars was paid for The timber, which was
of the highest quality.
Frank Harlow, the 20-year-old son Of
A. NJ. Harlow, of Augusta Springs, was
struck and Instantly killed Thursday
evening by the steps of coach wrench
ed from the Chesapeake aud Ohio pas
senger train No. ]. Young Harlow,
who had been attending the circus in
Staunton and ha1 returned on train No.
8, in company with his father and sister,
was going from the depot to his home,
which is on the line of the railroad, about
half mile west of the depot As he
was trying to get down the bank i'm.
mediately in front of his home the step
of one of the cGchee Eec.L.e dstacned
sud yas thrown out with violent force,
striking him and breaking his neck.
The marriage of Miss Jean Clsrkson
and Gen. Thomas Ross Robertson took
place in ST. Paul's Church, Haymarket,
Tuesday, August 7, at p. ~. TIE
ceremony was impressively performed
by the rector, Rev Cary Gamble. The
bride is the youngest daughter OF DR..
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