Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-09
Virginia News.

doun county, died Friday al the age Oh
66 years.
Rev. w. H.. Laird. rector OF st.
James Episcopal Church, in Warrentou,
has received call TO Lexington.
Mr.. Ohio ]. Mears, Northampton,
will he candidate for congress against
Congressman Jones Of the trst district.
John P. Branch, in letter to Mayor
Mccarthy of Richmond. offered to give
the city $25, 600 for public baths, pro-
viding the city will maintain them.
Fire yesterday completely destroyed
the poker rooms operated by Mckay aud
Mapp, in Norfolk, and for time threat
ened the Neddo Hotel. The loss Is estl-
mated at between So, 1000 and $4,000.
The Standard Oil Company Saturday
obtained license to do business in this
State, paying S., 900 for the privilege.
The company made stubborn night To
evade paying the tax as required by law,
Offering the State the sum of 5000.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company has decided
to erect, at its own expense, massive
iron bridge over its tracks at Acca Sta
ton near Richmond which will, upon
its completion, be turned over to the
county authorities of HeDrico.
The remains of Capt Frank I. Boggs,
who died Friday in Norfolk, we're taken
to Onancock for burial Saturday. Capt.
Bogrs was daring and successful block
ade runDOr in the civil war, aud many
tales are told of his narrow escape frem
capture. He WAS also in the ordnance
department of the Confederate army.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Cone, OF
Riverton, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Pauline Lacy. TO
Rev. E. o. Sans, of Hsrrisonburg. The
marriage will take place early in May,
and tie couple will make their home in
Lynchburg, where Rev. Mr.. Sans has
recently accepted cali TO the Cabell
Street Baptist Church.
Mrs Jack Armstrong, a frail little
woman and the mother of three small
children, has petitioned tie Hastings
court to remit portion Of the sentence
against her husband, from whom she is
divorced, so that she will be enabled to
collect from him the alimonY granted
her by the court, and thereby save her
self and children from suffering. The
man was convicted for operating dope
joint in Richmond.
Randolph Jordan, colored. bad been
the sexton of Market Street Methodist
Church, Petersburg. for about 40 years.
He was buried with distinguished honor:
from his own church. colored instiiu'
tion, a few days ago. The stewards Of
the Market street church, which he had
served so faithfully, sent floral designs,
and the whitestewards we're his pail
bearers. White men and women filed
all the space set apart for them 10 the
church.
Stuart F. Lindsay, OF the Ninth con-
gressional district, has served notice on
the Slemps, father aud son, that he will
try to take the political scalp Of the lone
republican congressman from Virgins
at the convention which is 10 assemble
in Marion June 20 TO name candidate
for congress for that party in the Ninth
district. 1t is said that The democrat:
have healed the breach in their ranks
in the Ninth district and that the chances
are excellent for solid democratic dele
CATION in the next congress.
Virginians paid SO, 27S,Sl0 for pro-
lection against fires last year. This
money went TO stock companies and
does not include the amoun's paid by
mutual concerns and for marine insur.
ance. From the total premiums paid
by people 10 Virginia to the stock com.
panes there was a loss by ere to the
companies carrying the risks of 81, 2SO,
1872, discl sing the fact that the CON.
panes had balance OF 81 1898, CPS
The amount OF insurance written by the
companies other than mutual and marine
during the year and in force on pscem-
Der 81, 1905, aggregated S2l5, S99, 1911.