Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-12
Virginia News.

company bas ordered a general increase
in wages of all employees.
The new Catholic cathedral OF the
Sacred Heart, Richmond, will be conss-
Grated Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Evelyn Stone boswell, widow oil
j. 7. Doswe |, died yesterday at her
home in Fredericksburg, aged "a years
Mrs. Hannah f. Motley died 5atur-
day at the home of X. W. Jones, near
Whites, Caroline county, aged SO year,
Tue Court OF Appeals will open It's
regular fall session in Richmond, Tues
day morning. All the judges are ex-
pected to be present.
The bank of Rural Retreat, near Brls-
tol, was looted by robbers Saturday and
81, 300 in cash stolen. The robbers
made good their escape.
Mrs. Elizabeth CoIyin, aged 81 year,,
died yesterday at her home, near roluca,
Stafford county, Of serious burns receiv-
ed about two weeks ago.
A marriage license was Issued In
Washington Saturday to Hilary n.
Payne, of Clifford station, and Anna d.
Williams, Of Washington.
The one hundred and twenty fourth
session of the Virginia Annusl Confer
ence, NJ. +. Church. South, will convene
in Portsmouth, next Wednesday.
On the Georgetown field on Saturday
evening in the. football game between
the University Of Virginia and the
Georgetown University teams, The former
won by a score Of ~ to 0.
The shanghai charges against Flank
Holiday, Charles Smith and Lewis
Pfeifer were dismissed by United States
Commissioner Brady at Richmond Sal
nrday.
Thos. Lam was brought to Harrison
burg yesterday snd lodged in Jail,
charged with the murder CT his first
cousin, Frank Hensley, on Friday, on
account of which was published on Sat
urday.
Ia Norfolk financial circles the opir-
ion prevails that John SHELTON Williams
and +. H. Hartman have joined hands
to fight the Ryan Blair interests, which
are in control of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway.
Richard Pegram Myers, of Petersburg,
a Gaze. at the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, has been appointed by Senator
Daniel, of Virginia, a cade.-ai-large
from this State to the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The eighty third annual meeting OF
the Virginia Baptist General Association
will be called to order in the Grove,
Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond,
Tuesday evening al 7:90 O'Clock.
Moses Ferguson. for eight years an
employee of the Roanoke shops, was
arrested yesterday on warrant sworn out
by his wife and daughter, aged sixteen
years, charging him with attempting to
assault his two daughters. He is DOW
locked up.
The marriage of Mr.. Edward Randolph
DufIey to Miss Mabel Clare Palmer,
daughter of Mira. NJ. L. Palmer, OF Aide,
and sister of Paymasler II. II. Palmer
of the U. 5. navy, was solemnizei Nov.
4lh at 7. p. M, in Middleburg. Mr.
and Mrs. Duffy viii make their home in
Front ROYAL, where Mr. Duliey is en-
gagged in business.
DR.. Asa Wall, a veteran of three wars
and former noted physician aud sur
geon, died Saturday at a boarding house
in Winchester, aged 7Gyesrs. DR.. Wall
was q surgeon in the U. s. army during
the war with Mexico, and later fought
in the Seminole and other Indian wars.
During the civil war be was surgeon
with the Fifth Virginia Regiment. Some
years ego DR.. WILL was member OF
the House of Delegates from Frederick
county. Later he entered the Soldiers
Home, in Richmond. Willis there he
engaged in personal conflict with Lyle
langley, a comrade.