Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-06
Virginia News.

Ground was broken at jamestown yes
terdsy for the Illinois building.
Ii is said that the shipyard at New
port News is to ba enlarged aud other
wise improved.
II is believed that Col Edwin A.
Stevens, of Hoboken, n. j., who is i'll
at The home of his sister, Mr'. Washing
ton Lewis, near Berryville, Clarke coun-
ty, will recover.
''To close the saloon ia our Southland
is 10 largely settle the negro problem,
said Field Secretary West yesterday. 10
his annual address before the Virginia
And-Saloon League at Charlottesville
The Court of Appeals has denied a
writ of error 10 the case Of James Ward,
the negro condemned TO hang for shoot
ing Carrie Meekins sometime ago. The
negro will be brought before Judge Witt
in Richmond and resentenced.
Insurance Commissioner Button has
reported to the Corporation Commission,
with recommendation that their licenses
be revoked the German National lnsur
mce Company, Of Chicago, and the Ger
man Insurance Company OF Ffeeport,
Illinois
The wedding, in Grace Episcopal
Church, Richmond, yesterday afternoon,
of Selden Wake and Miss Evelyn Condo
Bridges was a brilliant society affair.
Rev. Landon r. Mason ofIiciated, and
the brides father, Capt. VIM. NJ.
Bridges, gave her away.
The home of William Moore, an old
negro, who lives about two miles north
of Culpeper, was destroyed by fire yes
terday afternoon, and his infant child,
about one year old, who was in the house
was burned to death At the time OF the
fire the father and mother we're away
from home, and care OF the infant was
left to the older children.
Clinton Harris, driver OF a hack ply
ing between Fincastle and Roanoke, was
dragged to death by his team Tuesday
night. When the hack arrived at Fin
castle, after dark, Harris was found
hanging by his lcet from chains attached
to the doubletree 10 attempting TO get
in tho hack ii is supposed he missed his
footing, and, getting tangled up in the
chains, fell under the hack
Mayor l.. !. Cheatwood, Captain W.
A. Bowles, of Company A, and Captain
e. Page Burwell, of Company b, the
three ranking officers Of The Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Battalion, have re-
signed ngsir. The resignation Of these
three officers is, il is said, the outgrOwth
of an unfortunate trouble that arose 10
the battalion on the trip 10 Baltimore
some months ago which eliminated in all
the officers of both companies rendering
their designations.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens Of this Stale, of the
following patents: Il. Z. Belcher, Hoch
man. lamp; J. II. James, Pulaski, filler;
M j.. Payne, S.aunton, typewriter; w.
T.. Raney. Norfolk, spoon; &. H. Wicke7,
Covington. coke leveling machine; T. F.
Wilkinson. Richmond, TAG b. a. Rich
arlson, IT,. Norfolk, design for badge;
and X. +. Savage, Norfolk, design tor
watch charm or similar article.
As stated 10 Yesterdays Gazette, the
grand jury which bad been investigating
the alleged combination Of the coal and
wood dealers in Danvile to control the
prices Of these commodities returned n
dictments yesterday against five OF the
leading concerns in the city. Some cfthe
dealers did not deny that there was
verbal agreement among them to sell coal
and wood at a specific price, but claimed
that they were not liable, as there was
no penalty to any person for failing to
carry out tine agreement.
Miss Martha Louise SIerrick WAS mar
ried yesterday in 81, Andrews Chspsl,
Sudlersville, Md, to Randolph Marshall,
son Of j. a. Marshall, Of MARKHAM, Va,
and great grandson of Chief Justice Mar
shall. The chapel WAS beautifully deco
rated with chrysanthemums, ivy and
smilax and ilu minated with many can
dies The ceremony was performed by
Right Rev. William Forbes Adams,
bishop the Episcopal Diocese of EastUu,
assisted by Rev Mr. Hepburn, rector
of st. Andrews. Prot. Howard Benson,
of Westminster, was the orgapisi The
bride was given away by her father,
James Merrick, IT,, of Hilton Grange
stock farm, Sudersville