Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-09
Virginia News.


Mrs Allen Potts, at CismoGt, had The
misfortune Sunday to lose her fine SO, OOO
Percheron stallion, ''Gigelo." The
horse was found dead in his stable.
Fire destroyed the storehouse of John
w Payne, at Brooke station, in Stafford
county, at an early hour Yesterday morn
ing The loss is $500. No insurance.
Alvin A. Thomas and Miss Matte j..
Mcdonald. both OF Fauquier county,
were married few days ago At the resi-
dence of J. .. Millmsp, near Bealeton.
Miss Lucy G. Anderson, Of Tappahau-
mock, and Mr.. Henry G. Temple, Of
Fulton, Tex, eloped last Wednesday
and were married and on their way to
Texas before the BRIDES parents we're
notified.
Mrs. Mary Clark, widow of William
j. Clark. former well-known farmer,
died yesterday, at her home at Cedar
Grove, Frederick county, aged sixty
eight years. Mrs. Clark had been an
invalid for ten years.
In the Court Of Appeals yesterday an
appeal and supersedeas was granted in
the case of K. II. Duckett VS.. @. Amory
Stevens, from the Circuit Court of
Fauquier county The record in the
case embraces III psges.
DR.. and Mrs. Neil F. Graham, of
Falls Church, have issued cards annOunc-
ing the approaching marriage CT their
daughter, Miss Harriet Ferguson, to Mr..
Philip Beecher Nourse, OF that place.
The ceremony will take place on Wed
nesday, October H.
The marriage of Miss Aileen Kerr,
only daughter of DIR. and Mrs. James
Kerr, of this city, to Mr.. Charles Nc E..
Harris, of Philadelphia, will take place
Wednesday, November 7, at "Artrim"
the country home of the brides parents,
near Warrenton, Va.
Southern Railway freight train No. SO
was wrecked yesterday afternoon at Dry
Fork, near Danville, and 2 cars lett the
rails Wrecking crews were sent out
from DanvIlle and Monroe, and the track
was soon cleared. Conductor Davidson
was injured about the back, and flag
man whose name is not known was hurt
about the head.
r F. Morris, a young white man,
was found dead at The side of the tracks
of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Rsilroad, near Acca, last night.
Developments lead TO the suspicion Of
foul play. Morris was member of Fiiz-
hugh Lodge No. SO of Odd Fellows He
was brother of G. NJ. Morris, ticket
agent for the Chesapeake and OHIO in
Richmond.
At Manassa, on Saturday, Montgomery
Nickens, negro youth, about fifteen
years old, accidentally shot and instantly
killed Walter Bali, colored, aged about
the same. The two boys, together with
Wellington Meredith, also colored,
had slept in the hay loft OF DR. j. G.
Meredith. Nickens was the first TO
awaken, and was handling The gun which
was accidentally discharged into the face
of Ball at very close range and while he
was still sleeping Balls face was lit
orally blown of.
Thursday night of this week will
probably witness the departure from
Newport News, Va, of the last delach
ment of the army constituting the first
expeditionary brigade for Cuban occu-
patton. By Sunday night, at the latest,
it is declared ct the War Department,
the entire expedition, consisting of
$500 officers aud men will have landed
in Cuba 10 order that the War De-
psrIment may be in readiness to meet
any emergency, however, active prepa-
rations have already been made by the
army general staff fer the embarkation
for Cuba of second expedition. These
troops will not be sent unless the first
army meets with some unlocked for 90.
stacle, and Secretary TAFT or Governor
Magoon calls for additional forces.