Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Virginia News.

1 Mr.. John w Slower, wife OF prom
ineni farmer of Page county, died al ner
home, near Luray, Sunday night. ehe
is survived by several children.
Mrs. Sallie Meade, widow of W. W.
Meade, of Clarke county, died suddenly
at her home near Haymarket, Prince
William county. on Thursday last.
Mrs. Arthur Chichester, jr. aged forty
years, died at her home near Leesourg
on Sunday night She was prior to her
marriage Miss De Bonneville, OF Phila-
delphis. Her husband and one child
survive.
One gold nugget was beat out OF
rock near Wilderness, Spotsylysnia
county, last week by Edward johnson,
which he sold for $2l He had previ-
ously picked near the same spot piece
worth $l4.
Thomas Williams, son Of K }. VIII
liams, of Richmond while ION vacation at
Clayyille IN Powhatan county, Saturday,
was struck by lightning as bewas milking
COW. His arm ia burned and bruised
but his injuries are slight and he VIII
recover.
The third election upon the question
of issuing $50, geo in bonds for the con-
siruction of new system OF waterworks
for Letsbnrg was held there Friday. One
hundred and ,tbirly-lhree votes were
cast, 100 being Tor waterwOrks and 80
Opposing them. The question had been
twice voted upon, the first election being
declared illegal.if
The state convention of the Ancient
Order OF Hibernians convened in Nor
folk yesterday. About 60 delegates
from all parts of Virginia are in at
tendance. President James b. Casey,
of Portsmouth, Is presiding over the
session, which is being held in Emerald
Hall. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the
order is in session at Portsmouth.
There will be no joint debates between
Representative Maynard and Col Geo.
G. Cabel in their contest for the demo
cratic nomination for the House of Rep
r, seniatves from the Second district.
Mr.. Maynard yesterday addressed letter
TO Colonel Cabell declining the ls,ter's
request for debates Mr.. Maynard is
OPP osed to joint debates between candi-
dates of the same party.
Mr.. John a, Brawner, who lived near
Gainesville, Prince William county. was
stricken with apoplexY while driving in
a buggy with his two daughters from
Gainesville to his home Saturday at.
tern0on and died few moments later.
As a member of the Prince William
Cavalry he followed General Stuart
through many hard-iought battles during
the Conf, lerate war, and saw the fail OF
his great and beloved commander at the
battle of Yellow Tavern.
Jacob Bernstein, white, who was ar
rested in Richmond on Sunday on a
charge Of selling liquor on Sunday in
his restaurant, was found lying in pool
of his own blood yesterday morning in
the rear part of the store with bullet
wound in his left breast. Although in
an almost dying condition, bernstein
told the surgeon that that robber had
entered his store aud attemoied 10 Kill
him. His condition is critical Neigh
bors OF the man express the belief that
he shot himself
II is announced 10 Richmond that the
reply of Congressman Maynard, of the
Second district to Samuel GOmpers,
president of The American Federation OF
Labor, relative to the bill of grievances
submitted to Congress by the federation.
is satisfactory and will he the subject OF
favorable Comment by President Comp
ers. 1t is iulher said that the replies Of
Congressman lamb, of the Third Gis-
trict. and Congressman Glass of the
Fifth district, will be published without
comment of any kind.
Bereis Batnose, a confessed anarchist,
is in Jail at Norfolk charged with max
ing an anaTchislic marriage. After a
hearing ne was neld Tor lbrthef invest
CATION, Batooe, who Is Iwenly-thret
years old, appear In court as the com
pl,inaDt against c. Friedman, whom he
bad charged with assault Friedman
testified that he assaulted him becaus'
be had persuaded Fiedman's sister, .
pretty seventeen yesr-old Jewish gin, To-
sign an agreement that she was Batoose's
wife aud would recognize no other mar
Tiage contract Friedman also testified
that BatOose was driven out of Russis
five months ago tor lis anarchisic
teachings.