Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-19
Virginia News.

Mrs. Ella G. isycock, wife of G.. w.
Laycock, of Hamilton, died from the
effects of surgical operation, yesterday.
Steps been have taken at Richmond to
| secure suitable site for the establish
ment of deaf, dumb and blind institute
for negroes.
All efforts TO locate Daniel P. Good
man aud thirteen ear-old Lillian Har-
rison, who left Newport News together
Sunday night, have been in vain.
Miss Emma Cole. daughter of j. w.
Cole. of Purcellville, Loudoun county,
died at the residence of her father on
Tuesday afternoon of typhoid fever, aged
20 years.
Aaron J. Evans, an inmate of the
National Soldiers Home at Hampton,
committed suicide yesterday BY hang
ing himself 10 bathroom near his quar-
| tiers.
Miss Mary Valentine Conway, daugh-
ter of the late DR.. V. Y. Conway, of
Stafford, died at the residence of Dir, A.
E. Bloxton, near Stafford Store, Tues
day night, aged 76 years.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week to citizens of this state, of the
following patents; Everett d. Rock,
of Nutsville, variable sawmill-feed;
Henry w. Rountree, OF Richmond,
trunk; Edward S. Shoffner, of Roanoke,
track-switcb; George NJ. Meredith and
J. NJ. Meredith, sr. of Norfolk design
for hat OF stick pin.
Miss Helen s. Wallace died tuesday
evening at her home in Bristol, Tenn,
aged SO years. She was born and raised
10 Fredericksburg, and went to Bristol
to reside about Is years ago. She is
survived by two brothers, Mayor I. P.
Wallace, of Fredericksburg, and Mr.. A.
n. Wallace, of Culpeper county. The
re mains were brought to Fredericksburg
and inferred in the City cemetery.
When o E. Brown, house painter,
left home ip Roanoke yesterday morning
to 20 to work he kissed hiG wife gOod-by
and told her be feared he would meet
with a serious accident before seeing her
again. He said he had dreamed
that while at work painting a roof
he had fallen and received fatal injuries.
Shortly before noon, while Brown was
working on top of a house, his ladder
gave way and be fell TO the ground, a
distance o. so teet, suffering a broken
arm and internal injuries.
The Fifth district republicans held
stormy session of three hours at Galax,
In Grayson county, yesterday, ard NOM
mated DIR. John w. Simmons, OF Mar
tinsyile, for Congress, to oppose Judge
K. W. Saunders, the democratic nomi-
nee. DR.. Simmons name Was not men,
toned before the date of the convention
as a candidate, and, though prominent
physician, was comparatively unknown
ia The E1litieal world. He came as
dark horse, all the friends Of other can
didates uniting on him, making ais NOM
iuation unanimous.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw sent
special delivery letter 10 Richmond
Tuesday directed to Giles B. Jackson,
director general of the Negre Develop
ment and Exposition Company, calling
every officer of that company to Wash
ington at once to explain the plan and
scope of the colored exhibit at the
Jam estown Exposition. jackson got
his officials together at once, and left at
midday for Washington. Secretary Shaw
also informed the Colored Exposition
Company that he demanded straight
forgsrd explanation as to just what use
they would make Of the money which
has been provided for the colOred ex-
hibit by the nsti,nsl government.