Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-16
Virginia News.
DR. Robert Christian Craig, OF Siam
ton. died at Atlantic City, yesterday.

~ AsIO<ih thiAHbaA Osf"'Sf
ton, died at Atlantic City, yesterday.
Fire in the restaurant at The Southern
RaiIway depot at Danville yesterday en-
tailed loss OF about 500.
Fire Yesterday destroyed the dollhouse
of The bridge across the Potomsc river.
between Point of Rocks, Md, and Lou
doun county.
A marriage license was issued 10
Washington yesterday to Matthew ;
Hindman and Clara T. Milbonrne, both
Of PurccllvilIe
Max FeIstein. OF Newport News, who
shipped 81, 900 worth of goods to New
York 10 an effort TO defraud his CREDITOR,
was yesterday sentenced to four years 10
the penitentiary.
j. Frank OrndoH, who was charged
with criminal assault upon Mrs. Il.
Fisher, June 6, was tried in the Cir
cult Court of Shenandoah county yes
terday and acquitted. The case oil
Charles a. Fisher, charged with con-
spiracy against his wife's coed name,
wss n0lle pressed.
The engagement is announced oil Miss
Annabel Bray. daughter OF Nj. and
Mrs. William Pemberton Bray, OF Rich
mond. to DR.. Clyde Fenton Ross, son OF
Mr. f. +. Ross, of Upperville. The
wedding will take place ON Thursday,
November %, in Grove Avenue Baptist
Church, Richmond.
Mary Ross, an old woman. living near
Culpeper, was burned alive yesterday.
She was dressing before a wood fire
place when her clothes ignited and be
fore the flames could be put out, the old
lady dropped to the oor corpse. The
shrieks OF the dying woman as she call
ed for aid could be heard a mile away.
The famous McCue case was brought
to public notice again yesterday, when
argument was heard in the L. s. Court
in Richmond by Judge Henry G. Nc
Dowel!, OF Lynchbnrg, in the suit of the
heirs OF the late j. Samuel McCne, OF
Charlottesville, ys. the Northwestern
Life Insurance Company, for SO, 600.
The legislative school book investigs-
ting committee organized tor work in
Richmond, yesterday. Chairman Byrd
said yesterday that they will he in ses p
sion three days, getting in shape to
make the inquiry in the easiest and
quickest way. They will adjourn Sat
arGay Tor two weeks and then take up
the investigation in earnest.
II. Williamson shipped from Spott-
sylyania county two wild turkeys 10 q
box labeled "drtssed poultry" address
ed to A. Sullivan, Camden, n. j. A
game warden 10 Fredericksburg exam
ined the box when it passed through
that city and found the turkeys, ship
ment of which was contrary to law.
Williamson was tried yesterday at Brooks
road and fined $50 and costs.
A S0-day Jail sentence and s. fine
was the punishment tiyen Norman ;.
Brown by Judge Mullen in Petersburg,
Yesterday, when The prisoner pleaded
guilty to tho charge of breaking into J.
f. Moyler Il &c. s insurance Office there
and rObbing the safe last Friday night.
Brown threw himself on the mercy OF
the court, and there was no jury trial.
The case created sensation in Peters
burg, as the yonpg man belongs to q
prominent family. Brown was discharged
| by Moyler a Co.
The strained attitude between the ma
oriiy aud minority factions of the East
ern State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. commit
tee ended in rupture Wednesday even
snr, aud the majority committee has
since been in session in the State Capt.
| tol and the minority in Senator Sadlera
room at his hotel. fney have been in
separate session all day preparing their
reports. The rupture is said to have
been due TO the majority refusing to
hear Chairman Sadler read his written
report. A we'll defined rumor is current
to the effect that DR.. l.. 5. Foster, gu
perintendent Of the Eastern State Hos
pital, will be deposed by the General
Hospital Board at the meeting which
takes place on Tuesday in Williamsburg,
irrespective of any report or reports
that may be made by the legislative in
| yestigating committee