Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-30
Virginia News.


A big barn on the Sweet Briar lnsti-
tute property, 10 Amherst county, was
burned yesterday causing loss OF $50, p
900.
The presentation Of the silver service,
Virguia's So, 900 gift to the battleship
Virginia, will take place At Newport
News on December Is. Governor Swan
son will oi6ciaie
The engagement Of Miss Nina Myers,
daughter Of the late Albert MYERS, of
Clarke county, 10 Mr. II W, Fleming,
Of Uppervile, has been announced
The wedding will occur in December at
the BRIDES home, near Gaylord.
Miss Mary R. Lee, of Strasbury, and
Mr. Henry 2. Wolf, Of Fauquier county
we're married Yesterday morning at tho
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mr.. Richard II. Lee. The groom is an
engineer on the Southern Railway.
Douglass Allison, son of William Al
lison, of Fsuquier county, and Miss
Rosabel Lackey, daughter Of John
Lsckey, of Loudoun county. we're mar
ried yesterday afternoon 10 Leesburg by
Rev. J. w. LuptoD, Of the Presbyterian
church.
Mrp. John Allen, formerly Of Peters
burg. has asked the police OF New York
to find her husband, who was robbed 81
he was about 10 SAL for Europe She
ssys she wss married in Petersburg,
eleven years ago, and thst she was q
friend OF Gen. Miles aud Gen. Fitzhngh
Lee.
Gee. L. Neville. 28-yesrs-old. soa Of
the late George L Neville. Of Ports
mouth, was taken suddenly i'll yesterday
in the reception-room at Madison Hall,
the Young Mems Chrietisn Association
building, at the University OF Virginia,
and was removed to the University Hos
pital, where he died 40 hour later
Mrs. Julia Meade Nichols died in
Petersburg Yesterday at the residence Of
her son in-law, f. II. Patterson ME-.
Nichols, who was in her seventy eighth
year was the widow Of Capt. James \.
Nichols, a well-kuowp Confederate oili-
Ger. Her father was Richard Kidder
Meade, formerly United States minister
to Brsz |.
The barge John r. Zimmerman, for
Norfolk from Baltimore, loaded with
brick for the jamestown Exposition, in
tow of the tug Peerless, blew of her
matches Yesterday morning ut O'Clock
aud sank oil Sewels Point, 10 FIVE
iatboms of water. Barge and cargo, it
is believed, will be total loss The tug
men took her crew Of before the barge
sank. The Zimmerman is owned by
her master, Capt. Louis Meyer
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week. to citizens Of this state, of the
following patents: William ]. Campbell,
of Dayton, hnme-,ng; Ribourne W.
Gatewood, of Norfolk, time operated
keyhole guard. Frederick Oliver, Of
Portsmouth, oil-press; Thomas }.
Youngloye, of RichmoBd. door and win
dow securer, George W. Parsons, Of
Richmond, design for watchfob.
Thomas Barber, The S-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrq. Thomas ~ Barber, Of
Mariinsyllle, Henry county was scciden-
tally shot and killed yesterday afternoon
by his consin, Moss Brown, aged l3.
The shooting took place in the front yard
ofDr j. NJ. Smith, grandfather of both
boys. Brown was trying to get ont a
cartridge which had hung in the barrel
of his rife. when the explosion occurred,
the bullet lodging in the brain OF Bar
Der.
Fire early yesterday morning Quilted
the store Of Dornin q Co., hardware
dealers; G.. A. Coleman Company, re-
tail shoe dealers, and Ainslie & Martin,
hardware dealers, in the business sec
ton of Lynchburg, entail:ng loss Of
$4,000, with insurance approximating
500, 900. The FIRE was Of an unknown
origin. 1t started in the rear oil Dornin's
store, and. famed by high wind, burn
ed rapidly For time the entire block,
including the Office of the Morning News
and the afternoon Advance, and 10 or
IL stores with valuable stocks were in
danger.
While the streets were filled with peo-
pie of Lynchburg, yesterday l.. W.
Morgan, formerly OF Danville, shot aud
probably MORALLY wounded f. W. Moi
gan, a poolroom keeper The shooting
occurred at Twelfth and Main street.
The wounded man ia at s.. Andrew )
Home. He was shot i've times -Four
shots took effect 10 the left side, just
above the hip L, w. Morgan was ar
rested The wounded mau, it is charged,
attacked the other and struck him Eith
his fist L. w. Morgan drew bis revolver
and began firing The men are distant
Il related.
Deaths IroIs appendicitis
dsc,,osa IN tie same ratio thst the zss 81 DR.,
uElftllt III rrl