Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-14
Virginia News.


Rev. J. NJ Ovens, rector Of st. Paul 9
Church, Lynchbnrg, will sccept 4 call
10 St. Pauls Church, Norfolk.
Jacob r. Walker, postmaster at Water
ford, Loudoup county, died Friday from
pneumonia, aged sixty.fTe yearr.
Mrs. Mary L. Riley. vile Of l.. o.
Riley, died Saturday at her home near
Winchester, aged flfy-four years.
Collector NJ. K. Lowry of the Rich
mond district ia trying TO have the U. :.
internal revenue office novel from Rich
mond to Fredericksburg near which city
be lives.
The waters Of Hampton Roads have
washed away q portion OF the New
York State site at the jamestown Ex-
position, necessitsling the selection Of
another site.
Mira. Addie Gather Lnpton, wife OF
DR. John s. Iupton, & Frederick county
fruit grower, died at her home Saturday
night after lingering illness OF brighps
disease, aged iifty-fge years.
Dr. ]. d. Hawthorn. pastor Of Grove
Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, last
night rendered his resignation to his con
gregatiOn. In seyering his relations with
the church, DR. Hawthorne announced
that he would retire from active minis
ierial dutiep.
The Brown 4 Root Co., Of New York
city, have purchased from j. w. Yates,
Of Markham. the old Strickler disiillery,
situated along the Southern Railroad,
near Front Royal, and will build the
largest abattoir, refrigeratiug, and cold
storage plant 10 this section Of the State.
Parker Clay Crawford, who has been
employed as a clerk in the Augusta Ho'
tel, Hampton, has been arrested By Ser
geant Watts, on the charge OF being i'm
plicated in the incendiary fires which
have occurred in the hotel early Satur
day morning. Two attempts were made
to fire the hotel.
President. Roosevelt has declined an
invitation 10 attend the celebration Of
the fHt permanent settlement in tho
United States at jamestown, on May IL.
which is to be feature of the James
town Exposition. This affair il 10 be
held under the auspices ofthe Association
for the Preservation Of Virginia An
tiquities.
Preparations are being made for the
trial Of James A. and Philip ]. Strelher
of Culpeper this month on the charge OF
numbering VILLAIN T. Bywaters after a
sister OF the accused men had become
the bride OF Bywalers Commonwealth
Attorney Charles NJ Waite has notified
Judge ID. A. Glimsley that, for personal
reasons, he has Withdrawn from the case.
Between IS and 100 plasterers at work
on buildings on the jamestown Expo
sitiOn grounds walked out on strike
Saturday. Two reasons are given for
the strike. First, the plasterers de-
manded that the weeks wages must be
handed TO them in full on Saturday while
they are al work on the scsiiolds and
relieve them Of the walk to the contrac
tors Offices TO draw their pay; second,
Tor an increase in wages from 81. 30 to
Sc, including car fare.
Before the eyes of their frenzied moth
or two children we're attacked and ter
ribly lacerated by mad dog in the east
end RESIDENT. lecliOn OF Norfolk yes
ierday. They Sere the little sons OF l..
t.. Chick an T. Munden. IIe-"
we're bitch err the forehead, face and
breast. When Il .og was espied the
police opeued ire % it. The wounded
animal flew at The throat Of Officer
Cooper and Bit him badly. Officer Me
Bride wag al'o bitten while in the act
Of dispatching the dog.