Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-28
Virginia N ews.


Miss Mary Milton died on Friday at
the ospital in Berry vile, after q linger-
ing illness, fged 70 years.
Peter Hewitt died at his home near
Falmouth, Stafford county on Saturday
of consumption, aged So years.
Robert Grattsn, brother OF Judge
George G. Grsttsn, died at his home
near Hsrrisonburg, on Saturday, sged Do
years.
Ia the football game at Richmond on
Saturday between the teams Of the uns
versities of North Carolins aud Virgins,
the latter won by score OF 9 to L.
Rev. John d. Coleman, formerly OF
Aide, but DOW rector Of the Episcopal
Church at Ashland, and Miss BERTHE
Gulick, of Aldie, will be married at
Aldie, Wednesday, OeIober 30.
The in husuce of the University of
Virginia in the South" was the subject
of an address delivered at the James
town Exposition Saturday by the Hoo.
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi.
A pretty church wedding took place
Thursday at st. Johns church, King
George county, when Miss Nary Tay!oe
was given 10 marriage TO Raleigh Colston
Taylor, of West Virginia.
Isadore Lovens.ein and Chas. Hutcler,
indicted for alleged conspiracy TO defraud
the city by interfering with bids for
supplies to the city home, we're acqult-
led in the police cour! in Richmond on
Saturday.
MI Thomas B. Love, private secre-
airy of OoI. J0Wph f Willard, of Fair
fax, aud Miss LYDIA Purcell Jsnney,
dsu1hter of Mrs Pinkney T. Bodell. OF
Washington, we're married lsst Wednes-
day, in the latter city.
Mr.. Hugh E Willis, OF Minneapolis,
MIMI, has purchased the "Ellwood'
estate, near Wilderness postofice, In
Spolsylvsnia county, containing l,4OO
acres. The property WAS formerly own.
ed by Major ]. Horace Lacy.
The Corporation Commission is on
the trail Of foreign corporations doing
business in this State without liceose.
The penalty is foe of from ten to
one thousand dollars, each transaction
constituting separate ofense.
Mr. Bette Wright, wife OF Frank
Wright, ofSuGolk. was killed Saturday
by a train on the Atlantic Coast Line.
Her daughter Maud had limb broken
in lwo places. They we're crossing side
trl CT when struck by a freight train.
Mr.. Wright lived only a short time.
Tie State Corp ration Commission
hiss completed the assessments on rail-
roads, steam and electric, and canals for
this year in the Ststs, and there is an it,
crease in the valuation, the natural it.
crasp, announced by the commission.
he State will receive $62, 1902 more
this year than last year,
The governor Of Connecticut and the
members OF his staff on Saturday sent to
Mrs. Swanson handsome broDzs statue,
an expression of appreciation of the hes
pitaity of the Virginia people on the
occasion of the visit Of the Connecticut
officials and people 10 the Jamestown
Exposition aud the reception BY Gov.
Swanson in Richmond.
Mss Reb2 Haley, fifteen years old,
lesped from the Manchester end Of Main
street bridge 10 Richmond yesterday
afternoon into the James river, in an at
tempt 10 commit suicide. The girl was
rescued by Carl Blackwell, nineteen
years old, Who Owed from the bridge, a
stance of forty feet He sustained the
girl in his arms until assistance reached
them.
Herbert r. Barber, now under arrest
in Richmond charged with the en-
bfzzement o: finds Of the R. L. Barnes
Safe and Lock Company, by which he
had been employed, will also be called
upon to face similar charges from other
States, together with that Of being a
bigsmisi. 1t developed Saturday that
Barber has been chsged with pecu-
laiiODs 10 every city in which he has
been employed.
Frank Field, a l6-year-old negro, was
arrested in Richmond yesterday charged
with wholesale incendiarism. He is sc-
cused of having set fire to the stable OF
Hal. Robinson, grocer, last Eight, the
owner himself barely escaping from the
building with his life. Field is also
charged with having fred the store OF
Albert johnson six months sgo. he
is bslived TO have been the originator OF
a series of fires which have occurred re-
Gently in various sections Of the city.
The government will today in Norfolk
formally libel the 5000, 900 cigarettes
belonging 10 the American Tobacco
Company and consigned to its British
branch. Since they were seized as con-
trabsnd trust owned goods they have
been guarded by United States customs
inspectors. At the proceedings today
the owners will have to claim the
goods snd contest the clause of the Sher-