Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-20
Virginia News.

bohh Al CTS, VI DhtDlitOhs &<SeNS~~-
county, aged sixty.six years, died Mon
day night of throat paralysis and pneu'
monia.
The Mississippi Railroad Commission
has ordered the railroads Of the State to
adopt two-cent passenger rate on the
interchangeable mileage basis.
Information has been received Of the
death of Col. J. G. Edmonds, supsriu'
tendent Of the city schools OF Bastrop,
Tex. He was native OF Fauquier coun-
ty, and was born in lS47.
Mrs. Jane Dorothea Woodson Rails
ton, widow of Robert Rslston, died yes
terday at her home in Richmond, at the
ripe old age of eighty-four She was
born in King William county.
The following have been elected Off
GERS of the Westmorel,ud Club 10 Rich
mond President, Captain Jos. ph E.
Willard; vice president, Judge r. Car
ter Scott; secretary. Mr.. r. A. Lancas-
ter, jr.
Mrs. Fannie Summers Clark was mar
ried at Abingdon, yesterday, to DR.. j.
NJ. Cummings. Of Abingdon. The
bride is daughter OF Col. John @. Sum-
mers and a sister of L. 2. Summers,
collector of internal revenue.
Mrs Susan p. Jones, widow OF Fran
els Jones, of the Confederate army, died
Monday night at the home of her sou-io-
law, Joseph NJ. Jsrtou, at KernstoWn,
Frederick county, aged seventy -eight
years.
The Lynchburg, Charlottesville aud
Farmville companies of the Seventeen
Regiment. will acc 'mpany Hudson and
Steptoe, the negroes charged with at
lacking Miss Shelton, form Lypchburg to
Amherst court house for trial today.
A rumor is current that the railroads
operating between Richmond and Nor
folk, instead Of reducing the railroad
fare from the capital 10 Norfolk during
the Exposition season, are preparing 10
raise the rates to the limit.
Dissatisfaction among the members of
the United B ilermakers and Iron Ship
builders of North America on account of
wages eliminated yesterday in a number
of workmen going out on strike at sew.
eral OF the Baltimore shipyards where
iron workers and boilermakers are en-
ployed.
a delegation Of representative negroes
Richmond called upon Mayor Nc
earthly yesterday and asked the Execu
tive to prohibit the appearance If the
advertised performance OF Thomas Dix
oi's THE Clansmao," there on Friday
and Saturday. The Mayor Informed bis
visitors that he had no power to act in
the matter.
Rev. Thomas Marshall Amber died at
his home in Williamsburg Monday night
after a long illness. He was a son OF
Mai. Thomas Marshall Amber Tie had
had parishes in different parts of Viz
ginia, Wilmington, n. c., and Mary
land. he leaves q wife, who was Miss
Betty GUSTS, of Williamsburg, and q
dau liter, the wife OF Judge Thomas q.
Wilcox, of Norfolk.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, seport the grant, this
week, to citizens of this State, Of the
following patents L. W. Anderson,
Rockymount, lamp, A. M. Baroody,
Danville, starch mold; NJ. +. Bonzsns,
Goshen, metallic cross-.ie; w. 7. Go
yer, Callett, lantern holder; G. n. Hsr-
desty, Berryville, bottle; and d. X.
SNYDER, Portsmouth. drawer-pull.
The first annual exhibition of oil
paintings by contemporary American ar
fists, now open at the Corcoran Gallery
of Art, in Washington, continues TO at
tract throngs Of visitors, both residents
of Washington and those from other cit
les, and the fine weather OF the last feg
dave has contributed to the fscility and
pleasure of visiting the gallery. A crowd
is usually waiting for the doors to open
in the morning, and by late afternoon
The galleries are thrOrged with lovers OF
liue pictures.
II is possible that Richmond will teml
porarily lose the United States Circuit
Court and also the Office Of collector OF
internal revenue for the eastern district
of Virginia, on account of lack of proper
facilities for these institutions while the
government is replacing the present fed
eral building with new structure, for
which an appropriation of $500, 900 has
been made by Congress. Baltimore has
already made overtures to the govern
ment Tor the court, and Norfolk and
Fredericksburg have designs on the rev.
enue Office. Fredericksburg is the home
Of Collector Lowry.