The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

served almost hali century, cele
brated his eighty-thifd birthday Mon
day.
Miss Hattie Breckenridge, daughter
Of Captain Robert Breckenridge, died
at Winchester FIiiay, following d
brief illness, aged thirty-seven years.
Surviving her are her father, one sis
ter and two brothers.
Ebert Partridge, aged u years, son
Of w. II. Partridge, first assistant at
the United States Life Saving Station
at Dam Neck, ON this coast, was struck
and instantly killed by lightning while
driving in aetrt along the beach sat
urday.
Col. }. Newton Harper died sudden
~ Saturdaya his home near Wide
water, Stafford county, Of Ia sart trou-
BILE, aged 81 years Colonel Harper
was fora number %. years engaged in
business in Alexandria lie had been
in declining health for a number Of
years.
Among the interesting announce
ments for the early autumn is that
relating 10 the marriage Of Miss Ethel
May, daughter Of Mr. John a. Briggs,
to Mr.. Joseph Francis Leonard, son
Of the late NJ b. Leonard. lie is con-
ected with lhe Chesapeake q Ohio
Railway Company AS secretary to
President George ". Stevens
Miss Clemence Amelia Cooke. for
merly Of stanton, Va. and Mr.. Chas.
Keene, Of New York, Will be married
August n at Bay Shore, Long Island.
where Miss Cooke and her mother
now make their home Miss Cooke
lived in Virginia until a few years
ago, and is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II Cooke, formerly of Staun-
ton
The body Of white man who had
evidently been drowned was found
about o'clock Sunday morning in
the funnel of the plant OF the Ameri- |
can Ice Company, at Potomac and |
Grace streets, Georgetown Late in /
the afternoon the body was identified /
as that Of George William Leigh, Of /
Rosslyn, Va.
Cards Of invitation have been issued /
by Professor and Mrs. WIN. Thornton, |
Of the University Of Virginia to the
Of their daughter, Eliza Car
ter, TO Mr. G.. h. Thurman, Of Lynn,
Mass, on the evening Of August ~
Charles j. schuch, prosecuting at
torney Of Ohio county, w. Va, State
Of the knights of Pythias,
and one Of the most prominent Re
publicans in the State, former EN-
ployee Of the Treasury Department
at Washington, d. c., was adjudged
not guilty Of the graft charges brought
against him by James r. Meek, editor
Of local Democratic paper Judge
Frank W. Nesbit, in his opinion,
denounced Meek, claiming
he had no ground whatever for filling
The charges.
The large and handsome country
residence of Colonel Robert Vowel,
near Culpeper, was burned to the
ground Saturday morning with all its
contents, consisting Of furniture and
clothing. Some money was also con
umed in the flames. The house was
he most modern i'm It's appointments
II any in this section. There is only
! small insurance on the property.
80 clew 20 the origin Of the fire has
,een found. Tn family was absent
It the time Of the burning Of the
iouse.
Miss Norman Ashby, Of Culpeper,
Va, was married Thursday in Cincin-
lati To Mr. Henry S. Davis Of New
York city. The bride is a young and
BEAUTIFUL woman, very much beloved
n her community by all who know
Ter. She il daughter Of Mr.. Nor
nan Ashby, prominentmerchant for
many years and high up In the odd
fellows IN Virginia. Mr. Davis is a
.randson Of the late Judge Henry
lie has made his home
f late in New York, where he prac-
ices law
Announcement has just been made
I the marriage Of Mr. Holmes Boyd
Dicks, Of Boyce, Clarke county, and
Hiss Annie Lee Bndield, Of Wash
ngton, which took place in Charles
own, w Va, last Friday Rev Dr.
/. G.. Hopkins, pastor Of the Presby-
erian Church, OBLIGATED The groom,
rho Is well known young painter, is
low employed by Mr.. r. q Mitchell
{ "The Glen, near Boyce.
Noah w Burdette, 43 years old,
lied al Grafton, W. Va. Friday night
fter brief illness Of typhoid fever.
Tor many years be was general mer-
hant and the agent Of the Baltimore
nd Ohio Railroad at the First Ward
tation In Grafton. He was a brother
( Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, A. {
v. Burdette, and Mrs. g. II. A. Bat
on, matron Of the West Virginia Re- ,
)m School A widow and two other