Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-22
Virginia News.

Ihbo mccso lu NOIlUlk tVmOA'N"
The feature of the day at the JAMES
town Exposition yesterday was flower
parade.
Mrs. Alice Marmaduke, widow of j.
Berkeley Msrmaduke, died in Spo;sy'-
vaDis Friday, aged 4S yesrs.
Paymasier Henry A. Wise, OF War
enton, ton OF Surgeon Wise, has tender
ed bis resignation as am ember Of the
pay corps of the navy.
The Peoples Bank OF Harrisonburg
has been formally organized there with a
minimum capital stock Of 800, 600 and
maximum of $3.50, 900.
Statistics furnished by the superin-
tendent OF the Confederate Soldiers
Home in Richmond show that forty
inmates have died there during the past
Twelve months.
John Eaton, alias Sbifilet, has been
acquitted Of the cha'ge of killing Marvin
Shifllstt and dangerously woundiog
Ashby Lawson, on August II, lsst, in
Rockingham county.
At a special election held Saturday
Mr.. Joseph E. Wright was elected re-
corder of Leesburg over w. ID. Edwards,
to gil the vacancy caused by the recent
resignation Of Mr.. Karl Weadon.
Isidore Lovensteip, former assistant
81 superintendent Of the Richmond City
Home, aud Charles Guust, bidder for
he fuel contract for the home, we're in-
dicted yesterday for attempting to de-
fraud The city.
After a weeks ipvestig alton of how
me fire started which cremated Capt.
@. w. Taylor, at his home near Profft,
Albemarle county, the coroners Jury
has returned verdict of "death from
cause unknown"
The penitentiary board met in Rich
mond yesterday aud reelected its old o.
ficers, rs follows: E. F. Morgan, super
intendent; DR.. E B. Carrir gtop, sur
geon, and DR.. E P. Rowe, surgeon at
the State farm. The anticipated fight
on the superinteudency did not develop.
During the second days meet of the
Middlesex Hunt Club, of South Lin
coin, Macs, held yesterday at Olarkes
Gap, Julian L. Chan berlain, of Boston,
while riding to hourds across a rough
section of country and attempting to take
high fence, was violently thrown, sus-
tanning painful, but not setisus, injuries.
After series OF experiments at the
United States Geological Surveys fuel
testing plant, at the Jamestown Expo
sition, to determine the relative fuel
value OF certain fuel products, it his
been found that it takes oue and one
half gallons of denaturod alcohol to pro-
duce as much power IS q gallon OF gas
olene, although alcohol costs about twice
as much rs the gssoleue.
The House of Bishops of the Episco.
pal General Convention yesterday for.
warded TO Governor Swanson set OF
resolutions, handsomely eDgrossed, ex-
pressing appreciation of his courtesy in
giving them the Hsll of the House Of
Dslegstes for a meeting place. The
paper bears the signature of each mem
Der Of the House of Bishops, including
tina negro bishop Of Africa, who dined
With Bishop Potter the last day but one
Of the convention. Toe Governor will
hsve The paper framed and pat in the
State library as q State document.
Governor Swanson has announced that
he will, before writing his message to
the general assembly, visit sll the Slate
ios.ilutions-hospitals and schools-in
order to acquaint him 'elf ismiliarly with
all The workings of The Institutions. The
governor says that he Is anxious TO haze
the States unf0rtunstes CAREFUL ? attend
ed, and it is to see the inside workings
of the institutions that he will make the
peis)ual inspection. Ths governor has
also determined to require of the educa-
tiopsl institutions of the State, those re-
ceiving public aid, 10 make semi-annual
reports 10 him.
William and Mary Patterson and
their sen Charles were arraigned in the
Police Court in Richmond yesterday
upon n technical charge of disorderly
conduct aud giving Ollie May Roberts,
12.yesr-old girl, enough wine to make
her drunk. Patterson aud bis wife we're
each 6nod and sentenced to serve long
term ia jlil. The girl was released after
court to her father, who refused TO push
the abduction case against the Patters0ns.
Money lie, however, being subscribed By
persona who witnessed the condition OF
the Iiuls girl, to prosecute Charles Pat
tersOn for grave ofense.