Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-03
Virginia News.

Messrs. Davis * Davis, washington
patent attorneys, report the grant OF q
patent to Ernest A. Hoen, OF Richmond,
for top.
A special tax commission was named
yesterday by the common council OF
/ Winchester to investigate many returns
made under oath to Commissioner OF
Revenue J. E. Carroll by wealthy resi-
dents. Efforts are being made to have
grand jury investigation.
At the Calvary Episcopal Church at
Font Royal yesterday afternoon, Miss
Florence Virginia Millar, daughter of
Col. and Mrs. S. r. Millar, became
the wife of Msj. Samuel Gardner Waller,
Rev. T. Carter Page officiating. The
best man was NJ. ]. Fulton.
R. B. Hildrup's large barn near
Screame-sville, Spottsylvsnia county,
WAS burned Sunday night, with contents
Of 15tons of hay, 10, 900 bundles of blade
fodder, valuable implements and har-
ness. The horses were saved. 1t is
thought that tramp caused the fire.
Miss Helen McGill Page, daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Powell Page, oil
Berryville, and DR.. Elisha Leavenworth
McGill, of Petersburg, we're married
yesterday evening in Grace Episcopa !
Church, Berryville, Rev. Edward Wall
officiating. Miss Sarah Hamilton, of
Petersburg, was maid of honor, and DR..
Joseph Yokum, Of New York, best man.
When the finance committee Of the
Newport News City Council met to open
the bids for that city's issue of
500, 900 permanent street improvement
bonds it was found that there we're no
bidders. Several large firms OF bond
buyers, which had been depended on
for bids, stated tina. they would have TO
decline owing to the state of the money
market. The bonds will likely be read
vertised.
The annual report of the chief of ar
tillery Of the War Department recon-
mends that 1907, ia be provided at the
next session of Congress for the compile
ton of the defenses of Hampton Roads,
as estimated by the national coast de-
tense board. In addition to his strong
plea is made for the organization in
Virginia and other States bordering on
the coast of coast artillery companies to
work with the regulars of the United
States government.
An appeal was allowed by Judge
Keith Of the Supreme Court yesterday,
ia the case of The State against the ex-
ecutois of the late ]. Samuel McCne.
The State is trying to collect the ex-
penses of the trial, conviction and ex-
ecution of McCue, who shot and killed
his wife in Charlottesville in 1904. The
smount OF the claim for expenses is 3d.
$1,000 The Corporation Court Of
Charlottesville decreed that the State
could not recover. The man w.s exc
cuted February 10, 1905.
Seated upon the frame of the smallest
airship in the word, with his rudder
gone, Capt. Eugene GOdet, The French
aeronaut, was blown from the james
town Exposition grounds la:e yesterday
afternoon and carried over seven miles
OF water across Hampton Roads. Losing
his anchor in an tfflrt to stop the ma
chine soon after reaching point near
Newport News, the aeronaut slowly
let out gas from the bag until the
machine settled gently to the ground
near River View, Elizabeth City county.
Joseph Boytnott, sged &c years, of
Bloomington, ILL.,, who was passenger
on Norfolk and Western train Tuesday
night, bound for the jamestown Expo
siti0n, attempted suicide while the train
was near Bluefield. Boytnott was travel
ing in company with two brothers and
gister-in-law. He suddel ly drew q
large knife from his pocket and slashed
his throat from ear TO ear. He was
taken from the train at Blueield and
sent to a hospital. His condition is
critical. He has wife and four chill
dren at Bloomington.
Grieving because her husband, tele-
graph operator, had disagreed with her
over trivial matter, Mrs. Marie Brad
ford attempted suicide in Norfolk yes
terGay. Her husband works at night.
Ear,y yesterday morning, while alone,
she drank q small bottle of lauianum
snd wandered into the streets. she was
p cied up unconscious, and last night
was in q critical condition. In moment
Of consciousness she expressed regret
that the dose she took did not prove
fatal. She is twenty-five years old, and
has been married several years. Her
features are pretty and refined.
A murder mystery that may never be
unraveied came to light yesterday in the
vicinity of the jamestown Exposition
while negro workmen, engaged under
the Virginia Railways tracks-grading
Contractor, we're grubbiDg in toe bushes
near BOush cretk. The negroes found
hidden in high bushes box, in which
was packed dismembered and headless
human body. The one who made the
CHASTITY discovery told Others, who,
through fear or ignorance, to get rid OF
the box aud its contents, set fire to the
bushes. Portions Of the body saved from
the FIRE showed that 1t was that of an
adult, but whether white or black could
not be determined.
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