Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-31
Virginia News.

A marriage license wss issued In
Washington yesterday to Aubrey snep-
herd, Of Accolink, and Eva l.. Limerick,
OF LorioD.
Mary Bosles, colored, eighty years OF
age, was burned to death IN her home
in Richmond yesterday afternoon. The
woman, i, is suppose J, fell asleep in
her chair aud her cloths became ignited
by coal from her pipe.
By orders of George Gould, work on
the Richmond aud Chesapeake Bay
Railroad has been brought to stand
still. This is due, it is explained, to the
stringency of the money market, aud not
to any permanent abandonment OF the
road.
G. r. Lewis, of Lewisetts, North
CUMBERLAND couDiy, who was sent to the
penitentiary to serve term for arson,
has been pardoned by Governor Swanson,
after having served one-half OF the term.
The pardon is q conditional one and
Lewis must not 90 to Northumberland,
Richmond or Westmorelaud counties.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this State, OF the
following patents: M. Balla and ID.
Stein, OF Norfolk, necktie-fastener; W.
q. Husbour, Of Groseclose, letter-boxi
]. A. Pitcher and w. w. Lenen, oil
Roanoke, car-whseI; G. WIS. Turner,
of Mountville, railWsy-signal,
By the explosion of railrosd torpedo
Nellie Valentine, seven years ofsge, Of
! Richmond, received injuries which may
resul; in her death. The child was
| glazing in the street'si,h lit'ls com
pauion, NJ ry Diver, when they found
the torpedo. The little Valentine gill
took the prizs into her back yard, where
she secured a hammer and proceeded to
open it. The torpedo exploded with the
fret blow.
Myrtle Secris', sged l6 years, daugh-
Ter Of james G.. Secrist, prosperous
farmer, Of Bedford county, was drowned
in Stauuion river, near her home Tues
day evening, while crossing the stresm
in small boat. The craft was upset
and the young lady, who Was alone, vas
thrown into Is feet of water. Her cries
for help were heard by people near, but
when they reached the banks OF the
river Miss Secrist wss dead.
Practically forced to suspend their
Illicit operations, on account of the &C.
tivi.ies Of the Virginia oyster navy, the
numerous oyster pirates have become
reveugefnl, and, according to intor-
NATION reat hing the S'a.e board Of fish
cries, have coEspired to destroy the
navy. Following the scuttlibg of one
vessel, the pirates have tried to burn the
Grey hound. Waste, saturated with kerc-
sere, was fred in the forecastle Of the
vessel. The navy has forced the pirates
to pay thousands of dollars in fiues dur
ing the past few weeks.
Mrs. Virginia Ptyton Howe has been
granted divorce from her husband, j.
Wilson Howe, Of Philadelphia, together
with costs OF suit, By Judge John NJ.
White 10 the Circuit Court OF Albemare.
NJ. and Mrs. How, were married
10 September, 1899, and lived for num-
Der of years in Nes York, where the
husband carried on brokerage business.
Mrs. Howe sets forth in her complaint
that after four years Of married life her
husband began to aeglect her, and finally
told her be could no longer support her
and the child, and that be gave her a
small sum Of money aud left her to her
own devices.