Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-27


a marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to james +. Low
ing, of Charlottesville, and Nels V.
0mohundro, Of Keswick.
The electric power plant at Wsynes'
boro that furnishes power for pumping
city water, lighting streets and buildings,
was destroyed By FIRE just after midnight
yesterday, causing the owner, w. A.
Rife, loss of about 80, 600.
John l.. Grow, for many years superin.
iendent of water at Berryville, has been
removed from Office, and E. Ham Erbe
elected to succeed him. Members of
the council refuse to discuss the reasons
for Crows removal.
Judge Waddill, of the United States
District Court, has banded down an order
requiring the Virginia officials OF the fer
tilizsr trust to appear before the United
States Court at Nashville, Tenn in the
suit pending there for the dissolution OF
the corporation.
Rev. w. n. Tinninghsst, rector OF
Trinity Episcopal Church at Washing.
ton, and St. Paups, at Woodville, and
Emmanuel, at Sperryvile, Rsppahan-
mock county, has declined call to the
mission churches of st. Johns and st.
Andrews, at Greenville, s. Q.
The Corporation Commission has
granted charter to the Citizens Bank,
Round Hill. W. L. Brown, president,
West6eld, N. j., George +. Ford,
cashier; f. F. James, J. M. KilgOur,
A. ]. Simpson, of Round Hill. Capt.
tai stock, $40, 600 to s25, 900. Objects
sud purposes: General banking business
a. Round Hill.
The State democratic committee met
in Richmond yesterday but failed to get
a quorum. The cases to have been con-
sidered were those of Goochland and
Fluvanna for the House nomination and
petty Office 10 one of the districts in
Amherst 1t is thought that the lack OF
general interest in the two csses is re-
sponsible for the absence Of members.
At the services incident to the laying
of thee stone of the Southern Meth
odist Church at IIda, Fairfax county, yes
terday, addresses were delivered by Rev.
E. V. REGISTER, presiding elder of Wash
ington District, aud Rev, Charles ID.
Bulla, OF Alexandria. Rev. Mr.. Reg
ester will also make an address at the
dedication of the N. E. Church South
al Fender, October ID.
The Patriotic Order, Sons of America,
completed their work and adjourned at
Richmond yesterday after electing Of
icers with William Z Valiant, of Mary
land, president. The camp went on
record against the payment of admission
fees to Mount Vernon, the home OF
General Washington, and adopted a
resolution to President Roo ,evelt to have
the custom abolished.
The royal Bible which King Edward
VII will present to Old Bruton Church,
at Williamsburg in commemmorstion OF
the tercentenary of the establishment OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church in this
country, is one of the most magnificent
Bibles which has ever been designed.
The Bible will be presented TO the church
at the special ceremonies TO be held on
October II, and the King has sent the
Right Rev. Arthur Foley Wilmington
Ingram, Lord Bishop Of London, as his
special representative TO make the pres
entation. Further interest is added TO
the ceremony through the fact that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will present to the old
church lectern, symbolical of "peace"
and international relationship, aud upon
this lectern the royal Bible will repose.
The republicans of the Seventh sena-
lorisl district met at Clifton Forge yes
terday aud nominated J. w. @. Bryant,
it,, Of that place, for The Senate, TO
oppose F. w. King, the democratic
nominee. An effort WAS made in the
convention TO name O. l.. Lemon, Of
Craig county, but the Bryant forces won
out by ten msjority on roll call. The
action Of the convention is considered a
victory for the anti-Slemp republicans
and defeat for The federal oficebOlders.
Il is also favorable to Fairbanks for
President. Following the senatorial COD
veniion the delegates to the legislative
convention met and nominated by ac-
clamation L. w. Farrier, of Clifton
Forge, for the house of delegates. N. @.
Specard, Of Craig, is the democratic can
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