Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-29
Virginia News.

Rev. Dallas Tucker. of Bedford City,
has accepted call to EmmaGuel Episco
pal Church a, Harrisonburg.
Winston Green, colofed, of Chester
field county, will be cleo rocuted in the
penitentiary Friday, his crime having
been an assault upon little white girl
few weeks ago.
The committee appointed by the Vir'
gin legislature to select site for
state sanitsrium for the treatment OF tu-
berculosis has decided to recommend
Roanoke Red Sulphur SPRING.
Mss Evelyn Bgrd Lse, daughter OF
Rev. William b Lee, of Gloucester
Courthouse, and Mr.. Henry Hutchinson,
of Baltimore will be married at GOc-
cester this evening.
Information received at the shipy ard
at Newport News is to the effect that
the yard will be awarded the $40, 900, =
900 contract for the construction Of the
sister ship to the Delaware, now in pro-
cess of construction there.
Congressman Garter GAS, of the
) xth Virginia district, created sem
sation in Norfolk Tuesday night by de-
caring At the big democratic rally tbst
United States S,naor Joseph W.
b nley should be ashed ont of the ; 'n-
e, along with S.Uator Foraker.
william II. Cochran, aged 73 yesTs,
died on Tuesday at his home, netr Lees
burg. &c wa, member of the Eighth
Virginia regiment, A month ego Mr..
Cochran fell in bis field and lay uDcon-
scous for two days beforeldscOvered. He
never recovered from the exposure.
The snti.saloon league Of Lynchburg
despite a petition from the business
ilIcTests of the city to defer action in
petitiOning for a local-optiOn election
before the close of the year, will ct once
AJAX for an election to take place in
December at the earliest date 1t can be
fixed under the law.
Miss Lula Ellen Hsislip and Eugene
Clarence Powell, both Of FTedericks-
burg, we're married in Rockville, NJ l.,
yesterday evening, by the Rev. ). K.
White, of the b piist Church. The
same minister ofic ed a the maria e
of Miss Lottie May M.Gaire and Will
bert Bsrt Henry, both ofFar'ax county.
Last Light 10 the Presbyter IN
Church Of Pulaski the wedding Of NJ
Margaret Howe Watson, daughter of
Mr. and Ms. navid PIERCE Watson, of
Pula3ki,, to Mr.. Charming Moore New
ton, son OF the late Bishop ID NJ s.
John b. Newton, Of that city, Wai cele-
braled, Rev. Cad 5. Ma thews, officiat-
Ing.
The War DEPARTMENT bar announced
allotments to all g a es and territories,
on account Of militia organizations, Of II Q
50, 100000 appropriated by the act of
May 81, 1908 The sllotements are
based on the enlisted strength reported
hy officers of the regular army at the last
annual inspection. The allotment OF
Virginia $35, 209
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens OF this state, Of the
following patent: II. d. Bonnell, of
Norfolk, sampler for granular material;
J. A. Cheape, of Charlottesville, envel-
ope; ]. NJ. Mcconnell, OF Nickelsville,
rsilway-rsil joint; q. R. Mcfarland, of
Newport News, hard csnceling device;
f. w. Milhado, of Mineral vegetable
peeler or scraper; F. l.. Watson, of
Lynchburg, stesm-trsp for radiators.
The Field kidnapping case, which
caused senstt ton at 5 aunton recently,
was settled in the Corporation Court yes
terday, Mrs. Field being awarded the
Gus ody of her SOD, Frederick Seymour
Field. On October 1S Mrs. Nay E.
Field, OF Los Angeles attempted to leave
: aunton for Caliiora = with Mrs. Fields
l3-year-old SOD, who had been brought
To 5 alnton and placed at the S,suntan
Military Academy by his father, B F.
Field. SIe were prevented and the
legal proceedings followed.