Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-24
Virginia News.

Mr.. John Pearce Campbell, of Dalti.
more, and Miss Mary Bowie johnson, o.
Winchester, were married at the bride,
home yesterday, Bishop Van de Vyvel
officiating.
E. O. Miller, former manager of the
L. o. Smith Typewriter Company il
Richmond, WAS arrested yesterday,
charged with embe zzlsment of the funds
Of tae company, Miller maintains that
he is innocent.
Mis-. Lizzie Redman, wife of Capt.
John Rsdman, of King George county,
died yesterday at her home after lio-
gering illness, aged about 55 years.
She is survived by her husband, three
daughters and one son.
P. ]. Davenport, chairman OF the
Ninth district republican committee, has
declined the proposal for an arrange
ment for joint discussions throughout
the district between Representative
Slemp aud his democratic opponent, j..
Cloyd Byars.
A cahlegram received at Warrenton,
from Colon, Panama, announces the
death of Mrs. Frederick ROarke, which
occurred on Tuesday. Mrs. Rosrke was
formerly Miss jamie Turner, OF that
place, and daughter of Mr. John r.
Turner, clerk of the court, and was aged
81 years.
Miss Anne Fontaine Darlington,
daughter of the late William F. Caring
ton, o. Middleburg, Loundon county,
ard William Poindexter Montague, Of
Charleston, s. o, son Of the late DR..
Lewis Montague, of Virginia, were mar
riod yesterday in the Baptist Church at
Middlebnrg by Rev. Charles I. Hern-
don, of Salem.
Counsel 10 the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company cases have prepared a
tentative decree providing for the sale Of
the properly, which will be presented to
Judge Edmund Wnddill, jr., of the II.
S. District Oour', in Richmond, today
fer bis consideration. The Virginia Pas
senger and Power Company is Gould
property, operating the street railways of
r cbmond.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorney, report the grant, this
wsek, to citizsBs OF this state, Of the fol-
loving patents: q A. Huber, of Wa
verify, combined hulling and cleaning
device; J. N Moody, of South Boston,
veutiiating cantpy fer beds; E. M.
Rsby, OF Bsrkely, peanut sheller; ].
Walker, Of Alexandra, brick-hsndling
device for brlck.mschines, and J.
Walker, of Alexandra, rotary brick-ma-
chine.
Eighteen acres of land have been &C.
quired by the Virginia Air Line Rsil-
way for the purposes of terminals for
the road at Gordonsville. the road ex-
tends from a point on the James river
division of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway to a point on the road few
miles above Gordonsville. The result
of the extension will be to create new
route from westsrn Virginia cities to
Washington. The roundhouse, car sheds,
aud Offices Of the officials OF the road will
be located at GordoDsyile.
Stumbling into the home Of County
Policeman Brown at Lyncbburg, yestsr-
day, Esther Williams, colored woman.
aged sixty years, claimed that she had
been struck on the head by Booker
also colored. She said the
mao used an axe on her 10 quarrel
over a charge made by him thst she had
been ealing his eggs. Fleshuan Is
said to be seventy years old. lie fed
and left the woman a quarter of a mile
from assistance. She managed to walk
pni Crawlt, Browns home. The wom-
an cOnd on il critical.