Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-09
Virginia News.

The post1Gice at Murtleville, in King
Gsorge county, was destroyed by fire a
few night sgo, together with contents.
Mr.. Cave Euglish, one Of the Oldest
citizens of Culpeper county, died Sstnr-
day, in the eighty-saventh year Of his
age.
Washington and Less football team
we're beaten 3S TO S on Saturday by
George Washington University's eleven
In Washington.
b. F. Wiug6eld, for years a promi-
nent contractor and builder, died 5atuI'
day night 10 Charlottesville, aft'r an i'll
ness Of 10 days.
The eighty-6fth session Of the Baptist
General Association of Virginia will
open 10 the First Baptist Church In
Richmond on Friday at 7.9O P. m.
All Of the concrete piers for the new
stsel bridge being erected by the Norfolk
andWestern Railway Company across the
Potou &C river at Shepberdstown are
completed.
The hearing In the Virginia West
Virginia debt litigation, scheduled to
begin in Richmond tomorrow, has been
postponed for week at the request OF
counsel for West Virginia.
Mr.. Edward Murrell Daniel, son oil
Senator Daniel, aud Miss Mildred Dry
den Keusett, daughter Of ThOmss Hsr-
rison Kensett, of Norfolk, and heiresS
to a considerable fortune, will be mar
ried st the brides home in Norfolk to-
morrow evening.
Marriage licenses ware issued in
Washington yesterday to Frank NJ
Thwsite, of Newport, N. j., aud Ara
L. Jeukins, of Remington, aud to Nc
Kendree O. Fay, aud Leila o. Embrey,
both Of Fauquier county.
The Richmond branch of the Ameii-
can Locomotive Works ba, been awarded
the contract for nineteen Millett artieu-
late engines by The Virginia Railway.
When the patterns have been received
along with the material to be used, all
the shops will begin work foil blast
sgain.
Walton Bir1e aud John Crosep,
young men of good families, Of Ashburp,
Loudoun county, were arrested by Sher-
if Edv rds and lodged In Jail In Lees
burg a few days sgo charged with
breaking into the store OF George W.
gaines, of Ashburn, and stealing q
large quantity of goods and some money.
Each military organization in the
stare is TO receive 81 per maa from the
Stste military fund. This is an increase
of about 80 per cent. as compared with
the spportionment of last year. This
money will be expended in rent for
srmories, jsnitcrs' services, and simiIa'
expenses.
Miss Laura Washington Gold, daugh-
ter of the late William Fl. Gold, ives
married last week at her home, Cedar
NJ ad, NEAR Winchest.r, to Prof. Fran
els Baldwin Crawford, of the McDonogh
School, at McDonogh, Md. Professor
Crawford IL the son of the late Rev.
William A. Crawford, of Frederick
county.
When Joseph ]. Hart, aged ifty-t@o,
was refused money by bis wife in Rich
mond, S Saturday, with which to buy
"dope," he threatened to kill her.
Later be saw his wife sitting at a sewing
machine earning money with which 10
feed their eight children. Hart drew a
pocketknife, aud stabbed her in the back,
the blade piercing her heart. Mrs. Hart
bled to death before medical attendance
could be gotten. Bart has been a drug
fiend for years.
More than fifteen millions Of dollars
incrtaRe is added to the taxable values
of the state from her mineral lands this
year as compared with last year. Eleven
counties which have not heretofore re-
ported any mineral properties are listed
this year. The state will receive $54,
900 net revenue from this source.
Buchanan county shows al increase CT
$12, 900, 900 the county being a solid
bed of coal.