Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-22
Virginia News.


over $23. 600.
Mrs. Bette F. Peace died at Warren.
ton yesterday morning of pneumonia.
Mrs. Peace vas in the eighlielh year OF
her age and is survived by one sen,
Washington Peace, of North OsroliDs.
Governor Swanson offers reward for
the capture Of the negro, Dick Branch,
who tried to assault a youDg VIII tie
woman in Powhatan county. The msn
had concealed himself in the lady's
room.
The engagement hiss iast been an.
nounced OF Miss Norma Smith, only
daughter of the late DR.. Tn mas Smith,
of Bethel, t. DR.. George Davis, resident
physician of Bethel Academy. The
marriage will take place Ia October.
The American Salvation Army has
been refused the right to hold street
meetings in Lynchburg. 1t is claimed
this is because the body conflicts with
the work of the Salvation Army, under
the direction Of Capt. Pringle.
William McKie, a Scotchman, who
disappeared from Hixbury, Appomattox
county, last January, and whose land is
about 10 be seized and sold for last years
taxes, is nov in Scotland, alive and well,
according to a letter received from his
wife, under date OF September 8.
A gambling joint, alleged to be run by
d. M. Dabney and Otis Patterson,
WAS raided by the police Of Lynchburg,
saturday night, the raid resulting In the
srrest of the alleged owners. There were
ten or twelve occupants of the room 1T
he time Of The raid.
The steamship Northwestern, which
arrived from Nome, Alaska, several days
ego brought to Seattle the body OF DR..
Csbell Whitehead, a Virginisn, who
was a SON of Capt. Edgar Whitehead,
of Amherst, and who had been for eight
years prominently identified with the
development Of the Seward peninsula.
DIR. J. A. @. Chandler, of Richmond,
hes accepted the chair of history in
Richmond College, succeeding DR.. s. G.
Mitchell, who recently resigned to &C
cept the presidency OF the University
of South Carolina. DR.. Chandler was
formerly connected with the Richmond
College.
Edgar Sydenstricker, formerly manfg-
ing editor of the Lynchburg Advance,
now employed in gathering statistical
information for the federal government
10 The steel district around Pittsburg,
and Miss Alice Ringer, of Lynchburg,
we're married quietly yesterday at The
home OF the bride.
Yesterday was a field day In Culpeper
politics. Speeches we're made by Q. O
CsrIin, and Henry G. Stuart and Harry
ST. George Tucker, who are candidates
for governor in next yesr's primary.
There was large crowd present, and
the speeches crested great deal of en-
thusiasm. All the speakers predicted
Bryan's election.
Mayor John B. Nordstt, OF Suffolk,
yesterday is usd a warrant for David
Dunlop, millionaire horseman, Of Peters
Durg, whose automobile on Sunday
right ned q horse driven by Jasper
Oliver, on Main street, causing run
away in which Oliver was Injured, his
buggy wrecked and his horse hurt. In
addition, Oliver yesterday retained coun-
vel to recover damages from Dunlop.
Mr.. Bertha D. Hoppe, Of Richmond,
vas married in Bd t)l to DR.. s. Marion
Pesno1, Of OrGugeburg, s. G., ply
can and cotton planter, yesterday. The
couple had never seen each other before.
They we're introduced through the mali
oy friend. Mrs. Hoppe is tbiIty-eigbt
Years old and a widow with three child
zen, one OF whom accompanied der,
While DR.. Pearson is fifiy.eight years
I'D and a widower for ten years.
When the Pullman porter on east
bound Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
rain No. yesterday morning went to
he drawing-room of one of the Pullmau
keepers TO notify Mrs. @. w. Black,
rom Springfield, Ohio, who was en-
,oule to Hot Springs, that it was time
o dress to leave the train at OovingtOp,
le was unable to get reply to his re-
,eated knocks on her door. Her niece,
drs. j. w. Cook, and the lalter's hus-
,and, were In another part of thesleeper,
Ind the porter notified them that he |
ould not arouse Mrs. Black. They went
o the drswiDg-room and forced their
vay 10, ouly to find that Mrs. Black was
lead.
Because he told Judge WaddiIl, of the |
J. s. Court, in the Courthouse in Rich
nond one day last week that the Judge |
could not make him serve" as a trustee
q the East Coast Lumber Company
'ankruptcy case, and as he passed ont
+ the courtroom remarked that he was
be had a chance to tell the
ours what he thought of him." Henry
}. Reilly, an attorney of Richmond, VS.
esterdsy fined by Judge Wsddill $3.50
nd costs of court when he app ated
ursuaut to a rule issued against him.
he Judge declared this to be bis 6rst
experience in discipiaiDg q member OF
"a bSr, and further said that in all his
etrs of practice he has never met with
UGH conduct upon the part of an attor-
ey. The fine was paid and al apology
lade to Judge Waddill.
Wisconsin Republicans.