Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-06
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Capt. w. V. Miller. OF h"ihe"s
cqunly, AMI Rufus and Ernest ~ lr, 81
Somerset county, Md, were drowned 10
Hampton Roads Saturday by the over
turning OF their skIfi.
A monument to Francis Mackenzie,
founder of Presbyterianism in America,
has beer erected in the Mskemie Gene
terry, in Aceomac county, and will be ded-
icaled next May with impressive cers-
mony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Hollzclsw,
who reside near Warrenton, announce
he engagement of their dsue hter, Lucy
MARSHALL, and Prof. Lindsay CraSley,
president of The Agricultural College In
Georgia. Ihs wedding Will take place
in June.
Rev. J. w. West, more than six years
ield-secre,sry of the Virginia Anii-sa-
loon Lesgue, has resigned that position
and will leave Virginia May |. He
sill take up bis WORK elsewhere. Rev.
). d. McAllister, tf Wytheville, wall
be the successor to Mr.. West.
King Victor Emmanuel Of Itsly has
conferred upon Harry St. George Tucker
the degree OF "Commsndstore," OF the
0 der Of the Crown OF ItaIy, in recogni.
lion of the high regard in which the
latter is held by Italian officials who
were received by him while he Was
president of the jamestown Expedition.
DR.. Charlie, Seldeu Was found deA |
10 his room, at his home 10 Hsmp'on.
Saturday. Asphy xiaIion VAS the cause
of death, a gas 't in the room bring
turned on. No cause can be ass gned
for the act. DIR. Selden WAS 20 years
old and a native Of Gloucester. III, en-.
tered the Confederate service at the out .
bresk of the civil war ard served IS
surgeon.
J. II. Warren, Who was for several
years maintained a thoroughbred sud on
Long Island, fSs pun \ ssd a st' OK farm
in Fsuquier aud Lpudoun counliss. The
farm is being managed by L. A. King,
we'll, known trainer, and its loo ton
is near he stock farm of Messrs. Henry
Oxuard, b. r. ri n DulaDy and Robert
Neviile-=in the best grass section oil
northern Virginia.
Alexander Collier, a unique vender
Of mCoDshi1e whisky died suddenly at
Wi.e, Saturday night. Collier alwsy-
had money snd friends and, although
he had faced hs toIrs scores Of time,
he always e med bis liberty f. r briei
delays. Doe of i,hsbiis which brought
him notorIely was temporarily patching
his shabby wearing spparel with tel
collar and .weDty-do'lsr gre enbicks.
Rev. Willsm H. Chsp nan, o. WISH.
ing'or. The oldest M mber of the Bal /
noe Conference NJ. E. Church, died
saturday from l. Iries sustained Fri
day ri1ht when his skull WAS fractured
IS the result of being struck by a cab.
We ~as born in Middleburg, on August
81, 1928, and was the son OF The late
Rev w. Il. Chapman, in bis time onf
OF the most prominent ministers OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Fifteen families were rendered home
less and a score of houses badly damaged
10 fire which yesterday morning de-
s'royed the plant of the w. r. Francis,
i Bro her, sash, door aud blind factory,
in r chmond The total damage 10 esll'
mated at $40,0 900. All the contents o.
fifty houses we're moved into the street
~ the advice OF the FIRE chief, IS il
seemed that the FIRE would be spread
BY q driving north wind, which thwartet
the fl rts OF the FIRE fighters. Men.
women and children trembled with
cold Is halt clad they stood about the
streets OF ran up and down screaming
that the town was s6re. The FIRE IL be.
leved by some to have been Of iocen
diary origin.
A disps ch from Gate City says james
MoOre6eld. a justice of the peace Of
Clincbpori, was shot dead at railroad
camp, occupied by negroes, at Speers
Ferry, yesterday morning. Hesnd tw'
nther men went 10 the camp to arrest
Frank Brown alias j Ihu Br ce, wanted
IN West Virginia for murder. AS the
men approached the camp they were
| f red on from the window, and Moore
fields companion a d. Yesterday morn.
ing Moore fields dead body was found
near the C, mp with tSo bullet holds 10
it. HIS watch and pistol and money
had been taken. Two men In the camp
we're arrested, and posse stsrted 10 pnr'
suit Of Brown. He was captured in
tennessee, ak miles away, yesterday
afternoon, and all three men are now In
Ill.