Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-20
Virginia News.

/ The minor Hip tract, near Falls
Church, containing 400 acres, hss been
sold to the Moore & Hill Real Estate
Company, Of Washington, aud will be
subdivided.
Mrs. Henrietta Mullen, widow Of
Samuel Mullen, former proprietor Of
Ca on Springs ADD Orkney Springs,
died q, her bone In Winchester, yes
t:rdsy, sged 50 years.
The Virgins Fish Commission began
its annusl session 10 Richmond yeetar-
day, W. NJ Doraid Lee, the cha fua ,
presiding The members we're engaged
10 considering the report TO be made to
the governor.
Miss Louise Lsmsr Sharp, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sbarp, aud Mr..
George Faraut Wilkinson we're marie d
at st. Luks's Episcopal Church, Nor,
folk, at 1880 o'clock yesterday evening
by Rev. David W. Harwood.
The Suffolk Gas Company plant wss
sold at public auction yesterday atsr-
noon to the Columbia Trust Company Of
New York, for S33. 900. II rad been
in receivers hands since Jsnuay, and
there are outstanding over sl0O,0OO OF
certificates.
Henry Hurst, of Orange, employed BY
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, at
Clifton Forge, as carpenter, was struck
by train and perhaps fatally injured.
While getting out ofthe way of freight
train he was struck by an approaching
passenger traio.
Three boys, each less than IL years
old, are under arrest IN Norfolk ct arged
with being 6rebugs, and from their par
al confessions they are known TO have
been concerned 10 gsrting 6res which
have destroyed property valued ct thous-
ands of dollars, In which one life wac
lost.
At Carmel NJ thodist Episcopal
Church, Westmorslsnd county, yes!er-
day evening, Joseph Moore, of West
moreland, and Miss Eva King, Of Rich
mond county, and Randolph King and
Miss Vertie Smith, both Of Richmond
county, were married BY Rev. Il. Il.
S NTH.
The Corporation Commission yester-
day issued charter to the Purct llville
Publishing Company Quc.), PARCEL.
Vile: George W. Case, president; J. W.
Gregg, secretary; r. 7. Bolyn, manager
all of Purcellville. Capital: Maxi
mum, $l6, 900; minimum, 81, 900 OBJ
ject,: Publish newspaper.
Miss Jeanne Winchester Wakefield,
daughter of the Rev. E. W. Wakefield,
of Fairfax county, was married Wednes-
day evening at s O'Clock 10 Walter n.
Brown, of Providence, R. l., 10 the Mt.
Vernon Plsce NJ E. Church South 10
Washington, the RAv. ]. a. Wells,
pastor ofthe church, officiating.
The Vienna Soapslone and Tale Com
pany locstsd near Clifton, Fla riax coun-
~, and owned by q party Of gentleman
In Philadelphia, is engaged In shipping
large quantities Of soapstone to all points
10 the north and west. This Is a very
old quarry, having been worked by the
Indians hundreds Of years ago, aud the
quality is considered good.
10 an isolated section OF Madison
county the 13.ytar-old son OF James
B,shm, who was assisting his father 10
gathering corn, shot aud killed bis g.
year.old brother. The elder Is alleged
to have picked up rife lying nearby,
and, playfally pointing II toward the
younger brother, pulled the trigger, the
bullet passing through the boys brain.
According to reports reaching Roam
oke Yesterday from Columbus, Ohio,
the Norfolk and Western RsilWay lie
being mentioned ss a possible pur-
chaser Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton RGilrad when 1t passes out of
the hands Of the receiver. II this read
IL acquired by the Norfolk aud Western
RailSa1, the Ia ter will have a direct
line from the staboard at Norfolk aud
from the coal fields of West Virginia
TO the Great Lakes.
As wa, stst'd In the CASTS, the
ltea nshlp Cha tahoochie, OF tie Ocean
S esmship Company OF Savannah, re.
ported yesterday with fra In her cargo
{ fl the Virginia capes, passed In the
capes at 2:S0 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and ta'ly last night was run aground
on the L,mberts Point hats, three miles |
below Norfolk. She Ia bound from |
Savannah 10 B ston with q solid cargo
Of cotton. The fire is confined to the |
forward hold Of the vessel, and she Is
pumping water Ia the hold With her
own engines D nut ont the 6re.