Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-28
Virginia News.

W. W L. VI WeI AZ AsOd1OAo lOHnJs
Samuel Wright, of Loudoun, county,
was drowned in the PotC mac river, near
Brunswick, Md, on Saturday.
The stores of William Willinghsm aud
R. O. Wood, of Houston, we're burned
Saturday night 10 fire that for while
threatened the entire town.
Virginia opened her football season
at Charlottesville, Saturday, by defeat
ing William and Mary College, ii to o,
in 80 minutes of play.
Charles II. Sharpe, superintendent
of the Manchester Water Works, was
on Saturday indicted on Is counts for
alleged peculstions.
Col. Samuel B. Paul died on Satur-
day OF Petersburg. He was 50 years
OF age and a native Of Petersburg.
During the war between the States he
served on the STAFF Of Gen. Besuregard.
Miss Merle Goode, daughter of High
Constable K. B. Goode, of Lyuchburg,
died yesterday at the LynchDuTg Ssns-
torinm after an operation on Friday for
appendicitis.
Thirty cars loaded With coal were
wrecked at Zani, on the Norfolk and
Western Rsilwsy, fifty miles west OF
Norfolk yesterday afternoon. A negro
trsinman was killed. Traffic was blocked
on the road.
Miss Margaret Alice Beavers, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar L. Beavers OF
Phiomont, Loudoun county, and Mr..
Charles j. Osssell, Of Wytbeyille, were
married at the parsonage Of the Southern
Methodist Church, in Leesburg, We'd
nesdsy, Rev. w. d. Keeue officiating.
With nesrly 200 race horses and train
load of prize stock, the Lynehburg fair
grounds yesterday presented an animated
scene, and today all of the fnal arrange
ments for the third exhibition OF the In
terstste Fair Association will be COM
pleted.
Maj. Benjamin L. Blackford, "a years
old, who was lieutenant in charge OF
engineers 10 the Confederate army, died
on Friday in Stsunton. Mr.. Blackford
was a brother OF Mr.. l.. NJ. BlackiOrd,
principal of the Episcopal High School
near this city. Mr.. Blsckford leaves
three daughters.
Representative Maynard and National
Committeeman Alyah II. Martin and
George F. Adams left Norfolk last night
for Washington, where today they will
see President Roosevelt relative to an ef-
fort to induce him to have the baItleship
feet come first to Hampton Roads on its
return home, The president has agreed
to receive them.
DR.. Garter Helm Jones, one of the
most talented and best known ministers
of the Soothern Baptist Church, for the
past year pastor Of the First Church of
Lynchburg has rendered his resignation,
to be effective at once. He will 90 to
the Fret Baptist Church at Oklahoma
City, his past)rate to begin there Octo-
Der /.
Fire partly destroyed the plant of the
Register Gusno Company, at Primers
Point yesterday. The tug Hinton went
aground in trying to assist 10 the fire
fighting. TIE loss s. estimated at $35,
900. Thousands OF tons of kanito and
other materials used 10 the manufsctur.
ing of fertilizers, were completely de-
stroyed by fire.
The contract for the construction OF
The largest coal pier in the world has
been awarded by the Virginia Tide
water Rsilro0d to A. NJ. Walkup, Of
Richmond. It is to be erected at Sew
ellis Point, the deepwater terminus Of
the road. The work will begin in few
days. The road expects to handle more
coal than all the Virginia railways CON-
bined, and the coal will be shipped from
this pier.