Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-26
Virginia News.

CommonweaIth's Attorney TiltoD, Of
Norfolk, is investigating the recent
failure Of the Traders and Truckers
Bank.
David W. Drake, founder OF the
StonewEll Brigade Band, died near
S suuton yesterday. he was 70 years
old aud born at Stephens City, Frederick
county.
W. a. BoWcock, aged rs years, one
Of the best known residents of Albe-
marie county, died yesterday at the
home of his daughter, Miss Jennie Bow
cock, near the University OF Virginia.
The body Of M,jor Willy Roy Mason,
formerly mayor OF Fredericksburg, who
died 10 Richmond Saturday night, was
taken to Fredericksburg and the funeral
took place from st. Georges Ep scopal
Church yesterday.
Mr.. George T. King, president Of the
Richmond Bag Company, for macy
years prominent rs grain broker aod
general business man, dropped dead at
bis place Of business Yesterday afternoon
of heart disease. Mr.. King was 80 yesrs
old.
Adjutsnt General Charles j. Ander.
son has been officially notified by the
War Department that Virginia has fully
oonformed to the standard OF the regular
army required by the Dick bill, and Is
therefore entitled to qualify for the new
equipment aud regular material.
10 domestic quarrel, John Bradley,
farmer near Gordontville, it Is charged,
sent q bullet through his wife's body
Sunday and made his escape, leaving
four helpless children. Mrs. B adley
was taken to the Charlottesville Uni
versity Hospital. The bullet entered
the side and inflicted serious wound.
The Association OF Colleges and Prepa-
rstory Schools of the southern states
will hold its fifteenth annual meeting
with the University of Virginia, in
Chariot tesville, on Friday snd Saturday,
November 9th, and 6tn, 1909. The
sessions OF the association are open
sud representatives of colleges and
schools are invited and urged TO be
present and take part. A number OF
prominent educators will make adj
dresses.
Charles Riuehsrt yeste rday, at the
Norton Coal Oompsny's mines, shot and
fatally wounded bis young bride, who
is not yet out of her teens, while on her
way to the we'll for water. When only
few yards from the house be drew
pistol end fred three times. the balls
lakiug effect 10 the back and all coming
out Just below the waist. She Is fstslly
sounded. The man then ran about 200
yards from the house, stopped, and shot
himself through the heart, dying almost
instantly. Trouble with Rne barps
moi ber-n law is said to have caused The
tragedy. The couple had been married
about a month
w. b. Stubs, secretary Of the lay
mans missionary movement 10 the
Methodist Episcopal Church, took Amer
lea to task 10 the lsymen's movement
convention 10 Richmond yesterday for
it's attitude toward China, aud gave
warning of the danger OF this attitude 10
time 10 come, when the Orient shall
awske from it's lethsrgy. Prof. j. L.
Henry, Of BtIs.ol, chairman of the
Southern Baptist lsymsn's movement,
aroused unanimity of approval BY de.
clsring that oyster suppers, ice cream
festivals, and other entertainments of the
sort are not divine institutions for the
furthersnce OF the gospel.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon fire
Was discovered In brick dwelling own
ed by ID. Libesu end occupied by Mrs
EctWisle, IS boarding house 10 Ma
Dsssss. The fire compsuy answered the
alarm promptly, but all the wells In the
neighborhood we're found to be nesrly
dry, and before the fire engine could be
located at the railroad compsny's stand.
pipe, the building was almost wrecked.
Srfams we're finally brought 10 play on
The building, and the lower portion was
saved from FIRE, but was practically
ruined by water. Most of Mrs. Eo
twlsle's efftc's we're gotten out of the
house without serious injury.
Al amendment was issued by the Corpora
ton Commission yesterday to the charter of
the Columbia Cotton Oil and ProvisonCOrpO-
ration, Alexandria, increasing the maximum
capital stock from 5000 to $780, 900, and
decreasing the minimum from 100000 to