Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-05
Virginia News.

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public meeting of citizens was held
protesting against building new court
house.
6hsnuoDdsle Springs Hotel, six miles
from Charles Town, Owned by Capt. ID.
O. Gstrsndsnner, was destroyed by
fire yesterday.
The eleventh ann ual session ofthe Bip-
fist Womsn's Missionary Union OF Wiz
ginIs Is being held 10 the First Baptist
Church OF Newport News.
A movement, backedIby several prom.
lneut VirgiDisus, Is on foot to urge the
appointment OF Oscar T. Crosby, OF
WsrrentoD, for the post oil minister to
Obins.
Mrs. Lula NJ. Alsop, eldest daughter
of the late John James Young, died at
the home OF her sister, Miss Matte A.
Young, 10 Frederickburg, yesterday,
having been an invalid for several years,
eyed 70 years.
Mr.. W. P. Johnson, IS years old, mas.
ter of motive power, OF Potomac, Fred
ericksburg and Piedmont Railroad, died
at bis home 10 Fredericksburg yesterday
after lingering illness. A widow and
three children survive.
Harry Baltimore, alias Harry Bob
lnsop, colored, was on Wednesday sem
fenced by Judge Harrison, in the Cir.
cuit Court of Warren county, to death
In the electric chair for the morder OF
William L. 5salock, white man.
A destructive Ere occurred In Hous-
ton yesterday, the FIRE began 10 the base
ment and spread TO the business section,
burning two hardware and grocery
stores, a hotel, drug store, and many
cottages. The FIRE Was under control BY
10 o'clock.
Miss Virginia B. Hsy died at the
\ Mary Washington Hospital, In Fred.
erlcksburg, yesterday, at noon, aged 90
years. The deceased was daughter of
the late Thomas Battle Hay, q native OF
Stafford, and was born In Mississippi.
She had lived 10 Virginia nearly all her
life.
Msssrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, TO citizens of this state, Of the
following patents; A. o. Cunningham.
Norfolk, steel car-axle and making the
same, l.. o. Doughty, Onley, transplant
ing implement, G. d. Lawson snd A.
Wheeler, Bose Hill; nut'lock.
James NJ. Redmond, independent
candidate for city sergesnt,in Richmond,
yesterday gave notice thst he would
contest the returns by which john L.
Salter6eld, democratic candidate, is
given a M jority of almost 800. Red.
mond charges that "Wholesale fraud was
committed, "but does not specify a single
instance OF fraud or iTregularity at the
polls.
Mrs. Machep, wife Of J. P. Mschep,
liz, Of Fairfax county, killed 40 immense
hawk, on Tuesday. The big bird ap-
pesred 10 her yard and tried to carry f
one of her largest chickens. Mrs.
Mschen seized the hawk, which was
about to fly away With the hen, and call
ed to the cook to bring Ratchet, The
cook quickly responding, Mrs. Machen
soon behesded the bird.
Forty workmen yesterday narrowly
escsped being imprisoned or perhaps
crushed to death in the new tuonel OF
the Southern Railway at Lynchbnrg
when q section go feet long csved in.
The men we're at work In the bore and
had just SET Of big blast. While
waiting for the smoke from the blast
to clear, a mass Of rock aud earth csved,
but the men we're far enough away to
get out OF danger and none was caught
under the fall. The tunnel is part Of
the uucompleted route OF the railway
around LyDchburg. The csveIn will pat
back the work OF construction only a
few days,
Hugh Gordon Miller, Of New York,
attorney, whose suit against the Nor
folk and Portsmouth Traction Company
involves the liability of railway corpor-
alton for the conduct OF It's employees,
was present by counsel when the U. 8.
Circuit Court of Appeals In Richmond
yesterday handed down an opinion re.
versing the DistIic. Court at Norfolk,
by which be had been allowed 50, 900
for being roughly handled By street
car conductor. The question arising
was whether or no. corporation could
be charged with punitive or exemplary
damages for the illegal or Wanton con.
duct Of the conductor.
Richard E Bird, of Winchester, will
be the speaker Of the next house OF dele
gates. That has been decided, many Of
the new members having voluntarily
pledged their votes TO him when be an
uounced his candidacy for bis old posi-
ton. Mr.. Byrd will have the naming OF
the committees 10 the house, and this
session he will have a giant tssk on bis
hands, due to the fact that there are
some forty new men In the house-that
is, men who did not serve In the last
session, hut who have, In many cases,
bad prior legislative experience. He
will also have a big hand 10 shaping
legislation, as he did last year, when be
fought with Judge Mann and shaped
the present liquor laws aud forced them
through the general assembly.
Deputy Sheriff MtGse, Of Bedford
county, brought to the jail in Lynch
burg yesterday afternoon the negro,
Thurman Sp'Oner, who murdered Char.
les w NOEL, Desr Oiiax. About 90
men from from Oifsx went to Bedford
City "wednesday hight, and would baVe
lynched the prisoner II they could have
found him, bat be bad been spirited
away by the officers to the woods.
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