Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-21
Virginia News.

Mr.. Hill A, Garter and Mrs. Mary A
Sslph both OF Richmond we're married.
that city yesterday.
james CoruBell, a Frederick county
farmer, died yesterday at his home, near
Winchester, aged 70 Yeas.
Mas Mary Pleasant HoWser, eldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John K How
ser. of near Leesburg, wfs nsrhed yes
terday at noon TO John Alexander Hope,
Of Waterford.
L al, Rodgers, the hIst OF The gang Of
baggage thieves which cost many rail-
ways thousands OF dollars, wss yesterday
given bis liberty by Gov. Swanson, on
conditional pardon.
Mrs Julia Irsin, widow OF Marcus
Irwin and daughter Of the late Fayette
Buck, one of the oldest settlers OF War
rem county, died at Front Roysl yester-
day eyed sixty.tbree yeSrS.
The Roanoke shops of the Norfolk
aud Western Railway closed down yes
terdsy for a week, and sixteen hundred
men ere idle. II Is said the shops had
run 81, 900 ahead of the January sPpro-
priatiol
Governor Swanson and the Virginia
Commission of Fisheries have ssked the
U. G. Fish Commission, through lis
shell6sh bnresu, to survey and mark the
productive and barren oyster bottoms in
James river.
Miss Florence Hastings, recently OF
Chicago, bot now of Fsuquier county,
and james r. Morris, of Ohicsgo, we're
quietly married yesterday morning at
The Plains with only q few inmate
friends present.
Col. Charles Lee, one OF the best
known citizens of Clarke county. has
been quite III Of bis home near B rry-
vile tor the pact several days, having re.
Gently sustained stroke Of paralysis,
which affected one side.
Oslmus P. Gisb, head bookkeeper for
the Union Printing Company, at Boa
noke took bis life yesterday by blowing
out bis brains while standing 10 the yard
of bic home. he was SO years old and
leaves q widow and one child.
4 nolle prose has been entered 10 the
Fairfax county Circuit Court 10 the
cases Of Dr.. A. 8. Tebss aud John j,
Haskell. The former wss indicted for
attempted saault Ia Fairfax county,
while the latter was indicted for mali
cioHs shooting which took place In Fair
fix.
q. Gilman Howard, agent Of the
Adams Express Company, OF Fredericks
burg, and Miss Edna D. Fairbanks,
daughter OF Mr.. aud Mrs. E F. Fair.
banks, of Fredericksburg, we're married
yesterday at the home Of the BRIDES
parents In that city, by Rev, W. L.
Dolly, Of the Methodist Church.
Messs. Davis Il Davis, Washington
Istent attorneys, report the giant, this
week, 10 citizens OF this state, of the
following patents: D. Cosby, Of Co.
lumbis, message holder; j. Kinderva'
ter, Of Richmond, boiler; O. F. Logan,
of Big Island, Apparatus for recovering
slksli; W. E. P,ters, of Newport News,
life-saviug apparatus.
The grand jury 10 the Circuit Court
of Fairisx county, on Tuesday alter
noon indicted Ernest Mcknight, color.
ed, on charge Of tempting to assault
Miss Mary harrison, the sixteen.year-
old daughter Of John Harrison. The
alleged offense occurred July 14th last.
Mcknight will be tried January 9th.
Governor Swanson several days ago
issued rtquisltiou papers for Mcknight,
he having been arrested by the Wash
inpton authorities.
Local subscribers to stock OF the
jamestown EXPEDITION Company held a
meeting at Newport News last night and
discussed psuS for defending the suits
which have been brought BY the expo.
sitiou receivers TO compel payment Of The
foil amount Of subscriptions. A COM
mlttee was appointed to arrange for
joint defense Of The Newport News aud
Hampton stockholders. II Is said that
the total obligations Of the exposition
company are 1900, 900, including the
amount due on the government lean,
which Is 1887, 900 Approximately ST..
800, 900 Is the price the government is
asked for half of The property.