Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-09
Virginia News.


George w. Grin, q Winchester busi-
ness map, died at bis home Saturday OF
heart trouble, aged 60 years.
1t lie reported that Judge Williams,
recently nominated ss attorney general,
will have for his assistant Samue! Il.
Kelly, q young Richmond lawyer, who
has been a prominent figure In State
politics for some years.
With thirty.three counties yet to re-
port In the Brown Koiner contest for
commissioner of agriculture and immi-
grafton, the Bedford candidate has
lead of 1851 over the cumbent,
George w. Koiuer, of Augusls
Mr.. Willet 1. Ashby a Or ~ mani EN-
ployed in the Newport News sbipyard,
received injuries that may result fatally,
by being thrown from bis bicycle against
the Ice car Of the Newport News and Old
Point Railway aud Electric company
Saturday evening.
John w. Guy, the father OF 30
children, was on Saturday at Cape
Charles presented by his wife with
twins, a bouncing boy and girl, making
him the father OF 80 children. Gay is
76 years of age, Is hale and healthy for
his past years and has been married
three times.
The oldest established drug store In
Richmond WAS destroyed by flames Fri
day afternoon when the w. II. Scott
building, Seventeenth and Franklin
streets, was burned. cold Doctor
Scott" who died few weeks ago, built
up q fortune of $500, 900 in the place.
This loss by FIRE is $4,000.
The first announcement Of importance
following the State primary OF Thursday
is by J. w. Hough that the Norfolk
Anli-salOonLeague will be called to meet
within ten days to decide whether g
local option election shall be held 10
Norfolk, and If 80, when. Mr.. Hough Is
president of the local league. The uu'
expectedly heavy majority given Judge
| Mann for governor in this city encourages
them to believe that this city will vote
dry.
J. Jenkyn Davies, SS years old, died
suddenly at his home in Manassas yes
terdsy of heart trouble and typhoid
fever. Mr.. Davies was commonwealth
attorney Of the county at the time OF hi
death, and was prominent In State ant
local politics He WAS the grandson o.
the late MsjOr w. W. Thornton snC
was the nephew OF Judge j. b. Thorn
ton and Senator Eaell Thornton. He is
survived by his widow, who was Mis-
Harriet Green.
James German, one OF the larges
liquor dealers Of LyncbbuTg prior to thu
closing of the saloons and president o
the James German Liquor Company, o
S aunton, in test case In the police
court Saturday was fined $50 for selling
liquor in violation Of the Byrd law
The evidence showed that orders Wer'
accented at Germans soft drlnl
establishment and communicated to tn
Stanton house to be delivered By ex
press. The charge was admitted b.
German, who stated, under advice o
counsel, that he was within his lega
rights. He testified that while he Wa
president of the Stanton company h
was only financing it for 10 per cent. 0
the profits and So. 600 for the use OF hi
name, provided the business could b
operated in Stanton for two years.
The annual Confederate veterans
: reunion was held at Fishers Hill. Shen
: andosh county, on Saturday. Abou
900 persons were in attendance
Senator Daniel was the orator of tn
day. Speeches were also made by K
Gray Williams, of Winchester; 0. f
) Meyers, of LOckhsven, Pa, and d.
I Wilson, medical examiner Of the pensio
. bureau of Washington. Both of tn
= latter are g. A. +. men. la his ad
e dress Maj Daniel conveyed persons
q message from President Taft, who 81
\ sured the Confederate veterans
Shenandoah valley that he had bee
y anxious TO attend the reunion, but ma
been prevented from coming on accour
of Mrs. Taft being sick. Senator Dani
eulogiz.d President Taft, saying ii
president was a great and good MAJ
The senator complimented Mrs. MOI
tsgue, wife of former Gov. A. j. MOI
. tague, for her noble work to establis
v homes for needy Confederate womeI
8 He spoke 10 a vein Of optimism for u
If future of the reunited states.