Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-29
Virginia News.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg ant
Poiomsc Railroad yesterday awarded L
e. q. Helm, OF Ffederickburg, the
contract for erecting the new passenger
depot at that city.
Rev. q. F. B. Martin, pastor Of thu
Danvills circuit ofthe Methodist Ohurct
aud for IA years a member OF the Vir.
ginia Conference, died at the General
Hospital In Danville yesterday. He
was fl years Of age.
Dr.. Edmund Sirachan Pendlston died
at bis home at lion Gate, on the even.
lug OF December q. DR.. Pendletor
was q veteran of the civil war, having
served from 1S6l.65 in the Goochlsud
troor, Fourth Virginia Cavalry.
Miss Florence Peacock, daughter Of
Mr.. 81. B. Peacock, Of Wheatlsnd
Loundou county, and Mr.. Mlilard
Birdssll, of Purcellvllle, were married
at the brides home few days ago BY
Rev. W. B. Dorsey, Of the Methodist
Church.
The engagement Of Miss Grace Rad
clifis Day, of Smithfeld, sister-In.law Of
United States Senstor MsItir, has been
announced. She Is to marry Henry
Gould Fslston, Of Miami, Fla. Miss
Day is q daughter Of Dol. O. Fenton
Day, member OF the governors staff.
Mr.. Peter Trammel and MissiE Ger.
trude Irene Dorsey, both Of Dranes'
vile, Fairfax county, left their homo on
Monday and went TO Rockville, Md, to
get married, but IS the girl was under
age aud bad failed to take with her her
parents consent license was denied
them.
The Leesburg. Washington Turnpike
Company Is to be incorporated with q
capital stock Of $4,000. The object
ia to macadsmizs the old Georgetown
Leeoburg turnpike and maintain 1t BY a
system Of tolls. The shats are 500
each. The president and general mana
ger Of the company is John G. Hopkins,
Of Ashburu.
On Saturday, Jan usry Let, Governor
aud Mrs. Swanson will hold q New
Years reception at the executive man.
sion between the hours OF 9 and II
O'Clock. The host and hostess will be
assisted In receiving by the members OF
she governors staff aod the house will
Be deliberately decorated for the OCCASION.
As this IL the last public function al
which the executive and bis wife will
figure during the Swanson adminlstrs.
ton the general public Is Invited to at
tend. No Invitations will be sent out.
N. Elwyn Vowles, high chief ruler Of
the Rechsbites Of North America, and
member of many other secret societies,
died unexpectedly yesterday 10 bis apart
ment In Washington, death having re-
suited from an attack of acute indiges.
ton. The deceased was one OF the best
known men 10 business circles, his con-
nectiou with the John Hancock Mutual
Life Insurance Company and the fra.
ternal associations having brought him
In contact With business and professional
men. BE was born 10 6teveDsville,
Culpeper comfy, April 20, 1858, and
bad lived in Was bipgton about thirty
years
Hope of the selection of q site for q
state camp and rife rauge by the stale
military board, as at present constituted,
wac practically abs ndoned 10 Richmond
last night, when after an earnss! effort
to reach 30 agreement 1t was found that
no three votes could be secured for any
proposed location. The matter now
goes over for consideration by the In
coming board on which will be Cover
nor Mem and Adjutant General sale.
II is believed that this meaus the insti'
tuition VIII go to Virginia Bach, since
Judge Mann and Colonel Sale are cup
posed to favor the tideRater location.
A dreSm of desth came strangely
true 10 Wilkesbsrre, Pa, yesterday
when Mrs Belinda Ellstpu died sud
IDENTIFY. About two weeks ago she
had vivid dresm, 10 which her bus
band, who died many years ago, ap'
peared before her, and after gszlug eli
her for sometime With sad look on
bis face, made the strange announce
ment. "You will i've until you are
So years, 5 months and II days olt."
Mrs. Ell,t1n remained 10 good health
ADD wss 10 her usual good splrlts Monday
night vhsn she retired. Soon after
midnight she was stricken with apoplexy
aud died 10 few minutes. Her death
came just Ave days short of the dream
prophecy.
Judge W. q. Mann, goveruor.eleet,
announced yesterday that be hiss tend.
cred the appointment as sojulant general
to Col. w. W. Sale, OF Norfolk, aDd
that Colonel Sale has accepted.
Dol: Sale, who hss been mem
Der of the state militia for several years,
was strongly Endorsed BY large number
of the most prominent military mea 10
the stste. Gov. Swanson yesterday de-
cIared that be would not accept place
on the Safe Corporation Commission o.
the expiration Of bis term ss governor
which Is shortly TO take place. An oil
portrait of Governor Swanson. painted
by Frank Wsltmau, Of New York, ha'
been completed, and will be placed ID
the stats library within the next few
days
When the case Of John White, charged
with tho murder OF Dora Smith, ws'
heard 10 the police court 10 Norfolk yes
terday, testimony was brought out tia
placed John ID. Smith, the husband o.
the murdered woman, under suspicion o.
the real perpetrstor OF the deed. q
letter, found 10 Dora Smiths pocket
and .ipned mJohn White" asklng bel