Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-26
Virginia News.


mond, on Sunday, joirtd the BlPtlst
Church.
A marriage license was issued In
Washington yesterday TO Edward NJ.
Jolly, of WarTenIoD, and Virginia Dow
ell.
The authorities of the Virginia Mill
ta,y Iusttdt9 state tia, 1926 cadets from
thst institution will be 10 the parade at
the inauguration of President Taft.
The executive committee Of the Vir-
ginIs Blnktrs' Association yesterday de-
cided that the annual convention of the
association will be held at Old Point,
May 20, q aud p.
sam Tucker, colored, Pullman car
porter, who stole $40, 600 worth Of jewels
from q berth occupied by Mrs. Sue Will
fans Back, Bas yesterday sentenced at
Richmond to serve one year on the pub
lie roads.
The House library committee yester-
day reported iavorably On the measure
providing for the construction Of a men,
orial arch at Valley Forge, and also on
the bill to erect a memorial ID PoCabon'
lss at jamestown.
Representative John Lsmb yesterday
introduced q bill 10 the House calling
for an appropriation of 800, 900 for
military highway between Yorktown and
Jamestowr. tv way of Williamsburg the
ancient capital Of Virginia,
James W. Nichols died yesterday al
his bone near Round Hill, of pneumonia,
aged 70 years. Mr. Nichols served 10
the Confederate srny throughout the
civil war and wa a member Of Company
z Eighth Virginia Regiment.
Judge W. J. Henson, Of the TWenty-
second judicial circuit composed Of the
counties Of Bland, Giles and Tazswell,
having resigned that position, Gov.
Swanson has appointed Fulton Kigley,
a yonng lawyer OF Bland county, TO fill
the uuexpired term Of Judge Henson.
Nearly 200, 900 feet of lumber was
DESTROYED by fire at ROWesville, Orange
burg comfy, S. c., on Sunday, with a
loss Of $4,000 The plant was owned
BY A. NJ. and ]. H. Blake, and was one
of the largest lumber mills in the mid
die section of the SAFE. The fire is
believed TO have been Of incendiary
origin.
George @. Moss, of Mountain Gap, is
in Jail st Leesburg awaiting action of
the grand Jury on the charge OF having
burned the large barn, owned by Mr..
George Cater, of Oatlands. The fire
occurred 10 December and suspicious
that it ras Of incendisry origin, De-
tective scott, OF Richmond, was assign
ed to the case by parties interested.
This is the second FIRE which Carter has
suffered, aud remarks Of Moss concern
ing this fire and threats made led to the
arrest.
Mrs Ivy G. Hechler, charged with
aiding Royal p. Ellyson in q murderons
assault upon her husband, Jacob l..
Hechler, as result Of which Hechler
was confined in hospital several months
wa, yesterday 10 Richmond acquitted by
Judge Witt 10 Richmond upon Hech-
ler's testimony that his wife did nothing
to aid EllTsou, but that she actually
came to the aid Of her husband. A ter
hearing this testimony the court, seeing
that conviction couldluot be hsd, stop.
ped further proceedings.
b. IL. Argenbright was shot yester-
day afternoon at Christians, 10 miles
from Stanton, on the Ohesapiak and |
Ohio Railroad, and G H. Hams, q
merchant Of that place, is 10 jail, charged
With the shooting, Argenbright, who is
ssid to have been drinking, entered |
Haints' Store 10 buy a barrel Of -four,
and a contention arising, he ia said to |
have cslled Haines ugly names and was
ordered out As he did 30, he applied |
epithels to J. Il. Davis, fsther-in-law of
aaipes, and Davis, though rs years old,
struck him. A fight ensued, Argen-
bright getting the best OF it. Hsines
then is accused of getting his revolver
and shooting, the ball entering Argen-
brighrs hack, between the shoulders.
ia believed 10 be fatally |
wounded