Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-18
Virginia News.

Mss Selma Williams, an suth0ress,
better known by her pseudODym OF
"rsrpley Sisrr," died in Bsrryville yes
terdsy sged 50 years.
Legalizstion of the primary system 10
Virginia il provided 10 bill being pre-
pared by Speaker Richard Evelyn Byrd,
of the H ouse Of Delegates,
Mr.. W. r. Fleming, one Of the old
eat aud most prominent citiZsnS and
farmers OF FsUq1ier csunty, died at bis
home near Uppersllle on Tuesday
evening Of last week aged II years.
The freight and passenger citation OF The
Norfolk and Western Railway, st Stan
ley, in Page county, wss burned yester'
day with oil the contents, including ex-
press matter, lrsight tickets, q, l! is
thought the fte started from al over.
heated stove.
A drove of 400 turkeys are on their
way sfOOt from Fort 5eyberi, w. Va, TO
Harrison burg in charge Of keepers. The
sisrt Vas made Monday, and they are
due 10 arrive 10 Hsrrisonburg todsy.
Their ultimate destination is the Thanks.
giving table.
The directOrs Of the pewly.organized
Peoples National Bank, Of WauentoU,
met there this morning and elected off.
cers With Albert Fletcher, ST., president.
The new bank will be capitalized a.
$50, 000 1t will open its doors Decem-
Der |.
Governor Swanson, OF Virginia, will
call a meeting Of the Gettysburg Monu-
ment Commission to select q new site for
the proposed monument on the battle.
field, the secretary of war having de.
clined to allow sBS monument to be
placed on "Boody Augle,,' the slte
previously selected by Virgins.
The Princess TroubetzSoy, Amelle
Rives, who, with her husband, the
Prince Troubeizkoy, arrived In this
country from Europe few days ago,
has gone to her Virginia home, CASTLE
Hill, at Gotham, Albemsrle county.
The princess Is said 10 be- at work upon
a new manuscript. Her latest story,
"Trix aud Oger.the.moon," was pub
liRhed less than q month ago.
Preparations are being made for the
fsrmers conference and seed corn selec-
ton meeting In Leesburg next Saturday.
Willet NJ. Hays, assistant secretary OF
the Department Of Agriculture; Dr.. S.
a. Kuspp, of the farmers demonItra-
ton bureau, Department Of Agriculture,
aud Prof. F. w. Howe, Of the U. 8. exper-
lment station will be the speakers. The
purpose of the meeting is to convince
farmers that greater crops can be raised
and tina, young men can find a pro6lsble
calling in scientific agriculture.
Messrs Davis h Davis, Washington
pstent attorneys, report the grant this
week to ciiizabs of this state of the fol-
lowing patents: W. E, Carson, River.
ION, cementitious composition and max
ing the same; O. B. Davis, Manchester,
paper hoI; P, J. Murphy, AlexaudriS,
ssw Carrisgt; n. o. ROsebofy, TarO,
psper-roll holder; G. @. Sswsrd, HOl.
combs Rock, tspping-furnsce; g. L.
Stanbro aud A. ID. Wagner, Norfolk,
electromagnetic traction system, and J.
w. Stickley, Norfolk, trsck'sandiDg sp-
p7ralus.
The Farmers and Merchants Banking
Ard Trust Company, of Loudoun, opened
lot business In LeesbOrs on Tuesday,
The company, Of which Robert n. Har-
per, Of Washington is president, organ
lied 10 July last The citizsDs OF Ham.
illon have also organized banking TO-
situation under the name Of the Farm
era and Merchants National Bank Of
Hamilton. 1t win have q capital Of
s25 900, aud will be the fourth national
bank aud the fifth financial institution
in LOudonn. DR.. Thomas F Keen, Of
Hamilton, has been elected president.