Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-11
Virginia News.

Druggists and neWsdealers in New
port News kept open their stores Jesser-
dsy despite q warning given them by
Justice Brown that they sre Violstlrg
the Sunday Law.
Adit. Gen. Sale has issued an order
naming DR.. Jnnins F. Lynch, OF Nor
folk, former ma or Of The medical corps
of the Virginia Stale troops, With the
rank of lieutenant colonel.
Mira. Anna Maria Roazal, wife OF
Stephen George Ropzel and daughter OF
the late Dol. Bfan!z Mayer, OF Baltimore,
died at her home In Washington SatuI-
day, sged So years.
President Alderman, OF the University
of Virginia has received letters from An.
drew Carnegie and Senator Boot re-
GREETING their inability to be present at
the proposed founders day exercises at
the university mex Wednesday.
The third distric, congressional COM
mittee met Saturday and ordered that
the primary to nominate congressman
10 that district to be held August 9Th
next. The fee for the primary wac
fixed at $3.50.
Because some Of the players on the
baseball tasm were caught smoking olga
rettes, which are under ban In the In
stitution, the faculty OF the Virginia
Ohristian college, q: Lynchtu.g, has or
dered the tesm to cancel all Of their
games for the season, which will be
done.
The annual election Of the Mutua
Fire Insurance Company, of Waterfront,
vas held on Monday lsst and resulted in
com plete reyerse of the directors named
a year sgo-!hat is-prsctically thoee
who we're displaced at the last annual
meeting we're reinstated.
Hundreds of delegates from through
out Virginia will be In Norfolk to attend
the nineteenth annual convention Of
the State Sunday School Association
which will begin at Ep#o,th Church tc-
uight. An address by Governor William
Ridges Mann will be the principal fea-
ture OF the first session.
W. M. Mausey, clerk for The United
States court st Dsnville, was found dead
yesterday afternoon in his Office at the
pos'ofice building. D2ath was Qua TO
heart tuusle. MIR. Mau,ey was formerly
deputy In the federal court Office It
Lynch burg. Mr.. M=usey took gEea
intere,t In religious ma tars, and was
angsged 10 copying soms quots one
rom The Bible when stricken,
The residence Of Csps. J. W. Christ.
mas, at Charlottesville, narrowly
escaped dett:uclion by fire yesterday
morning. The clothes of 10 cook,
Martha Payne, aged about 20, caught
6te 10 TIE kitchen. She ran to the
upper part OF the hcuse, AID on her way
set FIRE to The tapestry in The hall. The
Aanes spread rapidly, tut we're soon
checked by prompt assistance, rendered
by the nsighbors. The girl was prob
a oly fatally burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whitmo.e, who
reside On their estate near Brandy
.tatioD, Culpspsr county, were murder.
ousIy assaulted yesterday morning abou!
2 O'Clock, and bat for the rare presence
# mind OF Mrs. Whltmo2e and her ready
use and kEovledge of firearms both
might have been killed. Their saaail
ant entered their BEDROOM through an
open window and dealt the couple 8
blow With bludgeon. He evidently
81 uzht 10 crush the heads of both by one
blow, bn. Ia the darkness his aim mIa.
carried; end the only injuries ioficted
we're q bruise on Mr.. Whitmore's
sht uldsr and one over Mira. Whitmore's
eye. Mrs. Wh:tmore leapsd from bed
aud grabbed revolver. The a:sailant
asd through the window. She fired at
him, tu. missed.