Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. Z. L. Goodwin has accepted a
cali to st. James Church at Ashland
and will take charge OF that church on
December j.
A. w. Bergman and Miss Jesse A..
Williamson, both OF Linden, were mar
ried Wednesday in the parlors OF the
Alton Inn Hotel, Front Royal, by
Rev. n. n. Hall.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Lee G. Lloyd,
OF jamestown, N. Y, and Charley
Brawner, OF Manassas, and to Alfred
C. Strother and Matte Green, both OF
Fauquier county.
While out driving yesterday after
noon near their home at Mitcheli's
Station, the team became frightened
and ran away, throwing out aud seri-
ously injuring Mrs. Slaughter, wife oil
D. A. Slaughter, ex-ruenber OF the
legislature from that county, and her
niece, Miss Corrolia Summeryille.
Ex.Mayor N. G. Willis, who was
unanimously elected at the last meet
ing OF the city council OF Fredeficks-
burg member OF that body to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
John G. Melville, who has moved out
OF the state, declines to serve on account
OF business engagements.
The menhaden fishing season 10 the
lower end OF Northumberland county
has closed Nearly 80 steamers repre-,
senting the large feet "'cut out, " and
hundreds OF laborers are ont Of EN-
ployment temporarily. The season has
been one OF the most successful in the
history OF the factories.
The State Banking Commission is
sending out blanks to every state bank
in Virginia-about l60 ia number
asking statements as to THAR assets and
liabilities. These statements are re-
quired five times annually, and at the
same dates on which the federal con
iroller OF the currency makes hi'
calls.
Mrs. Annie Il. Vandcyanter, wife
OF f. II. Vandeyanter. for severa
terms county treasurer OF Loudoun
county, died on Sunday morning al
her home 10 Leesburg. She wa;
about sixty years OF age, and death
was due TO heart disease. She was the
daughter OF the late George Janney, oil
Loudoun county.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant. thi:
week, TO citizens OF this state, OF the
following patents: J. ". Chauncey
Alexandria, shears; r. l.. Hudson,
Richmond, prize-awarding advertising
apparatus; NJ. r. Land. Norfolk, print
ing press, and z. q. Seward, Peters
burg, receptacle.
Rev. c. f.. Stuart. prominent in Yir
einia anti-saloon work, died Of apo
plexy on a train yesterday while on his
way from Ashland to Richmond. He
was about 81 years old and two years
ago was pastor Of Yenable Street Bap-
ti,t Church. Richmond Recently he
had been engaged by the Anti-Saloon
League and had been travelling in Wig
GINA with DR.. James Cannon and J,
D. McAllister He leaves widow
who vas Miss Cox daughter Of D. B.
Cox, of Ashland, aud one child.
William l.. White, Of Richmond,
70 years old, a veteran OF the Con
federate army, in the civil war, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon Of heart
disease in real estate Office on Fifth
avenue, New York, Colonel White was
in charge Of the military records Of
Richmond. lie came to New York to
attend the fifty third anniversary Of
the wedding Of his twin sister, Mrs.
Josephine Weisiger, vile Of Col. Pow
hatan Weisiger. Colonel White, at
the time a sergeant in the Third Howit-
ger Corps Of Richmond, fred the first
gun which opened the battle Of Big
Bethel.
Six young men, prominent socially
and politically in Portsmouth, we're in
licted by the grand jury OF the Court
of Hastings, of that city yesterday
afternoon. The defendants were judges
in the Second and Fifth wards in the
recent democratic congressional prli
mary election, and they are charged
with frauds and Irregularities in the
conduct of The same. No arrests have
been made, but the accused are ex,
pe,te to surrender and apply for bail
to the mayor today. They are alleged
to have allowed ballots to be cast 10 the
name OF prominent attorneys, clergy;
men and other weli.knogn citizens,
some OF whom were absent from the
city on election day aud some OF whom
have long been dead.
Mr.. CARLIS DENIES 1T.
Representative Champ Clark is Just
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