Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-01
Virginia News.

A farmer who IVES annoyed by moor
shiners ca,tst their still into Lynchtu 8
and gave 1t to revenue men.
Captain J. E. B. Stuart, collector of
the port Of Newport NzHs, ass 10 Wash.
lpg,on Yesterday looking sitter his posi-
tlou. His term expires today. Represent
alive S!emp hss endorsed John B. Locke
for Captain susrpu place.
The ladies of the committee on monu-
mer t. of the Virginia Division y. D. O.
are trying to raiss $50, 900 for the GREG
ton of a Confederate Nor umeut 10
Arlington and have asked t1e school
children in the stste to assist In tbs
movement.
While playing with mstches a! his
home, near Berrgville, yesterday, the
young son of J. o. Roystop, farmer,
Was burned to death. In frantic effort
to rescue her child the mother was
severely turned and will lose one of her
hands.
Mrs. Ohsrles W, Fsdeley, G. years
old, OF Loudoun county, died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. John Wei
mtut5, In College Place, Hampton,
yesterday. Mr.. Fadeley, who had been
summoned on account Of his wite's III.
ness, vas at the bedside when the end
came. Mrs. Fsdeley Ia survived By three
sors and two daughters.
Mrs. Laura Florence. widow OF George
Florence, died ct the home of Mira. @.
E. B.aRner at Manassas, Wednesday
night, In her sever ty-first year. Mrs.
Florence sustained broken hip in q
fall a few weeks ago, which FASTENED
her death.
Col. James V. Bidgood, OF Richmond,
was appointed secretary Of the Virginia
military records yesterday By Governor
Mann t, succeed Msjor Robert W. Hue
ter, who declined to accsp. reeppolDt-
ment. ". Samuel Burnley, Of Char.
lotesville, wss named as assistant 10
Colonel B:dgood. The newly appointed
officials will assume their duties about
July l.
The hoard of trustees OF the Presby-
tstiau Ofphsnage, after an nll-day ses-
siop, yesterday su hor'zed the e1ecu I've
committee to expend $50, 900 in new
buildings, to restore The building burned
in Lyncbburg in October and to enlarge
the institution, though no dett is to
De incurred. 1t is understood Tie
board has $40, 900 in cash and
$4,000 In pledges available for
the pu'pose. The executive commit.
lee was also authorized to sell of come OF
the property on Rl7ermont avenue.
Republicans /, the number OF 200,
from many seCtious of Virginia, attend
ed the banquet to G.. B scom Slemn,
republican sts'e chairman. and Alvah
q. Martin, reI 5lican national commit
taeman from Virgins. Oratory poured
10th until 2 lats hour. Among those
who spoke wtra Messra. Slemp, aud
Martin, L. P. Summers. of Arlington;
s. Harris Hoge, of Roanoke; George N.
Wise, Of Newport Nave; D. lawrence
Groner, OF Norfolk; Gen. Sslth Boiling,
of Petersburg; and John G. Luce, of
Richmond.
OBJ. Tate, of Richmond who attempted
suicide in Baltimore yesterday morning
by drinking carbclic acid, was arrested
by Detective Bradley at $50 o'clock in
the afternoon and turned over to Post
Office Inspector Hooton, who closely
questioned him. Tate is said to be wan
ted by the Inspectors Investigating the
SS6, 900 robbery at the Richmond post
Office, as they desire to talk with him
about man believed to have BEEN i'm
plicated in the theft, who has been sus-
pected of having stopped at Ta!e's home
in Richmond.