Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.


". A. Wallace & Co., wholesale
groeers, Lynchburg, made. an assign
ment yesterday.
A new soapstone mill near Clifton,
Fairfax county, has. been built and
operations at the quarry will be re-
sumed.
Mrs. Bette Edwards, widow OF the
late J. H. Edwards, died at her home,
near the Grove, Fauquier county, on
Wednesday afternoon. aged IS years.
]. P. Sprouse. who for the past
seven years conducted a restaurant on
east Main street, Charlottesville, died
Yesterday. He was supposed to be the
largest man at Charlottesville.
The contract for the Rockingham
Memorial Hospital, at Harrisonburg,
was let yesterday, the successful bidder
being William NJ Butcher & Son, of
that place, the bid being S21 ,495.
Governor Mann will make the re-
sponse to the address OF welcome at the
annual meeting Of the International
Tax Association, which meet at Mil
waukee on Tuesday, August 3Oth.
Jessie Baltc and Americas Stocks,
both OF Loudoun county, went to
Frederick, Md, Thursday and were
married by Rev. Simon P. Miller.
A ftcr the marriage they left for Lovetts
station.
Mrs. Robert Ashby, wife of Robert
Ashby, OF Round Hill, Loudoun coun-
ty, died at her home on Wednesday
from paralysis, aged 50 years. Prior to
her marriage she was Miss FUR, Of
Bluemont.
The stave factory of Capt. ]. Fl.
Grabill in Powels Fort, Shenandoah
county, was destroyed by fire yesterday
with a loss OF several thousand dollars.
The fire is supposed to be of incendiary
origin.
Bishop Gibson will preach at Zion
Church, Fairfax, tonight (Friday), and
the Church OF the Good Shepherd on
Saturday night. Sunday morning he
will preach at Burke, and at Clifton on
Sunday night.
There will be a meeting of Ewell
Camp, Confederate Veterans on August
80, at 2 p. m, in Manassas, at which
time officers OF the camp will be elected
and also delegates elected to the twenty
thiid ANNUAL meeting 81 the Confede-
rate Veterans OF Virginia in Norfolk
October is, 10 and 20.
Clarence 4 Sattcrwhite, agent OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad at Brooks, in Stat
ford county, who was stricken a short
time ago and was carried 10 his for
mer home at Beaver Dam, in Hanover
county, died OF gastriIis, aged 80
years.
Miss Jessie Gary, daughter Of John
S. Gary, of Silcott Springs. Loudoun
county, and Frank CANT, OF Washing,
ton county, II wellknown farmer oil
that section, were married at the resi-.
dence OF the brides parents on We'd.
nesday by DIR. !. B. Lake, of Upper
VILE
4 dispatch from Woodstock say.
John Jewell, Of Rilcyvillc, while ut
tempting to cross from one car tc
another Wednesday night was throwI
from afast freight on the Norfolk anc
Western and killed instantly, his neck
being broken. Just few minutes prior
to the accident he was warned by hi:
companion not to attempt to cross
Jewell had been working in the stone
quarry near Martinsburg, w. Va, and
was returning home by beating his
way on the freight.
Representative Harry L. Maynard
announced yesterday that he would
contest the award of a certificate tc
former Representative William A.
Young as the democratic nominee for
Congress from the second Virginia
district on the ground of irregularities
in certain precincts of Norfolk city
and Norfolk county in Tuesdays pri-
mary. The face Of the returns shows
Mr.. Young to have been nominated by
IS majority.