Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-21
Virginia News.

Rev. T. w. 7. Nolapf, II Fal 8 Church,
his been called to The New schOol.B1p.
list church at Woodbine, Prince William
county, aud has accepted the call.
Fishermen on the Potomsc river and
lower Rsppshsnnock are getting their
seines in order to commence winter
fishing aud to be prepared for the early
spring season.
Jn6ga Joseph Saunders, of Blue6sld,
hiss sued Acknowledgement Williams
for $24, 900 for being hit with an iok-
we'll at WEIGH, West Virginia.
J. Conway Chichester and Miss Ed.
monia Churchill Fitzhugh, both OF
Fredericksburg, we're married yesterday
ct st. George Episcopal Church BY Rev.
DR.. z J. McBYde.
Capt. Ssmutl J. Simpson, retired
farmer of Warren county, aged 76 years,
died "Wednesday night of acute indiges-
ton before medical aid could be render
ed. He served under S.OueWsll Jack.
son as a scout.
Miss Mary Alexander, q we'll known
member Of ChaflesIown w. Va. society
was married 10 Washington TO Rev, Dallas
Tu,ker, an Episcopal rector, now OF
Bristol, and for a year in charge Of
Emanuel church, HsrrisOnburg. b shop
Bsvely Tucker, co-sd ltor of The diocese
Of Southern Virginia, Cfi;ated.
Some OF The friends of Mr. A. J. Monts
que, former governor OF Virginia, have
suggested that he may be appointed TO the
bench of the Fourth Judicial Circuit
10 case Congress authorizes an additional
judgeshp, as 1t is expected to do. 1t Is
understood however that so far as known
ne has not considered the subject, nor
is Il known that his name has been
mentioned 10 the president.
"Norfolk spends enough money on
chsriIies 10 board oil her poor at the
Monticello hotel" declared Mayor Rid.
dick on Friday ia vetOiDg an ordinance
from the Norfolk council increasing
the citJ's appropriation to the Florence
Crittendeu Home for fallen women from
$500 to 1900 annually. The veto was
pat on the ground that all such moneys
should be spend uudtr the direction Of s
city board of charities.
An Interesting contest ia developing
over the proposed new Judge for the
Fourth federal circuit. The place lie
being created to give Jodge Pritcbard
and Judge eff an associate 10 assist
them in transacting the work OF that
circuit, which ipclodes the federal dis
tIicts OF NJ rSl,nd, North Caroline, Viz
GINA, West Virginia and Sub Caro-
lima. Il Is intlmsted that Judge Eli
mund Wsddil, jr., for IL years judge OF
the federal court for the Eastern dis
trlct OF Virginia, sitting at Richmond,
has the best chance of appointment.
Floods In France and Switzerland.
Paris, Jsu. 2l.-Reports received
ftUm east and south France, where the
food conditions are reported The worst,
declare that conditions are most serIons.
All factories have closed because their
employees cannot reach them. Farms
have been swept CT crops snd live STOCK
aud 1t Is estimated that the loss will
reach several million dollars. Already ap.
psals for aid are rolling in from the
homeless aud the war, interior and
public works departments are co.opsra'
ling to help the needy.
The lswless element Ia taking sd
vaotsge OF conditions TO reap harvest
and reports are that they are lootiog
abandoned homes aud factories. All OIL
the available military ia being sent int
tie flooded region to do guard duty and
aid the inhabitants
| Despite the magnitude of the food
there ta' been practically no loss Of life
70 date two dfownings are reported
while, as the result of train runniut
into a wssh.out at Default, two olhel
we're killed aud seven hurt.
The real menace Is the lack of food
snd The failure OF The trausp >ria.iol
lines caused by thtliesIructIdn Of th'
railway lints.
Gres! damage is reported In SwiIzer
land where delugs OF rain ssJisted II
zslIlng the snow aud caused 3 pheuOm
email rise 10 the rivers and iskes. Yisi
tors are imprisoned 10 the winter re-
sorts
Paris, jar. 2l.-The subway undel
the river Seine was flooded today by I
cave.in In the Latin quarter side, re-
sultiug from the high water. All sub
way trafic Ia suspended aud ii Ia feared
the.tub will be completely filed.
There Is also gave dagger Of tn
Paris Orleans Railway being pu! ont o
commission by the h)odiug Of its IN
| dergtound section 10 Paris,