Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-03
Virginia News.

lnb American InhfmhCoutlCht AoaoOi
alton met todsy In annual session In
Richmond.
Governor Mann has issue1 proclsma-
ton fixing May s as Mothers Day 10
Virgins.
Ms. AnnMalliG, mot5eT-in.laW OF NJ.
F. EgsD, Unit d States minister to Den
mark, died 10 Norfolk yesterday.
James r, 5hippsrd, Is years old, OF
Newport News, is the frs! person In
Virgins 10 die OF hookworm.
A msrisge licenses Was issued yesteI-
day to George B. GrsysOp,1 IF WsrrentoU,
aud Robens G. Biedrup, of Richmond.
The old white post, which has been
standing for century 10 the village OF
thst nsme ia Clarke county, vas torn
down on Saturday by rock crusher
which was passing along the road.
Messrs. Mason and Osrter, commits
siouers, have sold "Mt Oheue," the
property of the Iata P. 7. F. Wolfe, 10
King George county, to F. W. Payne
for SO, $50.
The nomination Of William P. Kent,
OF Virginia, to be United States consul
at Nsgchwang, China, was confirmed
yesterday by the Senate. William ii.
Robsrton, of Virginia, present consul
general at Tangier, also Was confirmed
10 be cousul- general at Osllao, Peru,
Mr.. Lloyd Washington, of Chicago,
formerly OF Westmoreland county, has
given that county a replica of the Hou-
dan statue OF Washington, which Is In
the Capitol at Richmond.
Abou 500 ducklIngs were hatched q!
John w. Morgsn's duck ranch at River
ton last week, and 500 young ducks
were shipped to market, and this week
the figures will be still larger.
Adon A. Yoder, publisher OF "The
Ides," vas indicted by the grand jury
10 Richmond yesterday on the charge OF
printing, publishing and distributing
obscene literature. Yoder Is the man
Who hiss been In trouble several times
and has been repeatedly beaten by In.
jursd parties.
Capt. William Ausdsle, OF West
mOrelaud county, vas found dead 10
the public road near Potomac Mills Sat-
urdsy. He had left bis home In q wagon
to carry corn to the mill, and the horss
and wagon arrived at the mill without a
driver. Upon investigation the body OF
Oaptsiu Anadsle was found about a
quarter of q mile away, be having fallen
from the wagon and the wheels passing
over his body. He was subject to at
tacks Of heart trouble, and 1t Is supposed
that he fell from the wagon.
The third annual convention OF the
Virginia Federation OF Women's Clubs
will be held In Danville today and
will continue during Wednesday, Thurs
day aud Friday aud will be The guests Of
the Wednesday Afternoon Club of thst
city. Miss Helen N. Cummings, Of this
city, Is second vice president Of the organ.
izaiiou. Mrs. E. 3. w. Howard and Mrs
John Leadbester, OF this city, will st
tend and will be the guests OF Mrs. r,
A. Sehool6eld.
DR.. Samuel Peachey Lstsne, promi.
nent Winchester surgeon, and the seere-
tary OF the Virginia board OF health,
was killed instantly late Sunday night
while responding to sick call ten miles
west Of that city, when the automobile
10 which he was riding with hIs chaut-
feu, became unmansgeable while as
cendiug steep bill and plunged over
3 high embGnkment. He vas pinned
under the machine and his neck. breast
bone and collsrbOne broken. DR.. La.
tame was son o. the late Bshop James
A. Lltane OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church of Baltimore, aud was born 10
King aud Queen county thirty six years
ago.
Completely cut eff by 40 accident the
water power OF Fredericksburg has been
OF practically no use since Sunday morn
lug. The city lights we're not ia use
Sunday night and Monday all day the
silk mill, the pants factory, the woolenI
mill, and the Germsnis 1our mill, OIL
Of which are tupplied with power from
the canal, we're closed down. The break
occurred In the culvert, which pSs,es
under the canal on the south side OF the
dam. The break was very bad, and
though The work wss KEEP. up all day
Monday the dsnsge wss net repaired.
The city may be In darkness tonight.
Marvin Bradley, a boy, swinging at |
Moptezuma, Ind, yesterday on a loose |
guy wire, which crossed live wire,
wore off the insulation and could not LET |
go. A second boy caught hold of him
and could not let 60, also a third 10y. |
A fourth boy pulled them loose. The
Bradley boy is dead. The second boy /
was unconscious two hours.
DR.. Charles Willis Needham has Off
cially severed his connection as presi-
dent of George Washington University
in Washington. AT meeting OF the
board Of trustees yesterday afternoon
the resignation, which was rendered
last week, was unanimously accepted.
1t was stated after the meeting that this
action was taken only after DIR. Needhsm
had reiterated his intention not to with
draw the resignation.
Furness Loses His Seat