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


Rev. T. w. 7. Nolsut, II Falls Church
his been called to the New. school.Bsp
tist church at Woodbine, Prince William
county, and has accepted the call.
Fishermen on the Potomac river ane
lower Rsppshsnnock are getting theiI
seines In order to commence winter
fishing aud to be prepared for the early
spring seasoD.
JuSga Joseph Saunders, of Blue6sld
hiss sued Acknowledgement WillIams
for s24. 900 for being hit With an iok'
we'll at Welcb, West Virginia.
J. Conway Cbicheste: ard Miss Ed
monia Churchill Fitzhugh, both Of
Fredericksburg, were married yesterday
ct st. George Episcopal Church by Rev.
Or. & ]. McBryde.
| Capt. Samuel J. Simpson, retired
farmer of Warren county, aged IS years,
died "Wednesday night of acute indiges.
ton before nedica! sid could be render.
ed. He served under S:onewall Jack.
son ss scout.
Miss Mary Alexander, we'll known
member Of CEatlestown W. Va. society
was married 10 Washington to Rev. Dallas
Tu,ksr, an Episcopal rector, now OF
Bristol, and for year in charge of
Emanuel church, Harrisonburg. B shop
B,vely Tucker, co.adjator of The diocese
OF Southern Virginia, tfiaated.
Somo 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
Ia casa Congress authorizes an additional
jadceship, as 1t ia expected to do. 1t Is
understood however that 80 far as known
he has not considered the subject, nor
is II known that his Dame has beeD
mentioned TO the president.
"Noriolk spends enough money on
charities To beard all her poor at the
Monticello hotel" declared Mayor Rid.
dick On Friday ia vet0ing sn ordinance
from the Norfolk council increasing
the citJ's appropriation to the Florence
Crittendeu Home for fallen women from
$500 to 5000 annually. The veto WAS
pat on the ground that all auch moneys
should be spend uuder the direction of q
city board of charities.
An Interesting contest ia developing
over tho proposed new Judge for the
Fourth federal circuit. The place lie
being Grated to give judge Pritcbard
and Judge G;ll ap associate 10 assist
them in transacting the work Of that
circuit, which iDclGdss the federal dis
.iiets OF NJ rsl4nd, North Carolins, Wiz
ginis, Yves. Virginia and Sub Caro-
lima. Il is intimsted that Judge Ell
| mund Wsddil, jr., for II years judge OF
The federal court for the Eastern dis
.rlct of Virginia, citing at Richmond,
has the best chance of appointment.
Floods in France and Switzerland.
Paris, Jsu. 2l.--Rsporls received
ftum east and south Fraace, where the
Hood 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 and live stock
aud it is estimated that the loss will
| reach eevsrRl million dollars. Already ap.
pea!s for aid are rolling in from thu
homeless aud the war, interior and
public works departments are co.opsra.
ling to help the needy.
The lswless element Ia taking adj
rantsge OF conditions TO rtap a harvest
and reports are that they are lootiog
| abandoned homes and factories. All oil
| the available military is being sent int
/ tie flooded region to do guard duty ard
aid the Inhabitants
Despite the magnitude of the foods
there la, been practically no loss OF liie
To date two drownings are reported
while, as the result of train rQnnieg
into a Wssh.out at Default, two other
were killed and seven hurt.
The real menace is the lack of food
snd The fsiure of the trausp or'a.ion
llnes caused by thtldestructi6n of the
railway lines.
| Great damage IS reported In Sw!zer.
land where a del1gs OF rain as'istsd In
Srslting the snow and caused pneuom-
email rise in the rivers snd lakes. risi.
tors are imprisoned In the winter re-.
| sorts.
Paris, jar. 2l.-The subway under
| the riser Seine was flooded today by a
case.in in the Latin quarter side, re.
su!,iDg from the high waller. All sub.
way traffic ia suspended and it Ia feared
| the.tube will be completely filled.
! There is also grave danger Of the
! Psris- Orleans Railway being pu! ont OF
commission by the A)oaiug of its un.
dergrouud section Ia Paris.
Sixty-first Congress.
Second Session