Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-16
Virginia News.

AT the Richmond horse show on
Sunday Miss Garth of Charlotte and
Miss Anna Royal of Richmond were
thrown from their mounts but neither
was much hurt.
Ali women citizen of Norway over
rs years Of sge will DO permitted to
vote In forthcoming municipal elections,
through the grant Of suffrage on Sstur.
day by the 0delsting.
DR.. John Augustine Englsh Eystsr,
Of the medical faculty OF the University
OF Virginis, hss accepted the chair Of
physiology in the University of Wis
consiu, and will no! rtarn 10 Virginia
next year.
Capt. Charles u. Williams, OF Rich
m0nd who was an officer In the Oonfed.
crate army. died Friday night at San
francisco OF Bdghts disease. Ospt.
Williams was 20 years old aud was q
prominent attorney.
Mics Aiabells ID. Matthews, daughter
OF Charles b Matthews, of Aide, and
Mr.. Feuton L. Piggott, OF Lincoln, were
married Saturday at the home Of the
bride by Rev. Mr.. Bidger, Of the Baptist
Church at Manassas.
Arrangements are under way for the
establishment of q State bank at Middle
burg and a charter will be applied for.
This will make total Of seyen banks 10
Loudouu, county, beside number OF
branches lie various points, OF the Lees
burg bank.
Virginia won the annual track meet
With Johns Hopkins at the university Sat-
urday 65 points to 39. Virginia excel
led In the dsshes and field events, while
Hopkins easily annexed the two long
distance runs, Bryer and Lse outclassiDg
their opponents.
Governor Maun has acofpted the In.
vitstIon of the Virginia 8 ate Sunday
School Association 10 mach st the head
OF the Virginia division Of the Adult
Bible Glass demonstration on Friday,
May 20, during the worlds Sunday
school cOnveBtlon to be held 10 Wash
Ington May 10 TO "a. The line of march
will be formed st o'clock In the even.
Ing.
Mrs. Bottle ID. Garter, wife OF Mr..
Thomas W. Garter, postmaster a. Orange,
died yesterday at local hospital. The
body was taken to Warrentou, where
the iDterment will take place this after.
noon. Mrs Osrter was the dsughter oil
the late A F. Fletcher, of Wsrrentou,
and was o5 years old,
The board Of visitors Of The University
OF Virginia has elected Prof. James E.
Ruth, OF Washington Uaiversity, 81,
Louis, sdjuaet professor 10 the Edgar
Allan Poet School Of English during
Prof. Charles Alphouso Smiths absence
as Roosevelt professor at the University
of Berlin. A number OF promotions 10
rank were ordered BY the board.
Special MASTER j. Westmore Wilcox,
10 the jamestown Expedition litigation
In Norfolk on Saturday, filed bis report
In court showing total debts sgsinst the
company Of 81, $50, 1888, and the total
book assets Of 81, 662, 1862. The value
OF the real estate with Improvement Is
placed at 81, 0O0, 900, and With what
other assets that may be ralIzsd upon,
there Is q possibility o. oil Indebtedness
being met except that to the Federal
government of something less than
5000, 900.
That the two new battleships which 1t
Is expected, will be authorized at the
present session OF Congress, will have
displacement of $1,000 tons end carry
ten I4-inch guns, taking the lead of all
the dreadnoughts in the world, Is pre-
saved by tentative designs already being
considered by the naval general board.
After killing her fifteen-year-old
daughter Hazel, Mrs Emma Chapman,
aged forty-seven years, wife of Chief of
Police Charles F. Chapman, OF Baldwins-
vile, N. Y, at an early hour yesterday
morning committed suicide with the
same revolver. Chief Chapman had hid
den the weapon in an old coat on his re-
turn home from his nights duty.