Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Harry Green died on Wednesday at
the homo OF his son-in-law, Mr.. Au-
gustus di Zerega, near Aldie, aged 70
years.
Joseph A. Miller, widely known re-
tired farmer, member OF the House OF
Delegates from Frederick county, died
Thursday on his estate at Wheatland
near Nineyeh, aged 81 years.
Col. John ]. Tyler, well-known
citizen of Loudoun county, died at his
home near Watson on Wednesday
night, aged 70 years, OF Bright's dis
ease.
A delegation OF lawyers from Fred
ericksburg called upon Governor Mann
Friday afternoon and requested him to
name R. L. Chichester, OF that city, to
succeed Judge John E. Mason as cir
cult court judge.
James Tayaner, "a years old and one
OF the best known men OF the country,
died at his home in Occoquan last week
after an illness OF three days. He was
member of Company B, 10th Virginia
Infantry, commanded by c. A. Nelson,
during the civil war.
The draining OF the reservoir in Rich
mond, wherein Mrs. Jeanette Brown
recently drcwnod herself, was completed
yesterday. No baby clothing nor bodies
we're found. 1t had been rumored that
Mrs. BroWs had also committed infant
icide.
All the through and local wires OF tho
Postal and Western Union telegraph
companies in Lynchburg were burned
when the plant of the Thornbill Wagon
Works, one OF the largest OF the kind
in the south was consumed ia that
city last night. The Southern and
Chesapeake and Ohio tracks were
blocked several hours, and four freight
cars on the spur track leading to the
burned plant we're destroyed. The
damage is estimated at about $l00, 900,
fully covered by insurance.
Mrs. Sallie Reese, aged fifty-eight,
committed suicide Thursday near Fulks
Run, in the remote mountainous dis
trict OF north Rockingham. Stealing
out OF the house into the yard, she sat
urated her clothing with kerosene, and
as she applied a match to her dress she
drank carbolic acid. Her body, burned
to a crisp, was fouhd by her married
daughter. Her father, John May, died
in an insane asylum. For mrs she
had had periods OF insanity. and had
often expressed q desire to kill herself.
Her first husband was Henry McDer-
mant. Her second husband, Fountain
Reese. died eight years ago.
Judge Thomas w. Harrison, OF Win
chester, who has been presiding at the
annexation proceedings in Norfolk
county, yesterday signed decree an
nexing the territory Of Huntersyille and
Lamberts Point, which will now become
the Ninth and Tenth wards of Norfolk
city. There ere IA, 200 inhabitants in
the territory, and q taxable property
exceeding s3,000,000. The Norfolk
and Western coal piers at Lamberts
Point are in the area taken in. The de-
cree of Judge Harrison became effec-
tive today. Norfolk county made q
hard fight against the annexation by
the city OF Lamberts Point. Many wit
nesses for and against the proposal test.
flied as to the sanitary conditions, and
the need of better fire and police pro
lection.
Lynchburg yesterday turned from the
no-license policy, which has prevailed
since March 1908, and voted for the re-
turn OF The saloon by majority OF So
in total OF 2,653 ballots. The result
was surprise to the 'drys," for they
were confident OF victory. The anti
saloon league, it is declared, will con-
test the election, charging unconstitu-
tional registration, in that prospective
voters were not required to make writ
ten application for registration, rs pro-
vided by statute. While the election
was fought hard, the spirit between the
workers was excellent throughout the
day.