Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

call to st. James CnurCn at ASnlano
and will take charge Of that church on
December /.
a. W. Bergman and Miss Jesse A.
Williamson, both OF Linden, were mar
ricd Wednesday in the parlors OF the
Alton Inn Hotel, Trout Royal, by
Rev. n. n. Hall.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Lee C. Lloyd,
OF jamestown, n. r., and Charley
Brawner, Of Manassas, and to Alfred
C. Struther and Matte Green, hotll OF
Fauquier county.
While out driving yesterday after
noon near their home at Mitchell s
Station, the team became frightened
and ran away, throwing out aud scri-
ously iniuring Mrs. Slaughter, wife OF
D. A. Slaughter, ex-Iuenber. of the
legislature from that county, and her
niece, Miss Corrolia Summeryille.
Ex:Mayor NJ. G. Willis, who vas
unanimously elected at the last meet.
ing OF the city council OF Fredericks-
burg member Of that body to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
John c. Melville, who has moved out
OF the state, declines to serve on account
okbusiness engagements.
The menhaden fishing season in the
flower end OF Northumberland county
has closed. Nearly SO, steamers repre-
senting the large feet cut ont, and
hundreds OF laborers are ont Of en-
ployment temporarily. The season has
been one OF the most successful in the
history OF the factories. -
The State Banking Commission is
sending out blanks to every state bank
in Nirginia-about 160 in number-'
asking statements as to THAR assets and
liabilities. These statements are re-
Uuired five times annually, and at the
same dates on which the federal con,
trollrr OF the currency makes his
calls.
Mrs. Anuie L. Vandcyanter, wife
of r. II. Yandevanter, for several
terms county treasurer Of Loudoun
county, died on Sunday morning al
her home in Leesburg. She was
about sixty years OF age, and death
was due to heart disease. She vas the
daughter OF the late George Janney, oil
l.n,iloun county.
aIessrs. Davis d Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant. this
week, to citizens OF this state, OF the
following patents: j. ". Chauncey
Alexandria, shears; r. l.. Hudson,
Richmond, prize-awardiug advertising
apparatus; II. r. Land. Norfolk. print
ing press, and p. q. Seward, Peters.
burg, receptacle.
Rev. G.. T.. Stuart, prominent in Vir.
ginia anli-saloon work, died OF apo
plcxy On 4 train Yesterday while on his
way from Ashland to Richmond. He
was about 81 years old and two years
ago vas pastor Of Yenable Street Bap-
ti,i Church. Richmond. Recently he
had becn engaged by the Anti-Saloon
League and had been travelling in Viz
GINA with DR.. James Cannon aud J.
p. McAllister. He leaves widow,
who was Miss Cox daughter OF D. B.
Cox, of Ashland, aud one child.
William L. White, Of Richmond,
70 years old, a veteran of the Con-
Tolerate army, ia the civil war, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon Of heart
disease in a real estate Office on Fifth
avenue, New York, Colonel White was
in charge Of the military records OF
Richmond. He came to New York to
attend the hftythird anniversary OF
the wedding Of his twin sister, Mrs.
Josephine Weisiger, vile Of Col. Pow
hatsn Weisiger. Colonel White, at
the time sergeant in the Third Howit-
ger Corps OF Richmond, fired the first
gun which opened the battle of Big
Bethel.
Six young men, prominent socially
and politically in Portsmouth, wsre in
licted by the grand jury OF the Court
Of Hastings, OF thet city yesterday
afternoon. The defendants were judges
in the Second and Fifth. wards in the
recent democratic congressional pri=
mary election, and they are charged
with frauds and irregularities in the
conduct of The same. No arrests have
been made, but the accused are cx.
pc,tel to surrender and apply for bail
to the mayor today. They are alleged
to have allowed ballots to be cast ia the
name OF prominent attorneys, clergy:
men and other weIi.known citizens
some OF whom were absent from the
city on election day and some OF whom
harn long hpnn dead