Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-27
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

Of Captain an6 Robert L. Gray, was
married yesterday in Winchester, to
Mr.. Harry C. Stouffer.
In the Presbyterian Church in Win
chester, last night, Miss Lucy Marshall
Willis became the bride OF Charles
Ridgely White, of Baltimore.
Mr.. Thomas Frazier Gri m died yes
terday at the home of his brother. Mr..
William E. Grim, Winchester after an
illness covering a period OF severa
years.
Oh aries B. Irvine, well-known apple
and produce broker, died in Harrison
burg, Yesterday aged forty-four. He
was nmarried and left no near rela
lives.
| The savings bank Of the Grand
fountain OF the Order OF the True Re,
formers, the largest negro industrial
land social organization in the country,
was placed in the hands OF receiver IN
Richmond yesterday.
! Former Governor Montague will be
the principal speaker in a democratic
rally at Bristol tonight in the interests
OF his friend, Henry G. Stuart, who is
running for congress from the Ninth
district.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, OF the following patent: j. n.
stephens, Staunton, scale, preventer for
boilers.
The American Tobacco Company has
purchased Is acres of land near Rich
mond and will erect the largest tobacco
warehouse in the world. Seven hundred
and fifty thousand feet OF lumber has
been ordered to 60 into the new build
ling.
| Hugh Richard Garden, organizer and
Icaptain OF the. Confederate Palmetto
Battery, died i: Southport, N. c. yes
terdsy of apoplcxy. Mr.. Garden was
seventy years Of age, and was born al
lColumbia,S. c.. and after the war made
his home in Warrenton. Later he re-
moved to New York where he practiced
law.
/ NJ. Zimmerman, manager OF Cap
tain Jacks alfalfa farms on the Rap
tpahannock river, in King George
icounty says four cuttings have beer
made this year of the alfalfa on Cap
tain Jacks farms. and there is one
more cutting Yet to lie made--a tota
lof FIVE for the year.
An indictment was returned in Nor
folk yesterday against Edward Wilcox
flames T. Hannah and Frank Kelinger
Judges of election in the courthouse
lprecinct OF Norfolk city, charging vii
/ full neglect of duty and corrupt conduc
lin an election" The true bill is thu
result of an investigation of frauds il
1.-THE recent Second district democratic
congressional primary of August 20.
| Just as he had completed the passing
LOT sentence yesterday Oh a prisoner
ftried before him, Justice William II
III. Kidwell, magistrate of the Henrlct
Icounty court, dropped to the floor ant
fiB a few minutes was dead. Spectator:
rushed to his assistance, and physi,
lcian was summoned, rendering possible
laid, but without avail. Death was pro
inounced due to a stroke OF apop
flexy.
| Col. John Wilder Atkinson, son o
the late Bishop Thomas Atkinson, o
North Carolina, formerly rector OF st
sPeters and Grace Episcopal Churches
baltimore, died yesterday at his home
lin Wilmington, N. c., aged about 81
Syears. Colonel Atkinson was native
lof Lunenburg county, Va, but moved
with his father to Baltimore when hi
Twas boy. He served as colonel OF
AConfederate regiment.
! After systematic search of seyera
Sdays the relatives Of Mrs. Mary Bru
lbaker, who died in Page county a few
1days ago, have been rewarded by find
ling snugly tucked away in a bureau
ldrawer 81, 500, representing the say
iings OF many years. Many OF the coin:
1bear dates which show the old woman
lbegan boarding her money in middle
life. She was 90 years old at the time
sof her death.
| The engagement OF John Dougla:
sWise, vice consul of the United State:
Ito Bordeaux. France, and Mile. Della
lmothe has been announced in Warren
lton, the wedding to take place in about
Ia year. Mr.. Wise is OF the Wise family
LOT Virginia, and the son OF Medlca
inspector and Mrs. J. G. Wise, U. 5
In, of Warrenton, and brother Of
sPaymaster Henry A. Wise, U. s. n
kMr. Wise was appointed to the position
LOT deputy and vice consul by former
president Roosevelt. Mr.. Wise is now
depending his vacation OF several months
with his parents in Warrenton, and will
return to Bordeaux in December.
Profound mystery surrounds the
death OF Jacob Bloom, 80 years old, Of
|Richmond, who was found with re.
volver by bis side and bullet wound
! ia his shoulder which severed an artery
land caused his death at nine O'Clock
yesterday morning, shortly before he
had cried to his wife, Anna, I'm
shot" thus waking her from her sleep
The family claims the shooting was &C
cidental, while the police report there
are evidences Of dependency over fl
financial and business matters. The
wound indicated an unsteadiness OF
aim, the shot evidently being intended
tfor his heart.
Boynot & Co., bankers at Hampton,
failed TO open their institution for busi-
ness Yesterday morning, and subse-