Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Ann Eliza Poole, widow OF
James F. Poole, of Poolesville, Md.
at Blacksburg died at thehome of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Shannon, Of
Manassas, aged 70, last week.
The congressional appropriation Of
$3.50, 900 for the purpose Of charging
the drydock at the Norfolk navy yard
means that city will soon have the
largest drydock in America.
Governor Mann has issued a call for
the first meeting of the Virginia Tax
Commission to be held in his Office on
the morning of Tuesday, June 2S. The
commission goes into Office on June
10, the date the act creating it be-
comes effective.
Arthur Nj. Gable, former secretary
treasurer and general manager OF the
Page 0chre Company of Stanley, Henry
county, with offices in Pittsburg, and
who lives in that city, has been indicted
by the grand jury on three charges Of
embezzlement involving $4,000.
Driven to insanity, then TO despera-
ton, by the thought that she would
eventually be destroyed by means Of
electric waves from the yet undevelOp-
ed wireless telephone, Mrs. Nellie B.
Chamberlain, 46 years old, the wife Of
retired New York real estate man,
committed suicide in Norfolk Saturday
night by shooting herself through the
head.
At Saturdays meeting of the board
of visitors of Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, l.. +. Johnson, of Roanoke,
member of of the board and presi-
dent of the Norfolk and Western
railway, was chosen rector to sue
coed J. C. Darlington, resigned. The
resignation of II. S. Worthington, as
associate professor ofmodern languages
and f. H. ABBOTT, as associate professor
Of rhetoric, were accepted.
At a meeting in Richmond on Friday
of the directors OF the First National
Bank, Frederick f. Noting was elected
second vice-president of that institution
He will assume his new duties on July
/. For many years Mr.. Noting has
been vice-president of the Bank Of Rich
mond, which is to be consolidated with
the National Bank of Virginia.
The board of directors Of the Penn
Vir Coal, Oil and Gas Company, Of
Manassas, contracted with A. J. Creit,
mining engineer Whose speciality is
coal and OLD, who will act as consulting
engineer and superintendent OF the
field work for this company. Mr.. Creit
has made a through inspection of the
properties under lease by this COM
pany, and says, 1t is in my opinion
highly valuable. and am much pleased
with it. "
The committee which investigated
the allegation made against DIR. James
Buchanan, of the Associated Charities,
OF Richmond. Of unbecoming conduct,
indignities and cruelty to the inmates
of that organization, made a report
Saturday. They reviewed the case and
evidence, dismissed the entire matter
as having no foundation in fact, and
commended Dr. Buchanan for his
work.
The case against j. d. Harris in the
Circuit Court of Prince William county
is set for today. The crime with
which Professor Harris is charged
is the killing of Editor Thompson
on the streets Of WarrentOn, Fauquler
county, last summer. Professor Har-
ris was indicted and triedin Fauquier
county a short while subsequent to
the crime was convictedand given a
four-year term in the state pententary.
A new trial was granted and the case
removed to Prince William county.