Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

destroyed by fire yesterday. The hotel
was crowded but no one was injured.
The property loss will reach 500, 900.
The Manassas Agricultural High
School, third year, begins September
18th. Tuition is free in all depart
ments to all boys and girls OF the Sth
congressional district.
Judge Hanckcl yesterday sustained
the action OF Mayor Riddick, OF Nor
folk, in suspending for 80 days City
Comptroller Thomas S. Purdie for mis-
conduct and neglect of duty.
Mrs. Alice Jansen died at her home
in Fredericksburg Thursday night OF
consumption. She was 55 years old
and was native of King and Queen
county.
Miss Margaret Settlers, OF Front
Royal, and Mr.. Matthew Tobin, oil
Mortified, were married Thursday
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams, at Falls Church. Rev. I. 5.
o. Thomas, OF the Baptist Church, per-
formed the ceremony.
The eighteenth annual Confederate
Veterans reunion at Fishers Hill was
held this afternoon There was 4 large
attendance. The principal address was
made by Major Holmes Conrad, OF
Winchester.
The situation regarding infantile
paralysis, or, scientifically, anterior
poliomyelitis, is considered grave by
the physicians OF Richmond There
are eight unmistakabe cases of the
malady reported in that city.
The State dairy and food commission
is preparing to enforce the recently
passed law demanding license for the
sale of stock and poultry foods and
powders in Virginia which goes into
effect.Septembcr 18th and all merchants
having continental supplies on hand
are being urged to dispose of them.
After striking out the clause prohibit
ing lawyer members Of the city ccun-
Gil from appearing in court as counsel
in cases where the city is interested, the
common council Of Richmond Thursday
night passed the ordinance, designed
to prevent members Of the municipal
body from appearing before municipal
boards for the purpose OF representing
special interests for consideration.
News reached Roanoke yesterday
from Montvale, Bedford county. that
G. C. Williamson, prominent farmer
and church leader, fell across run
ming saw at saw mill Thursday and
was cut in twain. He was 81 years old
and married. He formerly was prcsi-
dent Of the Palmer Hat Com
pany OF Roanoke.
A terrific wind and electric storm
passed over Dinwiddie county in Tho
vicinity OF Rcams Station, on the At.
lantic Coast Line railway, Thursday ar
ternonn Corn and fencing were blown
down and much damage done. Ten telc-
phone poles, all in line. were struck by
lightning and eight of them shattered
to pieces. The same afternoon there
was heavy wind and rain storm in
the ncighborhood OF Disputanta, on the
Norfolk and Western railway, which
did considerable damage to the crops.
A bride of a fortnight, Mrs. May
Marhoffer, who married DIR. Charles
Marhoffer, dentist, in Baltimore, 10
days after he met her in Danville, is
dead by her own hands in Norfolk.
Death from an overdose of bromidia
administered by her own hand" is tie
cause Of death assigned Mrs. Mar
boffer was formerly Miss May Kidd,
Of Danville, and the doctor met her al
one of the moving-picture theaters.
where she was the pianist.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant. this
week, to citizens of this state, OF the
following patents: P. Aylett Ports
mouth, concrete construction, two
patents; |. NJ. Bond and. T. B. Hall,
Tacoma, machine for manufacturing
fire crackers; J. S. Enrich, Lynchburg.
protector for automobile tires; c. D..
Hudlle, Draper, attachment for lamp
chimney; G.. X. Lassiter. Richmond.
metal-cutting tool; J. H. Pence, Roa-
noke, water vessel.