Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
VIRGINIA NEWS,

constructed q direct trunk line between
Fairfax and Herndon.
Mr.. Calvin A. Roberts, OF Ports
mouth, and Miss Penelope E. Macrae,
OF Centreville, were married at Nor
folk, February 18th.
Rev. W. C. Bell. OF Lee Memorial
Church at Lexington, has accepted the
recent call to St. Andrews Church,
Louisville, KY. OF which the late Rev:
J. K. Mason was rector.
Richard A. Foley, 81 years old. died
Sunday in his home near Waterfall,
Prince William county. Mr.. Foley
vas one cf the first to enlist in the
cause of the Confederacy, with Com
pany F. Prince William Rifles, Seven
teenth Virginia volunteers.
Fire originating in the boiler room
OF the Farmers Manufacturing Com
pany in Norfolk about leo O'Clock
Thursday night destroyed the main
building OF the plant. The Farmers
Manufacturing Company is the largest
manufacturer of barrels and berry
crates in the south.
The receivers of the Jamestown Ex-
position Company have abandoned the
idea Of selling the exposition site TO the
government, and now asks the court to
authorize the sale OF the property in
any manner the court may approve.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens Of this state, of the
following patents: P. Aylett, Ports
mouth, system Of concrete construc-
ton; w. c. Lawson, Roanoke, chute
for storage bins and the like.
Headed by their Monarch, Capt.
Frank W. Cunningham. hundred
members OF SAINTS Grotto. Of Rich
mond, were the guests OF kilipolis
Grotto, No. Is, Mystic Order Yelled
Prophets OF the Enchanted Realm. OF
Washington, at its eleventh ceremonial
session last night at the National Rifles
armory.
Arrangements are being made for
the muster in" l.aesburgof the military
company Friday, March 3. Assistant
Inspector General Joe Lane Slcrne will
be present as will also MAJ. A. Parker
Of the Hospital Corps OF the lst Vir
GINA Regiment, and Maj J. +. King
u the ii Battalion. Isl Virginia Regi-
ment. Capt. +. l.. Slayrnaker and
I.ieuts. c. RI. May and Arthur Herbert
OF the Alexandria Light, Infantry are
also expected.
+. A. James, president Of the board
OF visitors Of the Virginia Military In
stitnte, has issued call for meeting
of the board in Richmond on next
Monday afternoon at O'Clock TO in
vestigate and take final action in con-
necton with the recent Dismissal Of
| II third class men. Mr.. James re-
turned last night from Lexington. A
large Number Of the dismissed cadets
have applied ioI reinstatement.
Newton McAIpine. Carroll Myers, d.
G. Porter and J. s. Wellener, election
judges recently indicted by the grand
Jury, yesterday appeared before Judge
Bain, in Portsmouth, and gave 5000
bond each, with S. P. Cast and P L.
Alexander as sureties j. NJ Monnell
and R. A. Herbert, the ether two
judges who were indicted with the
former, have not yet appeared to fur
nished bond for their appearance in
court when the charges against them
are to be investigated.
The Southern Railway has fixed upon
next Wednesday az the day for the op-
Grafton OF through freight trains over
the ten-milc cutoff around Lynchburg.
Passenger service also will be going
over that route, by March 10, it is ez-
pected. The cost of the line vas 81,
100000. The cutoff will save from
one to four hours On the time Of
through freights and half an hour in
passenger train time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson, widow O!
Capt. Edwin Nelson, died at her home
in Z Manassas on Wednesday Mrs.
Nelson survived her husband only 10
days. She was apparently in good
health until the last illness Of her hus-
band. Captain Nelson was for 40
years clerk Of fhe Prince William
county Circuit Court. Mrs. Nelson
was IS years OF age. Mrs. Nelson be
fore her marriage was Miss Chap
man.
Fifty convicts. clad in stripes. two
being women, were marched through
The streets Of Richmond yesterday
morning TO. the City Circuit Court. where
they each received an additional sent
ence from Judge Scott for attempting
to escape Thu effort to escaped DC
CURED at various times and places.
Part OF the number were sent in from
the road forces The eight of the con
yict line, With its women included, IN
der charge Of six guards, armed with
wnchesters, attracted great attention.
The convirts represented both white
and colored. They were each given
from one to five years extra sentence
by the court and the gloomy line again
marched through the streets to the
walls Of the prison.
Disastrous Fire In Hayti,
Port All Prince, Hayti, Feb. pa
Three fourths OF the buildings in Aux
Cages, a city OF 10000 population on
The southern COST, we're destroyed b
FIRE, which started yesterday afternoon
and burned until noon today. The
loss will liz !ully $4,000 900, 80 desth5