Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-08
VIRGINIA n EWS.


Washington yesterday to John A. Fox.
and Mcalie Il. Funk, OF Front Royal.
Mrs. Yiolinda Moran, widow of the
late Alexander Moran, died suddenly
Monday at the home OF her son, James
Moran, at AshDury, Loudoun county,
Mt IN advanced age.
The Senate passed the army bill yes
terday including q 100000 item for
the remount station, near Front Royal.
This item had been stricken fron; the
House bill.
The Virginia division OF the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union OF
America began its annual session in
Richmond yesterday. Governor Mann
opcrcd the addresses by q speech on
Agricultural Advancement.
Mayor Turner Ashby Smoot, OF Luz
ray, died 1T his home early yesterday
morning. He had been i'll for several
months OF Il complication OF diseases.
He,was about 30 years old and leaves a
widow and four daughters.
I. Gseman, dealer in mems clothing
in Staunton has made an assignment.
His liabilities amount to between $l3,-
go anl &1l, 600 and the assets consist
ing Of the stock OF goods are supposed
10 amount to between 81, 900 and
$4,000
The Roanoke grand jury has found
three indictments against the James
German Company and two against
Lazarus Goodman Company for the
violation oil the Byrd law in the quantity
o. liquor shipped in one consignment.
The law provides that 30 shipment
shall lie larger than four and one-half
gallons.
The Taylor Hotel, which vas head
quarters OF many federal generals in
Winchester during the civil war, and
which hiss been closed about ten years,
vas sold for 50, 600 yesterday by a.
l.. Shearer and Shirley Carter to j. G.
McCrcry, OF New York. who Will make
extensive improvements and reopen
the hotel 10 connection with 4 mcrcau-
tile establishment.
While on lis way TO work in the
Norfolk navy yard, John Ross was
clcctrocutcI yesterday morning by an
an electric light wire. With just a
faint spark OF life in his body he was
found on the sidewalk and lie expired
before I surgeon arrived. A live wire
hanging from one OF the poles within q
lew inches Of the pavement and badly
burned hand showed how Mr.. Ross
came 10 his death Mr. Ross was 81
years old and leaves wife and seven
children.
4 pair Of blue goggles of enormous
size. originally intended as 4 disguise,
led to the arrest in Richmond Monday
night by Policeman McGowan OF two
youthful fugitives from the industrial
school near Washington. The boys,
who are registered with the police as
Judsou Wilson, IL years old, and Guy
Stafford, j., made their escape from
the school carly Monday morning.
They declare they trudged every foot
OF tie way from Alexandria, reaching
Richmond \ few minutes before mid
night.
The body OF Forest Wolfe, the young
man vino was found dead between Ma
nlssas AMI Rurkc's station, Saturday,
was taken to Manassas Sunday and
pr,prred for lurial. Young Wolfe
who WIS about % years old was the son
Of George Wolfe, OF Hoadley, FRINGE
William county, and unmarried. he
was in Manassas Frid ay and had a
checl; Of SID cashed. When found,
with one ear cut off and his head
crushed. his pockctbook and watch
were missing. There is suspicion Of
fcul play and the Fairfax county Of
iiciaIs are investigating the matter.
From major down 10 captain is the
voluntary choice OF 5. Gardner Waller,
Of Front Royal Major Waller, who IS
now commjssarv on the staff OF Gen
cral c. c. Vaughan, ir. to which office
he was but recently commissioned, has
bceni elected captain Of Company D,
Second regiment, in his home town,
and has signed his acceptance. This
yacatcs his majority. At the same
election. Mack Bird Turner was chosen
first lieutenant Of the company, and
Harold Bee!y Dingcs second lieutenant.
Two hundred dollars was taken from
the safe OF MIhaly LIcbermann s tailor
shop in Richmond yesterday morning
by negro who divided the spoils with
three other negroes who had given
chase when the thief rushed oct Of the
shop, with the tailor in hot pursuit.
The safe vas left open in the shop, and
the tailor being busy, the thief walked
to the drawer and helped himself. He
vas seen Just as he left the shop with q
handful Of grcenbacks. The tailor
yelled for the police. Three idle ne
grocs assisted in the chase, and, finally
outrnnnng all the others, ovcrtool: the
thief The police later arrested the
three. They admitted catching the
thief and giving him his liberty for
share Of the spoi!s.
Ee6rpetoyg Wheat Market,