Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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rCoip@p1r anG seil prom pity.
Tne cty u ,Fortolk Will hereafter
,~a<i5r III policsmsn and fireman dix
zo.s1 il il. szrylGe.
!, 4 ief>zn7aze IL tne Yotee z>s for Con
zise.nza IN E0ckinyhzm County viii
III mzde t,1zy or " naofyow.
!. T. Wllliam. ws> 7eeserdday ap-
p,.nAd J<,e:ms=se, II Marguz, CioD-
,se.tsr c,1nty, 1i,@ J. Wi!liamz dead.
Ine Kzcnzny. Hot%l IN Frsde,ickz
,grZ nil cIr>e on ths fri u January,
gnjs=& u !. rented by nsw tenanr prior
" TINT DIR.
Mr. John T. Mr,re, Z highly rs.L,ecs.
TT; citizen, and cns VI ths moet pro,-
efrps f4rmsrs u kaprahannocz coun.g,
die, IN TDs>day a. hi. hume, mar
Flnt Hi.
Mr.. Charls. kiysr. ImHety, Don Of
~. ]. J LsM.rty, add MiH. Louie
Mas.ha!l De OraMnreid Taylor, daogh-
ter Vi Mr. w. y. TaYlor, wee married
ys.t@fdaY at founticHl!o, The home u
the briis'. father. near Mancheatsr.
The ons hundred and twenty frat an
ntyeraary u the battle III Great bridgs
m. cslebratetI In Eoriolk lat night by
Oreat Fridge Chapt~r. Daugh'srs III
The American Revolution. Tho affair
Nh. The mott notable hocIhl event Of
| the asaaOn.
While HaIler and Ebert Hchaher,
two boya, we're aHuffinY " recurc the
I,r,*ae;*:lon Of a gun Ia this yard Of their
nom., near Wytheyjlle, on J'us~day,
The gun MA accidentally discharged
and their mother, who wa. In the
kitchen, waH hiot and dangerously In
ned
Mira. Eernadine Klebahn, whose hua-
band died at their home In Norfolk 70
Gently from aaphy1iation, and who
was auapccted of numbering him by
turning on The gas while he slept, ~
now free woman. Hhe whs sent on
10 the grand jury OF The corporation
court by police justics upon q sli ght
suspicion Of gnilt, but there were not
enough Of The grand jurors in favor Of
Il true bill 10 Indlct her.
Nm application will soon DO made 10
Governor O'Ferral TO pardon Mary
BARNES, tho old negro woman now un-
going ton yeara' term In tho psniten
tlmry for tho murder Of Mrs. Pollard.
The other women who wero convicted
Of this crime and sentenced 10 bo hang
cd wero acquitted on now trial grant
cd them by tho Court OF Appenls. No
doubt III fclt That the Governor will
pardon tho Bnrnen woman.
Tho Sound Money League Of Vir-
ginIn, which co-opornted with tho
boilers In tho last campaign, arc send-
Ing out circulars all over tho State.
This paper nuggesta tho policy Of the
republicans combining with tho honest
money mon TO capture Virginia In tho
State contcnL no1t year. IL nssures tho
recipients OF this circular that there IL
lnlr prospect OF winning In the com
lug fight If Hnch combination IL effect
cd. Among Some OF those TO whom
thip circular haH boon sent arc we'll
known republicans.
A few days ngo tho -year-old
son OF Mr.. John Catlctt, who lives near
White Oak, In Stafford county, had his
hcnd almost sklnnod by II falling tree.
lio wont out In tho woods with Mr..
Eugene Rollins, who fellod Il tree,
which lodged In another troe and finally
foil TO tho ground. limb striking tho
child, tearing tho akin from tho top of
Tho hond down middle way tho fore.
h"nd aud "lno bndly lnoorntlng tho back
OF tho hond. Whom lnst hoard from
foyer had developed, which, il liz fonr.
cd, mny result fatally.
RonnEW Cur Ills TONGUE A diupstch
from Wollaboro. Pa, snyHi jana Slocnm. n
nrosporoun old fsrmor and hucsstor, ronidlng
ncsr Daggotl'n Mills, was murdofously an
,nulied aud had hin tongue nearly cut oil by
two hiKlwaymon whllo returning from Elmlra
! Tuordny ovoning Mr.. Hlocum wan In hiH
wagon whom tho assault WAN made and WAN
getting tho boat OF tho robbers. whom ono OF
thom ntruck him with anAndbag and tho othor
rlunhml him In tho fnco with knifc almont
,oycring hin tongue Tho robborn thon TO-
loved him OF his money. Tho horHo' ran I'M
ill thcy roRchod Daggptts Milln, whore thoy
halted OF their own accord. Mr.. Slocum was
diucovorcd lying unconscious 10 tho bottom oil
tho wagon In pool Of blood phyniciAn
anys that tho wounded man has worry poor
chances OF recovery.
I,rr Nohlc ihp coipbrntc! inynntor of OK.