Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Harriet B. Taliaferro died at
Orange yesterday al an advanced age.
She was an aunt Of United States Senator
James p. Taliaferro, of Florida. ohe
leaves two sons, who reside in st. LOUIS
No.
A shocking accident occurred near
Marshall on Saturday last when MI
William Hunts fourteen-year-old son
accidently shot his only sister, killing
her instantly. She was about twelve
years old.
S. w. HUFF, general manager oil the
Virginia Power and Passenger Company,
announced in Richmond yesterday that
Frank j. Gould had authorized him to
spend at once $50, 900 for the bettermen'
of suburban lines.
Rev. w. E. Edwards, ID. d., pro
fessor OF moral philosophy at Randolph,
Macon College, and one of the mos'
prominent members o. the Virginia
Methodist Episcopal Conference South,
died at his home at Ashland last nlgh'
aged 60 years.
In the County Court in Winchester
yesterday James Walker pleaded guilty
to burglarizing S. w. Rosenbergs store
in the county, and was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary. The CASE
against Oliver Lineburg, Bennett Glow
ser, Jacob Haines, and John Wiggintor
for completely in the crime was noll'
pressed. The arrests were the outcome
of the fire which destroyed Rosenbesger-
er's store and mill, which was charged
against the prisoners, all of whom are
sons of well-known county families.
An attempt was made by negro on the
life of Mr.. Gasquet di Zerega, at Aide
a few days since. The negro had threat
ened to kill Mr.. di Zerega, and on Satur
day night about 9 o'clock fired two shots
at Mr.. di Zerega at close range. The
fire was returned by his intended victim
and the negro was slightly wounded twice
once in the leg and another shot took Ell
feet in the hip. Mr.. di Zerega escaped
unhurt. The negro has been apprehend
ed, and his name was learned to be Lig'
Wilson, a worthless and desperate char
acter living not far from Aide.
The committee on judiciary of thu
House of Delegates took final actor
last nightin the case of Judge Campbell
and will report tomorrow to the House
unanimously to remove him from the
office of Judge of Amherst County Court
Eleven members of the committee wert
present, and the other two requested to
be recorded as favorable to removal
The supporters of Judge Campbell are
predicting that owing to the slim atten
dance of members now in Richmond the
advocates of the report will not beablt
to get the required fifty-one affirmative
votes in the House and the twenty-one
requisite to adopt the report in the
Senate.
Mr.. George Randolph Page, resi-
dent of Winchester, a member of the
old and prominent Page family of Vir'
ginia, and a well-known Confederate
soldier, died in Stanton on Wednesday
Mr.. Page was a son of the late Mann
Page, of "Mansfeld," Clarke county.
He was born seventy-nine years ago.
At the outbreak of the civil war Mr.
Page entered the service of the Con
federacy and served as member of the
Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, Rosser's
Brigade. He was once captured by the
federals. Mr.. Page was twice married.
His first wife was Miss Maggie Cabell,
of Winchester. His second wife wa:
Miss Sallie Castleman Undertake,
daughter of the late Martin Sherman
Undertake, near White Post. Mr.. Page
left two children-Henry G. Page, OF
New York, and Mrs. Lena Hutchinson,
Of Loudoun county,