Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-26
Virginia News.


Mrs. James K. Hutchinson; until
eight days ago Miss Bette Wade, COM
milted suicide at Da1yille yesterday after
noon by drinking carboIic acid. No
reason has been assigned for the rash act.
Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed the
hotel building at Crabtree Springs, a
mile from Pulaski, causing a loss OF
81, 500 and severe injury to a small girl.
Strudwick & johnson, Of the Maple
Shade Inn, owned the property.
Capt. w. j. Binford, for many years
widely known conductor Of the Ches-
peake and Ohio Railroad, and at one TIME
Henrico's representative in the House
of Delegates, died at his home in Rich.
mond yesterday. He leaves widow and
eight children.
In attempting to cross the Roanoke
river in small boat Thursday not iar
from Boydton, Bishop A. NJ. Rando Jpn,
of the Episcopal Church, was bloTn
down stream and had narrow escape.
He succeeded in getting across after a
struggle of two hours.
Mrs. Elizabeth boswell Young, wife
Of Councilman f. NJ. Young, Jr., died
at her home. in Fredericksburg Thursday
night, aged 2S years Mrs. Young was
a daughter ofMr. Menard boswell, form
erly Of that city, now of New Orleans,
and was married to Mr.. Young about
year and half ago.
The Corporation Commission yester,
day granted charter to the Colonial
Reach Electric and Power Company, oil
Colonial Beach. The officers are War
rem 6. p. Combs, president, Colonial
Beach; w. Frank Renshaw, secretar!
and treasurer. Colonial Beach. The CAPT
tai stock is S25, 900 and the object Is t.
conduct an electric light business.
Miss Mary Mcneil was married a.
Radford Thursday night to Dr. Nal
colin Ripley Price. of Charleston, Wes'
Virginia. Following the ceremony wa'
a romantic incident. When Miss Nc
Neil was years old Dr. Shackelford
of Culpeper, gave her plaster of-pari:
ball, bidding her open il after her mar
rage. She did so last night, and
handsome diamond ring fell out.
Superintendent of hools, schoo
trustees, teachers, and all other persons
identified with, or interested in, edn
ca,ional work, are invited to attend thu
meeting of the Cooperative Education
Commission of Virginia, to be held IL
Norfolk, December 9th and 7th, 1904
An interesting programme has been ar
ranged and among the speakers all b!
Gov. Montague, DIR. Alderman, of thu
University of Virginia, Gen. Fitzhugl
Lee DR.. G. H. H, Denny of Lee Univer
sity, Bishop,Randolph and others.
Capt. jefferson Wright was shot AND
instantly killed yesterday afternoon on
Oarmines Island, Gloucester county, by
James Oliver. Oliver, who was drink
ing, bad been reproyed by Captain
Wright for shooting in the direction o
his house. Oliver became furious anC
fired both barrels, with the muzzle al
most against his victim. Captain
Wrighps wife witnessed the killing OF
her husband, but was powerless TO ale
him. The man who did the shooting
has only one arm, having lost the othe
arm by fall from street car in Nor
folk. He was arrested and jailed a
Gloucester Courthouse
G. Lynwood Sykes, who disappeared
from his home in Norfolk on the eve o
his marriage, and who was located a
the Hotel Lexington in Richmond
thursday night, returned home yester
day with his brother and two others whC
came up from Norfolk. The young
man spent the morning in the FRS
police station, having been taken il
charge at the request of the Norfolk
police. He sat quietly in the station
house until his brother and officer
called for him just after noon. He de
declined to discuss his case at all. The
people at the Lexington Hotel sait
Mr. Sykes was not drunk when he came
there Thursday night, but appeared t
be suffering from nervous disorder. He
told the clerk he had no money, bu
wanted room. He would have beer
given one but for the fact that the place
was crowded.