Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-25
Virginia News.

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D. Mccormick, of Cleveland, 0.
Miss Ada Newman, of Baltimore, who
was dragged over stony road near LIN
den on Friday for half mile by a run
away horse. died before medical assist
ance could reach her. Her remains will
be buried in Baltimore.
Col. George c. Csbell, former mem
Der of Congress for twelve years, repre-
senting the Fifth Virginia district, died
in Baltimore Saturday at Union Protest
end Infrmary. He recently underwent
a serions operation for the removal OF
gall stones.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
has announced a reduction in freight
charges on coal for manufacturing pur-
poses from the Pocahontas fields to Nor
folk, effective July 1. The present
freight rate is 81. so ton. 1t will be
reduced to sl.45.
Miss lane Byrd Page. daughter Of
Mrs Holt w. Page, of Norfolk, was
married to Charles Mcintosh Tunstall,
also of that city, Saturday evening at
ST. PsuPs Church, Bishop Beverley d.
Tucker, assisted by DR.. w. A. Barr,
performing the ceremony.
Rev. DR.. Beverly ID. Tucker, for the
past twenty-five Jyears rector of st.
PauPs Episcopal Church, Norfolk, who
WAS recently elected assistant to Bishop
Randolph of the diocese of Southern Vir-
ginia, announced yesterday that he will
reside in Ronoke when he begins his new
duties in the fail.
Rev. Wythe Leigh Kinsolving, who
was ordained to the priesthood at the
Theological Seminary Friday, has been
asked by the veslry of Christs Episco-
pal Church Of Springfield, Illinois, to
consider call from that church. 1t is
thought. however, that he will remain
with Epiphany Church at Barton
Heights. Richmond.
1t is said that Gen r. A Ayers, of
Big Stone Gap will be the democratic
nominee for Congress against Col Slemp
10 the Ninth district Gen. Ayers is
wealthy, has served his people in many
capacities and is said to have congress
,.onal aspirations. The sentiment among
democrats in that section Of the State is
hat the time has come for change in
congressional representation.
Rev. George H. Corey, a minister very
we'll known in Methodist circles all over
this section of the country, died sudden.
~ Saturday at the Riggs House, in
Washington. DR.. Corey had gone 10
Washington on Thursday from his farm
rcar Warrenton. Friday morning he
g. 1t so badly that he did not leave his
ON. His illness progressed, but was
1t considered as necessarily fatal so
hat his death came as shock to his
large circle of acquaintance.
If the expert testimony Of physician
will be taken in court as conclusive, the
charge Of criminal assault against d.
w. Mays brought by Miss Grace Nichols
in Richmond, will not be sustained
DIR. T. B. Leonard, who was called on
to make an examination OF the young
lady, declares that her condition makes
the charge impossible. Mays wife is
confident of his innocence, and declares
that his absence is easily accounted for
She says che would be the first to kill
him if she thought the charge was true.
A rigid investigation is being made
by the authorities of charges against
Charles A. Fisher, now in Winchester
Jail accused of beating his wife and un
peakabe illtrea, nent of her. After
visit to her jqied husband, Mrs. Fisher,
accompanied by her father-in-law, j. A.
Fisher, with whom she has been living
since the arrest of her husband, signed
a statement declaring that the charges
against him were untrue, and that while
both we're drunk on Confederate Memo
rial Day, June 6, he had not been cruel
to her.
The sympathy for A. Chadwick Bur
ton, in Jail in Richmond for swindling
church people, which was created by
the presence of his handsome daughter
and her appeals to the mayor and the
governor in her fathers behalf, were
offset Saturday by letter from Burton's
deserted wife. Since she appeared in
Richmond from Philadelphia to prose
cute Burton for failure to supply the
support ordered by the court she has
kept the closest tab on Burton's move
ments. The letter is TO Governor Swan.
son and warns him against any elem
enCy to Burton. She declares as false
that he has contributed TO the support
of either his daughter or herself since be
met Maude Leipker, the woman whom
be introduced as his wife.