Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-24

The veterans of Mosby's old command
will meet in Richmond October 10th TO
their annual reunion.
One of the events scheduled for The
jamestown Exposition is reunion o
the descendants of Pocahontss and Capt
John Smith, in August
Miss Ada Mcdonald, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. d. Mcdonald, of Winches
ter, was married at her home Saturday t
G. William Little, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. John P. King died in Culpepel
Saturday in the slxly.fourth year of BIZ
age. He conducted grocery store anC
a millinery establishment for many years
L. G. Talbot, who for many years had
been prominently identified with the
Masonic order in Virginia, died Satur:
day in Lynchburg, aged sixty-eigb
years.
George Epps, a wealthy Halifax farm
er fifty years old, walked from The third
story of window at South Boston Sat
urday and was instantly killed. He had
been drinking.
One of the finest and largest pipe or
gans in the Valley of Virginia is now
being erected iu Christ Episcopal Church,
Winchester, of which Rev. William ID.
Smith is rector.
The total number of students register.
ed at the University OF Virginia up to
Saturday night was 7l2, the largest fol
any corresponding date in the history oil
the institution.
Mr.. Westmoreland Davis, owner OF
Morven Park estate. near Leesburg, has
received from England 81 choice Guern-
sey heifers. Mr.. Davis has already i'm
ported $50 GuerDseys aud will shortly
increase bis herd to 400.
Unable to secure bail, ID. Harry Stewart,
formerly a well-tO-do farmer of near
Brucetowu, Frederick county, is in Win
chester Jail, having been indicted by the
grand jury on charge of assaulting a
lS-year-old white girl, Ethel Ovens, who
had heen employed as domestic 10 Stew
arts home Stewart ia married man
and has children.
Orders have been issued by Adjutant
General Anderson on recommendation
of the inspector general snd the colonel
in command for the DISARMAMENT OF Com
pany G, Newport News, and Company
II, Smithfield, of the Seventy-first Regi-
ment. 1t is understood that steps are
already being taken to reorganize these
companies with new officers.
J. Frank Childress, of Danville, who,
1t is alleged, struck and killed Q. q.
Henderson ia an alley near the home OF
Lula Penn, on west Broad street, Rich-
moud, 10 days ago. aud whose where
abouts since that time the police have
been unable to determine, last night re-
turned to the city and gave himself up.
Childress has confessed the killing OF
Henderson, whom, be says, he struck in
self-defense. The men quarreled 10 the
house of the Penn woman, and after
ward met in the alley where the fight
:ook place.
G. C. Whitaker, a Southern Railway
Aagman, of Pilot Mountain, was shot
aud instsnly killed ct Spencer. n G.,
last Friday afternoon by 7. :. Hedrick,
a Southern Railway conductor, OF
Spencer. The killing occurred In store
in the center Of the town. The shooting
0. Whitaker is said to have been the re-
suit Of hls stteptions to Mrs. Hedrick.
The conductor, howesss, Slelus self.
def nse. Five balls took effect asd
Whitaker died without speaking. de
had a pistol 10 his hand when he died.
but was not seer t. attempt to use Il .'..
bis ssssilant, though tao ehanbsrs ..
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