Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-29
Virginia News.

The Wall Street Journal, In an artcle
on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, de-
clares that the years operating results OF
the system are disappointing.
In Georgetown Saturday evening in
the football game between Georgetown
College and Washington and Lee Univet-
sity the former won by score of to B.
Ernest Sligo was shot and fatally
wounded by John 'chinn, longshore'
| man, at Newport News yesterday during
friendly chat. Schinn was arrested.
The cause of the shooting is not known
Opposition is developing at the Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute to the idea Of
having J. Thompson Brown, the present
rector of the board of visitors, as presi-
dent of the institute, to succeed Dr. !.
M. McBryde. e.
Edward Jordan, twenty years old, and
Leon L. Whidbee, aged seventeen, both
clerks, were found dead in their room in
Norfolk Saturday. at the clearinghouse
of Mrs. w. 8. Ayers, No. 1903 Charlotte
street, death having resulted from as
phyxiatiou by Illuminating gas.
Capt. William Cooley, wrecking
master, dropped dead yesterday while
standing on the deck of the American
steamship George Farwell, which was
stranded at Cape Henry, and the cargo
of lumber aboard of which he was engsg-
ed in saving. he was sixty-six years old.
Austin johnson, convicted and SEN
fenced to death, for criminal assault
upon Ruth Pinchbeck, young white
girl, and granted a new trial by the Su-
preme Court, was on Saturday in Rich
mond convicted a second time and SEN
fenced TO serve 20 years in the peniten-
tisry for the crime.
With the city almost overrun with de-
serters from the United States navy, free
from molestation on the part of the local
police, it is said that action will be taken
within few days to rid Norfolk of this
uuweleome class of men. The local po-
lice have not interfered with them be-
cause only substitute police made ar
reats.
The cornerstone of new Catholic
Church at Hsrrsonburg, to which Mrs.
Thomas F. Ryan gave $lb, 900, was
laid yesterday with imposing ceremony
by Right Rev. A. Van de Vyver, bishop
of the diocese of Richmond. The bishop
made brief address, which was follow
ed by q sermon by Rev. Joseph F. Magri
of Richmond, chancellor Of the diocese.
Col. William T. Robins, one of the
best known and most esteemed and pop
ular citizens of Richmond, died sudden
iy yesterday morning at his residence in
this city. Colonel Robins was native
of Gloucester county, and was type of
the old Virginia gentleman. Colonel
Robins served the Coniederscy with
credit. For several summers recently,
including that just closed, he was manager
of the Msssanetta Springs, where he
addict many to the already large list Of
friends.
Westmoreland Davis, OF the LoudOun
Hunt Club, entertained Saturday over
400 guests of the Loudoun Hunt Club at
an elaborate luncheon at his home, Nor
ven Park, near Leesburg. Guests from
all parts of Loudoun attended the meet,
as well as the members of the Middesex
Hunt Club, of Massachusetts,. The latter
club will be stationed near Leesburg
during the hunting seasOn and until Feb
ruary l. They will have 10 the field 80
couples of hounds and rs hunters. Mr..
Robert Cotesworth, of England, is head
huntsman.