Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-01
Virginia News.

/ President Roosevelt has sent word to
Seustor Daniel and Congressman Glsss
that he will be unable 10 attend the
Lynchburg fair.
The University of Virginia football
team on Saturday defeated St. Johns
College, Annapolis. by IL to 0 in thirty
minutes of play.
While working on a bridge over Otter
river, Bedford county, SATURDAY., Henry
Williams fell distance of So feet. be
was only slightly injured.
The first of the suits against the Nor
folk and Western Railway Company for
alleged excessive charges in coal ship
ments was filed 10 the United States
Court in Norfolk Saturday.
Mrs MolIie Ford, of Round Hill,
Loudoun county, daughter of the late
Mason James, aud wife of State Senator
George I. Ford, of that town, died Fri
day night from comp ication OF dis.
eases, aged 55 years
Republicans of The Second Virgins
district will make great efforts to elect
their candidate for Congress. Vice Presi'
dent Fairbanks, Secretary Bonaparte
and Secretary Shaw will probably make
speeches in the district.
The Fredericksburg Water Power
Company, owned by Joseph F. -wift, Of
| Wilmington, Del, has been sold to a
party of capitalists, represented by W
@. Whitner, Of Rock Hill, s. G. The
price is said to be 1925, 900.
The opening convocstion of the eighty
second academic year of the University
of Virginia was held Saturday. At pres
emf with many new students enrolling
themselves every day, the total attend
ance is TAI, the largest in the history
of the institution.
The department of insurance has been
investigating several insurance companies
chartered under the laws of the State,
complaints having come in from various
sources. As yet nothing authentic will
be given out at the insurance depart
ment.
Taylor Pemberlon, one of the best
known merchants in Richmond, died
suddenly on the street yesterday oil
apo, lexy. He was walking from the
home of his niece, Mrs. r. 7. Sale, to
the home of his sister, Mrs. Thomas
Whiting, when he was suddenly observed
to throw up his hands and fall.
James Frank Cbildress, of Danville,
hunted for two weeks as the murderer OF
O. G. Henderson, was acquitted in short
order at the preliminary trial in the PO-
lice Court in Richmond Saturday.
Eleven witnesses testified that the blow
struck by Ch;ldress was given in self
defense, and that the injury which caused
Henderson's death was received when
he fell.
Scipio Sales, colored, was killed in an
unusual way in Roanoke yesterday by
William Spinner, another negro. The
men engaged in quarrel over a triillng
matter when Spinner seized big butche'
knife and ran Sales into the Roanoke
river. Once in the water, Sales was
stoned to death by Spinner. The body
went down in eight feet Ct water while
number of witnesses on the bank look
ed on. Spinner made his escape.
Policeman Charles 4. Sherry yester-
day morning shot and killed Harry Jack
SOD, colored, a chicken thief, while the
latter was attempting to evade arrest in
Richmond. Pour shots had been fred
before the negro fell. He never spoke
or moved after The last shot was fired.
The negro was carrying on his shoulders
sack containing his ill-gotten goods.
The officer WAS placed under arrest and
gave bond in the SUN of 81 600 The
negro was en- ex convict and had bad
rentIta.iOn