Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-13
Virginia News.


a prominent educator of southwest Vir
giniS, died unexpectedly 10 Bristol yes
terday of heart trouble.
Henry @. Stuart, member Of the Corpo
ration Commission, has authorized thu
statement that he would enter the race
for the democratic gubernstorial nomi
nation.
Judge Adam @. Carson, member o
the Supreme Court for the Philippine
Islands, who has been at his home /:
Riyerton for a vacation OF several months
Ia now on his way to San Francisco on
his return TO the Philippines.
Mrs. Mary W. Bankhead, widow oil
Charles l.. Bankhead, formerly Of
Orange county, died few days ago al
the home of q relative, Mrs. O. P. Gard
we'll, 10 Hanover county, from hear
disease. She was "a years old.
The United States geological survey
has issued an interesting report on the
production Of mica, in which il is shown
that Virginia is one of the eight States
producing this valuable mineral, and
ranks fourth in the gross output.
Buck Glover, 10 years old, living in
Portsmouth, was committed to the Ports
mouth Jail hospital yesterday a raving
maniac from the effects of smoking ciga-
rettes. He was 20 violent his father
and policeman had to quell him.
Charles Dante, charged with conduct
ing a gambling place in Norfolk, was
fned 81 900 and sentenced TO twelve
months in the city jail by Police Justice
Simmons yesterday. The case was ap-
pesled to the Corporation Court, Dante
giving bond in the sum of $4,000.
Dante's place was raided by the police
early Sunday morning,
Although Bail Commissioner Samuel
]. @. Moore, of the Circuit Court for
Clarke county, has offered to accept $500
bail for the release OF young Ernest
Simons, charged with placing pole in
the path ofan automobile, which resulted
in fatal injuries to Miss May Bushnell,
OF Winchester, Sim0ns had not obtain
cd the bail up to late hour this evening
Garfield Fitzgerald, a negro, charged
with shooting William Short, of Crewe,
has been arrested at Manchester, and
taken to Petersburg, and committed to
jail for safe keeping, as it is feared that
IL be were taken to Crewe he would be
lynched. Short is now in the hospital
at Lynchburg. where he was taken short
ly after he was shot and his condition is
very critical.
The census OF Fredericksburg was COM
pleted last week. There are now 6, 10
people in the city, an increase OF over 20
per cent of the government census,
which was taken in 1900. The increase
is accounted for by the number Of new
manufacturing plants which have recent
ly been established in Fredericksburg.
The report shows the total number of
whites in the city TO be 4,42l; cOlOred,
Lac.
During the heavy electrical storm
which passed over Fredericksburg and
vicinity last Friday evening bolt of
lightning struck a tres near the house of
Alvin Limerick, in the Falmouth section
Of stafford county. 1t rebounded to the
cellar, up through the floor, splinleriDg
it and then went TO the kitchen where
the family was gathered, knocking Mrs.
Limerick down, striking the respected
lomcat by her side, burning all the hair
off the animals neck and body, and
his lovely whiskers to crisp.
Judga Pritchard, Of the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals, is expected to
: in Richmond this week, in which
event Attorney General Anderson, to-
gether with the attorneys for the rail-
roads, will appear before him with the
modification of the original bill, asking
for the injunction restraining the 5la'e
commission from putting
he 2-cent rate law into effect. A date
Tor foil hearing, to be followed by an
appeal 10 the United States Supreme
Jour. of Appeals, will also be fixed.