Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-29
Virginia News.

A. l.. Moore, the young man charged
with abductiDg a girl 10 Richmond a
few nights ago, was srrsigned in the
police court yesterday. More serious
developments than abduction have de-
yeloped and the young man was commit
ted to Jail.
The Assembly Home and School, con-
nected with the Presbyt erian Church OF
Fredericksburg, has been left large sum
Of money by Miss Kate Krebs, who died
last week at Woodstock. The Pres6y-
terian 0rphansge at Ly nchburg was also
left considerable sum.
The Court of Appeals will convene at
Stanton Tuesday of next week, when
one of the heaviest dockets for some
years for that place will be heard by the
court. There are many important cases
on the docket and the bulk of them are
from the northern part Of the State.
Intelligence has been received at
Petersburg, Of the burning of the Hour
mill of L. NJ. Liebert 10 Meckleuburg
county. In the mill we're stored 60
barrels of -four and q large quantity OF
wheat, all being consumed. A dwelling
in close proximity to the mil was also
burned. The FIRE was Of incendiary
origin.
Rev. DIR. Richard T. Wilson, one of
the most prominent members OF the
Virginia Conference of the Southern
Methodist Church. died yesterday at his
country home in Dinwiddie county, one
mile and half from Petersburg, after
an illness of several months. Dr. Will
son was born in Nottoway county 60
years ago.
While fishing near the drawbridge at
Aqua Greek, in Stafford county, yester-
day evenings man named Stuart, a resi-
dent of tina; county, was drowned by the
capsizing of his boat. A Mr.. Wood
ward, of the same county, who was also
in the boat, chung to the side till res
cued by DR.. K. N. Goolock, of Fred
ericksburg.
Mrs. Shirley Carter and Mrs. j. Brad
Beverley narrowly escaped death at the
Baltimore and Ohio crossing 10 Win
chester yesterday while on their way to
the horse show at Berryvile. The sud
den approach of freight train frighten-
ed the spirited animal they we're driving.
The horse kicked the vehicle 10 pieces,
bat both ladies jumped and escaped in
jury.
Miss frankie English Smith was mar
ried yesterday at her mothers country
home, Boston Mills, Culpeper county,
to Mr.. Frank Gerrold Edmiston, of
Crockett, Tex. Miss Rebecca Smith,
sister of the bride, was maid of honor.
The bridesmaids were Misses Myrtle
Yates, Mary Hughes, Lee Dowdell,
Bena Burgess, Minnie Smith aud frankie
Taunt. The groomsmen we're U. l..
Goodloe, Cornelius Bruce, Hugh M.
Smith, Moliett Spilmsn, Thomas Hughes
and George Matthews. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Stockton Cole.
After search lasting all night and
the best part Of yesterday morning,
during which time the Rappanhannock
river was dragged, little Frank Berrey,
the seven-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Berrey, of Fredericksburg, was
found yesterday buried beneath rick of
lumber in a field near the freight depot
of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad, crushed to death.
The little fellow was playing with a
number Of other boys beneath an electric
light on corner till about 1880, Tues
day evening when he followed band OF
music to an excursion boat on the river.
From that time until he was found
crushed, it WAS thought that he had
fallen overheard and drowned.