Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-24
Virginia News.

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burg High School.
The government is to establish at
Fort Monroe large coast artillery
school to train both officers and men.
Mr.. James @. Roy, a well-known
druggist of Richmond, died very sud
denly last night at his residence in that
city.
Rev. G.. McLaren Brydon, formerly
rector Of st. Paups Episcopal Church,
Hamilton, has accepted q call to the
rectorship of the Episcopal church at
Morgsntown, w. Va.
The annual reunion and banquet OF
the Joe Kendall Camp, @. ", will be
held at Bethel, Fauquier county, Satur-
day, August 3lst. Mr.. Z. Lindsay Cor
don, of Louisa, will be among the
speakers.
AT meeting of the State Board oil
Education, held 10 Richmond Thursday
night, State School Examiners q. g..
Marhis, of Charlottesville, and Willis
A. jenkins, OF Newport News, whose
terms expire on September LIST, were
reelected by the board.
Tue following druggists have been ap-
pointed by Governor Swanson as the Viz
ginia board of phsrmscy: DIR. j. l..
Avi', of HarIisonburg; DIR. Darlington,
OF Norfolk; DR.. @. P. KearioOt, OF Mar
tiusville; DIR. George I. MsnkiD, of Falls
Church, and DIR. I. A. Miller, Of Rich
mond.
William Patrick Leach, a machinist
In the employ of the Richmond Loco
motive Works, committed suicide Thurs
day night by turning on the gas in q
bathroom in his home. No reason has
been assigned for the suicide. Leach
went to Richmond from North Carolina
five years ago.
Capt. Alexander @. II. Darne died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. +. W.
Bohrer, near Willard, Fairfax county, a
few days ago. lie was 8S years old.
Captain Dsrne wss graduated from the
United States Military Academy in lS4l
and served in the regular army in the
S,minole war in Florida.
An interesting announcement in Nor
folk is to the effect that Mrs. George
FnzaIan Bronson DO sard, formerly Miss
"Dos" Skinner, of that city, may go on
the stage. The romantic elopement of
Miss Skinner and the young writer from
Baltimore, the brief honeymoon OF the
couple in Europe, and the return OF The
bride to her parental home are well
remembered by the public.
The body of welI-dressed white man
was found floating in the James river
at Richmond yesterday morning. The
body had become decomposed to such an
extent that it was hard TO tell whether
the man was white or black. II is pre-
sumed that the man was killed and the
body thrown into the river There was
cut Across the middle of the forehead
sufficient to have fractured the skull.
Further investigation by police depart
ment and officials has revealed the fact
that Edwin II. Potts, the Ascending
employe of the American National Bank,
Washington: INDUCED himself In other
interesting peccadiloes than the theft of
the $l1 900 worth of Erie Railroad stock
certificates, on which account he is nov
being so earnestly sought. His father, OF
L7udoun county, il is said, has made good
the amount of his sons dsfalcation.
Upper and lower Colon farms, in
Loudoun county, comprising port of the
real estate of the late Judge James d.
Yeomans, containing 300. acres, have
been bought by II. B. Hutchinson. of
Herndon. The price paid was $27, 900.
The land was at one time the stock farm
OF former Senator William M. Stewart,
of Nevada. The Ashburn farm of the
'ame estate was recently sold to j. W.
Whalen, Of East Aurora, N. Y, for
500, 900.
Mr.. J. B. T. Thornton, of Prince
William, just elected Judge of this circuit,
will at once resign the Office Of Common
wealth's Attorney, position he has held
for Is years, and to which he had just
been nominated for another term of four
years. Two candidates have already an
nounced themselves, O. A. Sinclair, who
is now the mayor of Manassas, and j.
Jenkyn Davies, who is a nephew of
Judge Thornton and OF Mr.. r. E.
Thornton, of Fairfax Court House, who
is a candidate for the State Senate to
sue iced Senator Lewis II. Machen. Mr..
Robert A. Hutchison is also urged to be-
come a candidate, but he has made no
announcement.
George A. Peters, of Carroll county,
is 10 be baDgel for the murder OF Rev.
Joseph Easter, a Dunkard preacher,
several month ago. This conclusion
was reached by Governor Swanson yes
ierday after going over the application
fjr Communication. Peters, according TO
the records in the case, went TO the home
OF the minister one nightin May, after
the minister had retired, called him to
the door and shot him down in cold
blood in the presence of the mans wife |
and children. There was absolutely no
proyocation for the crime, and the at
tempt of the defense to show that Peters |
wss drunk at the time fell fat, the con-
trary being proven. Peters has been |
known for years az lawless character.
He will be hanged September 20.