Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-26
Virginia News.

Mr.. Z. NJ. TODD, noted as the leading
curer of the noted Smith fed hams, died
of heart trouble in Norfolk yesterday.
Testimony showing that Ack Hale
acted in most brutal manner toward
Miss Davis before she was killed was
given at bis trial at Blountsville, yes
terdsy.
City Treasurer Adams, of Lynchburg,
just flied his State delinquent tax
list for 1906, which shows that every
cent of the levy for State purposes for
the last year has been collected.
Mrs. Adelaide z. Purnell, wife of
] ndge Thomas Richard Purnell, of the
I'm tied States Court of the Eastern
District ofNOrth Carolina, died in st.
Luke's Hospital in Richmond yesterday
morning after long illness.
The lower streets of Richmond were
under water last night, the river having
risen about sixteen feet. The heavy
rains OF Sunday and Sunday night up
the country have done much damage
along the river, The corn crop suffering
heavily.
By the will of the late Colonel Robert
f. Wuhe,s all of his property will be
divided equally among his children. The
home place, "Ingleside," at Wythe-
vile, has been sold 70 one of the dsugh-
ters, Mrs. Ellie Putnsy, wife Of Stephen
Putney, of Richmond, for IS, 900.
Ms. Lucy Wood, wife of H. A.
Wood, of Rappahsnnook county, died
yesterday at her home near Laurel Mills,
aged 63 yesrs. She was a daughter OF
the late Cornelius Smith, of the county,
and sis er of 6. Russell Smith, of Gu
pepper.
Col. |. f. Shumate, distinguished
lawyer of Dalton, Ga, died recently at
bis home 10 that city, aged 70 years. He
YVES a native of Leesburg, son oil the laIe
NJ. @. Shumate, and brother of Mr.. l..
NJ. Sbumatp, of Leesburg, superinten-
dent of the Loudoun county schools.
The National Camp, Patriotic Order
Sons of America, in Richmond yester-
day approved the plan Of the State camp
looking to the purchase and preserys-
ton of the old home of the Lees
Stratford--in Westmorelsnd county and
appropriated 800 for that purpose.
This is rs much as any one body or
person can contribute. Chattanooga was
selected as the meeting place Of the next
convention.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this State, of the
following patents: John A. Cheape, Of
Charlottesville, device for calculating
the price of articles; Joseph g. Orrison,
of Leigbs, break-lever; Anders A. Over
BAY, of Ceres, cutter.head; Herman S.
Reams, of Richmond, washing-machine;
Maurice Richter, of WILLIAMSBURG, uti-
lizing hillsides and mountains; Waller
Scott, of Richmond, washboard; and
Henry Turner, of Richmond, animal
trap.
As the result of boy jumping of q
special trolley car filled with fifty-seven
exposition employees en- route to work,
and entering the watermelon patch Of
R. T. Powell when the car stopped for
signals at the Mason's Creek drswbridge,
near the jamestown exposition grounds,
yesterday, the owner of the farm blazed
away with a shotgun, the load entering
the car and iDjuring eight persons. There
were many narrow escapes from serious
injury. There was great excitement
on the car, most Of the passengers being
young women. The boy who entered
the melon patch escaped injury. A
warrant OF arrest has been sworn out
sgainst Powell.