Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-09
Virginia News.

DR.. Robert b. ShacRelf0rn, 10 yesr;
old, died st his home, near CismoDt in
Albemsrle county, yesterday.
The Virginia State Rural L:tier-car-
riers Association is In annual session at
Lynchburg.
Edwin A. Alderman, president Of the
University of Virginia, has returned
from Europe. He has entirely recover
ed his health, which was in rather q
precsrious condition when he went to
Europe 10 the summer.
K. L. Lynn, one of the guards at the
State penitentiary, who was struck on
the head few days ago by a falling
shutter, died yesterday. Mr.. Lynn was
member of r. E. Lee Camp, Oonfed-
crate Veterans, Of Richmond.
All efforts to secure statement con-
corning the trouble existing at the New
port News postofice were In vain yes
terday. 1t is said that there Is lsrge
shortage in one of the departments, but
both Postmaster Hopkins and the in
spector decline TO give out any informs
ton.
Walter Mead Williams, forty.two
years old for years chief clerk Of the
Norfolk and Western freight Office,
died at Lynchburg, ysst rdsy morning
He leaves a wife and son. He was q
life member of the local Y. M. O. A,
and at one time was assistant secretary
of the association there.
Henry Smith, a negro, WAS yesterday
convicted in Portsmouth of criminal as
sault on seventy yesrs-old Mrs. Kstha-
rine Powell less than a month ago, and
was sentenced by Judge Balm to die on
Tuesday, October 13. This will be the
first death in the electric chair 10 Vir.
gfnia under the law passed by the last
Legislature.
Congressman Slemp yesterday refused
to meet his democratic opponent, j.
Oloyd Bysrs, in joint debate again at
Lebanon. The Two had a joint dis
cussion at JOnesville, Wednesday, dur
ing which Bysrs declared from the
stump that Slemp would refuse to meet
him again. Both candidates spoke at
Lebanon to large crowds.
Mr.. Ernest Raymond Vensble, of
Charleston, w. Va, and Miss Elizabeth
Ross Dsbney, daughter of the late
Walter d. Dabney, Of the University
of Virginia Law School, were married
Yesterday evening st the BRIDES home
at Charlottesville, Rev. Harry B. Lee.
rector OF Christ Episcopal Church, Of
floating.
The State camp, Patriotic Sons of
Americs, met yesterday in Portsmouth.
State President E. M. Bunch, of Lynch
burg, called the convention to order.
Mayor Reed, of Portsmouth, welcomed
the delegates to Portsmouth, Thomas b.
Ivey, OF Petersburg, responding. The
State camp is now working 10 purchaie
fer preservation the old Lee home,
STAFFORD, Westmoreland county.
As the result of the visit to Norfolk
OF John F. Esrnshsw, a United States
food and drug inspett,r, 400 bags Of
meal, consigned 10 John Gutbriell, OF
Norfolk, were seized yesterday by Dep
uty United States Marshall West Each
bag is labeled best water ground, F"
which, it is alleged, is erroneous, mas
much as the meal Is said to have been
ground by steam-roller process. The
meal was shipped from OOvington, KY,
on September 3 by s. W. Weilder.
The grand jury of the corporation
court OF Roanoke yesterday indicted
W. s. Gregory, q wealthy dentist, for
assault and attempt to wrong Miss
Theodore Irvine while q patient under
the influence OF chloroform in Gregory 8
office on July % last. Miss Irvine's
home is in New York city. She was
visiting friends in Roanoke when the
alleged crime was committed on her,
Gregory has maintained that the imsg-
iued assault Hss the result OF chloroform
and that be is innocent. He is ct lib
ertv on $40 900 bail,