Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24
Virginia News.

of Vienna, Fairfax county, died at his
home there yesterday. He was the father
OF Messrs. Charles and William Moore,
who we're formerly employed in this
city.
Mrs. B. F. Bradley and daughter,
Mis- Berthe Bradley, yesterday were
trJwn from a buggy while returning to
their home from the Primitive Baptist
Association, now in session In Luray'
and perhaps fatally injured.
The removal of DR.. Quick, at the V;
P. l., st Blacksburg, has been followed
By the ousting of Dol. r. B. Mari Inc
latter is effective after the next session.
Affairs are said to be much muddied al
the institute.
Judge 8. w. Williams, Of Wythe
county, one OF the democratic electors at
large, has been assigned by State Chair
man Ellyson to open the Virginia cam
paign at Fincsstle today. Judge Will
iisms speech will be the opening gun OF
the presidential struggle In Virginia.
Hibernians from all over the state are
fl )cking TO Portsmouth, to attend the
sessions of the Hibernians' convention
which will begin there tomorrow. The
ladies' auxiliary to the Ancient Order
will also hold its convention 10 Ports
mouth at the same time.
Alone. peuniless and deserted by the
husband of q month, who eloped with
her sixteeu-yes old sister, Mrs. E. A.
MeGraw, a enty-year-old girl, made
her plea to the chief Of police In Rich
mond Saturday asking that her husband
be located and made to support her
The husband left the house in which
they we're boarding Jolly 20 and has not
been heard from since.
Frank Cooper, of BesletoD, 40 years Of
age, was found dead near the railroad
tracks Saturday with cut across his
head. Mr.. Cooper was in Wsrrebtln
on Friday with Mr.. Splitter, of Midland,
who accompanied him part OF the wsy
home, aud it is supposed he was struck
by train while walking the distance
between Midland and Besleton.
Mr.. Matte Hubbard Bradley, widow
of the horsemaD, "VirgiDia" Bradley,
is DOW the bride of her late husbands
nephew, Archie Bradley. The brid.
cotfesses 10 81 years, while the bride
or ON in "a. The marriage took place
Thursday in Salem, N. O., t, which
place the pair eloped. Mrs. Bradley
wac the wife of Robert Bradley, OF Green
way, Charles City county. He died
sixteen months ago.
The Warren White Sulphar Hotel, at
Wstsrllck, has been sold by the James
]. Lsmplon Company, of Washington,
to James Wilton Johnson, the price paid
being $22. 500 This is ais room build
ing, with modern improvements, and lie
surrounded by rs acres of ground. The
same 6rm reports the sale, in connection
With Belt, O'Brien &Oo., of the Frank
L. Evans country place of 9SS acrts al
Front Royal. The purchaser, Col. K
f, Johnson, paid $l2, 800 for the
properly.
Held by a hook, like piece of meat,
j. f. Morris, employed in Richmond
grocery store, dapgled in mdair Satur-
day night until rescued by fellow-em-
ployes. Morris went up ladder to a
shelf to get some goods for a customer,
when he slipped. His wrist caught In
the meat hook, which passed through
the ann and held him firmly. Though
suffering terribly, he hung on bravely
until others in the store could climb the
ladder and release him. Nine stitches
we're required to sew mp the ugly wonnd'
William G. Page, merchant of Bats
vile, was found dead in the Miller School
reservoir in Alternate county, shortly
after midnight Saturday, with a bullet
wound iu his head. Motive for the sui
cipe OF Mr.. Page is lacking. All that Il
known of the tragedy is that Mr.. Page
had his horse saddled and, mounting,
rode away from his home at Bst-sVillt
at 10 O'Clock in the morning. Lst,i
in the day the horse came home rider
less. and a search was instituted after
some time had elapsed and Mr., Page
had not been heard from. This con-
tinued throughout the day, and shorty
after midnight the sesrchers found the
bodyl in The Miller School reservoir.
Mr.. Pages hat was hanging on the rail-
ing and revolver was found near the
hody.