Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-30
Virginia News.



John E Tinsley, aged slxty-seven. q
Confederate veteran, Of Orange county,
died suddenly on Saturday at his home
at Burr Hill.
Mr.. Harry w. Esmich, q merchant
and for many years postmaster at Lovetts-
vile, Loudoun county, died suddenly
Friday aged about 40 years.
Harold Meyers, eleven years old, son
of Oscar Meyers, of Richmond, is dying
at his home as the result OF injuries re-
ceived by being thrown from bicycle.
Mr.. and Mrs. jas. L. Strother, Of
Delsplsne, have announced the engage
m-nt Of tSeir daughter, Mildred, to Mr..
William Gnlick. the wedding to be cele-
brated April 28sh.
Reports come from Richmond that
William FL. Mann, of Nottowsy; James
R. Cation. Of Alexandra, and Richard
E. Byrd, of Winchester, is to be the
democratic ticket in Virginia next year.
Mrs. Laura MilhoIIep, aged forty Ave,
vile of DR.. w. K. MilholleD, q dentist
of Bluemont, Loudoun county, died
Friday night at her home. Mrs. Mil
hOllen was the daughter Of Frank N.
Moore.
JOSEPH l. Norris, one of the wealth
lest men of Loudoun county, died Sat-
urdsy afternoon at bis home, Leesburg,
of heart disease, at the age of "A years.
He was q member of the firm OF Norris
Bros, contractors and builders.
The celebrated race horse Tourns-
meni, by imp. Sir Moderate, cut of
PlaYthing by Alarm, winner of the
Realization Stakes aud $1,000 died
Friday at the. farm Of his owner, Thos.
s. Meredith, near Gainesville, Prince
William county.
John w. Adams, his wife and 10
yesr-old daughter barely escaped with
heir lives from all early morning fire.
which totally destroyed their building.
in Richmond yesterday. The family
was asleep when FIRE started In an ae.-
joining building.
Mrs. A. Il. CastlemaD, widow of the
late William A. Cssilemsn, and former
propiietress of the famous Virginia
House Hotel, known for the past %
years far and wide among the travelling
men, died yesterday iu Berryville, at er an
Illness of three weeks from a complica-
ton CT diseases, aged "a years.
Strapped to a bed, frotbing at the
mouth, swapping and making desperate
attempts to break bis bonds, Frank V.
SnapP, Norfolk and Western Railway
car inspector, died of hydrophobis in
Roanoke Saturday, after having been ia
paroxysms for twelve hours. Ten men
were unable to hold Snspp In his bed,
and il Was necessary TO tie him with
stout ropes. He was bitten by a rsbid
dog six weeks ago. He was forty years
old and leaves a widow and two children.
Gov. Swanson on Saturday when
asked whether there WAS any news or
developments in the alleged "nigbi-
rider" stories that have been coming
from Pittsylvsria county ssid: "If any
dslurbancP, disorder or violence shall
occur 10 the tobacco districts of this
State, and if there are any threats to do
violence, shall exhaust ever means vt
my command to ferret out the perpetrs-
tO's or authors and see TO it that the full
penalty Of the law IL visited upon the
offenders"
Col. Maurice s. Lsnghorne dieI at
midnight Saturday night, In Lynchburg.
after being i'll tor some weeks. he had.
just passed his eighly-6hh birthday.
Prior to the civil war Col. Lsnghoroe,
engaged in the tobacco BUSINESS. He,
volunteered at the beginning OF the war
and left LYnchburg with the Lynchbarg
Rife Grays, with captains commissiDi,.
10 Septem Der, 1861, be was commission
ed a major In the Eleventh VirgiDia,.
Six months later he was made lieuienan1
colonel. and was severely wounded a.
Seven Pines. Shortly after this be wss
made colonel of HE regiment. His wound
prevented further active service.