Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-29
Virginia News.

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horse chow this week was successful.
Twenty five hundred people attended.
Announcement has been made of the
msrtisge Of Miss Sue Hunter. formerly
o. King George, now OF Washington, to
Robert n. Toombs, OF Mississippi, the
wedking t. take place in October.
Thomas D. Lupton, one of the Oldest
residents of Winchester, died st the bos-
pital there yesterday, aged Sc years. He
was 8 nstive OF that city, and for years
wss employed at the Union Bank.
While Walcutty Pike was standing on
street corner in Worcester. Mass.
recently a swarm If bees settled on him.
Mr. Pike was not disturbed, but had q
bag br ught to him and gently pushed
the queen bee and her followers into it.
Now the bees are furnishing honey for
Mr.. Pixies family.
Several members of the national COM
mittee, including j. Taylor Ellysou, Of
Virginia; called upon National Chairman
Mack in NewArd yesterday. Mr. Ely
son declared that Bryan will have at
least 80, 600 plurality in Virginia, and
Mr.. Penuell asserted that the result 10
the Maine State election, to be held Sep.
tember Is, would be close.
Jsmes w. Pinder, q married man,
about 35 years old, who resides on the
| O. J. Redden farm, In Tuckshoe Neck,
about FIVE miles from Denton, Md, was
arrested yesterday on the charge OF
feIonious assault oR>BlaDche Isins, the
l2-year.old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lam bert Wins. The assault Is alleged
to have been committed at the home Of
the accused on the night OF August 2.
Caught in the treacherOus undert)w
Miss Frances Ransom, OF Baltimore,
who is summering at RehobOib, Del 4,
was swept out to sea yesterday afternoon
and would have been drowned bnt for
the htroic rescue made ty life-gusrd.
| She was brought back to the shore after
terrible struggle with the waves, but
did not recover consciousness for nearly
two hours.
AdSices from all sections Of Virginia
show the damage done By the recent
foods to have been much mora than was
expected. Many bridges over rivers
have been washed away, in some in.
stances horses, cattle, and mules were
drowned, and telegraph and telephone
lines thrown down. 10 several cases
the course of large streams has been
turned from their accustomed bed In
another direction.
Charged with Incorporating 800,
i Helen Lesner, formerly assistant to her
husband, E. d. Lesner, postmaster al
Pine Beach, has been arre.tsd on a
warrant sworn out by Postoffice To-
spector Bulls. The case came up for
hearing 10 Norfolk, yesterday, and was
continued by U. &. Commissioner Steph-
enson until September 5, the defendant
being baied 10 the sum Of $3.50.
The fire at Mansss' yesterday mor,-
ing mention OF which WAS made in the
Gazette of that day destroyed two bust
ness houses, one the property of DR.. 5.
S. Simpson, and occupied by Mr.. g..
F. Thompson as a coffee and tea store,
the second floor being occupied by the
the family; the other wss the property Of
Mr.. f. K. Conner and was occupied by
Mr.. J. Fl. stevens's bakery and the
second floor By Miss Blanche Williams
dfessm king establishment.
| Mrs. Annie M. Johnston, an unus.
| ually attractive young white woman,
Just 81 years old, filed suit yesterday in
Washington for The snnulment of her
marriage to Albert r. Johnston, on the
ground that he is negro. Upon the
fling OF the suit Justice Stafford signed
rule requiring Johnston to appear on
September l, aud show cause why he
should net be restrained from molesiiDg
the woman, who declares be married
her by false pretense.
II. B. Kiit', editor of the Daily Lead
er, of Biutfeld, was assaulted and seri-
ously injured at WEIGH, W. Vs., yester-
day, by DR.. h. d. Hatfield, of WEIGH.
The Lsader is democratic paper, and
recently had published articles that were
offensive to some Of the politicians In
the coal fields. Kits went to WEIGH,
Yesterday, to st,end tennis tourna-
meut, when be was attacked by Hat
field, who knocked him down, breaking
bis nose ard inActiDg internal injuries,
which, it is feared, are OF serious ma
ture. A patty of Kitts's friends left
last night for Welcb, snd future trouble
may follow.