Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-25
Virginia News.

II 6AAl0 ANO"
Sunday night the general merchandise
store of Showkir & Bros, at Crsigsv'lle,
Augusta county, was rsDsscked y oorf-
lars and 1t Is reported that 5000 or $fOO
worth of goods we're stolen.
Right Rev. Beverly d. Tucker. bishop
coadiutor OF the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Southern Virgiois, arrived 81
New York yesterday on the stesmt
Minneapolis from London, where ne st.
tended the Pan Anglican Congress.
James P. AGREE, one Of the best known
wsrehousemen and capitalists of Dan
vile, died yesterday ct the General Hos.
pitsl there after an illness of several
years. He YVES one Of the lsrgest real
estate holders of that city.
Mis-. William Lewis announces in
New York the engagement of her niece,
Miss Elizabeth Fairfax johnson, dsugh.
ter of the late O. Fairfax johnson, oil
| V rginia, to Wilburn Coruwell, of Plain
fed, N. J.,a son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Robbins Oornwell.
The King George Sunday School AS
ISOLATION will meet at Potomac Baptist
Church August 90 and 80. An extern
ave programme has been prepared and
there will be a number of prominent
speakers. The sermon will be preached
by Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher, of Petersburg
Upon returning home ir Winchester
aft.r q visit Sunday night Edward
Mauzy, of Whitscre, found his sister,
Miss Minnie Msuzy, alone and lying on
her bed 10 dying condition. She ex'
pired before q physician could be sum-
moned. Death was caused BY spoplexY.
She was % years old.
The wife of Major General Charles
| Edwsrd Lusrd was mysteriously muir
dered yesterday afternoon In desolate
wood, near Seven Oaks, which Is short
djstsnce outside London. No trace Of
the murderer has been found, but the
motive apparently was robbery, valuable
rings having been taken from the wom-
ans fingers.
Edward W. Graham, of Suffolk, Who
up to his retirement dozen years ago,
was q star baseball player, but who nov
Is a settled family man, Sunday dreamed
he was base-digging. The dreamer
took high dive 10 the floor and finally
butted against bureau, which he crack
ed. Graham is laid up under q physi'
cans care, but will recover.
Fannie Nightingale, seventeen years
cd. and Lucy Barker, several years
Younger, uegresses, were arrested yester'
day 10 Richmond charged with syste-
matte shoplifting. Each carried s
leather bag on her arm, from which was
recovered over 500 worth of valuable
articles. There ere said to have been
five young women in the gsng, but the
other three made their escSpe.
Ssyino Bernsdo, who killed his six
teen .yesr-old sweetheart in BTooklyn,
was lodged in jail in Richmond last
night. He was captured In a small
Florida town sfter search practically Of
the whole continent. The girl refused
| to msrry him, and he shot her while
on her knees praying 10 him for mercy.
The Brooklyn officers who have him il
charge stopped in Richmond to take
short rest,
Representative Harry l.. Maynard, in
trying to head of the effect of Colonel
OsbePs circulars, mailed Sunday night,
wired as follows 10 Fl. E. Sni b, bis
Nansemond county leader Statement
contained in Cabelps circular that |
voted for Increase OF congress mems sal
aries false. Also statement that | would
never again be candidate for reelection.
These statements made when he thought
1t too late for correction"
Virginia Christian College, located at
Lynchburg, is to have boys domit ~.
the cost Of which is to be 500, 900 and
which is the gift OF Andrew Carnegie.
| Mr.. Carnegie gave $4,000 to the col
lege, with the proyiso that 1t would raise
$50, 900. The amount has been sub.
scribed and will be used for the erection
of a main building. The domitory,
which is to be completed by the first Of
next February,is to be of colonial style,
three stories Of red brick, and to con-
tiou40 rooms, with Accommodations for 81
pupils.