Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-17
Virginia News.

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proprietor OF the Buffalo Ridge Springs,
died Saturday after stroke OF paralysis.
Harry Hayner, an actor of the John
Robinson circus and known as Dick
Walton, died last evening at the Stras-
burg Hospital.
Rev. DR.. II. O. Cushing, of Westmin-
lister, Md, member of the Methodist
Protestant Conference, is Ill at his home,
at Manassas.
/ Charles M. Swsine, the Oldest engineer
In point OF service in the employ of the
Norfolk and Western Railway, died at
Roanoke, lsst night, eyed So years.
Carson Farmer, aged % years, son of
Elias Farmer, OF Winchester, WAS killed
by Baltimore and Ohio train at Pied
mant yesterday. His head was severed
from his body.
Charles Lucas, young white man,
who lived in Bedford county, was struck
by a Norfolk and Western passenger
train at Bedford City Saturday night
and killed.
Miss Eliza Wilkes, daughter Of the
late Resr Admiral Wilkes of the United
States navy, died Saturday in Winches-
ter, where she was spending the summer,
after brief illness, aged 70 years.
Gov. Swanson last night wired to Gov.
Glenn, of North Carolina, asking that
Frank Smith, now serving term in the
city Jail of Greensboro for uDlawfully
selling liquor, be held a few days until
be can send rsquisition for him.
j. Jenkyn Davies, Commonwealth
attorney of Prince William county, and
Miss Harriet II. Green, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Allen H. Green, OF that county
were married at the home Of the brides
parents Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Meredith,
of Stafford, and the Rev. f. l.. Robin
SOD, of Prince William county, officiat-
ing.
Harry Hsyner, aged "a, known in the
circus world as "Dick Walton" per-
former in the John Robinson circus,
died Saturday night at the Strasburg
Hospital. He was stricken while the
show was traversing the valley, suffering
25 hemorrhsges. The body will be sent
to bis home, at Greenfield, Ohio, where
he has a mother and sister.
John Tyler, of Richmond, was muir
dered snd his body thrown into Shockoe
creek, robbery being the motive. His
body was found yesterday. William
Banks and Joseph Mickins, colored,
were arrested last night charged with
the killing. Two negro women state
that the men were with Tyler, and that
she saw them scuffiing together on the
banks of the creek.
President r. Lee Peters, of the Com
mon Council, OF Richmond, and members
Of that body Saturday made hot reply to
the mayors speech in the cityof Ports
mouth, when he declared that council
men were guilty Of using public funds
for private purposes. Mr.. Peters says
that the statements attributed to the
mayor are false and that they have no
foundation in fact. he also says thst
were it not for the fact that the mayors
time is up In two weeks, the council
would be convened TO take Off cial action.
With the leaders of the riOting and
attempting lynchiug in jail at Ports
mouth, or out under heavy bail, troops
within a moments call and the prisoners
whose lives we're sought by a angry mob
Friday midnight safe in the Norfolk
Jail, Portsmouth on Saturday enjoyed the
first tranquil night in week. Mayor
J. Davis Reed issued procla-
nation, in which he called on all good
citizens to obey those sections of the
code concerning riots and unlawful as
sembles. Ia conclusion the proclama-
ton said: "All the power at my COM
mand will be exercised if necessary in
enforcing the law, and any and all
persons violating any OF iis provisions
will be dealt with according - law"