Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01
Virginia News.

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died Saturday at the Virginia Hospital,
in Richmond, sged 65. He served III
the Confederate srmy.
Roger &. Smith, a wealthy retired
business man, died yesterday morning at
his home in BerryviIle, Clarke county,
after a protrsetsd sickness, aged seventy
nine yesrs.
The term of Mayor Thomas z.
Wallace, of FreoedcksburE, who hiss
served four yesrS, expired last night.
He is succeeded by his nephew, ID.
Lewis Wallace.
The barn and courthouse belonging to
DR.. Lee Cooke, Vt near Wilderness,
SpottsylgaDis county, wss destroyed by
fire Saturday night, with contents. Loss,
81, 900.
Garter Glass of Lynchburg, Congress
man from the Sixth district, yesterday
announced the appointment OF Thomas
N. Darnsll, son OF Harry NJ. Dsrnall,
of Roanoke, to Naval Academy
scholarship.
The ladies' german, which proved 10
be one of the mort popular society events
of The year, was danced last night 10 the
Town Hall, in WsrentoD. The dancers
we're led through many new and intIi-
cate figures BY Miss Murdaugh, OF Wash
iugton, and Mr.. H.F. Gray.
O. III. Heermens, at Lynchburg, who
has been deputy collector OF internal
revenue for two years, has been sp-
pointed to the same position at Dsnville.
Mrs. Kate G. Flood, who has been en-
ployed at the collectors Office In Lynch
burg, at Alexandris, and Arlington,
tlkes charge at Lynchburg today.
frightened by q passing train, two
horses yesterday. afternoon ran away on
the Primer street bridge at Suffolk,
which spans three railroads. Mrs.
Charles Gary WAS injured about her head
aud hips and her collarbone was broken.
Mrs. Joseph Vale was dragged about
60 feet beneath the buggy, and is mass
of bruises, but no bones are broken.
Miss Marie Marbury, of Norfolk, and
Miss Anne Rankin, Of Henderson, Ky,
we're saved from death while bathing at
Virginia Beach Sunday by Chester A.
Rankin, OF Richmond, who held their
heads above water twenty minutes until
assistance reached him. Clay Kinsey,
Of Petersburg, rushed in with his clothes
on and rescued Miss Rankin. MI.
Rankin saved Miss Msrbury. Miss
Maud Brooke rushed into the water
waist deep with her clothes or, carry
ing a life preseryer. Both girls were
exhausted.
Frank Lopes, farmer, of Fort Lee,
Henrico county, vas held held up 90
the government road early yesterday
morning and shot 10 the head by an
unknown man. The bullet went scross
his forehead, cutting the flesh to the
skull, but doing little injury. He
drove into town as fast as he could and
his wound was treated by DR.. Eggles'
ton. LOpes sail lhst he was ssleep In
the bottom of his wagon and the high
wayman poked bis revolver over the
side Of the wagon and shot. As soon IS
be 6rei The shot the assailant ran.
Separated from her family and with
ont friends, Mrs. Rosa Crump. who WIS
placed in the Richmond JAIL Monday
! week in default OF the costs of her trial
aud six MOT tbs peace bond, is being
cbeered by the presence Of her little
daught Lorens, who spends the night
and the better part OF each day locked
up with her mother 10 the hosp tai
room of the Jail. Every day Lorena is
turned out and goes up the street for an
airing and to buy things for her mothers
comfort. She never stays long and
always seems glad to get back. Mr..
Gsrntst says Mrs. Crump is the first
While woman he has ever had in the
Jail.
While aboard the 9:05 train yestsr-
day on the Warrentou branch Of the
Southern Railway, about two miles
from Werieniop, s. F. Hefiu, aged %,
a carpenter, Of Oulpeper, while standing
on the rear platform of the passenger
coach, WAS struck on the arm by q
missile of some kind and painfully in
| iured. A slight explosion occurred just
az the train went over cstle gusr1,
and it is supposed that piece of loose
metal was torn out by the wheels, hitting
Hehin in The forearm. He was taken
back to Wsrtentop, where physician
probed for the metal, but did not locate
it. Amputstion of the arm may be
necessary.
John Stephenson, Is years OF age OF
Oregon Hill, vas put in the Manchester
Jail on a charge OF attempted criminal
assault on a young girl, also of Oregon
Hill, Saturday afternoon, in Forest Hill
Park. When an officer went 10 the
home OF the girl in Richmond yesterday
the girls mother informed him that she
[ was not ii years of age. The girl, with
another child, the later only nlne yesr4
old. WIS walking in Forest Hill Park
when Stephenson met them. The
Young man acted suspiciously, and the
three were followed by the officer.
After watching them for sometime he
lost sight of them. Then some boJs
came to him and informed him that q
man WIS fightiag with girl in the
woods. The officer hurried to the scene
and found the two girls struggling with
Stephenson. The officer arrested Ste
phenson.