Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-05
Virginia News.

IUT WIG nuihNls
John Adams and John Sans, negroes
fought duel with pistols yesterday a
a Baptist meeting near Whitmell, Pitt
sylvsnia county. Both were killed.
A marriage license was issued II
Washington yesterday 10 Reginald w
Kidwell, and Mary Z. Madden, both O
Fairfax county.
Governor Swanson yesterday refused
II commute The sentence OF Lee Strother
colored, convicted of attempted criminal
assault upon young woman OF Madi'
son county and sentenced to death.
After sickness lasting p years, Miss
Nary Catherine jenkins, of Winchester,
died Yesterday aged 70 years. Sh'
leaves one brother, David jenkins, o.
Millwood, Clarke county.
Edwsrd Campbell Mead, rs years old
the widely known litersry man OF Kes
wick, died Monday in the home of BIZ
daughter, Mrs. F. r. Hewitt, in Ashe
Vile, n. O. His funeral took place al
Keswick this evening.
Mrs. Nettie Cook, of Winchester, died
Monday evening at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs Luther Suspp, at Rest Frederick
county, where she was visiting. She
was the widow of Blair Cook,
At Front Royal yesterday Justice
Beatty held Southern Railroad Detective
Padkey, charged with the shooting oil
George aad Raymond TrumbO, st Linden
on July l6 last, for the grand Jury.
James II. Price, sr., of Russell coun
ty, a Confederate veteran, aged 60, sen
fenced to death for the murder OF 5. g.
Rhodes, bad his sentence committed
yesterday by the governor to life i'm
prisonment
Charles Broomfeld, of Roanoke, while
ascending to the top of a we'll, yesterday,
clinging to rope, lost his grip aud fell
to the bottom, a distance Of 20 feet
striking on his head. He died in fen
minutes.
r. E.. Connolly charged with having
shot at Miss Katie Beelman, with in
tent to kill, in a Richmond store last
week, waived examination in police
court there yesterday and the csse was
sent to the grand jury.
Justice Barnard, acting chief justice
of the District of Columbia Supreme
Court, yesterday honored the requisi'
ton OF Gov. Swanson for the return 70
Loudoun county of Samuel o. Cohen.
Cohen is wanted for the theft Of a horse.
A. Jet, of Tibetha, member of the
House of Delegates from WestmOrelsnd,
Lancaster, and Northumberland coun'
ties, was attacked yesterday by vicious
bull and his arm and one rib we're
broken. The animal just few hours
previous gored valuable horse belong
ing tn Mr.. Jet.
Mr.. Wilbur r. Kent. formerly OF this
city, died at his home in Richmond Sun
day after brief a illness of meningitis.
Mr.. Kent was 33 years old A few years
ego he married Miss Ella Lear, OF
Warenton, who was two small children
survive him. The body WAS taken 10
Warrenton yesterday for interment.
Only 5000 was bid Monday for the
franchise offered for sale by Stanton
for the right to operats an electric-light
aud power plant aud run street cars.
The bid was made by ]. NJ. SPOTS, who
Owls the present plant, operated as the
Blue Rdgs Light and Powtr Company.
The franchise is practically renewal.
It ia announced by Col. f. NJ. Weaver,
Of the militia division of the War De-
partmeut, that the organized militia OF
of Virginia will get $47, ia, 25 as its share
of the budget for 1909. Regulations for
the distribution of funds and sup
plies will be strictly observed in the
allotment for the various Stats and
Territories. The total appropriated fol-
the militia was 81, 900, 600.
David X. SbrOckhiss, Confederate
veteran who served rs member of the
Sixty.second Virginia infantry, WAS four
times severely wounded, and who re-
fused to surrender OF Appomattox, lesv-
ing to join JohnstOn's army, passed
away near Mount Sidney, yesterday,
sged 60. He leaves four sons and two
daughters.
Acting Chancellor A. N. Shoun, al
Bristol, has granted Judgment against
the defendant for $40, 900 in the case OF
the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Gem
pany vs.. The James Strong Lumber
Company, for purchase money in con-
nectiou with a timber boundary in Garter
county, Tenn. An appeal will be taken.
While returning home from church
Sunday night Grafton Parker, Alfred
Faulconer and Mr.. Kennedy were at.
tackled by about 10 men when they we're
near "the Wilderness" In Spottsylvanis
county. Mr.. Fsulconer WAS struck
with 8 stone and 1t is feared that his
skull is fractured. Several Of the al
lacking party are known and their arrest
is expected.
Alone in her home in Prentis Park,
Portsmouth, yesterday, Mrs. Albert
Powell, aged 65 years, was attacked By
negro, who chOked and beat her into
insonsibility and then robbed her OF $l3.
The man fed and has not been captured.
The negro walked up to the aged lady
aud grabbed her by the throat with
such violence that she had no chance tc
scream. Beating and kicking her, he
left her on the floor for dead, while be
ransacked the house for money. As he
left he locked all the doors and took the
keys with him. After regaining con-
sciousness, Mrs. Powell crashed through
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