Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-03
Virginia News.

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operation performed three weeks ago.
A. W. Newman, president of the
Rockingham National Bank, OF Harrison
burg, died suddenly yesterday of paraly-
sis, 10 the sixtY-sighth year Of his age.
James o. Lee, of Stafford county,
chairman of the board OF supervisors,
shi!e on 3 ladder examining some hay
in his barn, fell ten feet yesterday and
was severely bert.
William Mayo Atkinson, one OF the
oldest and most venerable citizens OF
5tauDton, died Thursday night OF old
age He was eighty years old and was
born 10 Lunenbutg county.
Mr.. Wm. T. Jones has let st the
Office of the Gordonsville Gazette
stalk OF prolific corn with twelve ears on
it. He thinks the acre Of land 90 which
it was grown will make hin $75.
Fire destroyed the residence Thurs
day on the property known as "Wsy-
slde," one mile west OF Fredericksburg,
belonging to Captain NJ. B. Rowe, Of
Fredericksburg, and occupied by NJ.
and Mrs. Hsrry Cole.
w. Fl. Morris, ysrd conductor Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio, at Lynchburg,
was struck In the face with rock while
at work ThDr,1sy night in the yards.
He was knocked unconscious, but, on
reviving, managed to make his way
home. His wound Is serious.
High winds and heavy seas prevailed
yesterday of the Virginia, Carolina, and
Maryland coasts, with hurricane warn
ing signals still flying. The wind
reached maximum velocity at the Vir-
GINA cspes of 38 miles an hour, from
the north. Practically all shipping is
remaining in port.
One negro was instantly killed and
three we're injured, one Of whom may
die, late yesterday aft rnoOn by an IN
expected csye-in of an excavation for
the Peltyjohu Office building, which is
under construction in Lynchburg. The
men we're at work under the bank when
II gave way Wlln0ut warning.
The resignation of Dol. Thomas J.
Nottingham, commanding the Fourtn
Virginia Regiment, has been accepted
by Governor swanson. 1t Is understood,
however, that the real reason for the res
Equation is difference between the colo
mel aud those above him in tie rink,
which diftrences have existed for long
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis NJ. Shumste, Of
Lsesburg, have issued iuviis tons to the
moriisge Of lhsir daughter, Sara Chad
we'll Shumsta, t. Arthur Bean Rchsri,
of the Loud Jun National Bank, Of Lees.
6urg. The wedding will take place or
Wednesday, October IA, at 1920 o'clock,
in the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
Eli IN Wrgh', white man, thirty
years old, was yestsrday convicted Of
murder 10 the frat degree, aud will
probably be sentenced to the electric
chair by the Circuit Court of Dickinson
couoty for the murder of William Self
ers The tragedy vas revolving one,
aud occurred last January near Hayside,
10 Dickinson county.
Great mystery surrounds the finding
Yesterday morning of the body Of Ernest
Robertson lJirg in hayst'ck pear
Casanova, on the estate Of E. l.. Childs
The body Was discovered by j, w.
Jsffrles, who was ont hunting, ard bot
tor the clothing and letters in the pock
cts, the body could never have been rec
oyuiz-d, as decomposition had set 10.
Mary Gladys Harlow, the inf ut child
of Il. Il. Harlow, fell into q large tub
of boiling water at Roanoke, yesterday,
and Was scalded to death before assist
ance could reach her. The child lost
its balance while playing near the tub
and fell backward into the water, ils
head being entirely submerged. The
child's mother was the first TO reach it,
but wss too lsts to render any assistance.
The child was literally boiled to death.
Although 1t took years Of effort on the
part of the Virginia sheriffs and Others
TO induce the legislature of the common
wealth to enact o statue prescribing the
electric chair as the medium for capital
punishment, now that it has been estab.
lished at the penitenlisry, 1t will do a
heavy business this month. The prisons
OF the state now hold three negroes, all
convicted Of criminal assault upon wom-
en-, who are to die within the next thirty
days.
NORTH Shirley, who was shot by An
drew Cloud on September 2lst. died yes.
terdsy st the home of Jacob Lynn, near
White Hall, Frederick county, where
he was taken Immediately after the
shooting. At almost the same time
Cloud, who was given a hesring before
Judge William M. Atkinson, Ia the
county courthouse. 10 Wiuchestsr, was
released on $4,000 bail, bis bondsmeD
being half a dozen of the leading resi-.
dents of the White Hall neighbour God.
Hidden in his cell in the Richmo nd |
Jail, James Wstson, colored, 6S yesr,
old, a fugitive from Wilson, N. @, |
yesterday attempted suicide. he used |
a dull knife. The condition of the msu
is now regarded as hopeless. Watson
had been told by an officer to prepare
to leave with a North Oarolina officer.
Five minutes later the man was found
10 a pool OF blood, with
deep cash 10 his thro't. The Si1dpipe
wss severed, the jugular veiu scrstched,
several arteries cut In two and through
The ugly wound every organ 10 the throat