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

ton Forge yesterday
Marvin Nelson, son Of the late Joseph
81. Nelson, died 10 Washington, aud his
remains were taken to Wairentown for
intsrmeut Wednesday.
Edward digger, aged 26, son Of Gen
q. Dilger, of Front Royal, yesterday,
dropped dead at he thome Of his friend,
DR.. NJ. L. Garrison, where be was visit
ing.
Fenton M. Love, who for many yesrs
has represented Loudoun county in the
house Of delegates, announces that ne
will not be q candidate for reelection.
This leaves the field clear for the pres-
ent to DR.. B. F. holland, Of Ashburn.
Miss Helen Miller Gould, Of New
York, is turing tue valley by automo-
bile with party Of six, travelling in two
cars. After spending the night at
Woodstock they left to goto Hot Springs
today.
Miss Lizzie Thsrp, Of Front Royal,
aud Mr.. William L. Campbell, of Lursy,
went to Hsgerstown on 1.-THE g. 20 a. N.
Norfolk snd Western train yesterday, and
were married after srrousing from their
sleep, the clerk Of the court and a min
istsr.
Thomss Purnell, who was shot by his
brother Andrew, appeared 10 court at Suf-
folk yesterday and pleaded tba, mercy be
shown the accused. justice Deberry le
the youth off with six months. Andre"
was soon to have been married, and shot
his brother because financial aid wss re.
fused.
After remaining unconscious since last
Monday, when be was thrown from
moving street car, o. d. Byrd, aged %.
died st Roanoke City Hospital yesterday
from bis injuries. Byrd was standing
on the platform OF the car when it turned
a corner, and lost his balance.
Maj. William Urit Durrette died at
bis residence, near Mount Pleasant
Thursday, after a long illness, aged
ninety years. Msj Durtette served
with distinction in the Confederate army
In the Fifty-6fth Regiment Virginia
Volunteers and was in Picketts charge
at Gettysburg.
Abraham P. Dehart, plumber Of
Norfolk, badly mutilsted by 8 freight
train on the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way in that city, last March, was last
night awarded $40, 900 damages for the
Injuries received. II is the largest YER
dict for personal injuries ever found in
Norfolk court. Dehart lost an arm and
leg and his other hand was crushed.
Commonwealth Attorney E. ".
HUBBARD, Of Buckingham county, has
asked the police departments of the
cities and towns Of Virginia and border
log states to watch out for the four out
laws, who, it is believed, have left their
haunts near Aryonis and gone to other
climes. Mr.. HUBBARD says reward of
$3.50 hangs over the head of the men.
Richard Banks, living st Forest Hill,
Richmond, was yesterday standing close
to the cage p5ering in at the animals
when a big est sprang upwards and
fixed her claws in his neck. There was
al once o stampede of the crowd OF
people In the tent, the women adding
their screams of fright 10 the confusion.
One OF the attendants grabbed the cat
by the neck and forepaws and forced it
to let 90 Its hold.
Lucy Mitchell, a white woman, 40
years old, who last Saturday killed
Miss Minnie McBrYde, the 17-yesr-old
daughter OF James McBrYde, Franklin
county farmer, WAS taken to Roanoke
jail yesterday for safekeeping. She had
been confined in the Franklin county
jail, at Rocky Mount, since the killing,
but threats Of lynching bad become so
general that the authorities removed her
to Roanoke. The Mitchell woman said
that she and Miss McByde quarreled
about a trivial matter, and she bit Misc
McBryde on the head with an axe. The
Mitchell woman wss a domestic 10 the
McBryde home.
Mrs. Fred Bender, aged 32 yesrs, Of
Cape Charles, while temporarily derang-
ed, deliberately walked 10 front Of
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
express train, yesterday, and WAS in
stantly killed. Mrs. Bender, altar dress
ing herself In red, white and blue paper,
started from her home with her two
children, sged 3 and 5 years, walking
on the railroad tracks, which are near
her home. Her children yelled franti-
cally, warning her OF her danger. Mrs.
Bender had made an unsuccessful at
tempt to drown herself few months
ago. Her husband, who is prominent
mill owner, was In the woods nearby at
work at the time aud was an eye witness
of the terrible tragedy, but was unable
to reach her in time to prevent the act