Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
Virginia News.

Hamilton, Loudoun county, this morn
, ing, and will be concluded Wednesds!
night.
Mrs. Hugh G. Whiting, of CLARK,
county, daughter of the late DR.. j. O
Montague, of Berryville, died Saturday
night ct the hospital there from tht
effects of an operation, aged 40 years.
She is survived by her husband and {
SOD.
J. w. Gregg, OF Loudoup, republican
nominee for Congress 10 the Eighth dis
trict, and Judge w. B. G. Shumste, oil
Fsuquier, republican district elector,
addressed q meeting at King George
yesterday. Representative Oarlin, Of
Alexandris, candidate for reelection, bad
expected to speak, but was prevented by
illness.
The democratic state central com.
mittee is scheduled to meet in Rich
mond, Thu rsdsy night, 10 outline the
work of the national campaign in Wiz
GINA. Ststs Chairman J. Tsy Tor Ely
son has gone TO Chicago to ait nd so
important meeting tomorrow of the
democratic national committee, Of which
he is member, but he ia expected back
in time to preside at Thursdays meet
ing in Richmond.
Charged with exceeding the speed
law, ]. Henkel Henry, young Win.
chester business man, was arrested 10
his automobile st the point of shotgun
by Deputy Sheriff james Anderson on
road near town yesterday. Henry wss
taken before Magistrate Ashby A. Rec
and fined $40 and costs. Seeing that
the officer was armed Henry resched for
his revolver as the former approached
the automobile, but no shots we're fred.
Mrs. Dean Mckee, 81 years old, is
dying at her home at Gainesboro, Fred
erick county, from Injuries sustained in
driving accident yesterday when her
horse ran of ard threw her from the
buggy. Mrs. Mckee was dragged
quarter of a mile before assistance
reached her. She was taken 10 her
home unconscious and physicians found
that her skull WIS badly fractured and
that she was injured internally. She is
the widow OF Frederick county farmer
and has two children.
DR.. Thos. Turner, of Frederick, Md,
died Satur lay night after more than
years illness Of pulmonary distale, aged
rs. He was native Of GeC rgetowD,
but had resided in Frederick since 1910.
he Was graduated from the University
oil Virginia in 1850, and practiced medi- |
cine in Frederick until the war broke |
out, when he enlisted in the Ooufede. |
rate army, and was surgeon in charge |
fer time Of hospitals 10 Stouewsll |
Jackson's corps. In 1860 he married
Miss R. Belle Jsnuey, daughter of DR..
J. J. Jsnney, OF Clarke county, Va.
With bis foot mangled by the acct
dental discharge of a shotgun and
blood pouring from the wound, Claude
Anderson, young son Of r. O. Anderson
of Wardensville, Hampshire county W.
Va, owes his life to the heroism OF Ira |
McKeever, a young companion Of Wiz
chester. The boys were squirrel hunt
ing on the mountain five miles from
Wsrdensville, when Auderson's gun
went off, tearing hole through his foot
Placing the wounded boy on his back
and carrying the two guns and ammuui-
ton, McKeever walked five miles over
road to Wardensville, reach
ing physician just in time to save An
derson's life.
With the biggest political gathering in
q quarter of century at Jonesvlle, Lee
county, The Ninth district campaign
opened yesterday, Congressman Slemp,
of Big Stone Gap. and J.
Cioyd Byars, democrat, of Bristol, dis
cussing the issues in joint debate. Sat-
urdsy night the two candidates, with
their camp followers, went to Peuuiug-
ton Gap, where another rousing meeting
was held. Byars scored Slemp's record
10 Congress, and in remarkably strong
address laid down the gantlet to his re-
publican opponent in the first speech Of
The campaign. Slemp did not reply to
he criticism of bis support OF the Drum
plcker bill in Congress.
George w. Munro, New York, pub
Usher, was badly hort in a street car ac-
,ident in Richmond at midnight on Sat-
lrlsy. Mr.. Munro, In company with
.wo women, went to the Davis House.
After registering, the three drove to the
Hotel Richmond, saying to the clerk
hat they had lett a package. Returning
10 the Davis Hotel the cab in which they
rode was struck by street car, the
1esvy rain preventing the motorman
rom seeing the cab. The cab was re-
iuced to kiDdliDg wood. The driver was
brown 20 feet and escaped with some
,uts. The two women were thrown from
he wreckage and escaped with several
,uts and bruises. One of them had the
hoes torn from her feet The women
ave their addresses IS 72l ststs street,
Mr.. Munro was taken up
n dszed condition. He was badly cut
bout the head and face, and had a deep ,
ash over the right eye. He refused t)
i've his name or address. After he had
'een attended by a physician he returned
o the HCtsl Richmond, where he was
topping. The women are residents Of
Richmond.