Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-20
Virginia News.

Flank Fred, of Middleburg, has
purchased the Thomas Francis farm,
containing $50 acres, near that town for
S., 900.
DR.. w. Watts, of Gladstone, was
brought to the Hygeia Hospital, Lynch
burg, yesterday having been caught un'
DIR falling tree while watching man
cut it down.
Friends Of J. Taylor EIlysoo, lieutsn.
aat-governor, who returned to Richmond
from Europe today will urge him to enter
the gubernstorial race. They declare
that reports from the State at large indi'
cafe that he can win.
Hulley Jennings, the 9-year-old son
of Mrs. Lillian Jennings, while bathing
10 small creek within the LynchtuTe
city limits, which had been swollen BY
recent rains, got out Of his depth and
was drowned.
Rev. T. K. Oromer, OF Win chester,
formerly pastor of the Reformed Church
at Loveltsville, Loudour county, bas
been called to the passionate OF the Re
formed churches at Shsrpsburg and
KeedysVille, Md.
Survivors Of the Clarke County Csvsl'
~ Association held their annual meet
Jog at the home of Col. g. s. Thomas,
near Berryville, last Wednesday. The
principal speaker was Mr.. A. Moore,
jr., of Berryville.
1t IS strongly intimsted and suggest
ed 10 police circles tbst Mrs. Ivy Hech'
Ter, whom the police suspect of COM
plieily,in an alleged attempt to kill her
husband, Jacob L. Hechler, will turn
tate's evidence and will tell ola premedl'
tat d plot 10 which Royal l.. Ellyson,
now 10 the Richmond jail, was to have
been the chief actor.
United States Deputy Marshal Bur
net. Wednesday plight arrested young r.
L. Thomas, of Roanoke, charging him
With violating the Hepburn law by rid
ing on a railroad pass that he was moi
entitled to. He was given hearing be.
fore u. s. Commissioner White and re-
les sed in $500 bail. Two other arrests
for a similar violation oil the Hepburn
act we're recently made there and the
men held for the federal grand jury.
Coroner Taylor has notified the CHIEF
of police of Richmond Of the increased
number of abandoned dead infant
brought to his attention within the limits
of that city. So greatly has the number
increased that Coroner Taylor Ia con.
strained to believe in the existence Of
.ystsmatizsd foul play. His theory il
that there are women in Richmond who
are engaged in the practice of "bsby
farming"
Judge William Hodges Mann, Of Not
toway, one of the four candidates for the
gabernatorial nomination, when asked
concerning the statement recently pub
Iished suggesting that the machine was
bout to drop him in favor of Harry St.
George Tucker, was not disposed TO re-
gard the matter as anything OF conse-
quercs. Judge Mann declares that he
Is a party man, who supports the nomi-
ices of his party, and that he Is not the
candidate of any man or set OF men.
civ Treasurer Herman has been sum-
moned to appear before the Court OF Ap
pesls on September IA to testify In the
Norfolk poll-tsx case, writ Of err h4v'
Jog been granted on Judge Martins de-
cision, which held that the "ptrsonaP'
payment of poll tax, as condition
precedent 10 voting means the payment
of the tax by the voters own hand at the
tressurer's Office. The case, which is of
far-reachipg importance, will be taken
ND By the Court of Appeals Immediately
on its converting for the September term.
Visited by the most severe electrical
storm that Richmond has seen this sum-
mer the city last night suffered from one
end to the other; several places were
stuck by lightning, and there was one
Ere; windows were smashed, trees were
blown down, a wild furry of excitement
was caused in lakewood Park, produce
in the markets was washed away, and
barn 10 II enrico county was burned ia
the ground, and all its contents totally
destroyed. An excursion train Was kept
out all night.
In addition to the damage done BY the
storm of Monday night in The Plains
neighborhood, as mentioned yest' rdsy,
the hay stacks Of John Fishback and sew.
eral barns we're destroyed. Four fires could
be seen from The Plains burning 81
the same time. Much corn was laid
dat on the ground and many trees were
uproo.ed. j. s. Hicks, near KernstOwD,
lost his bsru aud all its contents. AT
Frankford, in Clarke county, Frank
McCormick's Ssrn was struck and des-
lroyed, while st Whitscre B. Frank
Keiter's barn was destroyed by fire from