Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-12
Virginia News.

Charles w. Ellington, for many year
the city sergeant Of Fredericksburg, was
stricken with paralysis this week at At
laptlc CITY, and is In very precarious
condition.
Mrs. Adeline V. Pittmsu, OF Caroline
county, died at the home Of her nephew,
Thomas O. Valentine, the deputy clerk
OF the county, Wednesday last, after a
long illness. She was seventy. three
years old.
After eluding the law for q year,
Harry Grant, q white man, wanted 81
Roanoke for the murder year ago OF
John Willis, In a saloon, was yesterday
taken to Roanoke from West Virgins
and Jailed. Grant hit Willis on the head
with beer bottle.
The first train on the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio Railroad, the new Ryan
rosd from eastern Kentucky and south
west Virginia to the South Atlantic Sea.
board, was run between johnson CITY,
Tenn, and Marion, N. O, division
lust completed, this wetk. The distance
is SO miles.
Lee Strother, colored, was hanged at
Madison courthouse yesterday for at
tempted criminal assault on Leola Fry,
Young white woman. He made full
confession and stated that the crime was
his second one. There will be no more
legal hapgings In Virginia. Hereafter
the electric chair will be used.
The spot on which Davy Crockett,
frontiersmsn and warrior, was born near
Bristol, has just been sold by Rush B.
Strong, OF Knoxville, to Benjamin Brab-
SOD. Of Limestone, Tenn. Mr.. Strong
bought this property from Its former
owner twenty years ago. The place Is
marked by huge stone, on which Is
carved the date OF birth.
James T. Reed, assistant postmaster
of the local Office at Newport News, WAS
arraigued before United States Commits
sioner Garrett yesterday on warrant
sworn out by POstofice Inspector Rob-
ertson, Of Washington, charging him
with the embezzlement of Sc, 462 from
the postal money order department. he
waived examination and was held in the
bond of 81 900 to ausw'r t. the Unit'd
States court in Norfolk.
There is no doubt that the three rail-
ways centering at Lynchburg are enjoy
Ing increased passenger and freight busi-
ness compared with the traffic OF three
or six months ago. The local traffic In
and out oil the city is heavy, and prsc-
licslly all Of the through trains are
loaded down with passengers. Indeed,
the condition Is such on the Southern
that railway men do not see how the
company can much longer defer addi-
tiopal service to and from Washington.
The democracy of the entire stats OF
Virginia will raise campaign fund for
Mr.. J. Oloyd Bysrs, of Bristol, In his
fight against Congressman Slemp, to re-
deem the Ninth district, which supplies
the only republican representative from
the state 10 Congress. AS the situation
is settled in other parts OF The state and
there is no doubt about the result, little
will be needed for campaign purposes,
and Bysrs will be backed by the democ-
rscy of the entire state. Movements to
raise campaign funds for that district
will be started In every congressional
district at once.
Prof. J. q. Beahm, principal OF the
high school ut Accident, Garrett county,
Nd, who was arrested Wednesday
night at Accident, charged with a stri-
GUS ofense toward & 16.year old girl,
wss tried at Manassas In the year 1901
on a similar charge. Prof. Beahm was
principal Of the Brentsville High School.
He was convicted, and sentenced to five
years 10 the peniientisry. Upon q new
trial, however, he was acquitted. The
two trials consumed more time and cost
more money than any other criminal
trial in Prince William county Within
the part forty years. After bis acquit-
tai, Prof. Beabm resumed his school
work st Bientsville, but after yenr or
Two moved to Accident, Md.