Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-19
Virginia News.


Mr. J. B Goulduau, a prominent
resident OF King George County. died
Sa urdsy at bis home after long illness.
He was 81 years old snd is sarvived by
his widow aud seven children.
Representative Carter Glass, CT Lynch
burg, democrat, and Capt. John s. Wise
OF New York, once a Virginia repub-
licsD, spoke at Lynchbnrg yesterday,
the latter declining q challenge for
joint debate.
The marriage OF Miss Florence Lyon
Smith, daughter OF Mr. Charles @.
smith, TO DR.. William Richard Blair
will take place Wednesday at the home
of the BRIDES parents, Hohenheim, near
Buemont, Loudoun county.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Miss Alice Marshall, daughter of Mrs.
Fielding Lewis Msrshall, OF Orange
Courthouse, to Mr.. Robinson Nelson.
The wedding will take place October
q 10 St. Thomas Episcopal Church at
Orange.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Onisou. Of
Ashburn, have announced the engage
msnt of their daughter. Agnes Eliza
beth, to DR.. Sanford William French,
of New York. The wedding will take
place October 81 at the Presbyterian
Church, AshburD.
In attempting yesterday to slight
from a train at Kernstown after 1t had
started, Miss George Metz, daughter OF
Daniel Metz, q wealthy Frederick county
fruit grower, was thrown against bag
gsge trnck and deep gash cut 10 her
head. It is thought she will recover.
The sessions OF the 122nd meeting Of
the Presbyterian Synod Of Virginia, in
EIkins, w. Va, virtually we're finished
yesterday with the selection OF Char
lottesville as the place for the next
meeting. Discussion wsxed warm dur
| ing recent sessions Of the Presbytery on
the question Of allowing the use Of the
pulpit for the spread Of political reform,
overture coming from the Davis Memo
rial Church of Elkjns and asking for a
decision IS to whether 1t WAS proper to
allow the use OF the pulpit for anti.
saloon speakers. The presbytery decided
to leave the question to the individual
churches.
A dispatch from Cape Charles says;
| Made insane through jsslously at the ct
tention being paid his 6nsncee BY
another man, James Buck Turner, 20
years old, shot Miss Susie Poulson, 20
wears old, at Esstville Sunday night.
Turner met Miss Poulson and her escori
and followed them to her home. L)iter-
ing outside the building until after bis
rival had departed, Turner entered and
making bis way to the bedroom OF the
girl, placed revolver through hole In
the door aud sbet Miss Poulson. The
ball entered her body, and there are
slight chances for her recovery. Turner
escaped and has not been arrested.
Raymond, the 1l-year-old son OF D. A.
Swank, a well-known miller, Of Edom,
near Harrison burg, met q horribls death
late Sunday at the home Of s. l.. Hoover,
10 Harrisonburg, when he was thrown
from a pony. His foot caught 10 the
strip and be was dragged over a stony
field for q quarter OF mile. His backed
was scraped, and bis skull frRc'
lured aud several OF his teeth were
kicked OUT by the pony. he and seversl
other boys were attempting to make tn:
pony Jump q hurdle when young Swank
was thrown. Mr. and Mrs. SEank hat
left their son with relatives to spend the
day and knew nothing Of the tragedy
unlil hey drove up TO the Hoover home
snd there saw their boy dead.
Five aspirants are in the field for thu
Office Of the late Daniel Q. Egglestont
VirgniA's secretary OF the common
wealth. J. Gnstsvus Hankins, OF Hall
fax county, who has been the clerk IL
The Office for the last Is years; Carlton
| McOsrty, ex.msyor OF Richmond; E
To- James, a member OF the local bar
Raleigh L. Daniel, chief clerk In TIT
Office OF the secretary OF military re
cords, and J. Taylor 6tratton Of thu
Richmond city engineers Office. 1t Il
also suggested that J. Thompson Brown
of Bedford, recsnt candidate for com
missioner OF agriculture, aud Rooer
Oatlett, candidate for attorney general,
both OF whom we're defeated Ii
the primary, should be considered il
this connection.