Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-26
Virginia News.

Dr. James w. Robertson, Well.known
Canadian educator, addressed large
educational meeting in Richmond, yes
terday.
W. FRED GilIock, 81 years Of age, was
found dead In bis room yesterday by
Mrs. Mary Ooghill, OF north Ninth street,
Richmond, with whom be boarded.
Death was due to Apply xiatioD.
A large force OF men Is engaged 10
developing a soapstone quarry near Yer
diersVIlle, 10 Orange county. Govern
ment experts have examined 1t and pro-
nouuced 1t of superior quality.
The Rev. S Rogers Tyler, Of Hamil.
ton, Loudoun county, hiss just accepted
q call to st. Marks Episcopal Church,
Richmond, 10 succeed Rev 7. O. DArst
as rector, the latter having gone to
Newport News church.
Mr.. Robert 7. Painter, sged 81,
wealthy farmer, who lived several milea
north Of Woodstock, dropped dead yes
terdsy. A strange dog went into bis
yard and began TO fight Mr.. Painters
dog. When be went to part the dogs
be sank to the ground dead.
Cadet Fred Webster. center on the
football team Of the Virginia Military
Institute, was 80 seriously tjured 10
the annual game with Davidson College,
OF North CIrolinS, In LJnchburg, yes
terdsy, that he lay 10 a slupor for six
hours. Following the Hst examination
of the young mans irj1rles by three
physicians, 1t was feared Webster was
s1f ring from coDcusSion Of the brain.
At 1880 O'Clock last night he regAIned
consciousness, and tcdsy 1t Is believed
thst be will recover.
Advocacy Of state college fer women
10 a carefully prepared argument pre-
scented by State Sepa!or Aubrey E.
Srode, and direct oppositlo1 10 this pro-
ject on toe part OF DR.. Charles W. Kent
Of the University of Virgins, we're alb
sorbing features at the meeting last night
OF the Virginia Educational Conference
10 session In Richmond. Between the
two speakers, Professor ]. s. Wilson, Of
William and Mary College, spoke on
"Esthetics 10 Education" His scholar
Iy address was given esrnest attention
and we'll deserved applause.
At the morning session Of the STATE
Teachers Association 10 Richmond, yes
terday, an interesting programme wss
carried out. Chairman joseph Il.
Saunders, OF The committee on proposed
legislation, ststed that the committee Wss
10 favor OF the payment by the slate OF
sny increase which might be in the
future entailed upon the teachers BY
reason of their support OF the pension
fund. Il was unfair, he urged, that
teachers already poorly paid should
have to take anv more expense 10 that
way. g. W. Zachary, Of Alexandra
county, was elected president OF The as.
ISOLATION, E. G. Tankard, Of S1uthsmp.
too, secretary, and J. r. Morton, OF
Prince Edward, treasurer.
Abbie Hewitt, of Richmond, took
poison with suicidal Intent early yester'
Cay morning, leaving note for her
husband, who WAS away at the time.
Hewitt cannot account for the deed Of
bis vile who, he sys, apparently was
10 good humor when he left home early
10 the evening to attend moving
picture show, aud that she appeared to
be happy during the two months OF
their married life. Her suicidal intent Is
indicated In the following note, which
she left on a table In the room: "Wbat
/ have taken Ia q deadly poison. Do
not send for q doctor. II l am dead
when found, telegraph brother at once.
II have tsksu enough you will find
me- dead. God forgive me" 1t was
thought she was intane.