Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-07
Virginia News.

will meet in Richmond on Tue y b OF
this month.
A. W. Richardson, freight brakeman
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
was killed yesterday afternoon at River.
lon, while shifting cars.
Enough anlitoxin for 400 csses Of
diphtheir'a wss dispensed through the
State Health Department by the physi-
clans OF the state during November.
MI James B. Wood, a member Of The
Safe penItenliary bosrd, who hiss been
on the board since March, 1907, will
likely be the next superintendent OF the
institution.
Unable to go to sleep uoiiI he should
find the nlekle he hsd lost, 8 year-old
Israel SoWdinsky, of Philadelphia, set
FIRE 10 bis Digbtgown with a candle last
nigh. and was fatally burned.
The value Of The estate left by R. H,
Lynn, president OF the american Ma.
tlo1al BInb, Of Washington, who was
drowned while duck hunting near HAVE
de Grace, Nj, is between 1926, 900 and
$l75, 600.
The Virginia Safe Oompauy's exten.
sive properties a. Arvonia, Buckingham
county, which have betn In The hands OF
receiver for several months, we're sold
last week at public auction to John L.
Plta, of S,ottsville, for $26, 700.
From the estimate of the state game
C, Admission, 500 deer and 700 bears
we're killed 10 Peuusylvsnis during the
season jest closed. Mote grouse we're
killed this year than for many seasons
past. At least eighteenth Of birds shot
we're males.
Governor SRanson has offered re-
ward OF 800 for The arrest and conVic-
ton OF The person who murdered and
burned Miss Ella Smith and her home
In Prince William county, four miles
north of Manassas, on the night Of
November 20.
Mrs John L. SouIhtr, The widow OF
the unfortunate artist who sho. aud
killed himself 10 his rooms at the GTst.
ton Hotel, in Washington, Sunday, was
previous to her marriage, Miss Mamis
TaVloe, OF Charlottesville, noted btauty
of Virginia and heuelf an artist Of DO
mean ability.
Rev. T. O. DabueY aged SO years;
prominent 10 the EPi.cOp'l ministry,
died at his home, Charleston, w Va, yes
terdsy. de was q native Of Albemsrle
county, Virginia, and two brothers we're
former Instructors at The University of
Virgins, where bis remains will be tax.
en for interment Wednesday.
Efforts to change the location selected
for The Confederate Battle Abbey, or to
shift 10 The state the burden Of provid-
ing a site, proved unavailiug In The
Richmond common council last night,
the body by vote Of rs to 6 adopting
the 6osnce committee report, Offering 10
the trustees the triangular plot st the 10.
tersection os Monument avenue, Frank
lin street extended, and Cleveland street.
Prosecuting Attorney Robert W.
Smith, of Mcdowell county, ". Va,
hss made application TO Governor Glass.
cock for a rtquIstIon ca Governor Swan
SOD, OF Wig oia, for the person Of At.
torney General Elect Samuel w. VIII
lisms. Judge Williams Is under indict-
ment 10 Mcdowell county on charge
of assault committed upon Judge Joseph
NJ Saunders, an opposing attorney, dur
log recent term OF the court at WEIGH.
Governor Glssscock has not yet 81.
nouueed whether or not he will issue the
II QUESTION. He Is at Hot Springs
Terry B Gordon, presdeDt q The
deiuuet Traders aud Truckers' Bank OF
Norfolk, was indicted yesterday on the
charge OF grand larceny in connection
with personal transaction With the
bsnk. G)rdon bad been previously in
dIcled, charged With having made false
statements Is to the 6uaDcIs condition
OF the bank to the Stats Corporation
Commission. II is charged 10 the new
Indictment that Gordon, as president Of
the hank, and without noting II on the
books, gave q draft for $500 90 New
York banking house TO William 3. PiE'