Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

William Sanford Herrell, aged 65
wears. died at his home in Bealton,
Fauquier county, Sunday, August IA.
Collins Shackelford, So years old,
"a prominent farmer and stock raiser
of Culpeper county, died at his home
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Walcott, OF the Walcott
House at Colonial Beach. died sudden
ly OF heart disease on Tuesday. The
body was taken to Washington for in
terment.
Marriage licenses were issued inWash-
ington yesterday to Edward S. Stonnell
of Woodline, and Pauline Catlett, OF
Buckton; Lester Snellings, and Estelle
Perry, of fredericksburg; Edward Green
and Secelenia Pollard, both OF Fairfax
county; and Charles j. Splitter and
and Nora G. Brrmk, both of Broadway.
Robert Henry Renshaw, seventy
eight years old, died yesterday at
the University Hospital, Charlottes-
VILE. He was the son Of an Eng
lish gentleman attached TO the consular
service and was born while his father
was stationed at Caracas, Venezuela.
His mother, Signorita De Luna, be-
longed to an old and distinguished
Spanish family.
Charles Akers, aged q years, form
erly OF Lynchburg, early Yesterday was
committed TO the Norfolk county Jail
hospital in Portsmouth, suffering from
a sef-inflicted bullet wound through
the body that physicians believe may
prove fatal. Akers was found shot in
front OF the home Of his father-in-law,
William Hayes, in HuntersyiIle. a sub
urb OF Norfolk. He was denied the
privilege OF seeing his wife and shot
himself but whether intentionally or
accidentally is not known. He was re-
Gently separated from his wife.
While riding in n wagon at Pohick,
Yesterday Mrs. Julia b. Pugh, 81
years old, OF Washington, was thrown
TO the ground and seriously injured.
The accident was caused by the fitting
of the vehicle at a point in the road
which is uneven. Mrs. Pugh was
picked up in IN unconscious condition.
She was placed on Il train, taken to
Washington and placed in the Emer-
gency Hospital, where it was ascertain
ed that she had received fracture of
the skull She may recover.
As result OF starting fire with
coal oil Mrs. Mason Rodgers. OF Frede-
ricksburg, was burned yesterday al
most to a crisp She died last night.
Her 10-months-old baby was seriously
burned. but may recover. The oil can
exploded and the clothes Of Mrs. Rod
gers and the baby caught fire. No one
saw the accident, but the neighbors
heard the woman scream and went 20
her rescue in the yard, where she was
fodnd rolling on the ground in an effort
to extingush the flames in her clothing
and those OF the baby.
Grover Cleveland Richardson, mil
Ter of Caroline county, shot and in
stantly killed Blanche Smith Grymes,
near NauIakla, yesterday. After the
shooting he went to the home Of w.
5. Hearn and gave himself up. He
was lodged in the Caroline county jail.
1t was stated that Richardson requested
the Grymes woman to make an en-
gagement with a girl friend, and upon
her refusal he drew his pistol and shot
her. Richardson now claims that the
shooting was accidental At prelimi-
nary hearing before Justice T. 5. Cog
hill Richardson was sent to the grand
jury.
Char les C. Page, Of Loudoun county,
on Tuesday obtained a writ Of habeas
corpus to compel his sister, Mrs. Julia
A. Shipman. to appear in the District
Of Columbia supreme court Monday
with Mr. Pages daughter Della, who
refuses to return to her fathers farm.
Mrs. Shipman will be asked to show
cause why Della should not return to
her fathers home. The child is IA
years old, and during visit to her
aunt decided the hustle of Washington
held more charms than the quiet Of
country life. Her father thinks differ
emily.