Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-02
ADVERTISER.
Virginia News.

william II. Davis, well.knoTn citi.
zsn OF King George c;unty, died on
I'll ur.dsy, aged 50 years.
JUICE Witt wa taken Ill while hear.
ing a case in the busting, Court, OF
Richmond yesterday. His illness is
said to be seriCu'.
Mr.. Nathan E. Janney, nst'Ve OF
Lludoun county, died recently at his
home 10 Phiiadsphis, sgad IS years.
The Confederate Memorial Institute,
or "Bs tie Abbey" will be located In
small park, fronting the boulevard, In
the Soldiers Home grounds, Richmond,
recently tendered By the ttsle.
MIA. G uldusn, 81 years old, widow
o! the la;e Alexander B. GouldmaD, Of
King Gsorge's county, died scddenly
at her home on Thursday. Four SONS
and four daughters survive her,
County Policeman W. T. Rogers, 40
years old, OF the Hsnrico county force,
is under arrest on charge of attempt
ing to criminslly assault Rsbecca
Wormeley, tas ~ year.old daughter OF
Mshala Wormeley.
Declaring himself soldier and COM
PEELED to obey orders, Pst'ick PerrlD,
formerly az inmate OF the insane asy uD
ct s auntop, lsts Thursday shot snd
killed Anna Jackson, an old colored
woman, and then made his escape TO the
woods. The tragedy occurred at Ash
land, near Richmond. Alter killing the
old woman the maniac set FIRE to her
clothing, fred the honse In several
places, aud built Gres in the yard around
tbs house. Perria WAS captured BY q
posse.
The engineer was killed, The fireman
seriously injured, aud FIVE passengers
were slightly hut when Norfolk aud
Western passenger train Ne. II, wes'-
bound, left the rails near Watts tank,
W. Va at 1920 o'clock yesterday after
noon, aud rolled down an embankment
The engine, tender, baggagecsr and
three coaches jumped the track and
turned over.
Clarence Blankenship while visiting
at the home of neighbor, Joshua A.
Scott, in Lynchburg last night, was in
slantly killed by Miss Ola Scott, who
had picked up her fathers pistol, not
knowing 1t t, be loaded, aud pointed il!
at him end pulled the trigger. Blank.
enship, who was seated near two young
ladies, was struck 10 the left eye and
died In few minutes.
The funeral of Alorz, SITTER, Isl
years old, Of Wayuesboro, took place
ct Stanton, yesterday. Untll his
health failed a year ago he vas owner
and editor OF the Piedmont Virginisn,
q. Orange. Hs vas member OF the
Episcopal Csu:ch and prominent
Mason. Hs was the last Of family
of IL children. Among his brothers
were Alfred S:o'er, OF the Calpepef
Observer, Thomas Stofer, of the New
York Weekly, and Judge Daniel S!ofer,
OF Pocahou tas county, West Virginia.
The funeral Of Gan. Thomas L.
Rosser, who died Tuesday nigh. 1T hIs
home, Ru ,by, near the University OF
Virginia, took place yesterday afternoon
from the First Pres5y Fian Church in
Obsrloit s7ille. The services were cor
Quoted By Rev. DR.. George L.. Pst:ie.
Many of the stores and buslness houses
o. the city were closed during the honr
OF the funeral. By order OF lha Pot
tfll:e Department tie local pc tofice, Ct
which General Rosser vas pa;t master at
the time of his dsatb, was closed from
1890 until 4 O'CLOCK. The local military
company, tie Monticello Gu,rd, acted
as Official esccr AID fred salute at the
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