Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-05
VIRGINIA NEWS,

sity OF Virginia, will take a long va
cation because OF i'll health.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Marshall, aged 80
years, widow OF NJ. II. Marshall, died
at her home, near Palmyra Saturday.
Perry Newly, colorod, captured a
carrier pigeon on south Washington
street today. A ring around one Of
the birds legs bore the inscription
IS. A. 1880"
Edward III. Daniel, son OF the late
Senator John w. Daniel, has just given
the contract for the publication OF the
principal addresses OF his late father,
which were made during his long pub
lie career.
As the result of the differences over
the transfer OF the Marion Female Col
lege, Lutheran institution at Marion,
from that place to Salem, the Rev.
John G. Perry has resigned as president
OF the college.
Jack Hurley attacked Mrs. Jennie
Cassidy on the street in Norfolk yester-
day and cut her throat from ear to ear.
Hurley was pursued by crowd and
followed into q house where he used
the knife on his own throat. Both are
in q critical condition. II is said Hur-
ley was actuated by Jealousy.
A home wedding was solemnized at
"Wayerly," the home ef the bride, at
King George Court House. Saturday
evening at 6 O'Clock, when Miss Marie
Reid Doherty became the bride OF Mr..
Thomas Loma1 Hunter, of King
George. Rev. r. G. James of the
Methodist church, the BRIDES pastor,
performed the solemn ceremony.
The plans for 5000, 900 reinforced
concrete bridge over the James river
connecting Lynchburg with Amherst
county, have just been finished by the
municipal engineering department., and
they will be submitted to the street
committee today. The bridge will
be 1851 feet long, with approaches
aggregating 800 feet, and it will be 60
feet above water.
Rev. Noah Malone, free-will Bap-
fist evangelist working among the
mountain people near Roanoke, was
held up and beaten into insensibiIity
by highwaymen Saturday night. He
was robbed of $23. He is unable to
give the police any clue as to who as
saulted him. This is the second time
he has been robbed by lighwaymen
within Is months. His condition is
critical.
A bullet crashed through window
into the headquarters OF the Anti-Sa-
loon League, passing directly over the
desk OF Rev. J. d. McAlister, general
secretary OF the State League, in Lynch
burg, yesterday afternoon. He has
been there, aiding in the direction OF
the dry" campaign since it opened.
Friends OF the secretary fear this was
an effort to assassinate their leader.
The news that the Valley Turnpike
Company. has asked the Corporation
Commission to consent TO the COM
panys' increasing the number OF toll
gates by placing additional gates with
in half mile OF towns has aroused
considerable interest in that section.
There is considerable opposition to the
tollgates as they now stand, and it is
expected that determined fight will be
put up against increasing the number.
Senator George B. KeezelI, OF Rock
ingham, who has accepted an appoint
ment as treasurer of his county, has
resigned his membership in the state
Senate, effective January l. The sena-
tor has served for many years, and his
friends still hope that he will lie again
candidate in next years elections,
aud will miss no session OF the legisla-
ture. The governor. who returned to
Richmond on Saturday morning from
the meetings OF governors at Frankfort
and Louisville, will accept the resina-
ton.