Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-26
Virginia News.

Daa7ille, now "dry," will vote
again on the liquor question Thus.
day.
The Virginia Health Department has
begun vigorous fight against the hook
worm.
The timber and mineral exhibition oil
Virginia at jamestown will be shown
permanently In Richmond.
Elijah Ronse, colored, was slec,rocut:d
in the penitentiary In Richmond yester-
day for baving killed negro near Nor
folk last year.
Mrs. Mary J. Btothert,n, widow of
Thomas Brotherton, died at the home Of
her 500, Walter BiotheltoD, near Berry.
Vile, vest riay.
Herbert W. Jett, of S.sf13rd county,
and Miss Ella Dillon, OF Fredericksburg,
we're married In that city SaDdsy
night.
John Lloyd Oovington, 81 yesrs old,
one OF the most prosperous farmers OF
Oulpeper county aud highly respected
citizen died ct his home yesterday.
Benz T. Pitts, manager OF the
Fredericksburg Opsrs House, and Miss
Elearor Hughl.tt, pianist at the same
place, left there Sunday and vent to
Rockville, Nd, where they were mar
ried.
Mr.. Jas. E. Yst's. OF Fauquler csu1.
ty, states that in The prices of live stick
at the present time and in the years OF
1566-67 there is practically no difference.
10 1866, be sold hogs at $1S.5 so per hun.
dred weight and cattle at 1926.
Elijah Reuse, one of the negroes who
escaped from the Norfolk uatY jail
some time sgo, and was recaplured, was
elecrocuted at the peuiIeutiary in Rich.
mond yesterday morning in expiatiou
OF his crime Of killing another negro at
Norfolk last year,
When the stork visited Mrs. William
Rife at stauntoD, 'ye.tsrday, 1t left four
! children in the Rife home, tu. to the
| Distress of The parents one OF the little
Wis ,rs died almost on arrival. The re.
| naming three, tHo buys and a girl, are
doing we'll, sa is the mother, who is 80
| years old. The Rites have three other
| children, the eldest S years ofsgs.
Capt. Daniel Arlington, a prom inent
educator Of DanVille, aud for q lumber
of years professor Of Greek aud mstbe-
mates at Nswbury College, South
Oarolins. died yesterday morning at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
where he had been undergoing treatment
for several weeks.
Fire st Winchester early yesterday
destroyed the boarding house Of Irs
dsorge Flors, and psuic enta ID among
lbe buarders. Dressed only 10 their
night clothes, men and women ran into
the stree. with what belongings they
CT I'D carry. Miss Mary Nell, 80 yeare
old, who vas found uncorscious the
door of her rooli, was rescued by O. S.
Vernon. The building wsa saved By
Gremen.
Ac!lng, as ne claims, In selt-deiense.
Harry Thorpe, 80 yta;s old, stabbed
David Garter, 35years OF, TO dsa!h With
a penknife OF which the blade used is
bpt an inch in length. The trouble oe-
CURED at a tenant BIZ u3e on the farm OF
N. T. DepauW ness Hsymsrket, Prince
William county, Garter had bu. one
hand, having large book Suspended
from the elbow, and Thorpe says tbs
former attacked him, trying to strike
him with tae heavy hook Thorpe fed,
was pursued ADD pressed, and dew lhe
knife, rubbing bis assailart 1st above
the thigh, seVeriDg large artery, which
caused the desth of the man Ia few
mcman!s, before medical aid could ar.
rive, Thorpe is in jail awaiting e
bearing.