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

William Sanford Herrell, aged 60
years, died at his home in Bealton,
Fauquier county, Sunday, August IA.
Collins Shackclford, So years old,
d 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
~ 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 Estele
Perry, OF Fredericksburg; Edward Green
and Secelenia Pollard, both of Fairfax
county; and Charles ]. Splitter and
and Nora G. Brunk, 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 81 years, form
erly OF Lynchburg, early Yesterday was
committed to the Norfolk county jail
hospital in Portsmouth, suffering from
srIf-inllictcd bullet wound through
the body that physicians believe may
prove fatal. Akers was found shot in
front Of the home OF his fathcr-in-law,
William Hayes, in HuntcrsviIlc. Il sub
urh 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 wagon ut Pohick,
yesterday. Mrs. Julia B. Pugh. 81
years old. OF Washington, was thrown
TO the ground and seriously injured.
The accident was caused hy the fitting
of the vehicle III point in the road
which is uneven. Mrs Pugl was
picked up i'm an unconscious condition.
She was placed on Il train. taken 10
Washington and placed in the Emer-
gency Hospital, where it was ascertain
ed that she had received Il fracture Of
the skull She may recover.
As Il result OF starting 4 lire with
coal oil Mrs. Mason Rodgers. Of Frcdc-
was burned yesterday al
most to a crisp She died last night,
Her i0-montls-old baby was seriously
burned. but may recover. The oil can
and the clothes of Mrs. Rod
gers and the baby caught fire. No one
SAW the accident. but the ncighbors
heard the woman scream and went to
her rescue in The yard, where she was
fodnd rolling on the ground in an effort
to cxtnguish the flames in her clothing
and those OF the baby.
Grover Cleveland Richardson. a mil
her of Caroline county, shot and in
SiantIy killed Blanche Smith Grymcs,
near NaulakIa, yesterday. After the
shooting ne went to the home Of W.
:. Hcarn and gave himself up. He
was lodged in the Caroline county Jail
1t was stated that Richardson requested
the Grymcs woman TO make an en-
gagement with Il girl friend, and upon
her refusal he drew his pistol and shot
her Richardson now claims that the
shooting was accidental Alta prelimi
nary hearing before Justice T. ). Cog
hill Richardson was sent to the grand
jury.
Char les C.. Page, Of Loudoun county,
on Tuesday obtained a writ OF habcaS
corpus to compel his sister, Mrs. Julia
\. Shipman. to appear in the District
IF Columbia supreme court Monday
with Mr.. Pages daughter Della, who
refuses to return to her fathers farm
Mrs. Shipman will be asked to show
.auSe why Della should not return to
her fathers home. The child is II
years old and during visit to her
lunt decided the hustle of Washington
held more charms than the quiet Of
country life. Her father thinks differ
nifty.