Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-02
Virginia News.

Mrs NJ. NJ. J,ieries, aged 80, died ct
the home of her son w. l.. JIffties, near
Culpepsr. yesterday, OF old age.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 8. Morris, o.
Washington, aunou zee the engagement
of their daUgtt,r, Psge Walker, to Mr.
Fred. o. 2. Hunt,r, OF King George.
The wedding will take place 10 jane.
Another FIRE, believed t. be of incer-
diary origin, destroyed the home oil Mfs,
Suah o. Roorke, near Whitehall, FRI
erick county, Saturday evening, t)g' tier
with nearly sll tas contents, entalllng 8
loss of 81, 500.
Douglas Edmonds, prominent farm
err OF upper Piince William equity, was
found dead in the barn, on bis farm ntar
GnenwIcb, Saturday. His death wts
doe to spopIexy. He had no family, his
wife having died some years sgo leaving
no children.
John O. Bailey died Suddenly at The
home OF his brother, James T. Bailey, at
GordousvIlle yesterday, sged 80 yesr'.
The deceased lived only few momenis
otter the death OF his wife. Hs is tu.-
vlysd by brt Their aud sister, James L.
Bnley aud Miss Mamie BIiley, Of Cor =
louisville.
Struck by an gu omoble belonging 10
Thomas Cover, IT,, Of Philadelphia, Viii.
liam Baths, iarmtr of Boyce, CLARK
ccucty, had bis right thigh broken and
wss il j1red internally on Saturday,
lie was driving q mule team, which
took fright at the automobile, whirled
around and tbrsw him under the touring
car.
]. NJ. Campbell, formerly a Metho-
dist minister, vas convicted in thtsRlch-
moud police court on Saturday Of binding
and gaggipg his fourteen-yesr-old toD,
and then h1ggiug him 10 the most brutal
manner imaginable. Justice Ofutch6eld
fiued Campbell 800 aud sent him to jail
for six months.
Miss Priscilla Koogler, II years old,
Who fell into a supposed trance at 10
O'Clock last Wednesday night in HsrrI'
sonturg, wss pronounced dead Saturday
by two medical experts, and yesterday
morning, with her burial 10 the quiet
little country chnrcbysrd a! Pleasar t
Grove, Rockingham county, Harrison
burg's myst'ry and sensation came to an
end.
B. E. OogbilI, who was charged WITH
miss ppropri, ting SCI, 900, 10 connection
with so alleged oVerdrswn account, from
the failed Bank of Mecklenburg, was
atquIt ed on Ss'ur lay by special jury
from Norfolk. Oserby, the cashier, who
It Is charged, permitted overdrsEn &C.
counts In the bank, Is now serving
two years 10 the penit'Dtiary. By sgsee-
ment, the case against W. l.. Olack,
Jointly indicted With Cogbill, was sub.
mitted 10 the same Jury. Olack YVES
promptly acquitted also.
Col. James B. Richmond, GO years
old, PRECEDENT of the Poop els N, tIonal
Bank. OF Gate City, aud one OF the most
prominent men in southwest Virginia,
died Saturday night at Johus Hopkins
Hospitil, BIl'imore, where he had been
suffering with 3 combination Of Intestinal
tr ubleP. Colonel Richmond was an a.
torney at Law snd member OF the Viz
ginis bar. lie served In the Confederate
army and was sl.o member Of the las!
O1u,titu Ional Convention Of Virginia.
Beginning today the retail liquor
license for Harrisonburg went up from
$500 to g. 200. The action OF the town
council was unanimous, and all seven of
the Hsrrisonburg liquor dealers applied
for renewal of license and secured 1t.
Harrisonburg is the only "Get" spot 10
the Valley oil Virgins, aud aimee Stsu1.
ton voted "dry" lss! summer has been
doing an immense shipping business.
There has been talk OF new fquor houses
being opened In Hsrrsonburg, tu: 80 far
none bss materialized.
At 9 80 o'clock lsst night 10 Lynch-
burg DR.. Wsugh ssned the following
bulletin as to Senator Daniels condition;
Senator Daniel has slept more than 8
hours during the past "A hours. His
condition IL about what 1t has been foi
the last several days, except that be is
stronger than he was. There has not
been any improvement in his mental
condition dudug the last few days, bus
II Is hoped that moge aleep and less de-
lir'um will bring about an improvement
In iba. direction In q short time"