Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Samuel Scott died of typhoid fever at
his home at The Plains, on Wednesday.
Mrs. John Carlisle died yesterday at
her home in Berryyille, aged sixty
three years.
Mr.. Henry c. Stuart, announced in
Richmond yesterday evening that he
would be candidate in the next guber-
material election.
DR.. John Flagg Gardner, soldier,
scholar, and physician, died OF old age
Saturday, in his home, in Warrenton.
He was &c years old, and had been in
feeble health for the last ten years.
Miss Humphrey Levi, daughter OF
Mr.. J. 0. Levi, and Mr.. Robert Armis-
tead Colston were married in the Berry
vile Baptist Church yesterday even
4 ing by Rev. Julian Broadhis.
A. L. Goodloe. president OF the
Goodloo Wholesale Company OF Gull
pepper, was badly injured at his whole
sale house in Culpeper by falling back
ward down flight OF circular stairs q
day or two ago.
Miss Sue Conway Taliaferro, daughter
of the late Dr.. Alfred Taliaierro, died
ct her residence in Culpeper county
TUESDAY, at the ago of seventy years.
Miss Mary Eleanor Smith, daughter
OF Major T. Towson Smith, of Fauquier
county, has been appointed teacher of
Harmony in the Stern Conservatory,
Berlin, where she has been a student
for the past two yesrs. !"
Edward Shumate, brother Of Judge
". B. D. Shumate, OF Calyerton, Eau
quier county, with whom he had made
his home for the past three years, died
at the Tuberculosis Hospital, Washing
ton, Tuesday He was 60 years of age.
Former Governor Montague has
boon selected by the Virginia Bar AS
ISOLATION to represent the state at
special term OF the United States SUI
preme Court on December 10, when
tribute will be paid to the late Chief
Justice Fuller.
At the home OF the bride ia Gull
pepper yesterday evening, Fred Hud-
gins and Miss Mamie Nalle were
married by Rev. Harry 3. Lee, rector
OF the Episcopal Church at Chariot
tcSvillc.
DR.. Claude NJ. Fisher, proprietor OF
a drug store at Graham, received q
Black Hand letter Wednesday in which
the writer demanded that he place $500
under billboard near his place on
November %. 1t further said that I'M
less he did so he must pay dire
penalty.
William E. Wright, merchant OF
Rhoadesville, Orange county, commit
ted suicide Wednesday evening by
hanging himself in back room OF his
store. in fredericksburg. Mr.. Wright
had been acting strangely recently,
and it was thought his mind was affect
ed Arrangements were being made to
send him to a sanatorium.
When George Washington Johnson,
aged 70, heard that his SOD, Walter Lee
Johnson, intended to marry Miss Mary
E. Keckley in Winchester yesterday,
he sent message to Mrs. Eliza Avery
to come along, and double ceremony
was performed at noon in liable fats
by Rev. John Henry Parlett, OF the
United Brethren Church.
Lewis Bartlett, IA years old, died in
Norfolk Wednesday from wounds on
the head received November Z, when a
negro walked into his store at Lam
bcrt's Point and felled him and his
brother Enoch. The negro used an
iron bolt. Both men we're found un-
conscious on the floor by customer.
Enoch Bartlett recovered, but the elder
man was unconscious for four days be-
fore he died.
Harry st. George Tucker, in an in
teryiew in Norfolk last night, while
not admitting he will or will not be a
candidate for the United States Senate
next summer, declared he will gladly
support sound democrat who may
oppose Thomas S. Martin, senior San
ator from Virginia. Mr.. Tucker held
that all democrats who believe Dir.
Martin should be retired from public
life should unite upon some one man
in the senatorial primaries. He en-
| gagged law offices in Norfolk yesterday
and announced that be would spend
the winter in Norfolk.
Isaac, alias Izons Wilson, coiored,
vas shot and killed in the yards OF the
Norfolk and Western Railroad at
Roanoke early yesterday morning by
Policeman Thompson. The negro was
proving about the place, and when
told to consider himself under arrest
and throw up his hands. ne pulled out
pistol. The officer was too quick for
him and opened fire. He struck him
once and the negro then ran. The
second shot fired by the policeman was
also effective and the negro fell, dying
few minutes later When the body
was searched it was found that Wilson
was we'll supplied with ammunition,
having IS rounds Of shells. In his
pockets were four skeleton keys.
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