Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.


w. r. Lewis, proprietor OF the War
rem Green Hotel, Warrenton, ha
leased the Prince William Hotel al
Manassas, for an indefinite period witt
option of purchase. and will open it OF
October Is.
Rev. John C. Cornick, rector o
Trinity parish, Accomac county, Do
cese of Southern Virginia, has been
called to Trinity Church, Manassas,
with charge of st. Marks Memorial
Church, Nokesvile, in succession to
Rev. f. Leslie Robinson.
Mrs. Sarah 0sburn, wife of Fayette
Osburn, OF BluemOnt, Loudoun county
died on Wednesday at her home, aged
6S years. She was the daughter OF
the late Joseph Washington. Her
husband, three sons and FIVE daughters
survive.
While driving over the Reading Rail
way tracks at Lebanon, Pa, yesterday
afternoon in front of rapidly moving
train, Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Hibschman, Of Myerstown, were in
stantly killed. Their bodies were ter
ribly mangled. Each was 20 years of
age.
Granville Hatton Royster, jr., 10
years old, member of the Suffolk
Grays, Company F, of the Fourth
Virginia Infantry, yesterday was con-
victed of the larceny Of uniforms and
other property belonging to the gov
eminent Register pleaded guilty in a
civil court and was let off with a
fine.
Action toward the building of a
bridge across Occoquan creek at Wolf
run shoals between Prince William and
Fairfax counties was taken at a meet
ing of the Prince William county super
viSors Monday when the clerk was in
structed to advise the supervisors of
Fairfax county Of the necessity OF the
structure,
At the Manassas horse show yester
day an accident occurred while the
hunters we're on exhibition. when Louis
Leth, OF Middleburg, was pulling st.
Peter over one OF the handicap jumps.
The horse stumbled, throwing his rider
violently over his head At first it was
thought Leith had broken his neck,
but after several physicians had worked
over him a while it was ascertamed no
bones were broken, Last night Leith
seemed TO have pretty we'll recovered.
j. f. jordan, an employee Of the Nor
folk water department, was summarily
dismissed yesterday because in the re-
cent investigation into that department
he gave testimony against his superior
officer which was not substantiated.
Judge Hanckel, Of the Corporation
Court, yesterday announced that 1t
would be some days before he would be
able to give his decision in the case OF
Thomas S. Purdie, a member Of the
city board of control, who was sus-
pended by Mayor Riddick for dereIic- |
ton OF duty and misconduct OF office. |
following the investigation instituted by |
the mayor.
Henry Parsons, at one time a rising
young artist, prominently known !
Virginia and closely related !
to persons Of wealth and standing in
England, died in the Second Police
Station, Richmond, on Wednesday
night. He was arrested on a charge Of
Several years 6so he re-
ceived So, 900 from a wealthy relative
i'll England. He went to Old Point
Comfort, spent three months and came
back to Richmond broke He was
about 90 years of age. His wife, a
beautiful English woman, died about
three years ago, They had no children.
Dallas w. Smith was shot and in
stantly killed in Oklahoma City yes
terday morning by Mrs. Daisy Fischer,
the wife of f. V. Fischer Smith APP
peared at the rear door of the Fischer
home armed with revolver Mrs
Fischer opened fire with a rifle and
sent five shots into his body. Mrs. II
Fischer and her husband say that
Smith was her sutton ten years ago in
Mo. Smith continued his
attentions, Notwithstanding her mar
Rage. Mrs. Fischer was placed under
arrest in charge of her husband.