Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA y EWS.
The family Of United Stated Senator
William p Frye deny that he will re-
sign from public life.
1t appears that Col. Robert G..
Dyrenforth, who made an unique will
affecting the life OF his adopted son,
left little property
A very heavy rain fell in King
George county yesterday accompanied
by hail. The hail stones range in size
from that of pea TO a walnut.
Mr.. VIM. Haislip Henderson, deaf
and dumb, died at his home near
PaSsapatanzy, King George county, Mon
day of bright's disease, aged rs years.
The next. annual meeting OF the
Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans Of
Virginia will be held az Newport News
October 18th, 10Th and Goth.
Owing to the unsettled condition of
the cotton market, the Lynchburg
Cotton Mill will shut down from Thurs
day until September 8, throwing nearly
600 operatives out Of work, who have
been on short time for several months.
Miss Pearl j. Taylor, OF BerryviIle.
and Beverly X. Pudliam, of Washing
ton, were married in Rockville, Mon
day by Rev. s. r. White, retired
Baptist minister, at the minister's
home.
Mayor Rlddick, of Norfolk, last
night issued an order suspending Thos.
IS. Purdie, chairman of the board of
control, for 30 days, as the result Of
his investigation of the management
of the city water department, which
is under the supervision Of the comp
troller.
Ernest Elmer Purvis, aged forty-six,
prominent in fraternaI circles. past
grand Of Charlottesville Lodge No. 81, /,
o. o. F., and an officer in the Junior
Order, United American Mechanics,
died Monday night OF tuberculosis at
his home at Charlottesville, after an ill
ness extending over two years.
The radicals, after conference
with Deputy Derroux, chief Of the
republicans of Barcelona, abandoned
their earlier decision to declare gen
eral strike yesterday, the anniversary
Of the revolt of 1909. The troops
throughout CATALONIA province were
held at the barracks during the day.
His head fearfully crushed, a man
supposed to be ]. p. Epps, about 40
years old, was found in Aqua creek.
near Richmond, yesterday. A coro-
ner's jury rendered. a verdict Of
accidental death by falling from the
railroad bridge or by being knocked
from the structure by passing train.
Mrs. Agnes Beans Lynch, wife Of
William Lynch, of Round Hill, died
at her home Monday morning follow
ing an operation for appendicitis
She was thirty-four years old, and is
survived by her husband, mother, four
brothers and four sisters. She was the
daughter of the late Humphrey Beans.
The farmers in the fredericksburg
section who make a business Of raising
pickles for the pickle factories are
having a very successful year. The
season has been just the right kind
to make the little cucumbers come
out over night. The acreage devoted
to pickles in that section is not as
large as usual, but the yield is far
beyond the average for the last five
years.
Mrs. Alonzo Burroughs, 80 years
old, wife of fisherman, was struck
and killed by a northbound freight
train on the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad at Machip0ngo,
near Cape Charles yesterday morning
She attempted to cross the track imme-
diately in front Of au approaching
train, but became bewildered and was
unable to get out of harms way. Her
body was thrown Is feet.
Explaining that they had no time to
lose during haymaking season, Levi S.
Fletcher and Miss Ollie Suggett mott
fled Rev. S. II. Greene, of Gainesboro,
Frederick county, to be ready to marry |
them Immediately upon their return
from Winchester They obtained the
license there yesterday. The ceremony
was accordingly performed, while he
bride and groom were seated in a
buggy yesterday afternoon in front Of
the Gaine 'borO parsonage, after which
they proceeded home, the groom TO
moving a field before sun
down.
Mrs. Frank Bonaldi, wife OF we'll
known Richmond saloon and restau-
rant keeper, was murderously assault
ID by "A negro while sitting before her
nome yesterday morning. The negro
attacked her with blackjack inhict-
ng terrible wound Oh her head The
Intending physicians fear her skull is
Fractured. Her condition is grave.
Thomas Lightfoot, colored, was arrest
ID shortly after, charged with the
rhine. He was positively identified
~ Mr. Bonaldi, who witnessed the as
ault through a window Another
legro, James Speyer, has been arrested
* a material witness