Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Ruth Martin, 12-year-old daughter
OF Rev. ]. Snively, OF Hinton, Rock
ingham County, was not expected 10
| live through last night. Two weeks
ago Ruth fell from her fathers wheat
wagon, landing on one OF the prongs Of
\ pitchfork which she held in her
hand. The prong entered the chlid's
forehead just above the eye. going ionr
inches into the brain. The girls right
arm and left leg were totally paralyzed,,
bit for week hope was entertainer
for her recovery. Last Thursday sue
became worse and on Monday second
operation was performed.
Rev. John l.. Jackson, the Ep'sc"ra'
minister. who went to HarrlsoHh''r4
from Baltimore a year ago, leil 'n' =
cross country hike With a squad OF Boy
Scouts Yesterday morning. They VII,
do their own cooking and will spend
several days at the home OF Rev. ). IL.
Ellis. who is doing mission work at
Yancev. in the Blue Ridge mountains
Mr.. Jackson is scoutmaster OF Troop
No ,. Troop No. ! is in charge OF
Dan P Wine.
The automobile tour INSPECTION
party making way from Washington
to Richmond passed through orange
Louisa and Gordonsyille and Ito Rich
mond yesterday.
The first Virginia Regime. t, National
Gr,rd ia in Camp at Camp Sale, Gull
pepper, all the companies having ar
rived Monday afternoon. The camp
site is practically ideal. There IS
plenty Of fuel and good water. The
camp is lighted with electricity. The
First Regiment il male up OF rompa-
MES from Alexandria. Richmond,
Lynchburg, Danville, Norfolk and
other cities. 1t will remain in camp
10 days and will be succeeded by the
Second Regiment. Gen. e. c. Vaughn
i. in command. Colonel Perry has
The direction Of regitnentai drills and
mancuvcrs.
Fifteen Greeks and Auslrians were
held up Monday near Bandy, Tszewell
County, by negroes in ambush ana
Michael Ugowych vas instantly killed
by shots fred by he blacks. ugowych
was the foreman oi construction
camp on Dry Fork, &'rd it is said he
had incurred the enmityS,f the negroes.
The rest OF the foreigners scaped. The
body was riddled with tallets aud
badly bruised with sticks and stones.
There have been no arrests.
On Sunday, July 80, the iorty-seventh
anniversary OF the Battle Of the Crater,
tablet on the walls OF Blandford
Church, on which are the names OF al!
the members Of Mahone's Brigade who
lost their lives 10 the battle. will he
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies.
The presentation OF tho tablet will be
to the Ladies Memorial Association OF
Petersburg.
While grabbing III the Chesapeake
Bay near Deep Greek yesterday, Ed:
ward Smith, aged 20, son OF William
Smith, of Chesconnessex, was drowned.
a strange coincidence in connection
with the drowning is that his uncle,
John Nelson met similar death at
The same spot, falling from the same
boat exactly five years ago yesterday.
Catawba Manor, the colonial resi-
dence Of Hunter Breckenridge, near
Fincastle, was destroyed by fire early
Yesterday morning, entailing loss Of
about S25, 900. The home was built
in the early days OF southwestern F'r-
ginia by Gen. James Breckenridge, and
has been in the possession of the noted
Breckenridge family ever since.
The Norfolk Tunnel Corporation has
been granted charter by the corpora
ton commission The promoters plan
to construct 4 tunnel between Norfolk
and Portsmouth under Elizabeth river.
{. T. Thurston, well.knoGn far
mer Of Nelson County, died Monday
night at Charlottesville hospital from
the effect Of injuries .ustained in o
runaway accident on Saturday last
aides 50 so and So. 90 fine Oxford.