Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

itCaLuE ~. Daflss aESu - ySoioJ
died yesterday morning in Richmond
as result OF heart trouble. He had
been identified viii, the business in
terests of Richmond since 1860. at
which time he went to that city from
Surrey county. He was a director
of the Virginia Fire and Marine insur-
ance Company and OF the First Ma
tional Bank of Richmond. Mr.. Davis
served through the war, and was a
member OF r. E. Lee Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans.
Alexander w. May, clerk OF the
Court OF Appeals. who on Mondny in
Staunton shot himself in the right
temple with a..sS calibre> revolver in
an attempt to commit suicide, making
it necessary to remove both his eyes, is
progressing toward recover. He has
never given, so far as the public knows,
any explanation of bis act. Herbert
]. Taylor. young lawyer OF the
Staunton bar, has been offered the po-
sition OF clerk to succeed May. Tay-
lor is attorney for the city OF Staun-
ton.
The grand jury OF the Henrico
county Circuit Court indicted Theodore
H. Samuel yesterday morning for STAY
ing his SON, John H. Samuel, on the
night of September 20. A lunacy
com mission will be asked to pass on
the sanity OF the accused before bis
trial.
J. W. Simmons, rressman, was
shot five times yesterday in Roanoke
while at work by E. L. McCarter, q
plumber. Simmons was taken to a
hospital and is ip a precarious condl-
ton, with the chances against his re-
covery. N1cCarter walked down the
street and surrendered to an officer.
He was taken to jail and locked up. A
SIS calibre revolver, with which be
did the shooting, was found on him.
The authorities will await tho result OF
Simmons injuries before holding the
trial. McCarter said he had letters
! bl caring on Simmons attitude toward
! McCarter's wife which would show he
was justified in the shooting. Mozart
ers was from Greenville, S. c., and
was planning to move to Staunton.
The menhaden fish factories along
the Potomac and the Rappahandock
rivers and the shores of the Chesa-
peake bay are said to have done a
better business during the season just
closing than for many years. The
catch OF fish has been unusually large
and the prices very remunerative. Dur
ing the present year two large fish
factories have been established on the
bay shore OF Lancaster county. Here.
tofore the laborers employed in the
factories and the fishing steamers have
been drawn almost exclusively from
| the local population. This has taken
many laborers from the farms and
imade farm labor scarcer than ever.
| The Monticello Hotel in Norfolk has
been sold. This constitutes the largest
transaction in Granby street property
that has occurred in Norfolk. invol-
wing as it does about SS00,000
The town council called halt on
Harrisonburg's progressiyeness last
night owing to the drain on the finan-
ces. ALI street work will be SUSPENDED
until spring, and letter will be sent
to Andrew Carnegie, asking him to
keep his Library offer open until the
town gets its financial bearing.
1t is announced that on November /
Major J. c. Hemphill at:present editor
of the Richmond Times Dispatch lis to
come the editor of the Charlotte, n. c..
Observer, ana Mr.. A. E. Gonzales is to
assume the Office of publisher and man
aging director.