Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-14
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Sandy Jones, 10 years olu, sou - =
Henry Jones, of South Boston, ~:;s
drowned while bathing Tuesday after
noon at Rogers Mill, on Dan river, a
few miles west Of the town.
Joseph Simon, peddler, was
drowned in the river at Richmond,
while bathing. Wednesday night.
S. C. Theis, of the American Press
Association, delivered the principal adj
dress at the closing session of the Vlr-
cinia Press Association at Natural
Bridge yesterday. Officers we're elect
ed as follows: President, W. +. Addl-
son, of the Lynchburq News; vice PEST
dent, C. B. Cooke, of the Richmond
journal: secretary, J. l.. Hart, OF the
Farmvile Herald; treasurer, +. q.
Moss, OF the Danvillc Methodist aud
historian, Bertha G. Robinson, OF the
Orange Observer.
Virginia's fight for good roads will
be augmented aud strengthened by the
good roads trains OF the Southern Rail.
way. which just entered Ncr'h
Carolina after touring Alabama, Hiss
i.sippi and Tennessee and which vii
90 TO Richmond October so, at which
time the National Good Roads AssorIa
ton will conycue in Richmond. In
the interim the good roads train will
visit many points III Virginia. Expert
road men are aboard and give daily
lectures. illustrated with stereopticon
views and charts showing the progress
CT the good roads movement through
out the south.
The mysterious death OF Edward A.
Sutton, found dead on the farm OF }.
f. Carruthers. at North Fork, Lou,
douu county, probably will be investi-
gated by the Loudoun county grand
Jury when it meets early in October.
This action will be taken at the instance
al Miss Cora u,tnn, Of Washington,
sister Of the deceased.
Mrs. Narcissa Owen, SO years Oh.
mother Of United States Senator Robert
L. Oven. died at Guthrie, Oklahoma,
"Wednesday "a the result of injuries re-
ccired from fall several weeks ago.
She was Cherokee Indian BY blood
and had achieved fame as an author
and artist. The cody will be brought
to Lynchburg, and buried beside that
OF her husband
After having been in session three
days the Virginia Pharmaceutical ASso-
CATION adjourned yesterday in Roanoke
to meet on a steamer To be chartered
for a trip to Bermuda next year, the
date to be set later. The afternoon seS-
sion TO-DAY was devoted 10 the election
OF officers. which resulted in the choice
Of W. F. Lyle, Bedford City, president;
G. D. Fox, Roanokts first vice presi-
dent: G. d. Ovens, Lynchburg second
yice president: E. L. Brands, Rich
mond, secretary; II. S. Ely. Suffolk,
treasurer: W. III. Lawson, South l'os-
ton, to fill a vacancy on the executive
committee, and P. B. Traylor, Rich
mond, on the entertainment commit
tee.
With 16-year.old Lydia NJ. Barrett,
rs his BRIDE, alter battle o. more lnai
"A hours to remove the influence OF
Holy Jumper" leaders over her
fathcr, Rev. ]. W. Barrett. who was
OBTAINING the girl to prevent the mar
riage, Caleb I. Saunders, aged 23 years
yesterday withdrew all warrants against
Z. +. Dersght and }. Howard Barnes.
the Holy Jumpers whose arrest and
removal from the Barrett home At
Lamberi's Point, had to be brought
about before young Saunders could
triumph in his claim for the girls
hand
Captain Thomas Snowicn, Of the
Naval Inspection Board in Norfolk yes
terday began IN Investigation Of the
charges preferred against Lieut.. Com.
Allan NJ. Cook alleging over-working
OF employees a, the government maga-
zine at st. Julau's Creek, Carelessncss
in handling explosives aud private use
Of government material and time.