Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The people OF Cape CnarleS anu Tue
Eastern Shore OF Virginia are taking
great int EST in the sixth annual meet
ing Of the League of Virginia Muncl-
palities. which will be held at Cape
Charles today and tomorrow. The
town people are decorating their homes
and stores, and will turn out in full
force an. meet the visitor. and give
them hearty welcom-.
The recently organized Episcopal
congregation of 81. Johns Church.
Lynchburg, to be erected near the
Woman's College, has called Rev
George F. Rogers, of Covinston, who
has accepted. A par shIhouse, to cost
500 is 10 be built.
Mayor Holiday. of Suffolk, made
Of him .elt something Ola hero Tuesday
night. He saved the life OF Policemal'
Pratt and imperiled his own in the act
The mayor and the policeman wer,
looking after some telephone aud e'ec-
trio light poles which were blown dowr
in storm. Pratt grabbed a live w.re.
yelled, stiffened and erumpled to The
earth, unconscious while fire flashed
from his hands, Mayer Holiday
grabbed the wire with wooden hau-
died umbrella and removed it from the
policeman's grasp The wire touched
the mayors band in pas ing and the
shock Knocked him down. Neither
man is dangerously hurt.
The Richmond City Council passed a
resolution to issue 81, 400, 900 city i'm
provement bonds without dissenting
vote. The ordinance becomes Elective
upon the signature Of Mayor Richard
son.
Miss Grace Browning, aged II years,
OF Richmond, was shot and mortaily
wounded yesterday evening while visit
ing Mrs Moses Nunnally, a friend, who
was i'll. The fiye-year-old daughter OF
Mrs. Nunnally was handling an old
pistol with which she had often played
and pulled the trigger as the weapon
was pointed toward the visitor. A
sharp explosion sent terror through the
household and Miss Browning fell to
the floor. She was FASTENED to the
hospital, and is not expected to live.
Mr.. Nunnally, who is vice president OF
the Home beneficial Insurance Com
pany, had loaded the pistol last Sunday
and failed to notify his vile, who per-
mitted the child to handle the weapon.
Rev. ]. ]. Fix, pastor of the Porter
Street Presbyterian Church, Richmond,
has been requested by Henry c. Beat
tie, ST., to visit his son, Henry c. Beat
tie, jr., the condemned wife murderer,
and advise with him as soon as he is
removed from the Chesterfield to the
Richmond Jail. 1t is stated petition
for clemency will be circulated among
South Richmond citizens in the interest
of Beattie. Miss Hazel Bea!tie visited
her brother yesterday. Their meeting
was very affectionate, and the young
woman was greatly affected when she
greeted Henry.
Six hundred West Virginia Elks, &C.
companied by 200 wives, sweethearts
and daughters, passed through Roa-
noke from Bluefield, Yesterday ell route
to the Elks' National Home at Bedford
City. The State Convention is being
held 10 Bluefield. The Roanoke Elks
took the ladies in autos on a sight-see.
ing tour and later 4 luncheon was
served the entire delegation at the
Elks' Home.
Annie Z. Newman, widow OF John
L. Newman, Of Fairfax, died in Wash
ington yesterday afternoon.
The eighty-eighth session OF the
University OF Virginia began today.