Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-16

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William Taylor, undertaken, and
Fred Taylor, barber, Of Rising srn,
Md, are dead from drinking TWO
quarts of bay rum. Their death came
las the result of an Easter celebration
which began Saturday. The n!cn
frank liquor until no more was obtain
able in the town, which is "dry'.
! Then they went to the barber shop
and disposed of all the bay rum in
| the place.
William S. Shallenberger, at one
time a member Of the House of KEEP
resentatives from Pennsylvania, and
later for ten years. Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, was found
dead in bed at his home in the Sher-
man Apartments, in Washington
yesterday morning.
In a neglected old family burying
ground near the little town OF Ber-
ryville, Va, overlooking the Shen-
andoah river, lies the body of
George Washington's favorite niece,
Mrs. Betty Carter, daughter of his
only sister. Curiously enough her
birthday was the. same as her illus
trious uncle's. At enc time part of
the estate of her father, Gen. Field
ing Lewis, the property has long
since passed into the hands Of stran-
gers. The wall that originally sur
rounded the burying ground was de-
stroyed ir the civil war and has
neve;. been replaced. There the
graves are left to be trampled upon
by horses and cattle; it is situated in
pasture field. The marble slab is
| broken in two, and at one end the
bricks have fallen away; but the in
scription is still very plain, except
one word. ''.' '''
Intent on catching batted ball,
13-year-old Arthur Candleton, of
Philadelphia, ran directly into the
path Of an automobile Tuesday
evening, and was fatally injured.
He died in the machine as it was
hurrying him to a hospital.
An exploding shrapnel shell killed
ore man and imperiled the lives of
several Others in the Frankfort,
Pa, Arsenal Tuesday, Alexander
Ross, So years old, was horribly
mangled by the force of the explos-
ion and died several hours later in a
hospital. His skull was fractured,
his right eye blown out, his left eye
cut and his right arm was torn to
shreds.
Fearing that paralysis OF the
tongue, which frequently AFFECTS her,
would result in permanent loss Of
speech, Mrs. Catharine Cross, 81
years old, Of Philadelphia, attempted
suicide Tuesday night by inhaling
gas. Mrs. Cross is in a serious con-
dition.
Charged with having attempted to
Kill! his former hoUsekeeper, Joseph
Magetti, of Milville, n. j., was ar
rested Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Mary Simmer, % years old, the
victim of the assault, is dying in
her home, in Mi!ville. Magetti, who
is % years cid, disguised himself in
women's clothes, on last Thursday
might and waited on. a corner in
Alillivi,!e for the Simmer woman,
When she appeared Magetti slashed
the woman across the throat with a
razor. He escaped, but was fouod
today viewing a parade.
Mere than 300 members Of the
Southern Society of Washington,
attended the annual dinner of the SO
ciety at the Raleigh last night and
+ a,rd odrlyoccec +rIlipr nf tba !
South's leadership. Governor II. Stu
art of Virginia. attended the BAN
quet and was accompanied by Mrs. |
Stuart, the members Of his military
staff, and members of the State
legislature. At the dinner Governor
Stuart responded TO the toast
Virginia the mother of Presi-
dents" The Southern Society now
numbers more than 1000 members,
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