Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-28
VIRGINIA NEWS
NEWS OF THE DAY,

JAY VIRGINIA NEWS
Their of Boyd Knightly, is months old sor
ouse of of Francis G.. Merrekin young busl..
lis serv-. ness man Of Staunton, drank some
coal oil in the bathroom Sunday night
and died three hours later, after
I. j., af- great suffering.
res that
the libel Sunday evening about O'Clock
Presidnt Wade Stuart, a negro, living near the
Wythevile depot, shot and instantly
killed his wife. The weapon used was
nbcr of shotgun After the shooting Stu
ycster- art made his escape to the mountains
cad mu
Lloyd Governor Stuart has ordered two
and Kill ,,,,,;o, cf militia to nrotcct Tom
Coles. q negro, threatened with lynch
ing by the people OF Meck'ehpure
in Mel county. Hc is accused of attacking
hip has white girl.
steamer
ieved to Judge Theodore S. Garnet, one
nip free of Norfolk's most representative CIT
liens, died yesterday morning lbs
death resulting from blood poisoning
anchcs following the drawing of tooth.
Derby -
rational Where year ago there was moth
pulsory ing but deserted "har1 anu d ran
,rtly on way station City Point, the Du-
nonts have established a very live,
busy, Furnishing town of 10000 peo-
,olweg, ple, the great majority of them sober,
anibers Industrious orderly and valuable adj
to buy Editions to Virginia citizenship.
IS from
ut that A corps of volunteer lawyers to
asst for defend persons of limited means is
The object of a movement which has
lust been launched in Richmond.
of the
.t ooe Prominent citizens of Loui5a coun
n, ram ty made application to the Governor
nd that for executive ccmcncy in the case
,rcascd of Mrs Victor Hall, who recently be-
last II gan her term in the pcnitenLiary for
killing her husband.
,,,oon,, If the present dry weather contiu-
become
,,o,,u, ucs the Norfolk and Portsmouth
at the strawberry crop VIII !" . '"''' "
Treas conS'oe'e" S''o''c' ''''''' IL o''''' '''N
cAdoo, would.
Of Mr..
Announcement is made in David
son, N c., Of the appointment for tho
,.,r,r.1 next collcgiatc year Of w. w. Wood,
u IIn;vn-cify Of VirJrniI
Texas, 10. w. W. ''' o'Ve'"''F " S'''''
cd wa ana formerly 'cH'oc"' VI >''' '.''''
rc.ru vile, as associate professor of aP-
,1oro piled mathematics and astronomy,
dorado
cstruc Inc Sta'c Council "a"s"'''' -
rs America opened It's annual session
Monday night in Fredericksburg
!, u,.,r Miss Bessie Clark, State Councillor.
nistry presiding r' w. l'ei' "et,'cn." ''
;nvcs. address of welcome on behalf of The
nj tb,, city, to which Albert S. Bossong,
,om hv past State councillor, Cincinnati Ohio,
- ,bc and Mrs. Clara Dick, National Coun-
reared cilor, Shelby, Ohio, responded.
Paris, WIS H'''e o"'''" DIV" ",' - se -
&c been olu sun "e'c u'""''e" az
with Page county, Monday night, WhIc at
bic ,c tempting to cross the Shenandoah
~ =, river in boat. When about mid
49,, ;r way Of the stream the boat began to
IS ,h,, leak, and in efforts TO reach the
shore tho boat was capsizcd, both oc-
cupants being thrown into deep wa
10 hoe, Ter.
etween
,miIio, John G.. Payne, middle aged far
donart mer, walked TO The Jail door i'll Dan
SESSION vile Sunday evening and rang the
,cl IF bell, asking for admission. When
zori,rd The iailcr answered the call. Payne
stated that Il few hours previously
he had slain Beverly ROdcnhiser,
l., CON, shooting him with d shotgun at The
,ooo -, formers home at Suthcrlin. Ac-
49, s,,. cording to {; statement made by
Il ...+ Payne, Beverly dragged him" so
.on,,;c constantly that he was driven to
commit Inc crime.
Ms will
,tr;os An attempt was made early ,ycster
S enc. oi'S morning ~ "te1H i''' p''sc"-
ger train on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, between Covington and
In war Hot Springs. At Jenkins Ford. Mrs.