Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-03
VIRGINIA NEW s.

An important move was announced
in Richmond yesterday by the New
York concern which has in charge the
future of the Lyric Theatre, which is
being constructed in close proximity of
ST. Paul's and St. Peters Churches
The Keith syndicate, which controls
the theatre. hearing Of the objections,
notified their agents that they would
make every effort to do away with any
objections on the part Of the churches
They will allow no billboards Of any
klnd on the Grace street.front of the
theater on which street the Directing
churches face. They will also build
al gallerie. on the Eighth street front,
which Is furthest from the churches,
and will see that the ticket-selIers and
line of ticket purchasers will he kept
on the Eighth street side. Out Of
respect to the Catholic church they will
also close the theatre during Holy
Week.
While asleep in berth in Pull
man sleeper at Roanoke, Thursday
night, preparatory to returning to
his home, in Petersburg, Judge Mullen
was awakening by attorneys who prose-
cuted Mayor joel f. Cutchin, and was
persuaded to dress and 60 to the pri-
vate car Of L. E. Johnson, president
Of the Norfolk and Western, 10 hear
petition that be reduce the suspension
Of sentence granted the mayor from
S. TO IS days. Marshall Mccormick,
OF counsel for the mayor, was hurriedly
summoned. He opposed the pro-
ceedings, contending that q courtroom,
and not railway coach, was the proper
place for the court to sit. His views
prevailed yesterday morning Judge
Mullen reopened the case, and after
hearing witnesses and arguments, de-
cIued to change his order allowing the
mayor SIS days to appeal.
Jumping the track and turning
turtls at Duncan's Corner while run.
ming curve at high rate OF speed
shortly after midnight last night 8
Norfolk street railway car returning
from Money Point caught the motor.
man beneath it and killed him, badly
bruised the conductor and slightly in.
jured two negro women, the only pas
seugers. The dead man is Richard W.
Swain, IS years Of age.
Del uty Building Inspector Wharton
rushed into the two-story brick dwell.
ing 1902 West Main street, Richmond,
yesterday morning and ordered the &C.
cupauts to vacate Immediately. The
deputy's estimate of the peril was not
misealculated. Shortly after 8 O'Clock
al hour after the evacuation, portion
OF the front wall collapsed.
Sixty days on the state convict road
force is the penalty that Robert Small.
wood, of Harrisonhurg, must pay for
swearing that his l3-year.od bride-to-
be, Miss Christina hagerdown, was
over 81 years old.
One person was perhaps fatally in-
jurea and two others were more or
less seriously hurt in two railroad acct
dents, one OF which followed closely
on the wake OF the other, on the Belt
Line Railway, just ont OF South Rich
mood, yesterday. The Palners, while
attempting to cross the tracks OF the
Atlantic Coast Line, we're thrown from
a wagon in which they we're seated and
Which was struck BY the engine. The
horses had cleared the rails, as had all
Tut the rear end OF the wagon, when
the locomotive crashed intoit and turn
ed 1t completely over. The occupants,
we're thrown out and landed 10 the
road side some distance from the
wrecked wagon. Mrs. Palmer was
rendered unconscious A few hours
before this accident wagon, drawn
by two horses and in which Vas seated
Edward Clary, was struck by train
where the Broad Rock road crosses the
tracks OF the Belt Line Railway near
Clopton, about mile and a half out Of
South Richmond
When Miss Eva Elizabeth Toliver,
OF Norfolk, who is Just 10 years cid,
borrowed her mothers wedding ring
early one morning last week she did
not explain why she wanted it. Later
the mother found the ring was needed
for wedding before a justice of the
peace in Elizabeth City, n c., by
which che became the wife Of Luther
\. Lewis.