Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-11
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issued for Mayor Joel Cutchin. who
was recently found guilty OF miscon-
duct in Office and whose removal on
August IS next vas ordered by Judge
Mullen that the municipal blue laws be
enforced TO the letter, the chief Of pc
lice has notified several BUSINESS men
to appear before Justice Of Peace Berke.
lev some time t:.is month. Officials Of
the Norfoll; and Western ana OF the
street car lines and p:oprictcrs of gar
ages and livery stables are the principal
persons summoned to court President
Johnson, OF the Norfolk and Western.
is said - have been LIBERAL srb2Criber
to the fund raised to prosecute the
mayor in the recent proceedings.
Rev. G. w. Cox, pastor Of Burrows
preached Memorial Baptist Church Nor
folk Sunday night 10 = coatless congre-
CATION. All we're suffering from the heat
when the preacher relieved the situa-
ton by suggesting that he male mem
bers OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'h ! !.
coats while he nraa"-oa III MS SUM-
slrcyes. The mcn followed his advice,
While The women all took off their hats.
The Baptist ministers conference yes.
terday congratulated Rev. Mr.. Cox
upon his bravery.
Dewey Knight, son OF Capt. Wesley
Knight, OF Stafford county, while bath
ing with other youths in Aqua Creek
at Coal Landing Sunday evening, was
drowned. lie was IA years old.
Announcement is made that Rev.
amucl D. Hatcher. ID. d. pastor OF
the Broad Street Methodist Church,
Richmond, will tender his resignation
to accept the trip!icate position Of vice.
president aud secretary and treasurer
OF Randolph-Macon College.
Thousands OF chickens and turkeys
have been drowned or killed by hail
within the past week in Rockingham,
Shenandoah and Page counties.
One Of the largest crowds that ever
assembled ut Virginia Beach under
tent attended the opening Of the Vir-
ginia Baptist Eucampmcnt last night.
Rev. Sparks w. Melton, Pastor Of the
Freemason Street Baptist Church, Nor
folk, delivered the address OF welcome.
The response was made by Rev. George
w. Mechanics, one OF the visiting
preachers.
Negotiations between officials of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and rep
resentatiyes OF the various organizations
of employees Of the system, growing out
Of 4 demand for increased pay, and
which have been it, progress since July
/. are understood to have ended, and
the two sides arc further apart than
ever. In Richmond on Saturday a
vote OF the men on the question OF
striking began, and it is understood
shat the results so far indicate an af-
hrnIative conclusion. One OF 1.-THE big
geSt shops Of the company voted to
strike with the single exception Of one
man.
With all the ice manufacturing
plants in Norfolk and Newport News
running at full capacity the Richmond
factories are being called upon to fill
orders from eastern Virginia cities and
towns which they cannot satisfy because
of the great demand from customers 10
Richmond and from all over the south.
western section OF The state. Richmond
was on the verge OF an ice famine.
With the mercury lowering aroand 100
degrees in the shade. Norfolk is facing
an ice famine. Manufacturers have
discontinued shipping ice out of the
city and have warned consuu.ers in
Norfolk not 20 order auy more than
necessary. There are TOW six ice-msk-
ing plants in Norfolk and all are in full
operation with an output Of about 90
tons day.