The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-19
VIRGINIA NEWS IN BRIEF

/ Lynchburg,--A large audience gath
cred at the City Auditorium this af-
ternoon to hear John G. wooley and
George G.. Marrow in behalf of Ma
tional Prohibition. the first address
| in this campaign heard here yet.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. growers in this
section of the State have been advi.sd
to raise more heavy draft animals be-
cause of the increasing demand for
the Percheon, Belgian Shire and
/ Clydssdale breeds. 1t Is reported that
there is scarcity of such breeds in
the remount stations of the United
States Army. a party of three or
four representatives or foreign gov
ernments are now here inspecting
/ horses.
1 Manassas-The spring rally of the
Prince William County schools is to
be held here Saturday. April "a. The
features are to include track and field
meet Of the grammar grades and jun
Tor high schools and demonstration
of medical inspection, TO be conduct
ed by DR.. w. Fl. Heck, OF the Uni
versity of Virginia. assisted by Drs.
Compton and Fillipin OF the university
hospital staff. The Patrons League
Is to be in session during the after
noon.
Falrfax--william II. Goldsmith, of
Vienna, has sold his ten-acre farm
to Miss Graves. of the Department of
Agriculture. Washington. Miss Graves
has taken possession of her new home.
Mr. Goldsmith and family have re-
moved to Washington and are located
on Park Road,
Leesburg-Dr. Roy X. Flanagan,
director of inspections from the State
Board of Health, Richmond, has been
in Leesburg this week In the interest
of having a travelling nurse for the
schools or Loundoun County. DR.. Fan
uagan made an address at the town
hall and spoke To the Board OF Super
visors in regard to an appropriation
for this purpose. Nothing definite
has been decided.
Norfolk-When the members of the
Council meet Monday night as a COM
mittee OF the whole to act on the
charges in the tax ordinance made
by the finance committee in prepar-
ing the l9l5-l6 budget they will find
but few differences from last year.
When the committee began it's work
of preparing the budget several weeks
ago 1t was confronted with problems
arising from the new segregation law,
Instead of having less money to con-
duct the city government as result
Of the new law segregation will result
in Norfolk having about $4,000 more
last year from the usual sources, &C
cording to figures prepared by h. J.
Doran commissioner of revenue.
Norfolk--As the result of a petition
from Il number OF druggists and ply
sicians OF the city requesting strict
enforcement of the recently adopted
city ordinances regulating and restrict
ing the sale and use of morphine, mar
cotics and hypodermic syringes Major
kizer. chief OF police, yesterday af-
ternoon issued orders to the Police De-
partment to force observance OF the
ordinance.
Suffolk-On Tuesday night al 5
o clock there will be conference
in this city OF prominent Suffolk and
Smithfield and Norfolk men, looking 10
an early transportation line, maybe
a jitney from Norfolk TO Suffolk, and
on TO Smithfeld. A line to Smithfield
has been the dream OF promoters for
long time and in the i!tney, 1t looks
as if the dream will be realized.
Suffolk~-On Friday. April 40 and
Saturday, May |. two of the Booster
days. the Second Congressional Dis
trict teachers meeting will be held
in Suffolk, and some prominent school
men and women and educators wili
be present on those two days
Salem-Dr Charles Schuchert. dean
of the graduate school of Yale n.n.
yersity and one of the most eminent
biologists of America, VIII arrive IN
Salem next week to make a speeIa1
study of the unusual geological ior~
nations recently discovered in tina
Catawba Valley by Professor $. l."
Powell. professor OF geology III fogrr
noke College.
MISUNDERSTANDING forest fire
near Pen Mar a day or two ago hun
dreds of nesting pheasants, quail /
squirrel and rabbits were caught by
the flames and many were burned TO !
death. At times during the fire scores
OF blazing rabbits rushed into the /
mountain brooks. painting and dying,
strasburg-E Edward Taylor, a well .
known Southern Railway employe at
Strasburs junction. died suddenly OF
heart disease Friday. while tying
bandage around the hand of 5. Il.
Funk, a friend who had been injured
Taylor was fifty years old, and leaves
a wife and six children. The injured /
man is recovering.
Alexandria-In endeavoring to ex'
tinguish II fire which destroyed her
home. together with most of it's con-
tents Mrs Henry Breen, living on
the cast side of Columbus Street be-
Nween Jefferson and Green Streets,
had narrow escape Saturday after
noon from being burned to death. She
with her hair badly singed.
Alexandria Miss Elton. " Bowling
has been elected superintendent of tho
Alexander Hospital by the board of
lady managers of that institution Her
election will be confirmed by the
board OF trustees Miss Bowling will
succeed Miss Naomi simmons. who re-
Gently rendered her resignation. and
will take charge May IS. Miss Bow
ling graduated as d nurse from the
Hospital and recently has
been in charge of a hospital in Roa-
noke. Va.
Pay Veterans Expenses.
Harfisonburg. April 1s--At the regu
lar April meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors Thursday. $500 was APP
propriated to enable INDECENT Con-
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