Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-27
VIRGINIA NEWS
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Ii, dragging the Rappahannock!
river III search for the body CIV. B.
stiff, brother of DR.. j. P. Stiff, of !
Fredericksburg, who disappeared. from
Z, steamer about; week ago, the body
OF Mrs. Ernest Menzer, who left her
home near Index on November IS, and
was supposed to be visiting relatives,
has been found. Seach continues for
the body Of Mr.. Stiff. 'isss
The Board of Supervisors of Prince
George county at meeting Monday
decided to build concrete highway
between Petersburg and Hopewell.
The contract for the work, which will
cost $4,000, it is said, will be award
ed to Austin & Demmitt, of Balti-
more, as soon as the city of Peters
burg has subscribed $4,000 to the
Improvement fund.
The annual report of the Board of
Health will soon MAKE its appearance.
Among the leading, feature is the
discovery of skin diphtheria, some
thing entirely new in medical science.
1t was noticed during the fall season
that children appeared in school with
sores on their faces. The sores were
examined and signs of diphtheria
germs discovered. Skin diphthcria,
contagious and altogether disagree
able is not necessarily fatal, malady
Five thousand fans yesterday af-
ternoon braved the threatening wealth
er in Richmond to see the Interna-
tional League inaugurate it's second
campaign. Even when the spasmodic
rain settled into steady downpour
thousands stood with the water beat
ing down upon them and urged the
umpires to keep the game going.
They were needed and as reward
the Billsmiths fell on the champion
Bisons and batted out an unexpect-
cd victory, winning by the count of
to in an abbreviated setto of sew
en- innings.
The resignation of Mr.. George w. {
Mcdaniel as pastor Of the First Bap
fist church, of Richmond, would never
have been offered if the church had
q great auditorium building large ;
enough to hold $500 to 5000 people
and ample facilities for q great Sun
day school. This statement was made
Monday by the minister and members
Of the church are discussing the pro-
position to erect large church, hop
ing thereby to retain the pastor. The
present church accommodations arc
crowded, and it is said that people
who wanted to join have been discour-
aged from SO doing on the ground
that the building was already crowd
ed. DR.. McDaniels told his congrega-
ton that if they We're satisfied to
remain stationary he was not, and
this was the real cause of the resigra-
ton. He has had no call to any
other church.
Two applications have been re-
ceived at the Office Adjt. Gen. w. w.
Sale for permission to organize mill
tary companies. One comes from
Norfolk, where Company B, Fourth !
Infantry, was recently disbanded by
order, Of the Governor. The other
comes from Lynchburg, where a new j
military company, the third in Lynch !!
burg, is in course of formation. Some
of the officers and men of the dis
banded Norfolk company want it re-
organized, and desire to be given their
former place in the Fourth Regiment.
There are now two companies await
ing admission to the State military
organization, one at Newport News
and the other ut South Boston.
1t is the belief in political circles
that j., Norman Powell, of Bristol
and Wythevile, will be the nominee
of the Ninth District Democratic
Convention to oppose Congressman
C. Bascom Slemp, this fall. Two 9TH
CT prominent Ninth District Demo-
Gratis who, in addition to Senator f.
f. Buchanan. have been spoken of
rs possible candidates are Hon. Lee
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