Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS,

| ces in Norfolk, which has been OF
for several days, had been ADJUSTED
was made last night by officials 0
the clerks organization. They statc'
that a telegram was received from
u. ]. Forester, president Of The IN
tcrnational union, to the effect tina
al: differences existing between tn
clerks and the Atlantic Coast Linz
Railroad, the Southern Railway, tn'
Chesapeake Line and the Old Domln
ion Steamship Company had been set
tied.
}. j. Mangum, OF Scottsviile, wa;
shot twice through the abdomen Sat
ur;iay morning in the home Of Clauc
Bradshaw, in Scottsyille, and died that
night at the Kings Hospital. Man
gum, the police state, broke mo
Bradshaw's home under the impress
sion that it was his own. The
wounded man told the police that ne
was drunk when he entered the
house. He exonerated Bradshaw.
Bradshaw said that he was aroused
BY his wife and heard the crashing
of the door leading from the yard into
The dining room Of his home. lie
tcnx his rifle and went down stairs.
crcountering a man in the dining
room whom he hailed. Getting no
response, but hearing 4 shutfiing on
the floor, he was unable to distir-
euish in the dark whether The man
Was advancing toward him or re-
treating toward the door. Bradshaw
fired three shots and the intruder
fell. Two Of The bullets had taken
effect, passing entirely through Man
guo1's body.
Travel on steamers i'll Virginia will
cost considerably more than at pres
or, if the application made by watcr
carriers for an increase Of rates Is
granted by the Corporation Commits
siur. The matter will be heard by
the commission tomorrow. The night
fare to Richmond would be raised
from So to 81. so if the Increase IS
granted. The day rate IS jumped
from S1.oo5 fn g. Party tickets lten
OF raore pcrsoH@! between Richmord
and Norfolk will DC raised from s.
tc 81 Is. All passenger fares O.
the steamboat lines are raised from
Sive cents Tor the shortest fare :"
sc cents for the other fares. Ship
p,r< of freight on the Bay line Of
steamers along the james arc asked 20
pay from 90 to 100 per cent more.
The increase for the same service or
the night line is placed =. IL per
cent.
\ disputcn from Winchester say"
Howard Hctzcl, foreman ut til"
BaNcrton Nv. Fa.) stone qnarrles,
feels confident he could withstand
German barragc fire after his c%per-
icncc ., Il day or two ago, when ne
was caught in tie midst OF u great
shower Of stone, dirt and debris at
the Bakcrton plant. Ilctzcl was light
ing the fuses for i series Of blasts
,yhcn one of the charges e%psod2A
prvmaturcly. Before he couio stag
gcr away. no less than eleven blasts
5acan to go off all around him, anu
nc was struck and knocked down
three times before he finally man
aged to get to Il place OF safety. His
clothing was III tatters and his body
was covered with blood from cuts.
Although improved today, he was
sill suffering from the cuts ant
bruises.
Woodstock, Stra sburg and. several
ot;.cr towns were without electric c''1'-
rc&t nearly two days last week, and
Industries were crippled, because
Ii ewes. who were chopping dow
tees durin. the night on thc property
Of Major. G.. N. Borum. travelling
fre iyht agent OF the Southern Rail
VI: =. let one Of the tI'res fa.l the
vrong way. cutting Ill the wires.
M9ior Borum discovered that bis
woodland property WAS being systc-
rr;.ticaIly robbed Of trees, presumably
e.. rirewood and he has detectives on
the trail.
VanJals arc again damaging. band
some monuments and tom5Stones III
tn" Reformed Church Cemetery II
Sncphcrdstown. and reward has
been posted for their apprehension.
Daring the past few days large
ald costly monument in III" lot own
ca by y. s. Rentch has been pushed
o, or and badly damaged. while wan
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