Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-01
VIRGINIA +, NEWS

| NO. al, University VI w S'''o, 49,
lot.esyillc, Va, with Major William
n. Goodwin in charge.
WAC has planned dinner III thclr
honor Sunday evening. to which Brig.
Grns. Rafferty,, Gather and Barber,
"a lumber of colonels and lieutenant
cGlonels and few citizens of Annis-
to-, have been invited. Gen Rafferty,
will give dinner for the governor
AID the party after tho review Mon
day. The party will later take all
auto ride over the reservation.
Willie Wilson, colored, shot. and in.
stantly killed Rooney Craft. colored,
in the livery stable of Whitehead
Brothers, at Chatham, early yestcr-
day morning. Wilson it is said, pick
cd mp the gun and said to Graft,
You don't believe 7 will shoot you.
when the weapon fired tearing away
the top Of his head and bespattcl1ng
{ the wall with his brains. Wilson Gis-
appeared in the darkness and escap-
cd.
More than les delegates attended,
the meeting OF the Bunkhead High
WY Association, at Madison Hall, at
Tho University Of Virginia, Thursday
ri:,ht and took initial steps to put
il shape plans for the construction
Of highway southwest from Wash.
irrton through the Piedmont sec.
ton by government cid A rcsolu.
tiar was adoptcj pledging the SUP.
pert Of all the counties affected -
IL route which should be finally Dc
cietcd on BY the board Of directors al
tc, all the information Is in.
Two men, employees at the Du
pont plant, were drowned in the APP
roniattox River near City Point
Thursday afternoon. They hired Z,
snail boat ut City Point to row across
TO what is known as Funphons@
Point After they had gone short
distance their boat WAS seen TO cap
size. and the men were thrown into
the river, which is very deep III tilSt
pcint. They wcrc seen struggling "a.
saw Themselves. and efforts were
mldc TO saw ;l;c,n. But. apparently.
thev couldn't yi@rn, aud before all
could reach iiicm thc::' sank and wer"
lost.
!, shadow VA: east over whai
pYlrniycd IL u" a Jolly Trip Of TIC
Sl!rincrs Of KAHN temple through
Southwest. Virgins "Wednesday night,
a4an Emmett i. Les. j wcll-kncNn
y,unG Reanoker aud y prominent
Slr,ller, suffered III unusual accident
which cost him h., iife Mr. LEG, unc
o the iollicSL of tho party, i1ad en-
..,ncd . truck after the parade ord
WIS ~, his way to the station to
secure some baggage from The special
c;.r IN which The ShrincrS Travelled IT,:
u" in the ceremonial which was to-
fpicw. lIc was standing in the rear
u the truck which WAS travelling, Il
is said. very rapidly. In turning 81
c:lrvc Mr.. Lee lost his balance and
fell hcadlnnC from the rear of tile
track striking his head with srca;
rrr:o and f,@,ctnrinG his skull. E"i
subsequently died.
Ten sticks Of dynamite were foDud
b.. tic Petersburg police last night
within l25 fc"t Of the cnd OF the
Norfolk and Western iron bridge over
he concrete rood and car Inc be.
lvcnu i'rtrrglprg and Camp l"c.
There was also fomrd III the sane
u &C. Is feet pr fuse, timed two
MINUTES 10 u foot. which would hnF"
g,r.c OFF in half an hour after bcin.:
LIGHTED. "A box of caps was with t."
Ease. though the apparatus was I'll
d"ynchch. The police 'urncl the box
u2rr to The provost gnarj u: Camp
l.rs, and detail Of men WAS sta
tiu,.cd ut the end Of the bridge.
Tie Third divisional review -
Comp Mcclellan will hc gwen MOI,
Joy morning IN compliment IL Coy.
Ii E. StuDI-. opi staff of Virginia,
WHO will arrive ut Admission, ha.,'
$. day. They will be guests Of
E.r.~adirr G~ucrpl G. &. Vaughn.
Seven yulorpi.icS and valuable mo.
l": equipment won't. mp il iIamcs int
destroyed the large private garog"
srj stables # w. s. Forbes, -
Monument aYcnu" and Rosrnca'h
rp3d. Rirllu"nJ, shortly before &
o'clock Yesterday morning. 1t *
believed the total damage will ap-