Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
VIRGINIA NEWS

L NeSoCAJoHs HaNe SSeii - :
.edr tn purchase by the Tfnes-Dls
Patch Publishing Company, Inc, o:
the ten-story Office and newspaper
building in south 10th street, IN tint
heart of Richmond's business and
financial district, which has been the
home OF the Times-Dispatch for
little more than three years. The
purchase price was $4,000. The
building was erected by the Bryan
estate in the summer of 1912, as a
permanent home for this newspaper
Pete Burkett, driver Of a grocery
delivery wagon, was run down Friday
at street crossing in Pulaski
by Norfolk and Western passenger
train and so seriously injured that
he died within two hours. The horse
was killed and the wagon demolished.
Burkett was fourteen years old.
The first "hard cider" case to come
up in Virginia under the new Frohi-
bition law was decided at Harrison
burg Circuit Court. j. Calvin Bare.
of Genoa, Rockingham county, was
fined $50 and given 80 days in jail
for unlawfully dispensing cider that
by analysis contained more than the
I per cent. of alcohol allowed by
law. Bare was released on $500 bali,
his attorneys having moved for a
new trial The two barrels of cider
found on Bare's premises showed by
analysis to be 249 and 5.51 per cent
of alcohol. The analysis was made
in Richmond.
William F. Campbell, the 2 year
old son of Mr.. John Campbell, of
Belmont, near Charlottesville, was
fatally burned Friday afternoon al
the home of his parents. During the
absence of the mother who had gene
to nearby store to make some
purchases, the child in some way got
too close to stove and It's clothing
caught Gflc.
r. l.. SJultz, until recently news
editor of the Daily Independent, Of
Harrisonburg, was fined $50 and
given thirty days N Jail Friday, on
conviction OF receiving more than the
legal allowance Of one quart OF
whisky a month. Seven other men
also were !r:vcn similar punishment
for violations Of thu rev prohibition
Jaw. Stultz's case will be appealed
ltc the Supreme Court, if necessary,
and it is not improbable that pet
ION for pardon will be sent t.
Governor Stuart. Stuitz is out on
bail of $500.
Fire in Covington in the heart OF
1.-The business district Saturday
burned more than 100000 worth Of
property. and for time threatened
to wipe out the entire business seq
! ton of the town
Fire discovered at an early hour
Saturday morning damaged the
plant of the Virginia Bridge and Iron
Company, of Roanoke, to the extent
CT 100000
Railroads have been ordered not
to supply coal to foreign ships on
new contracts, it was learned Sat
urday night, in Norfolk. All Amer!-
can warshirs at the navy-yard are
guarded, and sentries arc holding W
everybody except officers OF the gov
eminent service.
The coast-guard cutter Tamacraw
the battleship Arkansas and squad
of thirty artillerymen and lieutcn-
ant from Fort Monroe are doing
neutrality duty at Newport News.
F, Collector of Customs Norman X
Hamilton. had ordered that a close
watch be kept on the German steam
or Arcadia and the Austrian steamer
Budapest, tied up for safety.
! Fire of unknown origin completely
destroyed thrcc-story building and
seriously damaged ore OF the city S
skyscrapers in the downtown bus!-
! ness district Of Charlotte, n. C., Sat-
urday night, with a damage esti-
mated at Sl5O,OOO, partially covered
jby insurance. The Johnston Building
was totally destroyed and the Com
mercial National Bank Building, IL
stories, on an opposite corner, was
damaged.
While no decision has been reached