The Washington herald., 1919-12-24
VIRGINIA BREVITIES.

Danville. Va, Dec. 3.-'Some one 10
always taking the Joy juice out Of
life"
This time It is the local police who
raided the homo of Carl Mangum and
seized spirituous liquors valued at
s2.o 600. The whiskey was concealed be-
hind false wall In the basement.
Mangum gave bail in the sum of $500.
Danville.-The Martinsville Cotton
Mills Company next week will be
turned over to- new owners, who will
put new capital in the project. Sew
eral improvements IN the plant are
being considered. The old company.
organized about ten years ago. has
been prosperous.
Lynchburg.-Mrs.E Emma Harris, ne
gress, admitted to police theft of toys
from a department store. She said
she had six babes at home who other
wise would have no Christmas pres
ents.
Lynchburg. The Craddock-Terry
Shoe Company distributed 10000 to
employees on a contingent wage basis.
1t is the biggest effort at trying out
the profit-sharing plan ever attempted
! in the State.
Fredericksburg.-Th Western Shore
Transportation Company has been or
ganized to conduct a line Of steamers
out Of Crisheld. Md.
Beaver Dam.-The high school build
ing here was completely destroyed by
fire.
Danville. school children
sold 10000 Red Cross Christmas seals.
Richmond.-Eighteen persons will be
released from the Virginia Peniten-
tiary Christmas~Inorning by pardon OF
Gov. Davis. Louis J. Won der miller
will shake hands with Major Wood.
superintendent, and be released from
prison. where he has been serving a
twelve-year term for murder He fin
ished eight years.
Richmond-Forty barrels of mash
were captured by internal revenue
agents in a raid on a farmhouse on
the Lakeside road. where they found
three large stills. Two negroes are
under arrest. charged with manu-
featuring liquor. Footprints in the
o..oV bSSoJSN thc IOSotloh Va ehe
stills.
Norfolk - The stranded steamer
West Potant is stranded on the
beach seventy miles below Cape
Henry. despite the fact several tugs
have been working for four days to
relieve her.
Lynchburg-Charles Fletcher But
ton. So. Is dead at his home in
Laurel Hill. He had been i'll for
one week with pneumonia.
Richmond-George c. Fitzhugn
was reelected commander Of the
Fitzhugh Lee Camp of Spanish War
Veterans.
Lynchburg A mystery" man,
will go on trial here charged with
forgery. Two different names ap-
peared on checks which he was said
to have issued. In . preliminary
hearing he said he did not want his
family to learn of the charge
against him.
Danville-Capt. Marcellus French,
SO. a pioneer resident of this dis
trict. Is dead.
Danville-A homemade still, con-
tanning raisin mash, was found in
the home Of Wash Barber by police
men.
Charlottesville. DR.. william Lee
Morton. of William and Mary College,
and Miss Lille Estelle Dinwiddle, Of
Charlottesville, have been married.
The bridegroom Is a noted history
writer. Following a wedding trip in
the South. the couple will be at home
at williamsburg. Va.
Charlottesville.-Robert HINES. Of
Philadelphia, and Miss Katherine
Hughes, Of this city, were married.
Sparta.-F. 3. Cate, Of Prince Ed
ward County and Miss Burr eagle,
teachers in the local high school, were
married at White Plains.
Charlottesville. a. Mrs. virginia 3.
Niche. widow Of Henry G. Niche,
who was editor Of the Charlottesville
Chronicle, died at her home here.
observation-disclosures J. L. Arm
strong. Of the Randolph Macon fac
ulty, died at his hoi1e, here from pneu-
monia.N
Fredericksburg. Frank p. Hurst has
purchased 90 acres Of Loudoun County
land at $4,000