Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-01
VIRGINIA NEWS

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school, is making arrangements TO
locate in Alexandra for the prac-
tice of his profession. Dr.. Amos re-
cefyed his early education in Manas-
sas, graduating from Manassas High
School with the class of 1912. Fol
lowing his graduation from the un-
iyersity he served as an inferno at
the University Hospital until enter
inc the army during the war as a
lieutenant in the medical corps.
Since the war he has been engaged
in hospital work at Middletown, New
York.
Eight small children trooped out
after their father, Grover c. Kenny,
when he left his home at Covesville,
Albemarle county, yesterday threat
ening to commit suicide. He started
to climb High Top Mountain, carry
ing six sticks of dynamite. His old
est SON, 16, continued to follow. He
turnedeback. only after Kenny hurled
a large stone at him. The mar
climbed to the summit of the noun
tain. Then, in full view Of farmers
in the valley, he blew himself liter
ally into a thousand pieces. A
searching party found portions OF his
body scattered over an area 200 feet
square. Kenny. who was manager
of an apple orchard, had been brood
ing over the recent death of his wife.
Richmond police have discovered
that during Tuesday night thieves
entered George Washington's head
quarters on E. Main ST.. and robbed
the place of many valuable relics.
The building is the oldest structure
in the city. In addition to it being
George WashinSton's headquarters
it also vas used by Patrick Henry
as a law Office.
Judge R. Carter Scott. of Rich
mond, has been designated by the
governor to hold the April term of
the Circuit Court for Elizabeth
Co., for Judge Clarence w. Robin
son. Judge Scott will leave Monday
for Hampton. where he will sit in
the case of Mrs. Mittie Cumming,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, S. Gordon Cumming. The
trial will open Tuesday, Richard
Byrd will appear as counsel for the
defense.
A tie up of passenger service on
the Norfolk and Western Railway
promptly at 4 o'clock Friday after
noon was threatened yesterday by
members of the. brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen, if the company does
not by that time "relieve unsafe
conditions which the trainmen claim
have arisen on the railroad as a re
suit of the strike of railway clerks.
J.. B. Smith, general chairman of
the brotherhood announced last
night,
The Lynchburs Central Labor
Council has decided to take a hand
in the municipality primary to be
hid there next Tuesday to nominate
five candidates for the new council
city manager form Of government.
The union has issued an appeal to,
members to vote for men favorable
to organized labor.
Since the decision of the supreme
court of appeals in the Alvah Martin
case, sustaining the validity of the
West fee law several officers who
were Withholding settlements pending
the outcome Of the petition for re-
hearing, have made payment. Audi
) tor Moore estimates that the state
will receive about 500. 900 from "fee"
officers as a result of the decision.
Mrs. Charles Banner committed
suicide at her home in the Eastern
section of Wythe county late Tues
day afternoon while Mr.. Danner
: was at work out on the farm. No
cause car be assigned for the act.
Mrs. Banner was from Ohio. She
hung herself in the barn. Near the
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