Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-28
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~ Tlss' l,ssRsss tzection 81 Grange
.v7eg threatened, ~ fire yestesa2y
r,ornirg which Sfsoka o-:t abont To-.
"a. M, Il, III? sitl;lsas occ=riea bv he
gcraagc ftiara g, Tbs :t7*:nes
were: c6SfhGd 70 the !, 5s:ond story,
The damage is. estimated at $1,000;
csv2red ;bNinapranca.
!: BuiEling operations 1nTclT1ne' a
c5si otse more thar 100000 ere in
progress in Ha,lisonrurg. .Aroht
s150,OG0 Of this. amount IS" bcirg
spent for homes. Contractors are
being hindered 10 como extent by
difficulties in obtaining material and
labor. IT,.
Theme being. no opposition, Patrick
Henry Drew1y was formally elected
Representative from the Fourth Fir-
.ginia. district at "a; special election
held yesterday. He expects to take
his seat early in May, succeeding the
late Walter Watson He represent
ed the Petersburg district in the
Virginia senate for eight. years, hay
ing resigned recently,
Two members Of the faculty Of
the University of Virginia are APP
p,earing arslectures clad in dveaafls,
While several others have announced
their intention OF Joining the stu
dents overall club. President E. A.
Alderman has declared himself in
accord with the: movement. ~ r.
IA 1nennrial tablet COMMUNICATING
thliell Eiftieth, anniversary: Of the State
Capitol: disaster, of,,April 81, :, 1876,
when 81 persons ldss their, lives and
25l, we're injured: as the result of the
Collapse; rof the! floor:of the. Virginia
suiprrrem;e:!e of.:appeals,lWa I'm
Yelled III Richmond Yesterday State
officers and nal1y other citizens at
tended the ceremonies: ,;'.' r.
While: trying to throw a small white
doe; ihto;s;a cana, at .Danville on Sun
day afteri.oo Sl John Willard Ingram,
aged, 7, was himself thrown into the
stream and: drowned, ~
.
tine Sselttfre 5faeults Of I. Chatham
Episcopal Institute, headed by the
principal, MISS Willis, have resigned,
sHesSts1a .4pal 80, as the result of
discord between. them and the. Rev.
C. O. Prpderr, J: lpgesiHdht. over. a
lecture on Harriet eBeecherss Stowe by
Northern, speaker, which vas re-
Gently; cancelled by ;lJr. Pruden. The
minister held that any eulogy of Mrs.
Stowe before Southern girls would De
out of place. !; Miss Willis and the
minister are reported to have had a
stormy session with the result that
the principal! resigned, followed by
the faculty. composed !. in part of
women graduates freq Northern he col
leges. - - ~.
The Industrial. and agricultural
brancl. of .thesvoeational school at
Camp Lee, was opened yesterday IN
Petersburg. in presence Of 500 visitors,
including members Of the" Petersburg
silrtAe> la'essseeeststti 500 visitors, in
clsuldllp members R:lesspsssg
Rotary Club,-, Of N'nicn Sen. Omar
Bund& !, cosliihssndiag --ptiiref Eat inc
calpp, is a. lleqergeN s raHenosr Rep
reselltafives, Mckinley, Of .Illlh9is,
and sBl1ay,, of;:.Missouri, we're among
,llIn a4ease4&:E' 5..~"FI::, :::,,>..;;s.;;,,
/ Six lsq,1 ~ : !lesno Repphlteanst4 in
iRnknol;tE .yEeeTfteg1ay. disputed the
;rGaplaii2 ogr ~ s < tly ;;i x ;7ttate
I9 ri: i WA e qoa1aaEsa G379asti,
t!:tc; 81 d 3t:n,s. as tbs .gregular"
S;iio7.%cSS 'tthe part5y ana elected
delegates 70 stha 39tinsnal convention
at Chicago: .''.'