Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27
VIRGINIA NEWS

Effective April 1, Virginia bank:
will 90 on the par list, accordlng2te
announcement by the Federal Re.
serve Bank of Richmond. Virginia
viii make the third state IN the
district to take this step, leaving but
two States to act. By going on the
par list, banks will save their custo,
mers many thousands OF dollars
annually, it is stated. Checks drawn
on. banks in Virginia will be re,
ceived by all Federal Reserve mem
Der banks for collection and credit
ed at par, in accordance with pub
lished time schedules. North Caro-
lima and South Carolina are the two
States still outside the fold.
Within the next few days, Edward
Russell Miller Co., Ltd, architects
of Norfolk, are to be awarded to
draw the plans for Market Street,
Petersburg Methodist Chu7.h, which
is to be one of the largest houses Of
worship in the South. The new
church is to be erected at a cost OF
s25O.0OO, and is to be complete in
every respect, The preliminary
plans provide for a classical, colon
ial structure of Kentucky limestone.
The interior of the auditorium will
be somewhat cathedral in appear
ancc. the aisles being formed by a
series of massive columns support
iny arches. A large site was re-
Gently secured on Sycamore street
for the erection of the edifice.
Enumeration of the veterans Of the
Confederate army and navy now
living in Virginia Will be made dur
inS the coming year by the commits
sioners of. revenue of the several
ccunt;cs and cities, who will make
return of their lists to the auditor
of public accounts on or before the
first of July, under the provisions
Of a bill passed by the general as
scmbly. Lists of the veterans arc
required to be made at the time of
receiving statements of property
for taxation, and the returns will
include a statement Of whether the
veteran has any property, OF rcgu-
lar means Of support. The pur-
pose of the enumeration is to bring
to the attention Of the authorities
worthy cases of Confederate veter-
airs who have become in needy cir
.cumstances. and at the same time
will enable the pension authorities
to check their lists and strike from
them the names of those owning
property or have OTHER sources on,
income.
Leaders Of the railway clerks on
thc Norfolk and Western Railway,
at Roanoke, who walked out last
Monday because the railroad com
pany refused to remove two nonun-
ion employees. following charges by
the clerks that the men had insultcd
a young woman employc, declared
last night they intend to remain out
until their grievances r adjusted.
Mrs. Mary Taggart, aged Y,
widow of Robert Taggart, died yes
tcrday morning in her home at Tag
CARTS store, Charlottesville, the vic
tim ct a shooting accident. Robert
Stcger. a relative and neighbor OF
Mrs. Tagrart, on his way home
from a trapping expedition last
Sunday, called at the Taggart home
The aged lady was in the act OF re-
kindling the fire. He asked her to
permit him to attend to it, and as he
stopped to reach the fire his revol-
yer slipped from his pocket to the
floor. and was discharged, the bullet
striking Mrs. Taggart's abdomen.
Raymond Lowe, 6 year old o OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.. Lowe, Of
Schoo,field. died in the General Hos
pital. in Danvillc from burns sus-
tairca on Wednesday at his home.
The hoy was in the act of kindllng
a fire he thought was out and was
pouring kerosene oil in the CRATE