Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-29
VIRGINIA NEWS
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! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS made by the
managers of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company in Vif-
ginia to C. IL. Weber division mana
ger, with headquarters in Richmond,
indicate slow but gradual improve
ment in business conditions in the
State. The coming of cooler wealth
er has stimulated the purchase of
winter merchandise to some extent,
and stocks on hand are from 70 to
80 per cent normal.
Spotsylvania, Under the direc-
ton of the State Highway Commits
sioner, there has been under con,
struction for some months State
highway in Spotsylvania County be-
ginning at Charlottesville and run
ming along the route Of the old
Spotsylvania and Culpeper Turnpike
to the Wilderness Store, and from
thence to Germanna Bridge in
Orange County, thence to the Gull
peper courthouse, covering a dis
tance of some 25 miles.
South Boston,-The Planters and
Merchants National Bank has just
installed burglar proof vault. with
one of the most modern doors and
safety combinations in the State.
The vault is constructed of re-en-
forced concrete, and is lined with
steel constructed with layers of torch
proof and drill proof steel alterna-
ting.
Richmond-The visit Of Count de
Chambrun, great grandson of Gene
raj Lafayette, to Richmond, on No
vember %, as one of Marshal Ferdi-
nand Foch's party brings to the
minds eye pictures of the stirring
events of more than century and a
half ago, when young Lafayette fig
ured in the narrowing events which
led up to the surrender of Lord
CORVALLIS, at Yorktown, when the
Bunbeams of liberty crept over the
hills of Virginia and spread through
out the land of the free. Following
the gloomy, although glorious. days
of the Revolution, after Marquis de
lafayette had suffered political in
dignities at the hands of his country
men, and had returned from exile,
Richmond was again gladened by a
visit from General Lafayette, and la
ter he was accorded high honors by
the Legislature Of Virginia, feted
and entertained by the people.
Lynchburg-The United States ma
rines doing duty on the postal cars
now are ubiquitous, If you do not
think so, watch the change that has
come over the handling Of the mails
at terminals and the way men who
do the handling come up to the notch
These. marines take nothing for
granted. officials and porters have
found that it is not sane sound
policy to go poking about a mail ear
any longer without sufficient identi-
fication about to let the marine
guard on a mail car know that you
are attending to business. The ma
rines are on practically all of the
through trains passing here, and the
postal clerks and transfer porters
will vouch for the statement that
they are right on the job.
Winchester-Bandits and thugs
continue their bold and daring ex-
ploits Notwithstanding the vigilance
of police officers on motorcycles and
afoot. Last night Roy Gearing, of
Woodstock, here for the theater, re-
ported the theft Of large autono-
bile from in front Of the City Hall,
which houses the police station. IT
was found this morning along the
Shenandoah Valley Pike, near MID
deltown. where it had been abandon
ed. The lights still were burning.
An eastern suburban citizen report
cd some one had carried several bee
hives to a vacant lot, poured water
ON the bees to prevent them from
singing, and then got away with all
of his honey. A gardener OF the
same neighborhood. who went out to
dig his sweet potatoes. discovered
that the lob had been done tn night
before bv thieves. The robbing OF
hon roosts has become quite common.
Richmond-The death in Madison
County. of James Edwin Madison has
brought to light the fact that the
Nadisons at one time lived at Wood
berry Forest. The original residence
of General Madison is still there. 1t
is said that this house was planned
bv three Presidents of the United
States. At a dinner given by Cen
raj Madison there were present
Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe
and James Madison. General Mad
ison told them that he wanted to
build a new house and asked them
if they could give any advice as to
nlans. The three Presidents put their
heads together and planned the