Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-16
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS
/ Petersburg.-Shoe shines have
dropped to cents at the majority
/ of bootblack stands in Petersburg.
Heretofore the price has been III
cents.
Lynchburg.-The police here Sum
day, under a search warrant, cap
tured twenty gallons of liquor in a
house on the Forest Road.
Lexington-The entertainment
committee of the Lexington Fire De-
partment is busy arranging for the
entertainment Of the numerous fire
companies and visitors expected in
Lexington August "a, % and 26, on
the occasion of the Virginia State
Fircmen's Convention, to be held
here. The number of visiting fire
men is expected to reach 1900.
Winchester.-Sam Haines, aged
about so, widely known British apple
buyer, was drowned today in Shenan-
doah River, near Berry's Ferry,
Clarke County, where he was spend
ing the weekend at City Council
man Harry Hardy's bungalow.
Searching parties found the body
caught in rocks He belonged to New
York City Lodge of Elks. A broth
er, John Haines, lives in London.
Petersburg.-John Jackson, colored,
an employee Of the j. R. Jones stables,
was shot through the stomach last
night by Walter Wesley, also colored,
at the Crystal Plant. Wesley escap-
ed after the shooting, and although
search was conducted for him last
night, so far he is at liberty.
Danvile-A. 3. Darlington, presi-
dent of the City Council, has ap-
pointed three Danville delegates to
the annual convention of the Vir-
ginia League of Municipalities, which
will be held early IN September at
Norfolk. The nominees, who will go
at the citys expense, are City Audi
tor R. P. Moss, Jos. B. Anderson.
Danville's next representative in the
House of Delegates, and City Pur-
chasing Agent Frank Talbot.
Danville The police are looking
for a group of boys believed to be
responsible for a prank played yes
terday on Uncle Sam. When a North
Danville mail carrier opened three
boxes stationed in the street for the
reception of parcel post packages he
found Tom cat and three kittens
in each one. The felines appeared
overjoyed at their liberation and soon
made themselves scarce.
Cape Charles.-During storm last
evening the home of Benjamin N.
Scott, a farmer of Eastville, was de-
stroyed by fire when it was struck
by bolt of lightning The family
had left the house short time pre-
viously and returned to find their
home in ashes.
Norfolk.-Chinese merchants from
a score of Eastern cities will gather
at Norfolk within the next few days
to discuss trade conditions between
this country and their native land and
to devise means of meeting their own
peculiar business problems. Those
who come will be members of the
Chinese Merchants Association of the
Eastern States, Norfolk having been
selected as the convention city.
Charlottesville at the
Mccormick Observatory at the Uni
versity of Virginia are confident that
the severe earth tremors felt over
the counties Of Albemarle, Bucking-
ham, Nelson, Fluvanna and Cumber-
land early last Sunday morning, Au-
gust Z, were caused by great me-
teorite. travelling north to south,
bursting near Howardsville, this
county. 1t will be recalled that
report from Germany was to the eff
feet that the earth passed through
the tail Of q comet on that night.
! Portsmouth.-The river yesterday
gave up the bodies of two negroes be-
lieved to have been the men who
jumped from row boat at pier No.
/ of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
at the east end of North Street, at
l1:l5 o'clock last Thursday night
when Special Agent Long, of the Sea-
board fired upon them in warehouse
on the pier. The bodies were found
in the vicinity of the pier, where
searchers were engaged practically
all of yesterday in dragging opera.
ton. One of the bodies was brought
to the surface between piers Nos. Z
and at o'clock and the other came
up shortly after the electrical storm
which broke over the city at o'clock.
The bodies, according to the au-
thorities, were identified as those of
Vernon Lee Mabrie and David Good