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

about Thanksgiving Day. This, de-
spite the fact that the country for
miles was searched for his body for
several weeks.
Leesburg. : Much interest was
shown in the recent primary election
for the nomination as delegate from
Loudoun county. Harry Keen, promi-
nent farmer from near Middleburg,
won over his two opponents, Joseph
NJ. Martin and John 0. Daniel. Mr..
Kecn's majority over his nearest op-
nCncrt is about 215.
Danville.-Otis Bradley, for 25
years deputy clerk of the corporation
court, who defeated his chief, John R.
Cook, in Tuesdays primary, was today
rendered his old position as deputy,
which he accepted. Bradley's election
in November is assured, but he will
not take the office for Is months.
Cook is planning brief vacation in
the near future.
neutrality-suspicious. local real
tors maintain that the sales in July
were below those of July
year ago, nevertheless the
recordation of deeds in the Cor
rorarion Court clerks office shows
five more deeds were admitted to re-
cord thare this year than last year.
July, always dull month for realty
transfers, this year saw sixty-two re-
ccrdations,
Manassas.-Friday of this week, at
the fair grounds, will be held the
Prince William county rally and bas-
ket picnic, for which plans have been
in the making for several months. 1t
vii! be under the auspices of the Wo-.
mans Auxiliary, the Farmers Union
and the boys and girls clubs of the
county Good speaking, games, ETC.,
ARE promised for the day.
Norfolk.-The annual State camp
meeting Of the Patriotic Order, Sons
of America. will be held in Portsmouth
next week. The convention is destin-
ed to be an important one and de.e-
gates from all parts of the State will
attend the sessions, which are to be
held in the Woodmen of the World
building, in county, near Court street.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the
state highways being built out of
Glover, Halifax county, and between
Meechum river and Crozet, Albemarle
county, have let subcontracts to u. +.
Burnett and company of Lynchburg,
for the building of small bridges and
culverts on the new work. The con-
struction is all to be of concrete.
Petersburg-The lynching of Lem
Johnson, negro, for the murder OF /.
W. Elmore at Tobacco, Va, early
Wednesday morning by a mob of
Brunswick and Dinwiddie county citi-
zens. will be investigated by a special
grand jury, which has been called by
Judge Jesse West to SIT at Lawrence
Vile next Thursday. The special
grand jury was called at the request
of Commonwealth Attorney Lewis,
of Brunswick.
Frclcricksburg..- rllc missing link
nf The improved roa1 extending from
Kent gate to the fc,.: OF Oakley ni..,
on the fredericksburg Shady Grove
road. in Spotsylvania county, was
c,rapieted Thursday by the joint Ell
forts of the county equipment and the
residents of the neighborhood This
| link is one of the best built pieces of
road in the county. As many as
forty-four horses and mules and fifty
men worked and the helpers all en-
| ioyed the fine dinners in Oakley
Grove. provided free by Charles A.
MacHenry.
Petersburg.-That Will Elmore. the
negro held in the Richmond jail in
connection with the brutal murder of
/ T. W. El'nore, postmaster and store
] keeper at Tobacco. Va, on Monday
night, and Lem Johnson, the negro
lynched by the Brunswick and Din
widdle counties mob Wednesday morn
ing may have been two of the six
negroes who shot ". r. Harris, town
sergeant of Wakefield, last week,
when he attempted to arrest them, is
the belief held by the police here.
Enthusiastically. Randolph Tucker
Shields. medical missionary of the
Southern Presbyterian Church in
China, arrived at Vancouver. B. c., a
few days ago, and is on his way 70
Winchester to join Mrs. Shields and
their son and daughter, who have
been with the formers parents. Rev
and Mrs. c. 2. Page, since early last
spring. DR.. Shields, whose parents
are prominent residents OF Missis-
sippi, is to be Rockefeller Founda-
tior. instructor daring The forthcom-
ing session of tn: l,edical school ii
Johns Hopkins L:''-ers,ry, Baltimore.
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