Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-30

nual custom is sending wild ducks
enough to supply each member OF the
local Police Department, some fifty
men. The first shipment has supplied
one third Of the men and others Will
come as a result of later shooting
days.
Lynchburg-Frequent disregard
for the law, which prevents the
crowding of aisles in local theatres,
has led to City Manager Beck is
suing orders to the Police Depart
ment to enforce the law. Hereto.
fore. the police have merely warned
against crowding, but the orders
now are to report all violations for
court investigation.
Danville-Southern Railway train
No. 8. bound to Danville from Nor
folk, arrived here this morning with
fine 125-pound deer which late
last night sought to dispute the
trains passage at a point in South
ampton County. Captain D. W;
Barnes. conductor on the train, said
that the headlight of the engine re,
vealed three deer on the. track, at
about midnight. Two of the deer,
apparently young, made off at great
speed down the track, and, lowering
its horns, awaited the train. Inc
pilot struck the buck on the head
and, breaking it's neck, pitched 1t to
one side. Engineer Peyton Tunstall
STONED the train and the deer was
found with only a slight mark to
show for its death blow. 1t was
placed on the baggage car and
brought to Danville, where it was
placed in cold storage. Captain
Barnes will take it bac kto Norfolk
when he next leaves.
Newport News-R. j. Noland,
from the steamship East Lake, was
saved from death Saturday night by
Officer Collins of the police depart
ment, who RAM to pull Noland from
the railroad tracks on when a
switch engine was, operating, Noland
was charged with being drunk. When
the officer carried him to the pollc,e
natrol box. the prisoner muttered:
"Thish fine waysh treat feller on
way home
I,vnchburg-S. G. Proffitt, the new
limited States marshal for the west
ern District of Virginia, will, it IS
learned here. move his headquarters
and office to Roanoke during the
January term of the district cour1
hero Because of the duties OF tho
Office connected with frequent terms
Of court since Mr.. Profit entered
mon the discharge of the duties OF
his office he has been unable TO
make the change. The offlce OF the
marshal has been located IN mar.
tinsville since T. G. Burch, of that
nlace, was appointed to the position
under the first Wilson admln'stra-
ton.
Observation-Disclosures of the bodies,
snnroyimatelv 100 from the ola
Methodist graveyard to one plot, IN
Mount Hebron Cemetery, is about
70 be undertaken by committee OF
Market Street Methodist Episcopal
cbnrrh The old graveyard, last OF
the KIND WlLnlH tlle wy
haen sold to the Virginia Woolen Co.,
which will use the site for mill puf.
noses. The graveyard has not beer,
used for many vars. Cathohc aliG
PRESBYTERIAN graveyards were SOLD
some years ago for building puf-
noses, after bodies had been re-
moved.
Winchester-Mrs Marguerite =.
Harrison, speaking under auspices
If the Handley Foundation, graphii-
cally pictured last night her expert
enccs while a prisoner of SovletS IN
Russia for many months. Her lee.
~ turo was given in Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, and she
,rss introduced by R. Gray Williams,
nresident of the board Of Handley
trustees.
Nawnort News-As a result OF
hearing part of the evidence in the
cssa Of W. R. Rohenhiser OF Brlar-
field Road, Justice Waller Z. har, ,
r;s r of Hilton. Saturday night helc
Rodenhiser without bail for turtner
hearing of evidence tonight. Ihe
wan NAN IS charged with attempted crlm-
inal attack upon his year old niece
1vnchburg-Thunder and hail