Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-06

night attended the August meeting
If the Chamber on Bronpton
Heights, the hcmp of Capt. N. +.
Powe. the lawn was electrically IL
Illuminated and the exercises were
held in the open under the stately
trees on the spot of the conflict be-
tween the opposing forces OF the
Nor:n and South during the wal
!. between the States.
I Norfolk. Va.-The slmken steam
er. Lake Calvenia, may either be
raised and carried away or all parts
not covered by As feet of water
broken up and removed, under spec
I ifcations released by Colonel j. G..
Oakes, engineer for the Norfolk dis
7 trict. These specifications were re
leased yesterday, and bids for the
work will be opened on September
;. The work must be cmpleted with
in six months after contract is
awarded, the wreck becoming the
property OF the contractor.
Norfolk. Va. Echoes of a suit for
1000 brought by Pasquale Panta--
lecn against Gus Charleston for al
legged alienation of Mrs. Pantaleon's
affections, were heard in police count
today, when Pantaleon answered u
charge Of threatening violence
against Charleston.
Two witnesses testified that they
heard Pantaleon tell Charleston he
would kill him, and Partaleon's
daughter. taking her fathers part,
Blacksburg, Va.-The annual
metinr Of the State Farmers Insti-
tute, at the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute ended at noon today, with
the election of five directors, whose
terms will begin January |, 1922,
and the adoption Of :. resolution
urging that the State Legislature
make added appropriations to en-
large the work now being done BY
the State college Of agriculture, the
extension division and the expert
ment station.
Newport News, Va.--Another
genera. wage reduction st the ship
ward was announced this morning,
effective August 8. This reduction
applies to both wage and sa!ariet
men and will average y l-2 per
cent.
Clarendon. Va. Arlington County
Federation of Women's Clubs will
hold their regular monthly meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Henry Lock-
wood, at Kirkwood terrace here on
Monday, from ii o'clock TO 3, with
a box luncheon at 1879.
Lynchburg. Va.-Thc first death
here from sleeping sickness for
scmc time occurred Tuesday, the
victim being a / year old colored
child whose death occurred at the
Lynchburg Hospital.
Wytheville. Va "There shall be no
sec;ionalism in my administration. a
united Virginia is necessary 10 a
progressive Virginia" declared Sen
G.or E. Lee Trinkle when assured
that The Democratic voters OF the
state had selected him as their cam
didate for governor in November.
Norfolk, Va.-Wita ten stab
wounds in her back and the back
of her head Pearl Mccormack, col
ored. left St Vincent's Hospital this
morning shortly after TIE knife was
used on her. She is now at the home
413 East Butte street. where the stab
birg occurred. Pearl claims that
1r,-
alias Johnson, alias Williams, did
the stabbing. and the police are
looking for him.
Petersburg, Va.-Fire destroy
ed one OF the large government ware
houses at Camp Lee. d few miles
from Petersburg. Thursday. The
warehouse contained medical sup
plies. The camp fire department.
arrived after the structure had
been destroyed. Camp Lee was
recently ordered abandoned and the
force en- duty there now is small.
! Less. $4,000.
Norfolk. Va.-That dull gray
barkentine rugged steamship anchor
eed off Hospital Point today is the
Nantucket training ship of the Mas
sachu>otts State Nautical School,
She is Just in from Funchal. Made
ira, after 27 days. IA of which were
urGer sail. and after bunkering here
will sail on her return 10 her stat
ion at Boston.
+! DanviMe, Va.-The authorities OF
CaSwell County have written TO B.
o. James. secretary Of the Com.
monwealth. at Richmond, asking him
to give the owners of 46 Virginia
automobiles. license numbers OF
which were taken Sunday evening
on the road between Stckesland anc
Pelham, n. c. Repeated complaint
recently Of residents whose house:
are near the road Of dust cloud:
raised by fast travelling autcmobil
lists led to 4 trap being laid.
Rev. Robt. A. Maeil', who was
: student from Grace Church and VIII,
was ordained last June, will preacl
!, Grace Church Sunday night at