Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-13

Bedford county, Sl,432.
Purcellville, Va, Sept. l3.--The
Loudcun County annual Teachers IN
stitute will be held in Leesburg to-
morrow and Tuesday. A large at
tendance is expected. Many prom
incnt educators will be present and
make addresses. Another accredited
high school has been added to the
list Of high schools in the county.
Danville, Va, Sept 13.-Glen Nc
Farling was taken to the hospita
this morning in a critical condition
and Charles Sanford, less seriously
hurt, following a motorcycle acci-
dent.
The men were riding one machine
at fast rate, when they were both
thrown into wooden fence. Nc
Farling was operated upon this eve
ming for internal injuries, and his
condition IS critical.
Norfolk Sept. 13.-Alieged care
less operation Of a street car by the
motorman in not making a regular
stop TO take on waiting passengers
is blamed for the death Of S-year-old
Charles Redding Bishop, who was
struck ard killed by car at Myers
Avenue and Forty eighth Street or
June l6.
Allegations to this effect are made
in $4,000 damage suit filed against
the Virginia Railway and Power
Company yesterday in the Court o.
Law and Chancery by Estelia NJ.
Swain, administrative OF the dead
boy.
Danville, Va, Sept. ia deraii.
ment OF Il freight car on the Norfolk
division Of the Southern Railway re-
suited in severe damage to the per-
manent way, several miles from Nor
folk, Friday night. The train al
rived here Saturday morning. At.
tachcd to the train Of passenger ana
Pullman coaches was freight cal
and an empty passenger coach
While travelling at a high rate OF
speed the freight left the track, the
wheels being torn of and before thC
train could be stopped considerable
portion of the track had been des-
tYnycd and serious damage done on a
BRIDE, where the train was finally
brought to q halt.
Norfolk, Va, Sept. 13.-Desponden,
over family troubles, the climax COM
ing when his wife deserted him sew
eral days ago, Leonard Berry, 2625
Fifth Street, Fairmount Park yester-
day attempted TO commit suicide by
bytaking poison. He was frustrated
in his efforts by neighbors, who sa"
him swallow one of the poisonous
tablets, and was forciDly carried by
them to St. Vincent's Hospital. Hi:
exact condition could not De deter.
mined last night, but it is thought
he will recover.
Berry. who is a carpenter by trade
is the father OF three small children
and has been out of work for some
time. Financial worries, follwoed By
his wife leaving him, are believed tc
have unbalanced his mind tempo
rarily.
Danville. Va, Sept 13.-Rev. c.
j. D. Parker, pastor of Moitett Me
mortal Church. was painfully injured
Saturday afternoon. when he was
pushed by a fractions automobile
through the plate-glass window Of a
Main Street store. The minister
cranked his car, parked at the curb.
forgetting that it was in gear The
machine started forward and pushed
the minister through the display win
dow. He sustained a badly cut arm.
He was escorted to the Office OF
physician where it was said that his
injuries were not serious.
Lynchburg, Va. Sept. l3.-Presl-
dents and secretaries OF the forty
Rotary Clubs in the seventh Rotary
district, composed of the States Of
Virginia and the Carolinas, will be
held here September 27, al the Nir-
ginian Hotel. The local club vii
stage big meeting with a banquet
as closing feature of the conference.
to which Rotarians from Roanoke
Danvile. Staunton. Petersburg, Rich
mond and Charlottesville are to be
invited.
Lynchburg. Va. Sept. 13.-Unless
the management of the Franklin ana
Pittsvlvania Railroad can find W
to give a regular schedule fos it
passenger trains. the road will lose
its contract for carrying the mails
between Gretna and Rocky Mount, {
distance Of thirty-six miles.
In the recent past the lone locomo-
tive belonging to the little county
owned railroad. has persisted IN get
ting out OF order. Each time it :.
necessary to send the engine "deh, !
TO foreign repair shop. and while
-bo anr;na X laid m for renairS the