Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-08


Officer r. w. Garntt are attending the
annual convention of the League OF
Virginia municipalities at Norfolk.
They are representing this commun-
ity, the council having provided
money for their attendance.
Roanoke-Several large herds OF
elk have been seen depredating on
farmers crops near Arcadia within
the past week, according to reports
reaching here from Natural Bridge.
1t is understood that permission
has been granted the farmers to kill
the elk, wherever seen IN case there
is further damage to crops. The
hides will be shipped here.
Danville, Va, Sept. 1.-THE intel
ligence was received here from Rich
mond that John E. Hughes, one OF the
wealthiest tobacco dealers Of this
city, yesterday suffered another
stroke of paralysis, which affected
his right side. Mr.. Hughes is in a
sanatorlrm at Richmond and is re-
ported in a serious condition. lie
suffered his first stroke more than q
year ago.
Petersburg, Va, Sept. THE cost
of dying is higher in Petersburg, for
the city council last night increased
the cost of grave-digging in Bland
ford cemetery in its first step to make
the city burying ground self-sup-
porting. The matter of increasing the
price of plots in the cemeIery will
be taken up by the council shortly.
Spotsylvania, Va, Sept. Pre-
liminary steps looking to the organ
ization of a strong Trinkle- West
Saunders club at this point WITH
view to unifying the Democratic ranks
and engendering interest in the DEM
ocratic cause, are being taken.
Petersburg, Va, Sept. 7.-After
suspension of nine months, due to the
condition of the markets, the Poca-
hontas and the Matoaca cotton mills,
two of the largest textile plants in
this section of the state, are soon to
resume operations according to an
announcement made here by o. F.
Tucker, superintendent of the Poca-
hontas mill. According to the state
ment of the cotton mill man, orders
are being received daily in increas-
ing numbers ard the management of
the two mills feel that hey will be
justified in resuming operations on
full time the minute the water in
the Appomattox river rises sufficiently
to start the machinery. Both mills are
operated by water power.
Petersburg, Va, Sept. THE pub
lie schools of this city opened today
with an enrolment that is believed
will surpass that of last year, when
every school building in the city was
taxed to the limit. The coloreG
schools will open tomorrow morning.
To care for the increased enroll
ment at the high school, two large
temporary buildings have been con-
structed. When the new and modern
high school building, held to be one of
the finest in the South, was completed
several years ago, it was thought
TINT it would easily care for the
citys high school needs.
Charlottesville, Sept. 7.-Several
members of the police department
made a daylight raid today on that
section of the city southwest of Main
street station, formerly known as
the "redlight district"
Three houses were visited and tlve
women placed under arrest. Two OF
the women, it is stated, came here
h,rtnight ago-one from a North
Carolina city and the other from
Richmond.
All of the quintet save one were
admitted to bail in sums varying from
$25 to SlOO. The one SO unfortunate
could not come across with $50 and
was placed in the lookup.
The cases were expected to come
up in police court today.
Richmond, Va, Sept. ~. W.
CTe"S, OF GTeeuFllle, .. w., VIII NC
one of the "Old Time Telegraphers'
welcomed by friends to the annual
convention of the Old Time Tele-
graphers and Historical Association
to meet in the Jefferson Hotel Octo-
ber Is, 10 and 20. Mr. Crews is az
present general manager Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Telephone
Company of Virginia and vice-presi-
dent of this company. He is also
vice-president of the Petersburg Tel
ephone Company.
Richmond, Va, Sept. 7.-An auto
mobile club, composed of $4,000 own
ers of motor cars in Virginia, to
work for better State roads, was pro-
posed before the Kiwanis club by c..
3. Richardson, who suggested that
the Kiwanis clubs of the state take
the lead in organizing automobile
clubs in every town and city, so that
concerted action may be taken for
better highways. The occasion was
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