Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-23
VIRGINIA NEWS
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Petersburg.-With a bullet from
either rifle or pistol in his heat
and his entire side riddled with ;
load of birdshot, Deputy Sheriff Johr
Kelly, aged 27, of Dinwiddle county
tonight lies in the Petersburg Hospi
tai in an unconscious condition anc
with small chances for recovery, a:
result of being fired upon by {
gang Of negroes, alleged to be block,
aders and oootleggers, late Saturday
night near Carson, in Dinwlddle
county, after a hunt for a whiskey
still.
Petersburg.-About 200 citizens of
Matoaca, Chesterfield county, have
just organized community league.
| ]. B. Moore was elected president,
Mrs. Horace Mann, vice president
and W. B. Adams, treasurer.
Lynchburg.-Plans are being ma
tured here for the organization of a
Scottish Rite Masonic consistory in
L ynchburg. Other consistories in
the state are located at Richmond,
Roanoke, Alexandria and Norfolk.
Richmond.-Dr. E. C. Levy, direc-
tor of public welfare, has returned
from New York, where he attended
the annual convention of the Ameri-
can Public Health Association. He
was reelected a member of the board
of directors. This was the fifteenth
annual meeting, and Dr.. Stephen
Smith, the first president, was in at
tendance upon the sessions. He was
presented with a gold medal by the
association.
Richmond.-In the case of Mrs.
Grace Lillard Smith VS.. the State
Highway Commission, an action for
compensation under the workmen's
compensation act for the death of her
husband, William Oscar Smith, a
quarry foreman, the supreme court
of appeals yesterday ruled that the
commission, not being municipal
corporation nor a political division
thereof, is not responsible. The state,
however, the court holds, is. but no
funds have been provided for the
payment of compensation under the
act and none are available until the
general assembly makes such appro-
priation.
Lynchburg.-George H. Bowles,
state secretary of the Virginia Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative
union, has returned from Topeka,
Kan, where he attended the conven-
tion of the national union. He said
it was the largest and best meeting
the union has ever had. Other Vir-
einians at the meeting were 0. A.
Thomas, of Bedford, and G. A. Lam
bert, Rural Retreat
Norfolk. The Norfolk City Market
mems association today issued state
ment advising patrons of the market
against paying more than 65 cents
a pound for Thanksgiving turkeys,
dressed and drawn, and stating en-
phatically that its members will not
buy any turkeys that cannot be sold
at retail for that price or less. The
statement followed a report by Paul
White and Thomas Starkey of the
special committee appointed last week
to make survey of the turkey mar
ket and recommend a fair price
Lynchburg. = Announcement has
lust been made here that the Grad
dock Terry company has completed
arrangements with the Jobber's Over
Ill company creditors committee.
-yhich recently bought the effects Of
that concern at . a bankruptcy re-
"oiver's sale. for long term lease
nf two of the buildings formerly oc-
"unied as an overall plant. These two
'rildings give this company 100000
additional floor space and between
200 and 600 employees will he addnd
70 the co,npanys pay roll here, in
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