Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-06


at Buchanan to back a butter and
cheese plant, and the plant is ex-
pected to be in operation by October
First.
Lynchburg-The granting of the
S1.70 rate for gas by the state cor
poration commission has caused the
Lynchburg Traction and Light
meters to register the new rate. The
old rate was Sl.25.
Lynchburg-The value of permits
issued here in August for improve
ments and new buildings aggregated
only $37,150. There were eight per
mits for new dwellings and ten for
garages, with fourteen for improve
ments.
Norfolk-When Harry Bosnian yes
terday was sent on to Corporation
Court to answer the charge of vio-
lating the Mapp act, he found out
that the handkerchief can be used
for more than one purpose. Bosnian
was charged with breaking a gallon
bottle of whisky that was in his car
when arrested Saturday and the lit
tie handkerchief contained the only
evidence that was convincing.
Petersburg-Dr. R. A Martin, city
health office, has warned the bathers
of Petersburg that the waters of the
Appomattox river is polluted, and
Director of Public Safety Walker
was busy Saturday warning bathers
from going into the water at the foot
of High street. Swimming classes in
the Y. M. C. A. will be disbanded for
the summer within the next few days.
Danville-Belated accounts from
Wolf Trap, in Halifax County, relate
an unusually cold blooded murder,
which took place there last Sunday.
Alfred Hawkins, negro, went to Five
Forks colored church where his wife,
Kennie Hawkins, was teaching Sum
day school class. He called her out Of
the building and, walking with her
to a nearby schoolhouse, drew a re-
volver and shot her through the
heart, killing her instantly. Hawkins
was arrested and is in the Halifax
Jail.
Danville-Reports from the sur
rounding tobacco section Of agricul-
tural conditions are the most pessi-
mistic heard for many years. Usual
~ it has been that where one crop
failed another had prospered, but
this year the drought has wiped out
all of the growing vegetation. Here
and there ar eto be found a few good
tobacco crops but the preponderance
of it will be inferior in grade. In
many quarters the farmers will not
have enough, feed to keep their stock
through the winter.
Danville-More rain fell here be-
tween the hours of $3.50 and $50 p. m.
yesterday than during the entire
month of August according to the
measurements taken by the local rep
resentative of the government
Weather Bureau. In August less than
a third of an inch of rain was register
ed, while yesterday slightly more
than half an inch fell. Another copi-
Gus shower fell early this morning,
this being the heaviest rain here since
early in May.
Norfolk Norfolk is to have a GEN.
tral distributing plant which will de-
liver to Norfolk consumers practical
ly all Of the milk that is produced in
Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties.
According to a statement issued yes
terday by Thomas w. Thrasher, sec
retary of the Norfolk Milk Producers
Cooperative Association, the plant is
to cost between fifty and a hundred
thousand dollars. Construction is ex>
pected to begin by January 1st, and
the plant should be in operation by
next June.
Danville-Judge Archibald NJ. Ak
en-, it is believed, will be the young
est Virginia jurist on the bench when
he assumes his new duties this month.
He is 80 years old and has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Davis as circuit court
Judge in Danville, Pittsylvania, Henry
and Patrick counties, to succeed Judge
Hughes billiard, who recently died.
Judge Aiken has been practicing law
in Danville for six years. For the
last two years he has been city at
torney. Judge D. Price Withers will
fill Aiken's unexpired term as city
attorney. The young jurist is a
graduate of Danville Milir Iattsnyi
graduate of Danville Military 1nsti-
tute and the University of Virginia.
He served as captain in the war and
went through the Meuse-Argonne
campaign.