Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-13

Rustburg-This was the prosecu.
TONS big day in the trial Of R. 7.
Shields and Lonnie Moran, charged
with the murder Of ". l.. lPat)
Johnson. Marcellus Davis, colored,
testified that he was an eye witness
to the killing, which occurred at
Shields still near. Six Mile Bridge,
about 10 o'clock on the morning OF
November Z 1920. He stated that
during a heated argument, Moran
struck johnson with cub and
Shields shot him with revolver.
Norfolk-Delegates from the vari-
Gus Catholic parishes of Virginia
and West Virginia met in Richmond
Sunday and formed the first Dioces-
an Union or state body of Virginia.
About 500 attended the meeting and
various ceremonies. Rev. Henry A.
Brasman, of Richmond, who has
been travelling over the State organ
izing local societies, addressed the
meeting explaining the aims, which
are the suppression of blasphemy
and reverence for the Holy Name.
Norfolk was chosn for the next con-
ventioI which will be held in Sep
TENDER. George E. Holmes, president
of the Sacred Heart Society, was
chosen president of the first conven-
ton.
Bristol-Reports from Abingdon
say that SO far as could be learned
only three elk were slain during the
last week in December when the ami
mails on the government land in the
Clinch Mountains north of Abingdon
were permitted with an order issued
by coupty officials 1t is thought
that there are about IL or Is head
of elk in that section of the noun
tains. They We're shipped here from
the west several years ago by the
government and were set free On the
government timber reserve. They
have not multiplied, it is said, but
are as wild as they were in the for
ests of the west. The animals de-
stroyed considerable corn for the
farmers last voar and this winter it
7ermissable to kill them during
the last week of December.
/ Petersburg Announcement was
made here Monday afternoon by j.
/ 7. Holmes, local manager of a real
estate and development company
who has just returned from Wash.
ington that the sale at auction OF
buildings at Camp Lee will take
place February 6.
/ Newport News-How much thieves
! secured when they rifled the strong
! box Of the Trinity Methodist Church
/ will never be known for the ages
CT the members of the organization
/ are involved. The mite box received
from time. to time, pennies to the
number of the age Of the donor and
was locked in a closet. This is the
third church robbery here in the
past month.
acknowledgement Henry S
Garrett. Is years Old. one of the SOL
-diers who assisted Stonewall Jackson
to reach his tent the night he was
wounded, died Saturday, December
81, at his home in White Stone Va
Re joined the Confederate forces, al
+ the age of 116. as a member of the
| FortNsJjsYapth . RegiHent. He was
woundd sevral times during the war
and twice at the battle of Gettysburg
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Rosa Lee Garrett. and five Sns
nerring, Harry, John. Walker and
Earl Garrett 49,.
R6aneke-.-In an effort to reduce
the payroll $4,000 for the month OF
January, 50 employees at the West
End shops of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad employed in the Rad
ford division are. being cut off, ii
/ was learned Monday at the West
Roanoke shops. The appropriation
| for the Radford division for January
was $4,000 <or $40 900 less for the
month than was expected and the
cut off was necessary :, to meet the
/ deficit.
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