Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-10

DanVllle-Ihere are 10 cases VI
typhoid fever in the city, well scat
tered and equally divided among white
and colored people. The city health
officer saws no common factor IN the
cases has been discovered, but he be-
heves that the outbreak Is due to IN
adequate sewage in the outlying
parts. An appropriation of S2l,OOO
to improve sewage facilities was ell
minated this spring from The city
budget because Of other pressing de-
mands for the city's money.
Harrisonburg - HarriSonburg IS
facing a shortage of water on &C
count Of the rail strike. This tact
became known yesterday when sup
erintendent of Public Works Noll, IN
u statement, urged all users TO eeono-
mize. The present supply is made
quate to supply the demand and the
laying of the new pipe lines to the
source twelve miles from here has
been held up by the non-delivery OF
pipe since the strike has been IN eff
feet. No date can now be set, due TO
the uncertainty of the delivery OF the
pipe, for the completion Of the line.
.. .Norfolk-Some idea Of the number
of useless, homeless, tagless dogs
that wander the streets of Norfolk
day and night, may be had from the
records of the department of game
and inland fisheries for the month OF
July. During that month BOZ dogs
were destroyed" in Norfolk. The
word. destroyed" is used ln'pAtelSty
reporting the killing of dogs. They
are put to death by asphyXlation. The
total number of dogs destroyed IN
the Second congressional district dur
ing july were SOS. This includes the
cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suf-
folk and the counties of Norfolk, Nam
semond, Princess Anne, Isle OF
Wight and Southampton.
HeathsviIle-A Mt. Holly woman
recently shipped to Washington
calf that weighed 23S pounds and
sold for $3.50. The calf was about
eight weeks old and was said by eX-
perts to have been the finest ever
shipped to the Washington market.
Fredericksburg Damage suit for
$4,000 has been instituted against
former Governor WeStmoreland Davis
in the circuit court Of Spottsylvania
county by Miss Helen b. King, of Gull
peper. for damages sustained In col
lision with Mr. Davis automobile on
October 1st last, IN Spottsylvanla
county, near the wilderness, during
the manoeuverS of the United States
Marine Corps. The day was the one
when President Harding and wife at
tended. The heavy traffic kept dust
screen in the roadway when the Davis
car and the one Of Miss King and Rob
ert England. of Mitchell crashed, the
lady being thrown through the wind
ShieiG and severely cut by broken
glass She was taken to the marine
camp hospital. First aid was rendered
by navy physicians and then she
was brought to Mary Washington
Hospital, Fredericksburg
Norfolk-HiS way of expressing
his affection got Jocko, a monkey,
and his owner, Harry Lacy, into
trouble and both $40 now in a cell
awaiting trial While walking along
Cumberland street, Miss Sadie ROS-
ell asserts that the monkey, which
was in the custody of Lacy, came
up to her and scratched her ankle
and foot. Being undetermined of
JockO'S temperament, Miss Resell
Immediately secured a warrant for
Lacy's arrest. Later Sergeant
Moore, who was ordered to serve
the warrant, was not satisfied with
arreSting the man, but brought the
monkey along, also. Lacy is charged
with being in possession of a vic
ious monkey. Charge against
Jocko was not recorded.
FrederiekSburg-Rev. E. H.
Rowe, of Milford, Caroline county,
a member of the Virginia Confer
enee for the past IS years, who has
for the past quarter of a century
served successfully as principal of
the Southern Seminary for Young
Ladies at Buena Vista, has sold his
interest in the property to his for
mer associates, MeSSrS. Durham
and Robey who Will continue the
institution of learning. DR.. Rowe
has been successfully engaged in
educational work for those years.
Acknowledgment with Great
ing disturbance at the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad shops in Fulton
and resisting arrest Saturday night,
T. c. Kahn, striking Shopman,
Monday was sentenced to sixty days
in Jail and given fine of $40 by
Justice A. Taylor Pitt, of Henrico
county. Evidence introduced at the
trial was to the effect that Kahn