Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-07
VIRGINIA NEWS
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employ of the Virginia Railway ano
Power Company here who are OBJ
/ jecting to the proposed wage cut
| and threaten to withdraw from the
service of the company will receive
the support of DR.. Vernon A. Brooks
/ Councilman, on the floor of the coun-
! ell. if they desire to operate Jtney
busses il, Portsmouth.
Petersburg-From the original
structure in France in which the
Knights Templar order was founded
over 900 years ago. has come to TINS
city a small piece of wood, which IL
highly priced by its owner. Assistant
Citv Treasurer J. Carter Donahue,
Mr.. Donahue secured the wood from
the building at Bar-les Templlers'
while serving in the A. f. F. One
half Of the piece of wood has been
given by Mr.. Donahue to proml.,
nent Mason in Norfolk, who has had
it made into gavel, and the other
half will be given to a local Masonic
order to be used for tie same pur-
pose. !,
According to the story told the
local man by the residents of Bar
les Templiers the building from
which the wood was secured was
built in 1918, and in it was formed
the Knights Templar order.
Richmond-Kaffir corn from kaH-
sas will be introduced in Virginia a.
a food for quail and other game. A
package of the corn was received
Tuesday by NJ. D. Hart, secretary OF
the game department, and 1t VIII be
planted at the state game farm TO
ascertain it's productiveness in Nlr-
ginia. .Alva Clapp. state game
warden Of Kansas, who recently
spent a few days here with Mr.
Hart, said that the planting of Kat
fir corn in that state had been the
means of bringing the prairie
chicken back and also furnished food
for quail. Mr.. Clapp advocated that
sportsmen of Virginia plant the corn
in convenient spots for the quail and
it is probable Commissioners blllsoly
will make recommendations in his
annual report that the seed be pro-
cured for planting on the game pre-
serves throughout the state.
ottesvillc-Jamcs Carpenter.
13 year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II. Carpenter, while hunting rabbits
Monday. met with peculiar accl-
dent. He had in his mouth a cookie
burr, which. while running, ne swal-
lowed and it lodged in his throat. He
hurried to town in search of a ply
scian and the burr was finally dis
lodged.
Petersburg-For the first time il;
several years Petersburg now has
two boat lines in operation Friday
afternoon upon the Buxton Line put
on its first steamer for Norfolk.
Portsmouth Newport News, Clare.
mont and City Point. This boat vii!
connect with lines to New York, Bal
timore, Philadelphia, Boston. Fall
River and Smithficld. The Furman
Line started operation Monday by
putting on a steamer to ply between
Petersburg and Richmond.
Danville-A committee of the Nir-
ginia Synod appointed to prepare
plans for the operation Of Danvlilc
Military Institute which was recently
offered to the Presbyterian body this
week conferred with the local trustees
1t develops that. while the Synod IS
anxious for the school. since there i,
no Presbyterian boys preparatory
college in Virginia. North Carolina or
the city of Washington, il will accept
it only uncncumbercd with debt
Norfolk-Norfolk is to have Il sta
dium large enough to Accommodates
big football games or local college
men will bust in the attempt to crect
such a place. Definite steps were
taken Tuesday at meeting held at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A., and n
mass meeting of all persons interest.
ed in sports will be held on the night
of Friday, January -.