Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-31

but the other TWO 1lOOrS were Dadl!
damaged by water.
Danville-"Joe Turner. Washington.
d. c." to whom a barrel of corn
liuuqor was consigned from Axton
will not receive the precious gift,
State Prohibition Agent w. T. Shell
ton has Knocked the head of the bar
rel out and the liquor soaked into
the soil Of Henry County.
Danvile-The severe Snowstorm.
lasting without pause for 3S hours,
left Danville with two feet of snow
and with structural damage estima-
ted at several thousand dollars as
result of cave ins due to the unusual
weight of its covering. This ma
terial damage with the loss resulting
from stagnation of business. featured
the visitation of winter here.
Charlottcsvilc-Th Wilson Foun-
dation booths in the local banks were
closed yesterday. after having been
kept running for two weeks. To
date slightly over $3.50 has been col.
lected. The quota was 81 600. Sub
scriptions will still be received. and
it is believed bv the committee that
the quota will yet be oversub-
scribed.
Warrenton- Another attempted
burglary at UIlman's store this morn
ing at $50 was foiled by Russell
Rector, an employe sleening above the
store. who fired several times. caus-
ing the robber to leave empty v-nand"d
Entrance was made by breaking the
pIase glass door as before. Of fnn~
members Of gang arrested for al
lercd nrevious robbcries of this store
and others, three broke iaiI SOM"
time aro and have never been re-
captured.
Winchcster-MiSs Selena Dortch
left Berrvville TODAY for Washing
ton to claim the body Of her sister
Miss Helen Dortch. government en-
plove killed in Saturday nights the
alter disaster. Funeral services will
he held Wednesday,. Miss Dortch was
the daughter Of the late Judge
Dortch, of Greensboro. n. c.
Pulaski. "A Z year old son of
Leonard Maberry. a tenant on a
county farm. began suffering with
his left eye following the experience
of looking into the barrel of an air
rifle and pullin" the trigger It
h IN
the weapon. but when the pain could
not ho allcviated hv treatment the
lad was taken to the hospital in
Roanoke where an oncration was
performed for the removal of the
evn in which was found completely
embedded a small screw.
PulaSki-A movement has bccn
inau"urated for hnildine an electric
car limo across Carroll County from
Jackson's Ferry. whore connection is
made with the Norfolk and Western
to Mount Airv. n. c.. distance Of
abont forty miles A preliminary or
"anization was effected at meeting
bold at HlIsvilc hv nlcctin@ r.. w
Early. chairman: w. l.. Martin. sec
rotary. and C.. c. Skao"s. en"iNecr
with a comr'itteo comprised Of l.. c
Kebb. s. F. Tandredth. p. G.. W''k'n-
son and B. P. Goad. Stems viii he
taken at = meeting 70 be held F"h"l
arv looking to secure charter for
a company.
Rirhmond-Much interest is bcin"
marifosted IN GOOD roads circles ov"r
y Hnusn bill introdn"od hv Del""atn
Rnvd Richards Of Winchester which
would Distribute 30 per cent of the
automobile license fees anon" the
counties tn be nvnondnd under the
sole srnprvision of the local road au
'hnritins i" Srrh as they NAV
500 f;t. Tho REMAINING 20 nor cont
would ho left "n the State highway
fund. The bill was referred to the
Committee on Roads.
mo DE DJTDJED HEPE