Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01
ALEXANDRIA
A oSE-sIDEp ABANDONMENT.

oSE-sIDED ABANDONMENT.
Alexandria ladies may be married in WASH
ington. but Washington ladies' cannot be mar
ried IN Alexandria. Clerk Young Of the WASH
ington court licensed six Alexandria couples
during August. but while Clerk Beall in Alex
andria licensed eleven Alexandria couples he
could not license the marriage of a Washington
lady here. Occasionally under some special
circumstances Washington lad ' may be married
mere, but 500 Alexandria couples marry in
Washington for one Washington couple
That Is married in Alexandria. The Virginia
laws on the subject Of marriage license are quite
strict. The law prescribes that no marriage
license 'shall be issued by the clerk OF the court
OF the county or corporation in which the
female to be married usually resides and that
II any person intending TO marry be under twen-
V-one years OF age the consent of the father or
GUARDIAN. or II there be none, of the mother Of
fuch person. shall be given either personally 20
the clerk or in writing subscribed and sworn TO
Dy witness or otherwise proved.
"hie Washington ladies cannot be married in
Alexandria Alexandria Gances NAV not only be
licensed and married in Washington. but IL
they think proper have their marriages re-
corded in the corporation court here, for the
law prescribes that if at the time of celebrat-
ing any marriage ont of this state either or
both of the parties thereto be residents of this
state certificate or statement thereof, verified
by the affidavit OF person present az such
celebration, may be returned 10 the clerk Of
the Virginia court and an abstract of the same
be recorded in the Alexandria register of mar
rlaGes, indexed, &c. No case of a record Of
TINS character has ever occurred here.
PUBLIC SCHOOL PERMITS.
At the close Of the issue OF permits for en-
trance to the white public schools yesterday
l,l37 psmits had been issued, seventy more
than werc issued during the whole Of the last
school year. The prospect now Is the several
new schools viii be required to accommodate
the children. and the public will not be content
TO allow any child who desires 70 attend the
schools to be kept out for want Of room. The
issue Of permits to the colored children was
begun this morning by the clerk of the school
board
ALEXANDRIA coCRr MATTERS.
The September term of the county court Of
Alexandria county will be opened next Monday
at the old court house on Columbus street by
Judge Chichester. The United States court.
Judge Hughes, held brief session at the
national building on st. Asaph ard Prince
streets Yesterday 10 hear argument on the
question Of a new aprraisement of the land of
Julius Pelton at Sheridan's Point. which is used
tary defensive works nncillary to Fort Wash
ington in the defense Of the Potomac. No
formal order has yet been made.
NOTES.
Alfred Kidweil, long valued employe of the
Virginia Midland Railroad Company and a
native Of this city, died here yesterday.
A lot on the east side of Lee street near Hills
bakery, originally intended the site of a
mineral water factory. has been sold by Messrs
McCuen Young for S425 TO Mr.. A. ID.
Brockett.
Grand Master Stansbury. escorted by several
i. o. o. +. lodges OF this vicinity. will make an
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