Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-20
ALExAN DRIA AFFAIRS
Samuel Dodsoq,, Terribly Mangled in Some
sMaehinery.
Many Notes Of General and Local In
terest-One Man Steals q
i SailbOat.

| employed at T. F. Burroughs grist mill
| fell or threw himself into the pit in which
| the fly wheel works at the mill. When
found the man was wedged between the
belt and fly wheel. his body being terribly
| mangled Death came to his relief in a
short time, however. The deceased is said
to have had some domestic trouble on tire
| previous evening, and remarked to his en-
| ployer upon going to work in the morning
that he would have to quit this" Mr..
Dodson had no business calling upon him to
enter the pit. and for that reason some
think he committed suicide. Deceased was
fifty-one years of age and leaves a wife
and five children. A coroner's jury rem
dered verdict of accidental DEATH
| John Hardy, who escaped from the Jail
| at Falls Church about three weeks ago,
| while serving a six months sentence was
recaptured yesterday and brought to this
| city for safe keeping.
| Mr.. Julian Taylor of this city is acting
chief clerk of the State Department while
| Chief Clerk Reninck is away on his vaca-
ton at Warrenton
Miss Mollie Humphrey Of Washington is
the guest of Mrs. J. F. BirreI.
Miss Julia Houck is visiting friends at
Hyattsville, Nd.
| Lumber Measurer Adams has returned
| from his visit to st. Georges Island.
| Mr.. Lewis Greene is confined to his home
| on Washington street by sickness.
Miss Nellie Paul has gone for an ex-
tended visit among West Virginia friends
| Albert Driefus was yesterday acquitted
| in the corporation court of a charge of re-
| ceiving and buying stolen property.
| large force of workmen are engaged In
| extending the tracks of the Mount Vernon
electric railway to Spring Park, in the
| western suburb OF the city.
| Miss Eta POrtner returned her home
| in Manassas yesterday, after visit to
| Miss Milie Lecht.
| charter was granted yesterday by
| Judge Norton to the Thomas Potee Brick
| Company, with capital stock of $4,000,
| divided into shares OF SlG0 each, the objects
| of which are 10 manufacture brick and
| conduct the business of contracting and
building. Thos. Potce, president, and r. A.
! Perry, secretary, are both of Washington.
| Chas. BenGhem is the Alexandria agent
A charter was also granted to the Cont
mental kinetograph Company, with a cap
ital stock of $4,000 divided into shares of
SlO each. FIR Cannon of Chicago is pres
| iGent Edwin p. Carpenter of Brattleboro,
| VT. vice president: George II. Scranton of
| New Haven, Conn, secretary and treasurer,
| and John 5. Beach, local agent The objects
of this company are to buy and sell the
| Edison photographs, etc.
| The old ferry steafner City of Washington
was fioated at dfe ship yard yesterday and
steam raised in,her boilers. She will prob
| ably be pIaced1on ctne ways today. after
|
| launching she yin fe lowed to Baltimore,
| where her machinery will be transferred to
the new steamer the company proposes to
| build. - =
The Haskins Wood Vulcanizng Company
will soon conn nenre operations at their
works at the foot Of Wolfe street, the ma
chinery and tubing having been found to be
| in perfect order,
The annual Fair of the toudoun Live
| Stock Exhibition Association will be held at
Leesburg, August p, % and %.
| A horse belonging to James l.. Barbour &
Co. of ashingtonj was overcome by the
| heat Wednesday. while helping to draw a
load ever the road from that city to this
| The only double-ena ferry boat being dis
| abied, many heavy wagons are transferred
| between the two cities overland, and much
| suffering Is caused the animals during this
| intensely hot season. 1t is thought the CO.
| lumba will be ready to resume her trips to-
| morrow morning.
| Frederick Metzberger a graduate in ana
| lytical chemistry of University of Marburg
| Germany. is IN charge of the new labora-
| tory of the Alexandria Chemical and Fer
| tilizing Company.
| Daniel McCauley, a fireman on the W.
| and .. division of the r. and ID. road
whose leg was broken in the Maryland
avenue yard. Washington. yesterday, was
| brought to his home in this city last even
| ing.
| I'hos. Williams, a negro, claiming to hail
| from Norfolk, stole sloop belonging to
Thomas Arlington Tuesday night, but was
/
non yesterday and brought to this city
| where he was locked up. This morning he
was held III the mayors court for the grand
| jury.
Golden Light Lodge. l. o. C. T, are con-
| Quoting Il lawn party On King between CO.
| lumbus and Alfred streets.
| Application was made yesterday for
! charter for the Lee & Howe Company who
| propose to conduct a general merchandise
| ing business in this and other countries
The capital stock is to be $1,000, divided
| into shares of 500 each, and 1000 acres of
| land Is the greatest amount of real estate
| 1t can own at ore time. David Howe of
| New York city is pame1 as president; +.
| L. Carpenter, Brattleboro, VT, treasurer,
| and John S. Beach, local agent in this city.
| In the corporation court yesterday the
| case against John t. Baggott, indicted for
| stealing lamps belonging to the X. and ID.
| road came up for. trial, but the jury fail
| ing to agree were discharged and Monday
next named as the time for retrial. The
| case against James Reed, indicted for the
| same offense, was nolle pressed.
At Henry's Theater last night the pre-
.hminary siS-round bout between Hite Peck
| ham and Billy Earnst did not occur. as ad-
vertised but two coored boys furnished
| amusement for those assembled Stanton
Abbott, Engiand's lightweight champion,
| and Johnny Young lightweight champion
| of America. gave a beautiful exhibition of
| the manly art, but the Englishman proved
| himself to be by far the best man from the
| start. and at the end of the fifth round
contest Abbott and his trainer returned
| to Washington last night.
| The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Muir
ply took place from St Mary's Church this
| morning.
| Real estate transfers have lately been made
| in Alexandria county follows: Virginia
| Price to j. p. Plummer, six and One-half
| acres near Northwest Alexandria, for 81 $50:
| Thornton Davis to Henry Thomas, one
| fourth acre near Arlington. for $l,p; John
| Critcher, trustee. to G. F. Sims. five acres,
| known as "Highview," at the Chain bridge,
| for $500; Robert Jordan ct al, trustee of
| Mt. Olive BaptiS$ Church to Lucinda Bal
| ley lot near Arlington and ore to Julia
| Bowman, for 81 each: w. r. Singleton to
| NJ. C. Mitchell. 4 lbtat Carlins Springs, for
| 500; Frank Hufry.. trustee, to c. f. Kent, a
| lot at Bon Air; Fostoria Land Company to
| c. E. Kent, a lot at II astoria; Jas. Coleman
to the Washington Southern Railway Com
pany. strip Of land on the Georgetown
| branch, for $s36:y,E. NJ. Ide to J. b. Lybrook,
a lot at Fort Msier Heights, for 500: ]. b.
| Lybrook to En,na, c. Ide, lot at Fort
Myer Heights, Cor 800: w. b. Patterson
| to S. A. Birch. a lotat Falls Church; A. b.
| Slaymaker to M, "A. .Travers, one acre near
the almsh9use, tpr $500: Rebecca Richards
to David Wells, sfnrty-nine acres on Lubber
| run; q. V. Peyten eto J. T. Parker, a lot
west of Peyton land near King street, this
| city, for $l25; Eph. A. Green to the Eastern