Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-18
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Considering Laying Additional Tracks on
Fayette Street.
The Suit Against the German Build
ing Association and Other Local
and General Notes.

In the corporation court yesterday the
suit of Martha ]. Preston against the Ger
man Cooperative Building Association, No.
8, Judge Norton entered a decree in favor
Of the defendants. The exception to the
report of T. L. Waters Is overruled, and
the report Is confirmed and a decree for
sIS7 is entered, and unless this sum is paid
the property in question will be sold. An
appeal was taken, and a suspension OF
judgment for thirty days allowed. Martha
Preston had a piece of property mortgaged
In the German Building Association, and in
her bill she charges that the rate Of in
terest required by the association was
usurious and contrary to law. This case
is one of unusual interest to the people of
this city.
Laying OF Additional Tracks.
The committee on streets last night had
the property owners on Fayette street be-
fore them and considered the matter of
the Washington Southern Railroad Com
pany's communication to tho city council
to lay double track on that street. The
owners in nearly every case opposed allow
ing the company the privilege, as it would
practically close that street up for other
travel as the street Is very narrow and
there would be no room for wagons to go
on 1t: and then, too, they say that the
citizens of Alexandria have repeatedly ask
ed the company for new depot in place
of the old shed that they now have in this
city, which has been refused. The bill
will be reported back to the city council,
and it is not thought that they will give
the company permission to lay the track
on that street.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases: Frank Entwisle;
charge, drunk on the street; fined $3.50 or
thirty days In the workhouse. Robt. Pin
kerton; charge, disorderly conduct fined
$3.50. Harry Davis, colored; charged with
an assault on Raymond Robertson, also
carrying concealed weapons, was fined $50,
in default Of which he will go on the gang
for three months. Thomas Burden; charge,
assault on Mary Francil; fined &C. Mary
Francis; charge indecent conduct; fined Sc.
Ann Gibson; charge, keeping dog without
license; fined 81. George Jones; charged
with defacing the property of Sefer Blouse
and stealing two boxes of cigars from Thos.
Kelley; dismissed from want of evidence.
Painfully Hurt.
While at work in the planning mill Of
Smoot & Co. yesterday, Mr.. Howard Petit
was quite painfully hurt by being struck
with plank. While one of the workmen
was engaged in carrying the plank through
the mill, one end Of it struck a circular
saw and knocked it from his shoulder
striking Mr.. Petit in the stomach. DR..
VIM. NJ. O'Brien attended the young man,
who is quite painfully hurt. but the ply
stefan says that it will not prove serious.
Notes.
The oyster sloop Cecilia, while on It's way
to Washington with load of oysters, was
caught in a squall just opposite this city
yesterday and her mast was blown out. She
was picked up by a tug and brought to the
wharf here, where she will have another
put in.
Messrs. Curtis & Butts, contractors became
and ran off. The horse ran In the entrance
gate of the ferry wharf but, fortunately,
neither the driver or horse were hurt. The
wagon was considerably damaged.
The little four-year-old child of Mr.. Sid
ney Pullman fell from the porch of the res
idence of its grandfather, Capt. James F..
Webster, yesterday, and, striking on its
head, was quite badly, but not seriously,
hurt.
The Alexandria Council, J.O.U.A.M., at
their meeting last NIGH conferred the de-
grees of the order upon several candidates.
Mr.. Frank Grimes has been appointed
local agent and acting treasurer of the Ma
tional Building Association Of Baltimore.
Mrs. K. G. Johnson and her daughter,
Miss Katie Johnson, have gone to New
York to spend the winter.
Miss Florence Writ has returned to her
home in this city from a visit to friends in
West Virginia.
The keeper of the West End toll gate has
resigned his position, and the gate is now
open to the public. 1t is said that the turn
pike company propose to turn the road over
to the Fairfax county authorities.