Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-13
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The Circuit Court for the County Net
Yesterday.
City Council Annirs-Charter Granted
Telephone COmDany-OtFer
Local Nctes.

The circuit court for the county, Judge
c. e. Niccl presiding, met yesterday, and
the following business was transacted:
Mary A. Jones agt. John Honesty; cause
submitted to judge for decision in vacation.
Campbell Rice agt. Geo. p. Robinson ct al;
First National Bank agt. Geo. P. Robinson
ct al, and Berry end Green agt. Geo. p.
Robinson ct al. attachments abated and
casee dismissed at complainant's cost +.
E. Corbett agt. Horatio Ball; case dismiss
ed and final decree. William Byard agt.
Cary Gowings; cause referred 10 Commits.
sioner Callahan for report. Smith & Son
agt Antoine Humm and w. H. Willianlsi
case remanded to rules. Medford. admin
istrator, agt. Minor ct al; sheriff appointed
receiver in place Of w. c. Wibert, who de-
clined to serve. First National Bank Of
Alexandra agt. Alexander Hunter; final
decree. c. G. Smith & Son agt. Minor &
Bro; attachment dismissed and case dis
missed at complainants cost. C. NJ. Full
ton and Frederick O'Farrell Of Washington,
and w. H. Sadler, colored Of this city, were
admitted to practice In this court. Court
then adjourned until today.
City Council.
The city council considered for three
hours last night the petition of the Wash
ington Southern Railroad Company to be
allowed TO lay q double track on Fayette
street. Many of the persons who own
property on that street are opposed to this
petition, and their champions in council
stoutly protested the granting of the re-
deal Of debate, but with several amend
nents, the most important of which is that
the company must build a depot in Alex
andria to cost not less than $4,000 When
the petition was forwarded to the board Of
aldermen voted Of IN.
til their next meeting. The recommended
tion of the board of police commissioners
for an increase of the number of policemen
vas adversely passed upon by the council.
That body favored increasing the salaries
Of the present policemen. The board of
aldermen favored the commissioner rec
cmmendation, and this was finally agreed
to by the council.
Sent to Jail.
William Taylor, alias Buck" who was
arrested in this city several days ago, as
mentioned in The STAR charged with house
b eaking in the county, was yesterday
turned ever to Deputy Sheriff E. NJ. Deu-
termsn of the county, who placed him in
Jail, where he will be confined until the
next term OF the county court. Taylor, 1t
will be remembered, was arrested here
about month ago on the same charge,
whom he was taken. The grand jury. how
ever, subsequently found a true bill against
him.
Charter Granted.
A charter has been granted in Richmond
to the Home Telephone Company of this
city. The capital stock is to be $25,O0O, in
shares Of SO each, and the real estate to
be held by it shall be not more than ten
acres. The principal office of the company
l.; to be in this city, with branches else
where, ard the chief business the erection
and maintenance of such lines and systems
in Alexandra and elsewhere. The officers
are F. B. Hubbell. president; VIM. L. Mar
bury, vice president; James Russell treas
urer: w. j. Aitcherson, secretary and gen.
ecal MANI ger-all Of Baltimore. This COM
pany wishes to establish an exchange in
this city at al early date.
A Pretty Wedding.
Mr.. Edgar Warfield, jr., and Miss Ahbie
Belts were married at the NJ E. Church
South. Rev. Mr.. Williams performed the
ceremony. The church was handsomely
decorated with palms and flowers. The
church was crowded to overlooking by the
friends of the young couple The ushers
were Messrs. Charles Fisher, W. s. Lam
bert, James Hudson. Harry Donnelly of
Washington, George Warfield and George
Maukin of Falls Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Warfeld left on the 11:2O train for an OK
will visit the exposition.
Inquest Not Completed.
The police have not yet succeeded in ar
resting Kraus, the Washington plumber,
whose evidence in the burning to death of
the Davis woman on Sunday night, as men,
toned in The Star, is badly needed. and
the inquest over the woman was not re-
sumed yesterday, but will be today. The
body of the woman is still kept at De-
maine's undertaking establishment awaiting
the action of the coroner.
NOtea.
The Postal Telegraph Company, through
their manager in this city, Hoyer, yesterday
paid their license tax under protest.
Mr. Charles Fisher and Miss Virgie Flem-
ing, the second daughter Of Mr.. Edgar Flem-
ing, will be married in the Second Presby-
terrain Church Wednesday, the 10th instant
Rev. G. S. Bacchus of Washington last
night preached an interesting sermon in the
Methodist Protestant Church.
Mr.. J. r. Cation, commissioner, mas sold TO
Mrs c.. F. Greenwood a lot on the east side
of Fayette street between Queen and Prin-
cess streets for S1I0.
The horse attached to the milk wagon Of
Mr.. George West ran away on upper King
near Stone bridge, and was somewhat dam
aged.
Albert Hawkins, the colored boy confined
here in jail under sentence of death for an
attempt at criminal assault on little Sadie
Shreier in the county about two weeks ago,
is to have a new trial, Judge Charles E.
Nicol of the circuit court having granted
him writ of error and new trial in the
county court on a techntcality. The case
W ill be tried again at the November term OF
the court, which begins the 18th of the
month.
Children i'm Danger.
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