Evening star., 1896-01-03
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
JEFF Phillips Pardoned on Account Of
Poor Health.
Annual Meetings of Various Organi-
Hattons-Other News of Interest
From Down the River.

A telegram was received yesterday after
loon announcing that JEFF Phillips, who Is
serving q term in the state penitentiary,
was pardoned by Gov. O'Ferral on account
Of Ill health. Phillips was sentenced In
May, 1894, to serve six years for the killing
of Geo., Smith. He had three trials. On
the first he was sentenced to be hanged,
but the court Of appeals granted him q
new trial, and jury from Fauquier county
then sentenced him to eight years in the
penitentiary. Again the court of appeals
granted him a new trial, and this time he
was sentenced to six years in the state
penitentiary at Richmond. His health has
been so bad for the past year that he was
sent out on the state farm, where he has
since been.
Fire Company Meeting.
The annual meeting Of the Columbia
Steam Fire Engine Company was held in
their hall last night. with President w. A
Smoot in the chair, and w. H. Griffith, Sec
retary. A communication from the three
orders Of the Junior o. U. A. NJ. was
received. asking the company to ap-
point committee of three to meet
a general committee from each of the
hre companies and orders to discuss
having a parade on the 22d of February.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. John II.
Strider. F. L. Entwisle and Frank Petit,
was appointed. Mr.. N. C. Treakle made a
ecutive committee. request the board of
IRE Wardens to investigate why the Hy-
draulion Fire Company do not turn in the
proper alarm signals. Motion was carried.
Inc report or the executive committee was
read. They heartily commend Engineer
VIM. II. Wood and Drivers Henry Posey
ana stephen Taylor for the way every
thing had been kept for the past wear
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Eetter condition than she has been for some
une. The report was adopted.
Inc company, by unanimous vote, re-
Quested the board Of fire wardens to reap
point w. H. Wood as engineer; Henry Posey,
oriver OF engine. and Stephen Taylor, driver
OF hose carriege.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: VIM. A Smoot, president; A.
I: ramsay first vice president; John H.
St1der, second vice president; VIM. K.
Grihth, secretary; Norman c. Treakle, as
sistant secretary; Charles w. Duffy, fore
man; VIM. Craven, commander of hose;
Noble Smith, first assistant commander of
hose; Herbert knight, second assistant
commander of hose: Ben. Hughes Ernest
Mills and Geo. Craven, pipemen: John De
Silva, John Hughes, James Warren, Wm
carroll VIM. H Robinson, Herbert Morton,
and Samuel Parks, hosemen; John Craven
ana Snaries Hepburn, axmen; Thos. Wad-
dey, VIM. Simpson and Frank Petit, fire.
men OF engine; George Uhler, Henry Strauss
ana Edward Hughes, executive committee.
The meeting then adjourned.
Express Company Election.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of Geo. w. Knox Express Company was
held in this city yesterday, and the following
directors were elected: j. J. Darlington,
Wm S. Knox. Geo, v. Knox. John o. Knox
and Charles E. Van Arsdale The directors
s9bsequently met and elected the following
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Van Arsdale, secretary; John o. Knox,
treasurer Leonard Marhury is the agent
for Alexandria for the company.
brotherhood of st. Andrew.
The seventh annual meeting of the Alex
andrfa local council of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew will be held in the parish hall
OF Christ Church next Tuesday evening at
7:3O O'Clock. Mr.. Clarence c. Leadbeater of
Christ Chapter, Mr. Robt. B. Nelson of
Virginia Seminary and Rev. Bergman
Green will speak on "A Brotherhood Life
of Self-denial," "A Brotherhood Life of
Conservation" and brotherhood Life of
Faith" respectively. The question box
proved such a success at the last meeting
that 1t will tie held again after the regular
progrs m. A cordial Invitation to all men
interested In the work to be present at the
meeting is extended.
Police Court ProceedInss
The police report last night as being clear
and cool until about IL o'clock, when 1t
became cloudy. Four prisoners and six
teen dodgers at the station house. Geo.
Haney and Geo. Carter, colored, arrested
by Officer Bettis, charge, suspicion of felon-
tous assault on John Breen, continued until
z o'clock tonight; Carrie Miller, colored,
arrested by Officer Smith. charge indecent
conduct, sent 10 the workhouse for ninety
days; VIM. Whalen, arrested by Officer
Beach, charge, vulgar and indecent con-
obtain additional evidence; Agnes Lucas
and Daisy Barney, colored, arrested by Of
ficer Jones, charge indecent conduct sent
to the workhouse for ninety days.
Sale of Real Estate.
VIM. j. Fowler and wife have, by deed
recorded in the clerks office of the corpora
ton court, sold to ]. A. Dameron a lot of
ground and improvements on the west side
of Fayette street between Duke and Prince
for consideration of s1,650.
Personal and General Notes.
There was an alarm of fire last night
about o'clock, caused by the explosion of
a lamp in the house of Mr.. Thomas Hoys,
jr., on South Fairfax street. No damage
was done.
The Junior German Club will give another
dance at Schuler's Hall Monday evening.
At the meeting of the Junior O. U. A. NJ,
held last night the oflcerS VINO were re-
Gently elected were installed.
There was a regular meeting Of the city
school board last night at Sarepta Hall.
Only business of routine nature was
transacted.
A horse attached to the buggy in which
Mr.. Harry Downham was riding ran off
on North Royal street yesterday evening
and threw Mr.. Downham out He was only
slightly bruised.
The annual meeting of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company will be held tonight
in their hall, on Prince street. The annual
election of officers will take place
The Misses Norton very handsomely en-
tertained a number of their friends at a
card party at their residence on upper
Prince street.
Mr. John D. Purcell. by deed recorded this
morning, conveyed the stock of goods and
store fixtures at 40 King street to Mr. John
E. Tackett for $500.