The morning times., 1896-11-16
BOUND HIM TO A POLE
Alexandria Lad Suffered for Hours
in That Position.
Was Enticed Into the Country by
Two COlOred BOys-NOtes of
the Virginia City.

The five-ycar old son of Mr. George
Mead, uf this city, was found yesterday
evening by several men, bound hand and
foot, to u telegraph pole near st. Asaph
junction. The nItle fellow had been
in this uncomfortable position for some
time and was terribly frightened.
When the ropes Which bound the child
Were cut, he explained To his rescuers
that he had been persuaded to accompany
two colored boys named Newman Into
Liecoun.ry. 1n,. mJCieteiioT was brought
To this city and turned over to his anxious
parents. who had been searching for him
for several hours.
After nearing the statement Of the child.
Mr.. Mead started in search Of the two
boys who had SO badly treated his son.
He was not long n capturing Rodier New
man, Il notorious CudTdCJrr, nom lie
turned over TO the police.
Will Woolls, son OF Mr.. James Woolls,
fell several weeks ago and received what
was regarded ut the time slight
injury to one of his arms. Little atten
ton was given the matter until a few days
ago, when the arm began 10 swell Dr.
Jones was called in and made an exaLni
nation, and 1t Is feared tnat the arm
will have to be amputated.
The schooner Dolphin, loaded with wood
for Washington, sprung a leak near Matthias
Point on Saturday night and sank. The
captain and crew OF the vessel succeeded
in reaching shore i'll a small boat.
Samuel MaderSon, arrested for dIsOrderly
conduct; Joseph Holland. colored, arrested
for similar offense; David Brown, ar
rested for being drunk and dlsOrderly. and
Thomas Taylor colored. charged with as
sault. are detained at police headquarters RS
for trial this morning.
The concert to be given at the opera
house tpmorrow night for the benefit OF
the Luthern Church, promises to be an en-
ioyable affair. Some OF the best talent Of
Washington and Alexandria will partic:-
pate.
ine funeral OF George Travers, who died
at the Western State Hospital on Thurs
day, took place in this city yesterday.
The condition of Stephen Henderson, en-
gineer ut the Four Mile Run power house,
who was seriously injured on Saturday. was
slightly improved last night, He will re-
cover.
The churches yesterday were we'll at
tended and in several instances the ser
vices were Of special character. In the
BAPTIST Church Rev. Mr.. Marstella occupied
the pulpit in the absence Of the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Butler. Mr.. Davis Of Mckendree Church,
Washing; on, conducted a special Epvorth
League service in Trinity Church at $50
p. m, and Rev F. T. Benson delivered an
llttIt>tluE mon on Y III iStlsfh az
Z p. III. in the Methodist Protestant Church
The NJ. +. Church South and the NJ. p.
Church will hold Thanksgiving service in
the Methodist Protestant Church at 1890
a. m. on Thanksgiving Day. The com bined
choirs of thr t4Gse churches wit Ient,5
musical program, while the services
will he conducted by Revs. ] T. Williams
F T. Benson, L. j McDougle and d. II.
Kern.
A meeting of the Woman'S Christian Tenn
perance Union will be held in the NJ. f
Church South at 3 O'Clock this afternoon
William Moore, the old man who was
run over by train ON the Mount Vernon
electric railway, near the Island race
track on Wednesday last, died at the
Alexandria Infirmary yesterday. Shortly
after being removed to the infirmary the
right leg of the injured man was amputated
and he never regained consciousness after
the operation.
warrant was issued last night for the
arrest of Ernest Hall on the charge of
assaulting James Cook with club. Hall
and Cook had been collecting money with
which to secure the release of a friend
from jail. Hall accused Cook Of appropriate
ing the funds to his own use, which led u
fight, during which Cook received a
serious blow on the head with a club.