The morning times., 1896-12-06
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Big Batch Of Tramps Get the Ball
and Chain.
Another Hold-Up in the suburbs.
News Notes of the Vir-
ginia City.

Walter Mcintosh. the young man who
was SO roughly treated while engaged in
dredging oysters on the lower Potomac,
and who applied for lodging al the police
I station i'll this city, yesterday received
funds from his parents i nd left for his home
i'll Lynchburg.
In the police court yesterday the nineteen
tramps, arrested Thursday evening were
sent to the chain gang for ten days each
George Garter, colored, for aSsaulting
Ne'uc Harris, also colored, was fined SO,
and Walter foSey, for assaulting Maud
Tippett, and resisting the policeman who
arrested him, W as fined $50.
Mount Vernon Council, No. Daughters
or america, was instituted at Good Tenn
piars Hall, on Friday night. The initia-
tory work was In charge Of a degree team
from Defender Council, No. 8, Of baltimore
The following officers were elected:
Junior Past Councillor. Mary Penn: coun-
ciior, h. IL. Byrnc; assistant councillor, Mrs
j. Robey; vice councillor, Rosa Boyd; as
sistanJ vice councillor. Il. Nelson Craulin;
recording secretary, Mary Penn; as
sistant recording secretary. II S. Goodrich;
financial secretary, Mary F. Byrnc: treas
urer, Jennie HeiSley; conductor, Maggie
Rollins; warden, Harry Simpson; inside
sentinel, Edwin Scott: outside sentinel,
j. o. Posey; trustees, 7. F. jefferson Edwin
from severa! lodges of the District of Co
lumbia were present at the meeting. The
Daughters of America is an auxiliary to
the Junior Order of American Mechanics
Mr.. John III. Johnson, attorney for Mr..
Jonathan Matthews, yesterday entered
suit IN the corI Grafton court against the
Washington outhern Rail road Company for
Soco damages 10 Il orse and wagon, which
were struck by u train on that road last
summer.
Mr.. william Powers, WHO lives at the
water works i'll West End, was assa ultel by
tramrs on Friday night, while on his way
home. He was struck with Il stone and
knockedEowII. Fortunately Mr.. Powers re-
tained consc business, and his calls for help
frightened his assailants.
a special service for men win be held
in the Methodist Protestant Church this
afternC on at 4 O'Clock, when a sermon will
be delivered by Rev. F. T. B,nson
Mrs. Sarah Tracy Herbert died at her
home, near Burke's Station, yesterday
morning. Mrs. Herbert was for number
of years matron at Mount vernon.
There are fifjy-nine prisoners confined
in the city jail.
stroke of paralysis, affecting the entire
right side.
Hiss BETTE Smoot who has been visit
ing in Warrenton. and Miss Loula Snoot,
who has been the guest of relatives in
North Carolina. have returned home.
Rev. X. l.. Hodge will conduct the ser
vices in the Second Presbyterian Church
today.
The board of supervisors OF Alexandria
county will meet on Tuesday next, when
it is expected the question of erecting q
court house and Jail building at Addison
Heights, in the county, will be considered
Under an act of the legislature the super
visors are authorized to issue bonds for the
erection of the proposed buildings, but
there is much opposition to this by resi-.
dents of the county, on account of the in
crease in the tax rate, which would neces-
sarily follow.
Miss Lily Boyd is ill at her home on
Quee street