Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-13
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
Preparing to Celebrate Washington's Birth
day.
Man Found Nearly Frozen to Death by
the Southern Railway Track
Various Affairs of the Day.

There was a joint meeting of the COM
mitteeS from the Junior Order of Me-
chanics, Columbia Ere Company and the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company Satur-
day night. in the rooms of the Relief COM
pany. Mr. ]. H. Studer of the Columbia
company occupied the chair. After a con-
versational debate of half an hour 1t was
decided that no action be taken in regard
to the manner in which the 22d of Febru-
airy be celebrated until next Wednesday
night, when permanent organization
would be made. Upon motion of MIR. Ruben
of the Relief committee, the old citizens
committee who had charge of the I'D of
February parades were requested to meet
the Joint committee on Wednesday evening
next at the Relief house, at 8 o'clock, to
act in conjunction with them In getting up
the parade. That committee is composed
of the following well-known business men:
Messrs. Brill Rogers, Kraft, Strangman,
Donneily, Harlow, Agnew, Smoot and
Schiller. Messrs. >. n. strloet ana nc, MI. MI,
upon the Business Mems League, which
meets tonight, and request it to appoint
a committee of three to act in conjunction
with the joint committee.
A Star reporter interviewed several OF the
most prominent business men OF the city IN
regard to having parade on the ia OF
February and they all seemed to be very
much in favor of having one. All OF tns
different organizations in town are perfectly
willing to have the parade If the citizens
" ill take the matter In hand. II IS nopeu
that at the joint meeting to be held Wednes-
day evening next permanent organization
of the committee will be effected and that
committees will be appointed to make all
the necessary arrangements. A full at
tendance of all the committees Is requested
at the joint meeting Wednesday evening.
Frozen by the Waysiie.
Saturday afternoon about half-past 4
o'clock a telephone message was received
at the station house from John Ahern &
Company store, in the southwestern part of
the city, stating that colored man was
lying alongside of the Southern railroad
track near Hollins' lane, in West End, I'M
able to move Officer Atkinson and The Star
man proceeded to investigate the matter and
found a colored man, about thirty years OF
age, in the house of Lewis Green (colored),
where he had been carried by the crew OF
the Southern railway yard engine. He was
suffering with his back, had the chills and
both of his feet were badly frostbitten. He
told The Star man that his name was Thorn
as Scott and that his home was in Richmond
and that he had walked to this city from
there in search of work. He was taken to
the station house in a wagon and DR.. Miller
summoned, who examined him and ordered
that he be sent to the infirmary, which was
done. A Star man called at the 1n11rmary
this morning and found him in about the
same condition that he was in when taken
there Saturday night.
Police Court.
The police on duty last night report the
night as being clear and cool until about
2 o'clock, when it became cloudy; five pris-
orers and ten dodgers at the station house.
Lewis Dudley, colcred arrested by Officer
Dean, charged with an assault on his wife,
Martha Dudley. fined 81; Nelson Keith, col
ored, arrested by officer Beach, charge, rs-
sault on William Dade, colored, with a
knife, dismissed for want of evidence, AMI
Dade made to pay cost of the warrant;
Murray johnson, colored, arrested by Of
ficer Sherwood, charge, racing a horse in
the street, fined 81; Michael Finn and ] Ohm
Wise, two white hobos, arrested by Officer
Atkinson, charged with being Migrants,
ordered to leave the city.
Marriage and Divorce Laws of States
and Territories.
There are six solidly printed pages rela-
tive to the marriage and divorce laws of
the various states and territories in The
Stars Almanac for 1896. Also 40 solidly
printed pages of other statistical facts and