The morning times., 1896-05-15
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Motion for New Trial in the Poss
and Henry Case Denied.
Vernon Regents at Mount
Vernon.

Judge Nicol at Manassas yesterday over
ruled The motion for a new trial In the
case OF Poss and Henry, of this city, and
sustained the decision or The lower court
Poss and Henry were convicted In the
Fairfax county court for roDping hr.
AleAdilder McUIintock and Sentenced TO
nine years In the pemtentlary.
In the police court yesterday seven
traInps, churgeu with trespassing on the
cars OF the southern Railway, were sent
to tile gang FOR ten days. j. ). BroWn
a suspicious character, was fned SZo Iof
Irylng couceateu weapons.
The luIuncJlon granted Dy Judge Norton
restraining the city from cutting Off the
connections oT various property owners
to pubic sewers, will be nearu today.
GOV. uFerran ana the Virginia board
are expected TO vIslt Mount vernon next
week, where the Mount Vernon Regents
are lii session The annual CouDcI con
yeued yesterday, with Mrs. Townsend OF
| New YORK presiding. sixteen menIbers
were present at the opening session, and
more are expected. ho ports VIII De heard
| and plans VIII be adopteu Tor The coming
| year.
| Inc Young Peoples Union of the Pres
| byterIan Cnurcn Iendered "a fareWeIl re
| cepulon last night to Mlss Lucy b. Rice
| ut the residence OF MIR. George b. Ken
nedy, corner oil WOI1e ana taIrIdX streets.
Inc members or Ola dominion Commands
| cry, hulghts 1tInplar, attenLeu service III
| the NJ. h. Churcn South last night anu
| lisueueu 10 an interesting sermon ny heV.
| ). w. GFuuD, oI Lecsuur5, IA member OF the
command.
Ine Friendship Fire Company (the old
| vctcransl nave ueClQeu hoI 10 accept Jne
| invltauon OI Lee camp 10 participate III the
celebration Oh AemOrul Day, OWING to the
1acI tina most Oh Iue mtmLers OF Ine coin
pduy VIII APPEAR Will OluGr ORGANIZATIONS
| III line on lhaI day.
0udru smltn, oI Fairfax county, passed
| through this CITY yesterday with Joseph
| UpSuuI Oh his way 10 RlCumonu. Upsnur
| Is U, as IA 4 ali
| attempted to crimlnally assault Miss
| Sprinkle near &c wlnsville, and was sen tenCeu
| by the Fairfax county court to eighteen
! years in the penitentiary.
| iuc Harper property. ON Fairfax street,
| offered for sale yesterday at public auc-
| ton, was withdrawn ON II bId uI Sl 500.
The work OF stringng the wires across
| tile Long Bridge HAS Deen competed p4
| the electric railway company, and the
| road is ready Tor OPERATION ~ Rossiyn.
| The Perpetual Building Fund Associa
| tion has soIu mouse ana lot Oh tnc West
| sidG OF Columbus street, between GibbUL
and Franklin, to r. A. Diggs for $1,000,
AIRS. George l.. Ferry Oh masuingLon /.
visiting Mrs. ii. l.. Rame on South Alfrcu
! street.
the corporation court yesterday Ea-
| Wa rd : honltZ. a British SUBJECT, wak
granted his NATURALIZATION papers.
Rev. Charles Is. Marshall has gone L
Baltimore for several days.
Miss Mary Bryant is Spending some tim,
Win relatives iIs New 1ork.
All IeNeTlI SIllUle, formerly or TN:
| city, but now residing in New York
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Virginia Daingerfield is spending
the month OF May with her mother, Mrs
! Edward Key, i'll Baltimore
Mi 4 W. Armstrong has gone TO New
| York fn1 ten days
Capt. w. II. Towle, United States com
| nIissl' I:ef of revenue, visited the office il
this city yesterday evening on his way t.
| Washington,
| Tne tAccutive committee OF the Coum bia
| Fire Company yesterday received offcia
! notice from the board of fire wardens
| granting permission to the company tc
| take tie Columbia steamer to Cum perla nj
Md, June s, tc enter the contest of steam
| fire CItgInes to he held in that city. TIL,
engine Will be shipped on the evening o
| Juue {. The Columbia has won three Iirsl
| prizes IL engine contests, al the contests il
| FredrrlcI aui Hagerstown, Md, and al
| Grange camp fair.