The morning times., 1896-06-06
BON
MARCHE,
3E4 s. $40 9TH ST.
DENTY Wins HIS LONG suit
Gets S4OO in a $4,000 Case Against
MT. Vernon Road.
Public schools VIII Soon C1ose-City
Officials on the New
Electric Road.

In the circuit court of Fairfax county
Thursday night, in the case OF Silas Denty
VS.. the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway, S400 damages
were awarded the plaintiff. The case has
been pending for nearly two years On
May 10, 1894, Il collision occurred On the
railway bridge over Hunting Greek be-
tween an electric car and the team OF Mr..
Denty, which resulted i'll that gentleman
receiving painful injuries. The suit was
for $4,000, and occupied the attention
or jnry for three days. and finally had
10 be submitted 10 Judge NiCoI for de
cisiOn, as the jury was unable to agree.
MeSsrs. Burke and Armstrong represented
the plaintiff, and MeSSrs. Moore and Cation
the defendant.
Mayor Thompson yesterday made his
final settlement with the city for the
period beginning September l. 1895, and
ending May 81, 1896. Fines amounted To.
$2.IO3.T6, and from licenses $3.1SI .56.
Fines for the whole fiscal year amounted
/. d, = =. Il sn, ana license fees amounted TO
$11.339.23.
The infant son OF the late Police Officer
George Jones died yesterday.
David Gray and Spencer Jones, both
colorcd, We're fined 81 each in the police
court yesterday for disorderly conduct.
The public schools OF the city Will be
closed for the session on the folio wing
dates: Washington school. white, male,
Monday, June -; Lee school, white. fe-
male. Tuesday. June -; Snowden school,
coIored. male. Wednesday. June "a; Halo
well school, colored, female, Thursday
June %.
Col. F. L. Smith. Alton Moore, william
=. DUbie, Charles CuvIllier, 7 L. Cock
rcil Louis Brll, aud the other delegates
from this city To the Democratic state
convention, returned home from Stauntou
yesterday.
Mss Tina Schulef daughter of Mr. NJ.
SChuer, left yesterday for Sea Isle city,
to spend the simmer.
The June term Of the corporation court
will begin on Monday.
Mrs. Duffey. the venerable mother OF
Commissioner of Revenue Duffey was ont
for q walk on King street yesterday. Mrs
Duffey is ninetyseven years Of age, and
IS the oldest resident OF Ale Xandria
Several city officials OF Alexandra will
accompany the Officers of the Washington,
Alexandra and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway TO-DAY on their tour of inspection
over the road. The electric train will
leave the Washington terminus OF the
road, corner Pennsylvania avenue and
ThirteentlI-and-a-h half street. at / O'clock
They will run over The entire route in
Cluding Arlington, Alexandria and Mount
vernon. II is expected that a regular
schedule will be put into effect tomorrow.
The excursion of tie Alexandria Light
Infantry to River View Yesterday was q
grand success. Every boat that went do" ,
carried large crowds. who were principally
attracted by the shooting contest for the
handsome gold medal offered by tie Alex
andria Times. The contest WAS close ard
exciting, and the hororS were carried cff
by Private j Johnston Green. who made
the best score. At the ClcSe Of the contest
Mayor l.. II. TEcmpScn. in an appropriate
speech, presented the trophy.