Evening star., 1896-08-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
A Quiet Sunday in the Old Potomac
City.
Theft of "a Freezer of Cream-PninfuI
Accident to a Machfnist-
Notes.

| Ice cream dealer, entered Mr. Bringle's
| premises yesterday morning and stole a
| freezer of cream. The facts that the boy
had been seen in the alley and that the
| cream was missing were reported to Lieut.
| Smith, who placed the boy under arres,
and made him tell where the cream was
| He carried the lieutenant 10 the house OF
Lizzie Shanklin. a co!cred woman, where
| the cream was found. The woman was
| also placed under arrest, but was discharg-
| ed from custody this morning, as it ap-
| peared that the woman had purchased the
cream while under the impression that the
| boy was stii in Mr.. Bringle's employ. The
boy was fined $40, in default of which he
will so TO jail.
Rev. j. S. Green. negro preacher" who
was a witness in the case. had charges
preferred against him by Chief Webster
| for trying TO bGlldoze the officers yester-
! day While trying to secure the Shanklin
| woman's release without collateral. He
was dismissed with reprimand.
Cases In the Police Court.
Mayor Thompson has resumed his night
sessions of the police court, and on Satur-
| day night disposed of the following cases:
Walter Washington. Walter Thomas and
| Thomas Baltimore. all colored boys, Were
fined $3.50 each for gambling.
Wesley Reed, coiored boy. charged with
stealing a pair of gold-rim1ned eyeglasses
| was sentenced to four days confinement In
cell at police headquarters.
| Eliza Williams and Delphine Eates, col.
| ored, were fined 81 each for contempt OF
| court.
| This morning William Willis. colored
| charged by Mr.. George Young with disor-
derly conduct, was dismissed. there being
| no evidence to sustain the charge.
Walter Stephenson. colored. charged with
stealing freezer of ice cream from Henry
! Bringle, was fined SO.
| Lizzie Shanklin, colored, charged with re-
| ceivirg the stolen cream, was dismissed.
Rev. J. S. Green. colored. witness in the
| foregoing case. was tried for using threat
| ening language toward the officers. He
| was dismissed with reprimand.
| George Williams, negro "vag," was
| sent to the chain gang for five days for
| trespassing on the property Of the South.
| ern railway.
A Very Quiet Day.
/ Yesterday was one of the dulles- Sundays
| Alexandria has seen for some time. The
| streets were almost deserted, and but few
strangers were in town. Rev. Father
Carne Of the Church of the Sacred Heart
Richmond. celebrated the mass and de-
! Hvered an interesting sermon at St. Mary's
| Church at 10 O'Clock in the morning Rev
! William Griffith conducted the service at
! st. PauPs Church in the morning and at
| Grace Church last night in the absence of
| L..
| Of Loudoun preached both morning and
| evening at the Second Presbyterian Church
and Rev. d. H. Kern occupied the pulpit al
the Southern Methodist Church in the
| morning. The resident clergy officiated a,
the other churches.
| Bryan-ScwaIl-Rfxey Club.
business meeting of the Bryan and
| Sewall Club was held at the New Opera
House Saturday night with Mr. John H
| Sfrj1nr in, fho oh oirn
ing as secretary. After the reports Of the
| different committees were received and
| adopted the name of the club was changed
to the Bryan, Sewall and Rixey Club by a
unanimous vote. Mr.. Frank E Anderson
| was appointed "a committee of one 10
| secure speakers for public meeting to be
| held in the near future. The meeting ad-
| journed until tonight, when it will meet to
| receive Mr.. Anderscns report and decid.
upon the date of the big meeting.
Ill mt Charleston, 8. C.
Chief of Police Webster received a letter
from Charleston, S. c., today asking him
to locate the mother of one William, alias
| "CCcky," Cruit, who is dangerously Ill al
| that place. The letter says Mrs Crui.
lives in Alexandria So far as known
| there is no one Of that name In town, and
| the supposition Is that the sick mans
name is William Pruitt. a one-eyed boy,
| who was last seen going down the Poto-
mac river on boat some weeks ago.
Prutts family formerly lived near St
| Asaph junction, but have moved to Wash
! fngton, it Is said.
| A Painful Accident.
| Mr.. Charles w. OMeara, an employe o.
the Southern railway, met with a seriou!
| accident while at work in the railwa,
| shops Saturday afternoon. While cleanin,
| a piece of machinery his right hand wa:
drawn between two cogwheeIs and ma shet
| IS far the wrist. He was carried to tn,
| office of DR.. O'Brien, the company's sur
geon, who found it necessary to amputatt
the hand just above the wrist.
Died From His Injuries.
Mr.. Hayes Huntington, who was injured
by a fall from the rafters Of the car shet
of the electric railway at New Alexandra
| Thursday, died at his home on Commerc,
| street Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hunting
ton leaves wife and four small children
| who have the deepest sympathy of all whit
| know them.
Mr.. Hubert Snowden and family are al
| Hill Top, near Round Hill, Va.
Rev. Frank T. Benson and family have
returned from visit to Queen Anne coun.
| ty. Maryland.
Mr.. Julien T. Burke is at White Sulphu,
Springs.
Mayor Thompson's family is at Manassas
Va.
Maj. E. H. Janney of Seminary Hill ha.
| recovered from his recent spell Of Illness
Mr.. Frank Harper has returned from At
| lantic City.
Mr.. B. Conrad Peyton has returned from
his, his vacation s: which he spent near Lynch
Rev. Father Carne left today for his hom,
! in Richmond.
Mr.. James T. Galloway of -Four Mile Rur
left for New York last night to resume hi;
old part in THE Parlor Match for eight
| weeks, after which he will return t.
| Herne's ''Shore Acres"
| The sound money men will hold a eetins
at the Hotel Fleischmann tonight to eiec
delegates to the Richmond convention.
Single Tax Street Meeting.
The attorney for the District having de
cided that meetings may be held on tn
streets of the city for the purpose of dis
cussing the single tax or any other theory
so long as the right Of free speech is no
abused, as published in The Star Saturday
the District single takers held a session
beginning at $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon, at the intersection of Pennsylyani.
and Louisiana avenues. Among the speak
ers were Mr.. p. F. Monahan, Mr.. Webste
| Grow, DR.. William Geddes and Mr. William
] Steiner.