The morning times., 1896-04-07
Fairfax county authorities yesterday

Fairfax county authorities yesterday
evening.
The following gentlemen were yesterday
elected vestryrncn for the ensuing year:
Christ Church-E. S. Leadbeatcr William
A. Smoot, l.. NJ Backford. DR.. W. NJ.
Gihon, DR.. ID. n. Rlist. Hubert Snowden,
DR.. Bedford Brown, Lawrence VAST
ngtoD, q. William Ramsey. John Slater,
AshDy Miller and George l.. Boother; st.
Paul's Cbn rch-~John- W. Green, w. II.
Marbury, George Johnston. j w. Hooff,
E. l.. Iaingerfield, JOHN X. Zimmerman,
Herbert bryant, l. w. Reid, K. +. Knox,
Julian T. Burke l.. $. Fawcett and w. II
l. ambcrt. ..
Mrs. Lydia =. Peyton, grandmother or
Mr.. James +. Peyton, OF this city, died at
her home, near Orange courthouse, on Sat
urday The deceased celebrated her one
hundredth birthday three weeks ago.
committee OF the Catholic Benevolent
Legion will confer with Il conn. ittee OF
ladies OF st. Mary's Church as to the advis-
ability of establishing woman's branch
OF the order.
Twenty cases were disposed OF by the
ma yor yesterday. John Bright and Roy
Dodsou. assault on Florence Livingston,
fined So; James Lawrence, charged with
stealing $50, charge withdrawn; Lizzie
Richardson, for fighting, fineI $3; Frederick
summers, tramp, sent TO the gang; Mary
Martin, Louisa Taylor, Gerte Haiues, Susan
Ma son, and Blanch Washington, drunk and
fighting, fined So each; Clarence Grady,
JunDy Bryant, and fillmore Bryant, sn all
coiored boys, stealing eggs, were dismissed
after their parents had promised to whip
them; in several minor cases fines were im-
posed
Several shipments OF horses were made
yesterday from the st. Asaph stables TO the
Elkton, Md, track which opens Monday.
Belle Haven Council, Junior Order OF
American Mechanics, ,sconferred the degree
OF the order upon fivetca ndidates last night.
The congregation OF st. Paufs Church on
Sunday contributed Isl 300 toward the
construction OF "a new parish hall. This
amount iusures the erection OF the proposed
building.
Henry Moy, the little son of Moy Sam
Sing, the Chinese lalnldryman, i'll attempts
ing to climb on chair feD and broke his
arm.
DR.. Miller, the attending physician, stated
late last night that the condition OF James
Clark, who attemptea suicide on Sunday,
as reported in The Times, was unchanged.
The ball has not beenexracte and while
there is no appearance of il at present,
there is danger OF blood poison. Clark
seems much pleased 4tHat he did not die,
and hopes TO recover Miss Deeton who
figured i'll the case, Is ais almost constant
companion.
ladies' OF questionable, character, were ar
rested OH North Ice street last night for
being drunk and fighting. 4c
Richard Burnett, Arthur Simpson and
Frank Kersey attempted TO take possess
sion of Sefer BouSe's restaurant on Upper
King street last night. They were all
arrested.
Officer Atkinson, who returned from
Fairfax Courthouse last night, states that
Pass and Henry made another attempt to
break Jail on Saturday nj ght. They had
nearly succeeded in saving through the iron
bars of their cell when discovered.
Pass and HeHry are held for highway
robbery under eighteen years sentence
They escaped from the Fairfax jail q short
time ago and were captured in Washing
ton.
At a meeting Of R. E. Lee Camp Confed-
crate Veterans, last night. the following
officers, to serve for one year, were elected:
Commander, Thomas Perry: first lieutenant,
! g William Ramsay; secondliputenan mt. Edgar
| Warfield, third lieutenant, A. c. WyckOff;
| adjutant, j. Clinton Milburn: treasurer,
| quartermaster, Andrew Sullivan; surgeon,
| Dr. Bedford Brown: officer OF the day, w.
w Sherwood; vidette, s. C. Boush; color
| bearer, T. j Power: executive. .committee,
| Thomas White, John S. Blackburn, Will
| lam II, Bacon. Mr.. J. h. Zimmerman was
| elected chairman OF the monument COM
| mittee, vice Capt. p. 3. Hooe, deceased.
The bail last night OF the Potomac Asso-
| citation in the spacious ballroom Of the
| Braddock Hotel, was a brilliant affair
The Junior German Club gave german
| at McBerney's hall, last evening, which was
| largely attended.