The times., 1897-11-11
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Injunction Case Against the Falls
Church Read May Be Settled.
Death of Mrs. l.. A Perry -chur-ea
with Rohbing the Mails
Notes and Personals.


Fails Church Railroad Company against
the town of Fails Church was called III
the circuit court tuuay counsel on both
SIDES stated that they had almost reached
an agreement, ana tnat ii consent ue-
cree was not soon agreed upon uine Tor
the hearing uunuS tins erm oT court ccuia
be agreed upon.
II VIII be remembered that tue railroad
company attempted to extend it's tracks
into tnetown OF Fails Church without nav
ing, il is claimed, first obtained perHis-
sion to 10 so from the council OF Falls
Church The work was stopped 10y the
town authorities, and tue TalfCau com
pany obtained an injunction ifom Judge
Nicol restraining the sheriff and other
town officials from interfering with tie
cOupany's property. Tne matter Is now
pending before Judge Nicol On a motion
To perpetuate the injunction
The news uf the Death OF Mrs. Lillian
A Perry, wife of Mr.. Milton b. Perry, of
TINS city, was q shock to large circle
OF acuuaintances MIS-. Perry had been
suffering from an internal complaint Tor
some time, and a few days ago was taken
to Providence Hospital, IN Washington,
for treatment On Monday an operatiun
was performed, from the effects of which
she never rallied Mrs, Perry was
daughter OF Mrs NJ. d. Alien, ana was
lady greatly beloved by large aequaiu-
tance.
George Wright and Joseph Jonas, Of
Prince William county, were before United
States Commissioner Fowler, in this city,
today, charged with robbing the. mails.
They were held in bonds for their appear
ance before the January term or the United
States court. Wright and Jones are charged
with having extracted a registered letter
from mail pouch and stea ling money there
from. They We're arrested by Deputy Mar
shal Glover.
1he city council having granted permis-
sion, Capt. Herbert Bryant VIII begin at
once 10 rebuild his fertilizer works Oh lower
Duke street, which were destroyed 10y fire
last spring. The new works will be more
extensive than the old ones.
John Bryant and Edward Bryant, both
color ed, charged with vagrancy, were
sent 10 the farm for thirty days by Ma yOr
Simpson today. Walter Washington, col
ored, for refusing 20 work ON the chain
gang, had five days added 10 his terru,
and Harry Bryant, also colored, was locked
up on bread and water diet for refusing
TO work on the gang
The Woman Christian Tempera nee Union
viii hold public meeting AT the Baptist
Church tomorrow night at 7.3O . CLOCK.
Mrs. Howard Hoge, State secretary of
the union, VIII deliver an address.
The services being held in the, Second
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each evening and much interest is being
manifested in the work.
Mr.. Mcdonald, an empoye a the South
ern Railway shops, was painfully injured
yesterday evening by being struck by the
handle of an air chisel With Which he was
working.
The Alexandra Cycle Club viii make
run TO Washington on Frida night.
Mr.. a. W. Armstrong has sold To Mr..
a at no
east side OF Columbus street, between
Princess and Oronoco, for SI,150.
The Third Regiment Field Eand expects
to participate in the exercises at the in
auguration of Govelect Tyler.
Mrs. Collins, while Oh tie way to her
home in the extreme western section Of
the city about 8 O'Clock last night, was
held up by negro man and robbed of SO,
all the money she had. The locality in
which the robbery occurred is an unfre-
quented section at night, and the wOm2 II
was terribly frightened and willingly sur
rendered her money to the highwa yman.
The police ha We good description of the
robber.
Policeman Ferguson is confined to his
home on South Lee street 10y illness, and
Policeman Roberts is acting station keepel
during his absence.
Bernard Burtman, an inSolent tramp,
got into the wrong neighborhood this
evening and was subsequently hauled IL
the station-house in this city in a wagon.
BuTtman went to the home Of Mr.. Joseph
Ramsay, in West End, and asked for
something to eat. Mrs. Ramsay advise q
him that she could not accommodate him
at that time, when the tramp became very
abusive, and threatened her bodily harm
Mrs. Ramsay succeeded In closing TN,
| door before he could force his way into
the house. The man then started dOWI
the road and she ran to the glass factory
| but short distance, and told her husband
Of the occurrence. Mr.. Ramsay, witt
| several companions, went i'll search o.
BurUman, and found him at the house oil
another resident OF West End, where hi
was demanding something 20 eat. WheI
| questioned about his conduct the fellow
| said he had no apology to offer, and be
J gan to abuse his questioners. He wa
| not permitted TO continue, however ane
! in few moments he had been prett,
well done up and thrown into wagnI
and was on his way TO the police station il
this city.