The times., 1897-07-13
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Appeal to the Supreme Court in the
SmO0t Libel Suit.
Death of Mrs. Alice Shirley Meet
ing of City Council to Select
Certain Municipal Officers.

Alexandria, July 12.-In the corpora
ton court today the suit of William Web
steI against Harry and William b. smOot
and Police Sergeant Smith and Officer
Ferguson was dismissed. Special OFFICER
Webster entered suit for $4,000 dam
ages, claiming that letter written by
Mr. SmCot intimated that MI Webster
had in his possession q watch which had
been stolen fTUm Mr.. Harry SmoOt The
decla ration was entered by NeSsrs1 Burke
and Greene, and a demurrer To the decla-
ration was entered by Messrs. Brent and
johnson, counsel for the defendants, the
basis of which was that the letter written
by the defrn dant Smoot did not contain
any defamatCTy insinuatiOns against the
plaintiff, Webster, aud that the letter die
not imply that Webster was in unlawful
possession Of the lost watch. Judge
Norton sustained the demurrer, and COun-
sci noted an appeal 20 the supreme court
The grand jury returned not true bin
in the case OF Frank Hayes, charged with
the larceny OF d bicycle. The docket was
called and cases set for trial as follows
FranN Layes. resisting an officer, My
II: Frank Hume against Henry B. Pulma an.
July Is; j. VI Pcake VS.. j. ". GuOds x
c., July 8; Frank SteeIvs. H. Friedl ander,
July s. f. F Marburyys. Home Telephone
Company, ] uly l s; Simpson Bros. x Co.
VS.. Farmers and Mechanics Insurance
Company. uIy 81; Salhe Buregard vs..
o. j. Nugent, July Is. IN the case OF
Huntington against the Was hingtOn, Alex
| apdria and Mount Vernon Electric Ran
way Company, a demurrer to the deCIara-
| ton was filed and case continued.
Mrs Alice Shirley, widow of the late
| Norval Shirley, died at the home Of her
! father, Capt. James ]. Strider, No SIT
| Queen street, this morning, after short
| Illness She leaves five children, only one
| grown, Mrs. William Spraui, OF Washing
| ton. The deceased had many friends and
| acQuaintances In Alexandria and Wash
| ington
| The marriage of Miss Rose F. Clark.
| daughter of Mr.. Thomas W. Clark, of this
| city, and Mr.. Herman C. Davis, of WASH
| ingtOn, was announced today. The ceFe
| muny was performed in Washington on
| Friday last by Rev. Edmund Hez SVEN,
! pastor OF the Second Baptist Church.
| The North Carolina and Virginia Chenh
| cal Company has leased property on Union
| street near Prince street, and win begin
| operations at an early tdJs- SIX car
/ loads Of machinery have been received anJ
| placed in the buildings. The new concern
| will glve employment 20 number OF
| hands.
The candidates for the various municipal
offices TO be filled at the meeting of the
| city council tomorrow night have been
| actively canvassing today for the votes oi
| councilmen, and a lively contest is antict
| pated In addition to the candidates
named this morning. Mr. C NJ. Lennon is
| an applicant for a position as dispenser
| of medicines to the poor, and Mr. William
| L Mullen Is an aspiFant TO the position Of
keeper of the aims house, Mr. Chris
Gill is a candidate for fire warden from
| the Second ward. There are sixteen mem
bers OF the common council and eight mem
bers of the board OF aldermen, and tn
;wo boards meet in Joint session To ele,:
Ghe various officers. IL requires thirteen,
| majority OF the two boards. TO elect
Rev. Father r L. Carne, OF Richmond
visited his Old home In this city to-day for
short while, on his way To Georgetown
College, where the Catholic clergy OF
Virginia win make their annual retreat