Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-22
Meeting This Morning Of Alezan.
dria County Court.
EXCITEMENT over DELINQUENT Law
Contract Awarded for Extension of
Mount Vernon Avenue.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, August -, 1898.
The Alexandria county court convened at
the court house this morning and adjourn
Cd. after short session, to meet at 10
O'Clock next Wednesday. No regular grand
jury was sworn and no important business
was transacted. Naturalization papers
were taken out by a German named Fred
Downie of Fort Myer, Va, and two spe-
cial policemen were appointed for the
county. They are V. McCreery and L.
Ralph Ball. The court appointed W. C.
Wedist Fred s. Corbett and John Miller
to fill vacancies in the committee hereto
fore appointed to ascertain a Just COM
pensation to the owners of land along the
line of the proposed extension of the Wash
irgton, Arlington and Falls Church rail-
way. The cases of J. ]. Sullivan against
EDWARD MCGEE. unlawful detafner and
William NJ. Febrey against Eugent Cum
bingham and Josephine Cunningham were
docketed and continued.
There is some uneasiness and excitement
among property owners in Alexandra
County growing out of the law passed by
the recent state legislature relative to de-
hEquent lands. 1t seems that under this
law l2nGs whose taxes mad been delinquent
for over two years are open to purchase by
anybody who win pay the taxes, provided
a four months notice is given TO the origi-
nal owner. gentleman prominent IN
county affairs stated this morning 10 a Star
reporter that many large and valuable es-
tates were in danger of being lost to the
original owners in this way.
Special Meeting Of Supervisors.
The board of supervisors for Alexandria
county held special meeting this morning
in the county court house for the purpose
of awarding contracts and auditing ac-
counts.
The Mt Vernon extension contract was
awarded to Mr.. Richard Roberts. who will
complete the road from Del Ray to Alexan-
dria. The contract for grading bridging
and piping the road from Mushpot road to
LeeSburg pike was given to c. M Dorson.
The contract for masonry and gravel on
same road was awarded to Richard Rob-
erts- Contracts were let for repairing Four
Mile Run bridge, and the contract for re-
pairs to the approaches to this bridge will
be awarded at the next meeting, which will
be held the 18th instant.
Meeting of County school Trustees.
Mr.. Clements. county superintendent of
schools, announces that there will be a
meeting of the school board in the court
house On Monday, The 10Th instant, to select
new book list and to elect teachers for
the coming term.
Seventh Day Adventists.
The Seventh Day Adventists' state con-
ference, which has been in session during
the past ten days at Hume's Grove, near
TINS city, Gle sed last night with appropri-
ate services, conducted by Elders Under
wood, d. c. Babcock and W. E. White,
Elder White preaching in the open air to a
large audience.
The interest was intensified by an i'm
pf essiye marriage ceremony. MIR. n. l..
Everett of Kj1O1a Na
B. Stillwen of Portsmouth, who have been
engaged in missionary work, were united
IN molly matrimony under the ritual pre-
scrioed by the Adventist Church Elder ID.
Z. Babcock officiating. After the services
the couple were the recipients of many con-
CALCULATIONS and encouraging words.
The conference approved the names of
three young men who were applicants for
ministerial orders. Elder d. c. Babcock
as reelected president, and a conference
committee was appointed. 1t was over
whelmingly decided that the next session
OF the camp should be held on the same
ground, Mr.. Frank Hume having extended
an invitation for them to return.
Elder Babcock, in closing. offered a reso-
luton. which was unanimously adopted,
setting forth THAT this conference express
its heartfelt thanks and gratitude 20 Mr..
Hume for his kindness to us In receiving
our visiting brother and wife, Elder E. E.
Frank. and for permitting Us to use these
beautiful grounds for camp meeting pur-
PoseS' anu LOT olHer TOKENS OF sympathy
and appreciation
Elder Babcock stated last night that the
conference had been q great success thai
several had professed their faith and ten
had been baptized. and that The financial
affairs of the Virginia conference were in
an excellent condition. He eulogized the
work of Miss Tate Of the Battle Creek
Sanftarium, who has been giving hygenic
treatment to several patients on the
grounds.
The last meeting was scheduled to take
place e. rly this morning, when the dele
gates were to assemble for devotional SER
vices. and then return 10 their respective
homes.
Police Court Docket.
Today was unusually quiet for Monday in
the Police Court, only two cases being be-
fore the mayor. The first was that of Paul