The times., 1898-01-02
NEWS FROM bLEXANDRIt
Alleged Train Wrecker HamiIto.
Held for tie Grand Jury.
Death of MRS. Sarah j. LyIes
Father tbewITemperanee
Society

aleAanuria, Jan 1.-Robert Hamilto !.
who was held in this city on the charge of
having attempted to wreck q Ch ,sf ,eakp
ana one trah', at Ravens worth, was aiken
10 Fairfax c, urthouse today. He was given
pfelnini,i! trial before Justice TlyIor
ana wa committed to Jail to await .ba
actor q special grand jury, which. il
- understood, vii. be called for tbs third
M0nuay In January. Mr.. K. Walton Moore
VIII assIsi coiiiinonweaith's Attorney to.u
IN plose ting the case. The evidence
Drought out Ut the examination was very
damsging 10 the prisoner. The broken
s~ltct lock anu the stone with wnc.i IL
had beer demolished were introduc I'd as
]eslaencr. ] ana much importance was 1t
lllIc WIS cut ana bruised
Mrs. SaIan +. Lyles. !, ati1e of this
clty, 'iieC IN CulreBer iasL night. She re-
sided in IL wer Fairfax county daring t,;
wade Hsinnton by ADVISING hin Of the
plans Oh tnc Fedora troops, which she had
heard.
residence OF Mr. Robert Murphy. at
the coIne; of Oronoco and Alfred streets
was signify damaged by iIie last niga-,.
4 large hole was burned in the floor. no
the fire lad gone out of its own accord
An alarm oi lire was occasiOned about
12;1O TINS morning hy a srIlal bla .e IN III,
foof or tGt residence OF Mr.. Lee Hil nphries
streets.
Today IN tie corporation court a deed
of lease II the George X. Hill CoIupiny's
cIacke er ana cake bakery To s. s. Marvin
of PittShurr, was recorded. Th., annual
rental rental Is 5000 and the leases for ten
TINS city uBCcr the control OF the cracker
trust.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society viii meet in st. ,Mary's Hall 20
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Woma s Christi III. Temperance
Union VIII meet i'll tire NJ. p. Church
South M,i day afternoon at $3.50 o'clocK
New Years Day was not generally -
served in this city. The bank, Govern
meni ard s. me Of the municipal offices
were closed, tut many ofthe business houses
Mrs. Emily j. Spriggs. wife of Rev
Dr. Sprirgs, formerly Of this city, died a
her home in Richmond yesterday. Her
remains we're taken 10 Baltimore today
for interEit mt.
Charles Kramer was badly ini.re while
firing a salute in honor Of the New Year
at his home on North Fayette street last
night. He charged a piece Of gas pipe
witt powder. ana when the iInDrovised
fragment struck Mr.. Kramer, fra cturing
his leg in thee places.
Mi. ketchaT of Washington, while sky
larkine with friend at the Hotel Fleisch
man, last night, fell and broke his leg.
He was attended by Dr. Jones and subse-
ouent:. was sent to MS home;
Mount VerLon Connect, Daughters of
America, last night elected tue following
officers: Junior past council Jr, Miss Rosa
Boyd: assistant tuninr past councilor.
associat, councillor Herbert 3. iooircb: |
vice co,ir,ciior, Miss-T! c. Grsan; asso.il:e
Vice coni.c!ior. Miss Katharine Hefsiey; re
cord Rg secretary, Miss Mary A Panh |
associate recordipe.sseeetary- j. L. Nor
rs; financial secretary Miss Minnie. l..
O'Moara: treasurer Miss Virginia II Heisley: |
cti ductur, Mrs. Ada Lyies: warden, Miss !
Anna Heisiey; INSIDE sentinel, Mrs. Mary |
Goodrich: outside sentinel 7. Frank JET |
fe,son; trustee. J. r. r. Curtin: "a ptaIn |
uf degree team, Il. IT. Harper
.ale> ander RI wei eole5ed, is locked up
at the police station, charged with at
tempting u shoot Philip Williamson, alias !
Edney. The latter charges that Rowe at
tempted to Kill HIM and fired three shots /
at him.
A rowhoat containing tw, men was |
capsiZed off he shipyard ycste rday even I
ing, but thu men weye rescued by the crew I
cf tie tugboat George W Pride.
Mr.. j mes Hartley, of Richmond Is
visiting at the home or Mr.. Martin Law
ier on Solfh Pitt street.
Mr.. ipd Mrs. La renee Wood enfertaine /
number OF their friends at their hand /
some residen ce in Queen street, last
light, ir honor OF their guest Miss /
Brown. of North Carolina
Lee Camr OF Confederate Veterans viii 1
meet Oh Nonda night.
O'kane Council, &. Il. L., Will meet at (
st. Marys Fall tomorrow afternoon at [
Mr. S. Henshaw. Of the NJ. Vernon |
Electric hallway, received telegram =
night stating that his residence at Mil
ford" wa destroyed by fire today. Tne /
property was totally destroyed, but mos. 4
OF the household effects We're saved.