The times., 1898-12-06
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va, Dec. 5+The Circuit
Court for Alexandria City, Judge c. E.
Nicol presiding. began its December
term today. The case of Daingerfield VS..
Daingerfeld, In which the widow and
hcirs-at-law of Henry Daingerfeld en-
deavor TO have set aside the. will Of the
late Eliza Daingerfeld, was called. The
bill in this suit alleges that undue in1u-
ence was brought to bear upon the testa-
trix at the time of making her will, TO
induce her to bequeath most of her prop
erty to the children of. the late Reverdy
Daingerfed, and cut off the children of
Henry Daingerfeld with mere pittance.
A demurrer was entered to the bill,
on the ground that it was indefinite, and
failed to enumerate the reasons why the
will should be declared nullity The de-
murrer was argued by John NJ. johnson
and Eppa Hunton, representing the de-
PENDANTS, and Edmund Burke and S. c.
Brent, for the plaintiff and, not being
finished this evening, went over until to-
morrow.
The report of the commissioners who
were appointed to ascertain the value of
the jail and court house properties, in the
suit of the Board of Supervisors of Alex
andria County VS.. the City Council of
Alexandria, was fled and confirmed The
report recommended the allotment of the
jail property to the city, at a valuation
of $1,000, and assessed the court house
property at $500 a w. Armstrong. r.
W. Johnson and c. l.. Boothe We're ap-
pointed commissioners to make a sale of
the latter property. Should the amount
realized from this sale exceed the valua-
ton of the Jail property, the excess viii
be equally divided between the city and
county. Some city officials have advo-
Gated the sale of both properties and an
equal division of the proceeds. according
to the decision of the court. and favor the
erection of a new Jail for the city The
matter may be the subject of some dis
cussion at the next meeting of the council.
In the case of H b. Huteheson VS. the
Alexandria Gazette "a suit for the publi-
cation of an alleged IibeIous article re-
fiecting on plaintiff, a motion to quash
the process and summons was overruled
A demurrer was then made TO the declar-
alton, and defendants allowed thirty days
in which to plead. Several other cases
We're called and continued until later in
the term
In the county court today. in the mat
ter of the application of George n. Saeg-
muller for the opening OF new road
through the Jewell farm, the case was
compromised by the parties concerned
agreeing to new survey. The survey
was ordered and court adjourned for the
term.
Thomas Kelly. of this city. and Miss
Mamie Higgins of Washington were mar
ried in Baltimore on November IS last by
Rev. Father Thomas.
The marriage of Miss Louise aiilstead
daughter of John II. Milstead. and James
Edward Shinn, will be solemnized tomor-
row morning AT st. Paul's Church by Rev.
p. p. Phillips. After the ceremony the
bridal party will leave for "trip through
the North. ~
Miss Mel of Washington. will deliver
an address before the Alexandria Kin
dergarten Association tomorrow afternoon
al o'clock. Her subject will be, Some
Aspects of the Kindergarten
Armour K Co. will erect in West End.
near this city, large packing house with
cold storage departments, etc. The build
ing will be located on the line of the
Southern Railway. The lumber and other
materials for the proposed building have
been purchased. and the work of eonstrue-
ton will be begun in a few days.
The following have been chosen officers
of the Baptist Church Sunday School: Su-
perintendent NJ. f. Hobson; assistant, {.
r. Yates; secretary, Melvin Pitts: treas
urer. ]. r. n. Curtin: librarian. William
7. Rogers; chorister. William Owens:
pianist. Miss Mamie Williamson
Mary Custis Lee Chapter, Daughters of
the Confederacy, will meet tomorrow
morning.
AT a meeting Of O'Kane Council Cath
oIic Benevolent Legion. yesterday after
noon. the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Chancellor. John G.
Eberhart: president NJ. Creegan; vice
president, William Desmond; orator, ]. D.
Normoyle; secretary. Thomas Burroughs:
collector. William H Sweeney: treasurer
Robert L. Wenzel; marshal. James
Roche: inside guard, Thomas MCGOWAN:
outside guard. John McKenna, trustees
Thomas I.annor, Edward Queen, and
Sylvester A. Breen. committee was
appointed to arrange for the celebration
of the anniversary OF the organ zat on of
the council. which will be held in Lyc UNI
Hall. on January %.
The police have not yet apprehended the
men who held up and robbed Michael Nc
Intyre on Saturday night.
Jennie Gordon and Frank Payne both
cOlored. were arrested this evening by
Policeman Beach, for assaulting Mary
Bell Gibbons, also colored
A delegation from Lee Camp Confeder-
ate Veterans, of this city went to Wash
ington tonight to attepd the encampment
held in that city by tie Ladies' Southern
Relief Association.
w. c. Baggett, who r%urned from the
South yesterday. states tfAt while in Au-
gusta, Ga, he saw former Policeman John
Proctor, who recently disappeared from
this city.
number of water s:I-,-== s:.r..- l--,a-== belonging
to the Government We're forwarded from
st Asaph today to Baltimore. where they
will be Skinned to C'Iha