The times., 1899-10-24
ALEXANDRIA NEWS,

ALEXANDRIA, Oct 23.-The special term Of
the circuit court ordered by Judge c. E. Nicol
for a retrial Of the Daingerfeld viii ease. was
opened this morning, when the case was continued
until Monday next. As previously reported in
The Times, Mrs Eliza Daingerfeld died, leaving
her fortune Of about $1,000 To the children Of
her son Reverdy J. Daiuger6e!d, and practically
disinheritiug the children Of her son Henry
DaiugerheId. The matter taken into court
and an attempt made to set aside the provisions
Of the viii, on the ground Of undue influence,
etc. After trial of several days, the Jury
was unable to agree, and TetTial was ordered
few days ago the matter was compromised, 1t
being agreed that the heirs Of Henry DaiuseEdeid
should receive $4,000, The case was eoHtiHped
today in order to allow the terms Of the agree
meut 10 be complied with
The trial Of the case OF the Commonwealth
araips7 Howard p Marshall was called in The
county court, at Fort Myer Heights. TO-DAY. ana
the hearing continued by Judge Love untll
November -. As heretofore stated the s--lt iA-
! wolves the ownership Of what Is hhoWn = the
Military Road, leading from the AquedueL Bfldse
10 Arlington, in Alexandria county
Capt James +. King, OF the Alexandra ilEne
/ Infantry. today received from the Rgck i>.aId,
/ III arsenal supplies for his command, consisting
/ OF haveTsacks, blanket bags, cauteen>, etc The
! company is now thoroughly equipped ior service
Miss Nettie Owens died ut the Alexandra In
| frmarv yesterday Of typhoid fever she was
fyr,Ity-tires wears OF age The funeral viii tike
Mace tomorrow morning from her late home, i'm
/ tibbon Street, between Alfred and PatucS
| Streets
meeting of the Business Mems League was
/ held tonight at their rOums, a. the corner OF
/ Washington and King Streets. Matters looking
10 the Improvement OF the business interests ol
the city were discussed.
Mis- Florence Writ, daughter of Capt Richard
/ W Writ, yesterday evening became the bride
| OF Joseph Laiferty, of Orange, y j. The ceTe-
TtDrf1 nod T.
| Carne at the parsonage u ~. Mary thurcl
| Mr. and Mrs. Laderty lett last night FOR thel1
| future home in Orange.
sister, Mrs. AlPhonzo Lucas, in South Royal
Street, shortly after o'clock this afternoon, ~
the iOrty-rhird year OF her age The deceased
was a devoted Christian and spent most OF her
| life in visiting the sick and relieving the needs
OF the suffering poor She had been III for some
| months.
George B. Bennett and Miss Eliza y Humphrey,
both % Washington, were married at the par
| sauage OF the Methodist Protestant Church, Ia
| this city Saturday afternoon, by Rev i. r.
! Revelle. The bride and groom returned 10 wash
| iugton Immediately after the ceremony
Glenn Wood. who was bitten by a dog and has
been under treatment at the Pa-teui Institute
in Baltimore, for the past lew weeks, returned
TO his home in this city yesterday
Mr. and Mrs C. " Wattics have returned
from their wedding trip
Rev. II. J. Cutler, pastor OF St. Adr} Church.
has returned from an extended trip 10 Ne"
The team Of r. E Knight ran away in King
Street this rnlug Jerry Hayes. the CrlVei
was thrown from the vehicle. which passed ovel
his body He was painfully though NOT seriously
injured.
In RUNNING a preliminary line Just west of tuI,
citv towards Washington. The party has beer
engaged Tor some time past making surveys II
lower Fairfax. They refuse 10 state tine 0uJtli
Of the survey. but it Is generality believed thai
| the line is being run for the Seabpdrd Ar Line
| RAILROAD which stated. proposes con
structing railroad from GHaUiico TO Wash
ingJou.
Iy Ben Lucas, also colored, during "a row m Jht
I latter's eating house, was unable o appear u
1 the Police Court today Matilda Lucas w1.
assaulted Sarah Parker during the row, was fine,
50 The other participants viii be given D. ar
inc as soCu as Carter is able 90 appear M court.
The little daughter of Thomas bownry, VINO
| was reported several days ago as suffering IRON
yarioloid, has her physician says entirely Fe
Roden Rowe. color5d who has been confue,
! in the city Jail charge of horse stealing
was today admitted To nan 10y Juuse N.Llot l..
| the sum OF 500. Rowe is the man Who went I'd
| the assistance Of Jailer HammIi saturday after
noon when a gang Of prisoners assaulted th'
officer and attempted 20 hreaN J'ii' as reported
! exclusively in The Morning Times Had lt no
been tor the timely assistance OF Rowe Mr
Fammii would probably have been Killed by th'
desperate gang.
| Frances p Smoot eNrcutrIN of the late JOSIAH
In ID. Smoot. the stock in trade OF the eNtensiv
lumber business conducted by her late husband
( Mr. Field has been identified wjLL the lrm 10
some years The business was established Fenty
The Episcopal High School football team sat
nrdav evening defeated the Central High Srhoo
eleven of Washington Icy score OF % to q.
,,,,nr,-n, failed 10 respond 10 the call o
Nfa,or simpson for a meeting Of the board
health TODAY. and another unsuccessful attcmp
was made tonight. The matter vii probably b
Tod fF he council tomorrow night.
DR.. Miller has secured the opiaion Of the ccr
roration attorney. who holds tb8t the hellJ
ofHcer is Il member Of the board Of health. ]
is understood thar the health officer propose
cer1ain recommendations 10 which Mayor Simp
son is opposed and it is expected that the Who'll
matter viii be brought 10 the attention Of ia
ciy council.