Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Meeting of Joint Council Committee to
Consider Mayors Communication.
Question of Taxes From Railway
Jurors Selected, to Serve in
United States Court.

A meeting of the Joint council committees
on finance. streets and general laws was
held last night for the purpose of consider
ing Mayor Simpsons communication to
council, pointing out that the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railroad
Company was making insufficient annual
revenue returns to the city. Mayor Simp-
son, Corporation Attorney Boothe, Auditor
Price and the commissioner of revenue,
Mr. Callahan, were present by request 1t
was the unanimous opinion of the commit
tee that the railroad company does not pay
enough taxes, and Corporation Attorney
Boothe was directed to prepare bills to
meet the case
The committee will hold another meeting
before the next assembling of council when
the report will be completed and submitted
to council in January
United States Court.
At the January term of the United States
court for the eastern district of Virginia,
Judge Edmund Waddill presiding, the case
of Howard L. Owens, alias Captain Ward,
Will come up for trial. Owens was ar
raigned before Judge Waddill, in Rich
mond, December 5. and the demurrer of the
defense was overruled and the trial con-
t1nued until the next term of court in
Alexandria. Owens bond of $4,000 was
renewed by his father, who lives in War
renton.
The following grand and petit jurors have
been summoned to serve at this term Of
court:
Grand jury-Samuel Baggett jr., James
h Evans, M. S. Chancellor J. P. Rowe
John I. Herndon. J. N. Turner and 7. Nc
cracker of Fredericksburg; Samuel Diener
Culpeper; Josiah Hail. J. w. Todd, Nor
foik; j. o. Cannon, Miler's; r. G. Moncure,
towing Green; c. V. Conway. Moss Neck:
W. r. Coleman, G. w Crutchfield R. A e.
Dabney, c.. w. Goddin Hezekiah Curtis
and John B. LATTER, Richmond; c. T Hew-
1T, Saluda; r: c. Phillips, Tappahannock
Stubs, Glens
Petit jury-Robert Gains and John Hem
shaw, Alexandria; John Williams, Weed
onsville; Ii. N. Scott Norman; James
Qualntance, Boston, Culpeper county; Ed
gar Wayland, Crooked Run; j. R. Corbin
hudson; Arthur Phillips, Waterford; Chris
tCpher Num-, A. B. johnson, Warsaw; r. S.
Ryland. Beulahville; c. H. Sanford, Chill
banna w. p. Roane, Adner; Henry HILL
Avletts; II. T. Marston. Shacklesford J. b.
Kimberly, Fort Monroe H S. Rousie, jr,
loretta: W. j.. Davis chaplain; John Pitts
Mount Sanding; Geo L. MeanIy and r. E
Rousie, Tappahannock; Walter Washing
ton, Montague; VIM Brown and Samuel
Brown. Lincoln; Robt. n. Walker. Water
aord; Henry Corbin. Parker; Humphrey
Ioany, Aldrich, and j. II. Donaghy of Mad
iSon.
Wedding Near Eikwood.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Bruce w.
.stringfellow, near Elkwood, Culpeper
county, Va, was the scene of pretty
wedding last evening, when their daughter,
Miss Roberta L. Stringfellow, became the
bride of Mr.. Aubrey Bowie Of this city.
Miss Stringfellow's youngest sister was
maid OF honor and Captain I. Edwin GrIn,-
sley acted as best man.
me ceremony was performed by Rev. E.
w Winfrey Of the Baptist Church at Cul-
pepper. Mr.. Bowie, who is son of the
late CAPTAIN H, c. Bowie, is well known
here, where he is employed by the South
ern railroad. The couple will make their
future home In this city.
General and. Personal.
A permanent organization Of the Alex
andria division of the Mystic Shrine has
been effected with the following officers In
charge: DIR. VIM. NJ. Smith, president; Ed
gar Warfield, jr., secretary, and ex-Mayor
E E. Downham, representative to the I'M
perial Council.
Edna, the six-year-old daughter of Mr..
Edward Penn, died last night at her
fathers home, No. 124 North Fayette
street.
The Episcopal High School, near this city.
closed today for the Christmas holidays.
The public schools here also closed today,
a yil Ian