Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
AFFAIRS = IN ALEXANDRIA
Special Meeting Of Council to Receive a
Veto by the Mayor
Paving of Street the Matter in Con.
trOversy-General and Per-
.sonal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No 7O7 King St,

Bell Telephone No. 1G6.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September %, 1899.
Mayor Simpson stated this morning that
he would call special meeting of the city
council for tomorrow night The principal
matter to be laid before that body then is
the mayors veto of a recently adopted
street appropriation bill The resolution
provides for the paving of square on
North Alfred street between Cameron ana
Queen streets. and carries an appropriation
of $500 Mayor Simpsons reason for with
holding his approval is that dirt street
will, according to the resolution, be made
to connect two squares already Prov ed
with solid pavement roadways. In his mes
sage the mayor will suggest that council
make additional appropriation sufficient
to lay a solid paving in the center of the
street, and that the property owners on the
square contribute to the Improvement by
bearing expenses of guttering and curb1ng
The mayor will probably call the board
Of police commissioners together Wednes-
day night to consider the appeal which
Lieut.. Smith makes from the mayors ac-
ton in <uspending him for ten days
Special Services.
The reading room workers commenced
their fall and winter work in the auditor
lum corner Of Wolf and Henry streets, yes
terday afternoon. with special services,
Powell of the seminary directed the exer-
cises and Rev E. V. Register of the NJ B.
Church South preached. Special coIhet
music was rendered by DR.. Charles Il. Llia-
sey of Washington. accompanied by MI
George NJ Reynolds of this city with Nlo-
lin Miss Bette Pollard rendered SOLO
business meeting of the workers VIII
be held Tuesday evening, when plans TOT
making the prospective work success Will
be discussed.
DningeraeId Will Contest.
Attorneys connected with the Danger
field will contest conferred with Judge
Nicol of the circuit court this morning, and
decided to reopen the case at a special
term. beginning Monday, October 23 1t
will be recalled that this case occupied the
attention of the circuit court for a week
last March, resulting in the inability of the
jury to agree.
The will of Mrs Eliza R. Daingerfield.
giving the bulk of her property to her chill
dren and the heirs of her son, ReNerdy
Daingerfield. is contested by the children
and heirs of Henry Dangerield, who was
another son of. the testatriX.
Mayors Court.
Mayor Geo. L. Simpson this morning in
police court disposed of the following cases:
Mary Ford, charged with attempting to
open the money drawer Of j. c. Pullin;
case continued.
Louie bISdll, SHdi Sfh WIN pCiiS VI "tii>
and disorderly: fined SO or sixty days N
the wOrkhouse.
Ida Evans, charged with being drunk and
disorderly; fined 80.
VIM. White charged with contempt OF
court; fined $50.
Lysta Kennedy charged with disorderly
conduct, dismissed
General Matters.
A large number of the congregation of
ST. Marys Catholic Church went on an
nual pilgrimage yesterday to Chapel Point,
Md, to do honor etthe memory of Father
O'Kane, once pastor of St. Mary's Church,
whose remains now lie IN st. Thomas
Church cemetery at that pace. The steam
er fentz carried the party Choral services
accompanied by the Gonzaga College Cadet
Band, took place at the grave.
Funeral services over the remains of Rus
sell Swain, whose death occurred Thurs
day last, took place yesterday afternoon
from the late residence of the deceased on
North Alfred street. Rev. J. II. Butler Of
the First Baptist Church ofticiated, and the
interment in Bethel cemetery. Large
delegations of the local councils Jr. o. L. A.
NJ, of which order The deceased was q
member, attended the funeral and the pail
bearers We're selected from among their
numbers.
At The Second Presbyterian Church yes
terday large congregations gathered both
morning and evening to hear Rev. S. Z.
Werner, a missionary from southern Africa
personal experiences of missionary labors in
the dark continent"
The funeral of Miss Margaret Della,
whose death occurred Saturday in Del Ray
took place yesterday afternoon in this city.
Rev. n. Il. Masters of Trinity Church con-
Quoted the services and the burial took
place in Union cemetery.
CaZenove @. Lee has been appointed by
the circuit court of the city of Alexandria
administrator de bonus non of the estate
of VIM. Hodgson, deceased.
The Hydraulion Steam Fire Engine Com
pany has abandoned the proposed trip to
Roanoke, Va, to attend the state fire.
mems convention
The fall term of the circuit court con-
vened in this city this morning, Judge C. E.
Nicol presiding.
The tournament which was to have been
held at Baileys Cross Roads, Tuesday last
but which was postponed on account of
rain, will be held tomorrow, weather per-
hitting.
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