Evening star., 1899-03-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Death Of Abram q. smyth, Confederate
Veteran Of the Civil War.
One Additional Case of Smallpox Re-
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 727 King ST.,

Evening Star Bureau.
No. 727 King ST.,
Bell Telephone No. LOG,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March Z. 1899.
Abram H. Smyth. leading and highly
esteemed citizen, died about 8 O'Clock this
morning at his residence, No. 305 South
ST. Asaph street. The deceased had been
failing for year, and recently his decline
was rapid. He was about sixty-four years
of age. For several years he had been en-
ployed as discount clerk in the First Ma
tional Bank.
Born in Alexandria, he left home early in
life and spent several years In Texas,
where he entered the confederate service
at the outbreak of the civil war.
Mr.. Smyth narrowly escaped death on the
steamer Louisiana. which went down in the
Gulf of Mexico. He married in Texas and
later returned to this city. His first wife
died and he married Miss Steed of Mary
land, who, with several grown children,
survives him.
The deceased was an old member of Alex
andria Washington Lodge of Masons,
No. %.
Police Court Docket.
The following cases were tried before
Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning:
Frank King and Walter ONeal, arrested
by Special officers Walters and Bradley
were arraigned on a charge of vagrancy
and assault. Farragut Julis appeared as
complainant, and the prisoners were fined
$40 each, with thirty days on the gang as
alternative.
Paul Schlechting. small boy, was ar
rested by Officer Young, charged with
shooting another small boy with an air
gun. Mayor Simpson quoted the law
against air guns and warned the boy not
to use the weapon again.
Thomas II. Smith, colored, was arrested
by Officer Young on q charge of writing
indecent communications. Mary Williams,
a good-looking young colored woman, tes-
tilted against Smith, and a letter was also
IN evidence The mayor imposed penalty
OF $lO or thirty days on the gang.
Additional Smallpox Case.
One new case of smallpox was reported
to the health department last night.
colored man named Francis, living on the
corner OF Queen and Payne streets, is the
patient. The premises have been quaran-
tined. 1t was the intention to convey Fran
els to the smallpox hospital last night but
TINS could not be done. He will probably
be lodged there today.
Clara Holmes, coored, No. 3D. Gibbon
street, was released from quarantine this
morning and the premises fumgated.
General Matters.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary will be held this after
noon, when officers for the ensuing term
will be chosen. At o'clock this evening
the members will assemble in Lee Camp
Hall and hear Captain Thomas Perry read
a paper on his personal experiences as
prisoner during the civil war.
The heavy wind and snow storm which
commenced here last night frightened peo-
pie into the belief that the recent blizzard
would be duplicated.
Trains over the Pennsylvania and South
ern roads are running, but not on schedule
time. The electric road is sending trains
to Washington at irregular periods.
The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
Newport News encountered thu full force
of the storm last night, and did not arrive
here until almost IL o'clock this morning
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of fire wardens will be held tonight
The Hydraulion Steam Fire Company will
also hold its monthly meeting tonight.