Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-22
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MEETING OF COMMITTEE TO PUT
OUT A CITIZENS TICKET.
Permanent Organization Effected -
Young Man Injured in Washing
tOn-General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, January %, 1901.
A meeting of the committee. which was
constituted about week ago alta gather
ing Of several citizens. for the purpose of
arranging plans to place citizens ticket
in the field at the spring municipal cleo
tions, was held last night in the rooms of
the Business Mems League. The meeting
was practically private, as the members
of the press and other outsiders were not
admitted. 1t was decided to prepare pa
per setting forth the objects of the move
ment and a committee was appointed for
that purpose consisting of Messrs. G. VIM.
Ramsay, James Bayne, James r. Cation,
NJ. B. Harlow, A. d. Brockett, c. c. Lead
beaten and E. E. Downham. The state
ment will probably be presented to the
committee of twenty-five at its meeting
next Monday night. A permanent organl-
cation was effected last night by the cleo
ton of E. E. Downham, chairman, and
James Bayne, secretary. Twenty members
out of the twenty-five We're present.
Young Alexandrian Injured.
The intelligence that her son, Carroll
Hantzmon, had been struck and severely
injured by an electric car in Washington
about 11:20 o'clock last night, reached Mrs
Sallie Hantzmon, who resides at No. 1l6
South Henry street In this city, at an early
hour this morning. The mother was near
ly distracted with grief and anxiety until
it was ascertained that the young man,
who is about eighteen years of age, had
sustained no more injuries than a severe
shaking up and a scalp wound, and would
be able to return home today. Mrs. Hantz-
mon left this morning for the Emergency
Hospital, where her son was taken imme-
diately after the accident. Young Hantz-
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for Alexandria near the intersection of 3
and 14th streets. when he was struck by
an incoming car, the approach of which he
had not noticed
General Matters.
The following indictments were reported
yesterday afternoon in the corporation
court by the grand jury: William F. Web
ster, fer maliciously causing bodily injury
to Mayor George l.. Simpson; John NJ. Bar
ley, for grand larceny from the residence
of Mrs. Mary Swain; Emmett Jones, for ma
llciously cutting Archibald Hullitt, and
Nora Green and George Shirley, both col
ored, for larceny of the sum Of $3.50 from
John H. Jones. Mr.. Henry Strauss was
foreman Of the jury.
county court will commence Monday next
at the court house on Fort Myer Heights.
At this term 1t Is expected that Judge
Love will hear argument on the bill filed
district, through his attorney, John M.
johnson, the object Of which is to prevent
the expenditure of the sum of $3.50 re-
Gently transferred from the Pennsylvania
railroad to the county in any way except
upon improvements on the old Washington
and Alexandria turnpike.
Judge Norton, in the corporation court,
has granted a charter to the Sherman
Apartment House Company, the object of
which is to purchase and manage apart
ments. houses and hotels. The sum Of
100000 is named as the capital stock, and
the officers were: T.. F. Schneider, presi-
dent; j. /. McCullum secretary and treas
urer. Gardner l.. Boothe is local attorney.
An adjourned meeting of the board of
supervisors for Alexandria county will be
held at the county court house tomorrow
| morning. at which time matters of especial
Importance relating to the management of
roads and Improvements connected there
with will be brought UP for considera ton.
Miss Eva Hudson is confined to her home
on Cameron street, by severe attack of
grip.