The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-17
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. June 1.-The tempo
rary injunction proceedings in the case
| Of the mayor vs.. the board Of police com
missioners viii be heard today by Judge
Q. e. NicoI, at Manassas. in the Circuit
Court, in vacation The case has already
been argued before Judge NicoI by Col
| Francis l. Smith and Samuel c. Brent
for the commissioners, and John NJ John
| son for the mayor
| The mayors bill. as heretofore report
| Cd in The Times. was against Messrs
/ Herbert Bryant. Ashby Miller. Fora Hill.
| md Frank Price, members Of the board
! The counsel for the board took exception
/ 10 the manner IN which the bill was drawn
| and Judge NicOI sustained the exception
I but allowed the mayor to draw d new bill
! against the board as a whole and not as
! individuals. in the meantime continuing
/ mat part of the injunction restraining
| che commissioners from putting into
| operation certain rules that are object
/ ionable to the mayor. Mr. johnson at
| once filed new bill. which is under con-
| sideraIion by Judge Nicol- The contro-
/ versy between the mayor and the commits
! siouers has been in existence ever since
/ the board was organized
| The final hop Of the Episcopal High
| School VIII be held tonight in McBur-
ney's Hail. Robert Woodward Barn
well is chairman OF the joint committee
on arrangement from the Fairfax and
Blackford Literary Societies. n addition
! the following are members Of the com
mittee: From the Fairfax Society. b. Cecil
Hodgman, John II. Elliott, il. r. Ken
| meth Waters. and Samuel w Zirnn7eri
| from the Biackford Society. Thomas p.
| Bryan, Harrison c Berkeley, F Mercer
/ Male, and K. Porter Male
! on account of the incIemency of the
weather tn. services AT the churches YES
! terday were SHINY attended The services
! at St Mary S Catholic Church were con-
Quoted by the Rev ". Castor PAYNE of
| WarTenton, Va 1t was announced that
tht second mass. commencing on Sunday
next viii he held al 10 a m. and not
! lo-5U o clock. as has heretofore been the
| custom Nespers w#S*-tse held at D. m
instead OF p m At the other churches
! the Resident pastors occupied the pIIuIt.S
Inc services at the Railroad Reading
RooLns this afternoon were conducted by
! me KEY X Il Massey. OF the Theological
Seminary Elder Rowe OF Baltimore this
morning preached at the Primitive Bap-
list Church Children Day exercises
were held tonight in the Village Chapel
on GibbOH Street An interesting musical
and literary programme was rendered
| The chapel was prettIly decorated with
flowers for the occasion
II Is reported that several Of the seven
striking machinists Of the Southern Rail
way, IL this city, have been offered their
places back. but all have refused Ii is
understood that some Of the strikers have
secured places else where and VIII leave
! here tomorrow
r'he report that an apprentice had been
discharged IS without foundation From
y hat can be learned of the affair il seems
that the apprentice was directed bv one
OF his SupeTiOrS to show "a machiufst VIII,
came to fiji a strikers place. how to do
some work. The apprentice refused. ana
was ordered to leave the shops but WAS
subsequently ordered to return 20 his
work by another supervisor. and he did
SO.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary F. Pullman
whose death occurred at TTuSton Pa On
Thursday last, took place yesterday
at , p from the residence Of J Ii
Cats, an West End. and was quite largely
attended. The funeral services We're con
Quoted BY the Rev E V REGISTER OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
and the interment was made in the Union
Cemetery
The regular quarterly conference of the
Washington Street Methodist Episc0paI
Church South viii be held in that
church on Sunday next The newly aD-
pointed Presiding Elder the Rev. J. "
Duffey. of Washington, will preside and
deliver an address in the morning.
The Catholic Benevolent Legion held an
interesting meeting in St Mary's Hall
yesterday. One member was adj
mitted into the order and one application
for membership was received
The store building at the northeast cor
ner of Prince and Royal Streets viii be
sold at public auction tomorrow For
many years it was occupied by the late
a e. Harmon
4 special session of the Alexandria
County Board of Supervisors will be held
on June 26, when they viii wind up their
current business.