The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

/ County. restraining J. ". Yates. former
owner Of The Alexandria County Panta.
graph from destroying, injurius or re-
moving the effects of that paper
The "PantaEraph" was sold at publ,
/ auction last Wednesday to Mr. Noucurs
for the sum Of 500. The sale WAS mad,
under deed OF trust To- Brooke j. Young
/ trustee. II is understood that Mr. Yates
I refused to surrender TN, effects of IN,
! paper. and Mr. Moncure procured "a writ
| Of possession from a magistrate in that
! county Air Yates it is said stiu de
/ clincd to deliver the effects of tn, paper
/ 20 the purchaser. Mr. Moncur.. and the
! latter then secured the injunction tn,
/ injunction viii be heard at an early date
/ Il was learned last night that about an
/ hour after Judge J. VI. Love. of the Alex
| andria County Court, had yesterday de-
/ cided the haboas corpus proceedings IN
! the case Of Ross MaIecrino. an Italian
| woman, W. tn Sister Superior of tine
/ Sacred Heart Orphan Asylum. Of Eos
/ toria. Alexandria County. in favor Of the
/ complainant, whereby she regainsd the
I custody Of her two-year-oId child. who
/ was confined in the asylum of the de
| PENDANT the father Of the child appeared
/ ON tire scene 10 oppose the mothers writ.
! The mother had left for parts unknown
with tn child I'm her possession
il is reported that the child had been
committed 10 the asylum upon the repre-
Scntatiou of the father that the mother
was not "a proper person 10 be entrusted
with its care. During the hearing Thurs
! day question arose as TO whether or not
I the father OF the child had been notified
/ of the proceedings. but it was stated that
Z he had been. When the father learned Of
h.H r.
for Washington I'm company with a friend
in search of the mother and child Yestcr-
day he returned To- the county without
[ having found his child 10 is reported that
he may institute proceedings 10 have the
child taken from the custody Of its moth
er
The Junior League of the First Baptist
Church held am interesting literary and
musical entertainments I'm that church. last
evening. which was largely attended and
aa eminent success. The programme
opened with "a sons rendered by male
qgartctte.
The following was the programme rem
der'd- Vocal solo. Loves M-r,st Folly. Do
Nj Hicks. Instrumental solo. Mrs Rus
Sell. recitation Miss Trouary. either solo
Miss Abbie Sullivan; vocal solo. Richard
Wit; reading. Miss Bessie Elliott. duet
Miss Edith Owens and Mr.. Owens seIer-
u"L, Nj Featb,rstone, Instrumental -1Io
Miss baslc fIerpoiaJ; vocal solo. selected
Sii- Nils. reauIuP Mr.. Yates. selection
-ri. j. SdiAtisihut, duet. Misses Graves
. ~. y, 9u-l.haH. Tyci .au0n, Mss EsteIIe KID
We'll quar- i'iir. Misses Graves aut Su.If-
ven and MrSsTS. mills and Hicks
me hFe wan around the boilers al the
Guy electric light plant has been CON
Light from the CITY CouncI1 m, -,
mlttec has decided 10 have. the old walls
Torn down at once and new ones uI3rrd
I'D 'htlF stead This VIII take at least two
"t'hs, ana during that time the city OF
AleEaudria viii be- without ,leciri,. IIpbr
rms committee Thursday night visited
. me electric light plant and found ths rire
walls around the boiler TO be I'm bad COM
uitiuI. and IL WAS deemed irur.I.tti,.a ~
ihr present walls De replaced by new
ones al once.
The same committee yest- rday morning
"r,it- revisited the plant and secured the
opinions OF several reputable brirlrI.fsa.r-s
All "'T" OF the opinion THAT the present
walls were unsafe
orders Were al once given for the work
anu oih.r preparations made The men
employed in rebuilding the walls VIII
work night and day. Notwithstanding
tAis, II is thought that the plant viii
not De IN condition To furnish light To-
the city FOR az least fOrtuighr
] nose lu charge III the Alexandra In
Urinary stated last night that the con
IlJIoN Of Wilmer q. Griffin who
on last Tuesday night was gbar bv
Robert Hopkins, cDlGr-d. WAS some
what improved. Yesterday the patient
rested more comfortably than a. any time
since ne entered that institution. ana the
attending physician. DT. PuTyIs enter
ialns some hope Tor Mr.. Griffin recov-
cry Up 10 the present tim, the ball has
A slight blaze in tine dining room Of +
T. Padgett. s.2 King Street yesterday
q I1tt-, the entire fire department.
family a large lamp, used for heating
purposes. was placed Uu "a shelf Iu clos,
proximity 10 thu board ceiling Tine
0au"s spread % the floor above Eut
wer" eNuaEuSheo before much damage
was done.
Richard Pines. coIorsd. well known ia
f'le. court. was D" the dock yesterday
morning ON complaint OF Stephen White.
also FHlpTrt, who charged Pines with
playing practical joke which might nave
eliminated seriously Pines was dismissed
tprTupJIug WItu.s-e- iu the case
According 600 lu- testimony Pines Iaet
i.5It SOLO NHi. " cigar loaded with
powder for the SUM ul cents Wa.r. ia
the cigar ana thor. was aa ,.rrae..F
Inch slightly burned bis face White .r
once secured "a warrant Tor thu joker's
Earl IT, stahely. aged five wears SON of
D. Siok".E. OF I"a" Prince Street. aIst
Yesterday morning ar IBIS parents. resi-
dence- The little fellow had been suffer
INK from 1lrl.IlUTl.. a.. had r....f... ...F-
f'rsn q relapse which caused H5- a..fr
t,"TE. w. Carr. claiming 10 H... DID,.
ri. aulnna- was fined s. ir tho Police.
Court ON the charge OF .su5u-tflt- H-l-r-
ness without 60 license Carr T.I r.a-.
selling furniture polish. and Was arrest
90 on cNmulaIUt of "a CoIOT,I woman vain.
purchased some and claimed that ID g...
worthless The prisoner arrraIad ia tb,
court Tor mercy. stating that be- had "a
vic and four children 20 support he
WAS locked uu.
A despatch was received IN this civ ,-,e-
tsrday from Richmond Va. STATING fr,r
Is'LI h,ilaIIEt '.1LGc A swanson would
peak I'D lAlS city Monday night. \uraru-
Der This despatch was iu r,eDlrea d,
an imitation sent out by the Dem4rrsr u.
'lty Committee 90 Mr. Swanson a-LIg,y
mn 70 speak mere 4 large crowd will
dgubl"SS Doe present.
Miss Mary Mays last night entertained
12 King Street
The condition Of J. N White. who has
DreE III Tor the past week. IS somewhat
Inc case Of o. J. Nugent VS.. p
rum sci Tor Trial IN the Corporation.
Court today was settled out of eourf
The funeral Of Mrs BETTE Z ...,.t,,,....
wife 81 J. Thomas Lcachman who's. Jl.'tL
occurred on Wednesday last "a b.r b,,,,-
NJ eltlhEipnr Prince William County 81,
place al 3 O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
~ ON h"r late residence. The iuterment
was made lu Cedar Grove Cemetery
All oyster supper was held last night in
gdd Fellows Hail. ON North Columns
street, under the auspices Of Golden .iabt
Lodge. Independent Order OF Good Tenn
lars. II was wei attended. and "a special
musical programme WIS rendered
J. T. Carson. who was arrrsr ga T-E,,,r.,
Gay al the request Of the ANa-IiUf.t,,
authorities. has been liberated ae ia. 49,
not the man wanted.