Evening star., 1901-01-30
AFFAIRS IN AIExAN DR. IA
PROCEEDINGS FOR CONDEMNATION
OF LANDS Foit RxILwAY,s USE.
Mayor Chides the Police for Failure
to Report Nuisance-
General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST.,

No. 7O1 King St.,
Bell Telephone No. 1O6,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 80, 1901.
Proceedings were instituted in the Alex
andria county court, Before Judge James
NJ. Love, this morning for the condemna-
ton of certain lands in Alexandria county
along the proposed line Of the Great Falls
and Old Dominion railroad. The charter
of the company provides for the construc-
ton Of road from a point on the Virginia
side of the Potomac river near Georgetown
to Fairfax Court House. 1t has been stated
that the work Of constructing the line Will
be commenced in the near future.
The trial of Walter Turner, colored,
charged with attempted criminal assault on
Mary Green, also colored, occupied most of
the attention of the court yesterday and
was not concluded until after o'clock
After being out only a few minutes the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty
Mayor Complains of Nuisance.
The remains Of a dog that had been al
lowed to lie on King street for several days
occasioned some caustic comments from
Mayor Simpson after the session OF the
police court this morning. He inquired of
Chief Webster why the nuisance had been
allowed to go unnoticed, to which the chief
replied that it had been only recently re-
ported at police headquarters. Mayor Slmp-
son said he had seen the animal for three
days in succession, but had heard notnlnS
from it at police headquarters until he HIM
self brought it to attention. He said he
considered 1T an outrage and declared
that matters had reached a wretched stage
when the mayor Of the city was compelled
to go about the streets doing patrol duty.
General Matters.
Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton has granted
charter in the corporation court to the
AbnerDrury Brewing Company, with
capital stock of $500, 600. c. F. Abner is
president and secretary and F. A. Drury
vice president and treasurer The principal
office will be located in this city. Attorney
Gardner l.. Boothe is named as local coun-
sci.
Funeral services over the remains of Ben
jamin F. Dudley. whose death occurred
Monday night, will take place at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from his late resi-
dence No. PIT South Payne street
1t is announced that Mr.. Urban s. Lam
bert and Miss Ella While. formerly of this
city, but now of Canal-Dover, Ohio will be
married February 6.
The funeral of Mrs Louise Virginia Gard
ner who died Monday evening at her home
in Linden, Fairfax county, will take place
at o'clock Friday afternoon from her. late
home. The interment will be made in Union
cemetery, this city.
A meeting of the subcommittee of seven
appointed to draft paper setting forth
the object of the recent movement inaugu-
rated by citizens in the rooms of the Busi-
ness Mems League to secure the election of
councilmen pledged to- certain municipal
improvements wilzbe held this evening. 1t
is understood report will be made Mon
day night. ~
Mrs. James Tennesson was badly burned
about the face and arms last night while
placing wood on a fire at her home on
South Fairfax street between Wilkes and
Gibbon streets. A physician was summoned
and dressed the burns, which We're found
to be very severe, but not fatal.