The Washington times., 1901-07-03
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA. Va, July "A tourna.
ment dress bali and picnic will be giver
at Stoneburner Park near Arlington Sta.
tion' Alexandria County. July 4. An in
vitation has been extended to all knight,
and their friends in Virginia. MARYLAND
and the District of Columbia to be pres
| ent and participate. The tournament viii
be ridden according to the rules of tn,
| tournaments held at the Confederate
Soldiers Home. at PikesviIle. Nd.
| Ihe first four successful knights viii
nave the honor of crowning the Queen OF
Old Virginia and her maids of honor
with the best wax crowns fitting will
commence promptly at l o'clock in the
AFTERNOON, and the coronation viii take
place at p. m. Music and dancing will
be indulged in until midnight. A prize of
$25 and a gold medal win be given for
the championship of 1901
The following viii have charge of the
tournament: L. v Cleveland, Chief Mar
shal; John O'Shaughnessey, Assistant
Marshal; judges. Messrs Walter Palmer
and c. B. Rees. of Ballston, Va The
orator of the day win be Walter u. Var
ney, of st. Elmo. Va, and the evening
orator will be Frank Hume. of Alexandria
County
The second days session of the United
States Circuit Court for the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia. with Judge Edmund
NaddiI presiding. convened this morning
at IL o'clock. when the following business
was disposed of:
United States VS.. r. II. Phillips, indict-
ed for interfering with Government tele-
phone and telegraph wires at Arlington,
Alexandria County, dismissed This cas-.
mas been in progress nearly two years
The alleged offence occurred during the
progress of the Spanish-American war.
Leach VS.. Fidelity Building and Loan
Association; order for distribution of funds
IA ndhuS OF receiver. The jury was then
term.
james Butler. aged sixty-six years. was
round dead in his bed this morning at the
residence OF J. 9. Pullin, 124 North Royal
street. Mr.. Puliin, lpon discovering Mr.
ButIer, at once summoned DIR. Purvis but
t9e the doctor upon arriving ascertained that
Mr.. Butler, from. all appearances had
died at midnight 1t Is supposed thai dur
ING the night he was attacked with fit
which was superiEduced by the heat, The
ueCeaSed was native of England but
Hau resided in this city for the mast fiffy
years. OF late years he had been in feeble
health and was engaged in light garden
ing HIS wife, who is blind and a cripple.
was IN the room when he died
Mrs. Anna Maria Penn, a resident of
I alr1aX County. died at the Alexandria
lnfirmary last evening The deceased was
sIShly-lour years OF age, and was the
Wfl0W OF Walter L. Penn. Mrs. Penn for
merry resided in this city where she wa 6
quite well known. Mrs. Penn several days
ago was taken to the Alexandria In
Urinary, suffering from a disloeated hin.
cently received.
In the Corporation Court today a de-
cree was entered in the case of Julia q
NeVitt VS.; Mandy T. Rust, appointing
leonard Marbury guardian ad Item of
nfant defendants, and the case was re-
-erred to Commissioner Callahan for a
-ep0rt.
heavy rain began falling here short
y before o'clock this afternoon. and
5dsted nearly three-quarters of an hour
! ne ram was accompanied by heavy
.ailstorm The hailstones were as large
IS marbles During the storm consider |
'D!e damage was dCne to trees, fences. |
ma ma telegraph poles. The thermometer |
ell sixteen degrees
Thieves last night entered the black |
.nith- shop Of John Chauncey. on Duke |
street, between Alfred and Patric.
streets, and stole a number of small ar /
icles. TIE police have no clue to the |
hieves.
special programme has been prepared
1y several colOred citizens for the OBJ !
,erNance OF July at the John Hay In /
iustrial School, at Montgomery and !
Datrlck Streets. Several prominent coil
'red people from distant points will he 1
PRESENT and will deliver addresses. The
programme viii be concluded with fire !
works. at night. Magnus l.. Robinson is
hairman of the committee on arrange
Miss Rose Nugent left today for Notre
Jame, Ind. to enter the convent at thar |
,tlaee where she will become a sister OF
Mrs Joanna Palmer, whose death mr.
urred in Washington yesterday was a i
ister of John LAWYER Of this city.