Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DECISIONS IAcAsEs BEFORE THE
o1Hap1T COURT.
Meeting Of 1Sscamp of Confederate
VeteransHeneral and Per-
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ALEXANDRIAsNa December 2, 1902.
The second days session of the circuit
court. Judge Charles E. Nicol presiding.
| was taken up largely with proceedings in
the case of thes Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company against Burke Herbert,
bankers. which Is an action to recover the
sum Of $4,000 alleged to have been paid
by the bank without authority to former
agent of the railroad company. 1t was
opened yesterday afternoon. This morning
the hearing of testimony for the plaintiff
company was resumed.
In court yesterday the case of the COM
monwealth against the city council of Alex
andria, on rule requiring that body to show
cause why it should not be required to re-
pair the city Jail, Corporation Attorney
Gardner l.. Boothe presented the answer of
the city, setting forth that the repairs had
peen made since the order of the court had
peen issued, whereupon the rule was dis
missed. ~ ~
Judgment for the plaintiff was rendered
In the case of E. S. Leadbeater & Sons
against the kretol Chemical Company. An
order was entered dismissing the cases of
!nomas Z. Hoy against the Washington,
alexandria and Mount Vernon Railroad
company, and the case of Alice G. Poss
against the same company, the itigants
having reached compromise at the last
term Of court
In the case Of the board of supervisors of
Aiexandr1a county against the city council
Vi Alexandria, involving the settlement of
accounts which were in the hands of the
rate "A. w. Armstrong, commissioner, de-
cree was entered referring the matter to ].
L. Callahan, special commissioner.
Meeting of Lee Camp.
ihe regular monthly meeting of r. E.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, was held
last night In the camp hall on Prince
street. Considerable business of g. routine
character was transacted, and steps were
taken for the appropriate observance OF
the birthday anniversary of General Lee,
January 10. A committee was appointed
to arrange for the celebration consisting
Of the following: Messrs. Thomas Perry
chairman; G. William Ramsay S. J. David
son, A. c. Wyckoff, Edgar Warfeld, ST.,
ana 4. O. Graham. The committee was
sven iuil power to make whatever ar
engagements might be deemed necessary
committee was also appointed to draft
suitable resolutions respecting the recent
death OF Francis ]. Power, a member of
the camp.
Explosion Causes Fire,
me explosion Of an oil stove late yes
terday afternoon in the dining room of
the home of Louis Hart, 80 Wilkes street
started blaze which spread to the Garnet
and to the clothing of Mrs Wesley Davis,
Mr.. Harris mother-in-law In response to
an cutlery made by members of the house
hold MI Julian D. Knight ran to the scene
~atn chemical fxtinguisher. which he
secured from "a neighboring store The
names were quickly extinEuished but in
the meantime Mrs Davis had been pain
1ully burned about 1the ankles The Garnet
ana furniture of the room were considera-
bly, damaged.
Virginian Killed in Texas.
A letter has been received by Mr.. J. r.
Beattie of Fairfax announcing the death
Of Ernest Blackwel, son of Mr.. joseph II.
Blackwell Wafenton, va. which oc-
Cured few days ago near Jacksonville,
Tex. Mr.. Blackwell was discharging his
duties asa isilsaAsipeer on the Southern
Pacific railroady When he was caught under
an overturned car and crushed to death
The unfortunate young man was well
known here where his untimely death is
much regretted. He was a person of more
than ordinary attainments The remains
will probably be brought to Virginia for
interment.E y
General and Personal.
Rev. DR.. Benjamin F. Benson whose sud-
den death occurred last Sunday at his home
in Westminster, Nd was well known in
this city, where he was forr .erly pastor of
the Methodist Protestant Church. He was
the father Of Rev. F. T. Benson also for
merly pastor of this church.
Mr.. James z. Cation, delegate from this
city in the state legislature is in Alex
andria on legal business.
DR.. Arthur Snowden, DR.. Thomas Gibson
and Mr.. Young of Mount Vernon have re-
turned from hunting trip in King George
county, where they secured a fine deer
Henry jenkins, colored, was before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning
charged with disorderly conduct Unless
he can furnish s. Henry will have to spend
$50 days IN the city jail, doing duty at times
on the street.
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