Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BAR ASSOCIATION TO INDoRsE
CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE
Resignation Of Judge Norton Renders
Appointment Neoessary-0en-
eral and Personal News
Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. December g. 1872.
A meeting of the Alexandria Bar ASS ocia-
tson will be held this afternoon In the cor
poration court room to consider the d,ies-
ton Of indors!ng a candidate for the Judge
ship OF the court. from which Judge J. X.
NJ. Norton has resigned. The meeting was
called yesterday soon after Judge Norton
notified Mr. Albert Stuart the president OF
the association. that he had forwarded his
resignation to Governor Montague. As the
last election by the legislature was In 1901.
and the term OF office being six years, about
five years remain In the present term. The
names OF Louis c. Barley and William Z.
Fendall have been mentioned for the posi-
ton. Both are practicing attorneys here.
Mr.. Barley has represented this city and the
county of Alexandria In the legislat ure. and
Is now commissioner or accounts for Alex
andria.
1t is announced that Judge Norton Will
devote himself In the future to his legal
practice and will form a law partnership
with Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe the corpora
ton attorney, to be known the firm OF
Norton Boothe. This. it is stated. will be
effected January l. 1903
Circuit Court Cases.
In the circuit court yesterday afternoon
the jury returned verdict for the plaintiff
in the suit OF George r. Vending against
the Washington National Building Associa-
ton 10 recover the sum OF 81 200. The case
was argued by Judge Norton for the de-
PENDANT association. and Morgan II. Beach
and John NJ. Johnson for the plaintiff. A
compromise verdict was returned In the case
of jamie L. Atkinson, Administrative OF Wes-
ton III. Atkinson, against the Southern Rail-
road Company, in favor of the plaintiff for
$1,000. The suit was brought for damages
in connection with the death OF her hus-
band. who was killed In railroad wreck at
Manassas.
General Matters.
The semi-annual election of officers took
place last evening at the regular monthly
meeting of the Epworth League, NJ. E.
Church South, resulting in the choice Of the
following: Frank j. Pollard. president: w.
G. Plaskett, first. vice president: Mrs. J. G..
Cockey, second vice president; Mrs. Martha
Raines. third vice president: Mrs. George
Warfield. secretary: Miss Bessie Boyer.
treasurer: Miss Anna Summers, librarian,
and Miss Lula Cockey. organist.
In the police court this morning Joseph
Adams. colored, was before Mayor Simpson
on the charge of assaulting Fannie Sanders.
His fine was So John Sutton, charged with
diSorderly conduct and fighting, forfeited
the same amount by noD-appearance.
The annual memorial services Of Aiexan-
dria Lodge, No. 75s. B. T. o. Elks. will be
held in the new lodge hall, corner of Prince
and Royal streets tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock.
A slight fire In the residence OF A. ]. Pohi
500 Duke street, yesterday afternoon was
caused by the lighting OF lot of gasoline
the can containing Il having been over
turned by child. The flames were extin-
guished by means of chemical apparatus.