The evening times., 1902-03-04
NEWS EVENTS
In ALEXANDRIA
Annual Reports Regarding
the City Hospital.
Samuel Mills, CoIored, Sent to the Grand
jury on the Charge Of FOrg-
ing Check.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Mach 4--The
annual reports c. me treasurer, man
ayers, matrons, and auxiliary sOcie-
ties Of the Alexandra Hospital for the
year 1901 have been reported. The treas
urer's report shows receipts from all
sources. Sc. 1854. and the expenses S4.-
1924, leaving a balance on hand OF ST.
4O32O
The matron's report says: AT the be
ginning Of the year there we're 70 pa
tients in the hospital. There have been 263
admissions, making a total Of 2S2 pa
tients treated during the year. Dis
charged as follows: Cured, 2ll; improved,
q; incurable 6; sent to almsh0use. l.
sent 70 old mems home, /; died. q; re-
naming under treatment. Is; visits from
outdoor poor patients. 26l
Samuel Mills. colored, alias Samuel VIII
lis, was IN the Police Court yesterday
morning on the charge Of forging a pay
check Of the Southern Railway and en-
dOTsing the name OF W b. Richardson.
cOlOred, for the sum OF S1S25. The evi-
dence ELECTED at the hearing showed that
the prisoner represented himself 10 be
Richardson to Mr. A. Q. Moss. local agent,
and by this means secured the check. The
mayor referred the case TO the grand jury
for trial Mills asked for a postponement.
but IL was refused on the ground that the
evidence was c0nclu.jye.
The March term Of the Circuit Court
Of Alexandra county. with Judge Nicol
presiding. convened at 10 o'clock yesteT-
day morning in the courthouse on Fort
Myer Heights In the case Of Marcy vs..
Marcy q demurrer was entered. Attor-
demurrer was Oyerruled- The case WAS
referred 70 special commissioner in
ehancery 10 report on indebtedness, etc.
The court appointed administrators for
the estates Of Joan and Henry Scherb.
Arrangements have been perfected by
Alexandria Division No. I, Ancient Order
OF Hibernians OF thIs city, Tor their ban
quet % be held St. Patricks night in the
Young Mems SOdality Lyceum Hall. From
all indications the banquet viii eclipse
any heretofore given BY this organization.
Among those scheduled 70 respond TO
tOasts are the following: Senator Patter-
son OF Colorado. Representative Foster OF
Illinois, Representative RiXey Of Virginia.
and Delegate Samuel l.. Kelley Of the
State Legislature.
The saloon Of Samuel Wlngfeld. at the
northeast corner Of Duke and Fayette
Streets, was entered Sunday night by
thieves who secured a quantity Of liquors
and about SIS in change An entrance was
effected through a window on Fayette
Street The police have ascertained that
the thieves left this city this morning by
way Of the Washington Road.
Mr. John r. Powell. who WAS killed by
a snOWslide near Telluride, Col. Febru-
airy Is last, while endeaNoring 70 rescue
his comrades, was a 'crmer Alexandrian.
and a son Of the late Cuthbert Powell and
grandson Of the late DR.. William d. Pow
ell. Of this city. He held a responsible
position with the Liberty Bell Mining
Company, near whose mine he met his
untimely death.
In the Corporation Court yesterday an
amendment was granted by Judge Norton
20 the charter Of the Alexandria Shoe
Company, Increasing It's capital stock
from 81, 600 to 500. 900.
Mr.. NJ B. Barlow has purchased from
Calvin Butts. trustee, a house and lot On
the west side Of st. Asaph Street, between
ClbbOn and Franklin Streets. Mr.. S.
Fleming has purchased from Mr.. EnOch
Harlan and Mr.. X. T. Gill. receivers, lot