Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MAYOR SAYS HE WILL VETO AN
ORDINANCE.
Little Boy Killed by a Freight Train
General and Personal Notes
Of Interest
Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 20. 1893
Mayor Simpson stated today that he Will
veto the ordinance passed at the last meet
ing Of the city council appropriating the
sum OF 500 to lay a gravel roadway in
Alfred street between Queen and Princess
streets The reason for Withholding his
approval. the mayor said. is that the road
way which IL is proposed to gravel lies
between a vitrifed brick pavement at one
end and cobble stone pavement at the
other end The mayor stated the belief
that 1t is bad policy to place an ordinary
country roadway between two sections of a
street thus finished He said that the sum
appropriated would go a considerable dis
lance toward paving for a more substan-
tial roadway.
Killed by Freight Train.
A freight train near St. Asaph on the
Pennsylvania road. late Saturday afternoon
ran over little George T. Harrison. son OF
Mr.. John Harrison foreman OF the Alex
andria steam bakery, and terribly
crushed the lad that he died from his in
juries within a short time after being con-
veyed to the Alexandria Hospital. The |
home of the childs parents is near the
scene of the accident, and 1t is supposed
that he was playing about the train when !
1t started, catching him under the wheels. |
Both of the childs legs were severed from
was otherwise bruised about the body. He
was conveyed to the hospital in an I'M
conscious condition. and IL was at once
recognized there that nothing could be done
to save his life. Undertaken b. Wheatley
took the remains in charge. The funeral
will take place this afternoon at o'clock
from the residence of the child's grand T,
mother. Mrs Jackson, SIS Princess street.
The boy was six years of age.
Special Church Services.
A fair-sized congregation gathered in the
Washington Street Methodist Episcopal
Church South yesterday afternoon at
o'clock for services in observance of the
bicentenniaI of the birth of John Wesley.
Addresses appropriate to the occasion were
delivered by Rev. ]. w. Tamblyn of the
Free Methodist Church, Rev. ]. p. Stump
Of the NJ. E. Church South. Mr.. Harry
Hantzmon of. the Methodist Protestant
Church and Mr.. Oscar Baggett of Trinity
M. E. Church. The congregation was dis
missed by Rev. DR.. George l.. Hunt Of the
First Baptist Church.
The auditorium of Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church was opened for public
worship yesterday after having been closed
for several weeks for repairs. Extensive
improvements have been made in that time.
and the church is now in excellent con-
dition. Special sermons were delivered at
the morning and evening services.
General Matters.
There were several cases on the docket
when Mayor Simpson took his seat in the
police court room this morning. The sum
of SIS was exacted in the case of Ernest
Padgett, charged with using abusive lam
guage George Beard required to pay
81 for disorderly conduct and Charles Wat .
kins was assessed SIS for being drunk in
the street Disorderly conduct on the part
OF Charles Norris cost him So. Ida Free
man, colored, had falling out with Ger
trude Stewart, also colored, and the court
estimated the damages done to Gertrude at
IS. The same amount was charged in the
case of Pansy Moran, charged with dis
orderly conduct.
Guard Smith of the state penitentiary is |
expected here this evening. en- route to
Richmond with Robert Hamilton, who was
sentenced by the Fairfax county court to ]
serve fifteen years In the penftentiary for !
causing the wreck of a Southern railroad
express train at Ravensworth February 10 |
last Hamilton will be placed in Jail here
for the night, while Guard Smith goes to
Orange for another prisoner. The two Will
be conducted to Richmond tomorrow.
Mrs. Roberta Bolden died yesterday at
the residence of her husband, Mr.. William
H. Bolden, in North Columbus street. She
was thirty-four years of age and was a ma
tive of Bealeton, Fauquier county. The \
remains will be forwarded to Remington, |
that county, today for interment. !
The Alexandria Athletic Association bas6y
ball team defeated the Washington Navy !
Yard Athletics in a well-played game Sat!
urday afternoon on the old fair grounds be-
fore a large crowd The score was to 5. /
Stump, Benzette and Bright did good work |
for the Alexandrians, while the playing OF
ton. The batteries were: Alexandria,
Athletic Association. Wheatley and Car
vey; Washington Navy Yard Athletics. !
Durham and Bishop.