Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
A RESURVEY OF GROUND BENE-
FITS THE CITY.
Colored Man Instantly Killed at Ditch
ley-Po1ice Court Proceedings
General Items.

Evening star Bureau.
TO1 King Street,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, September g. 1903
The tract of land in Alexandria county
near the almshouse which the city council
recently sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and which at the time was sup
posed to contain only about three acres of
land, has been resurveyed and found to
contain something over. five acres. The
price agreed upon was 81 go per acre. and
as the company wants the whole tract tho
city will be reimbursed accordingly.
Fatal Accident at Ditchley.
Moses Young. colored. while attempting
to. board. a moving southbound Chesapeake
and Ohio freight train at Ditchley. sta
ton on the Southern railroad about ten
miles south Of this city. yesterday morning
about IL O'clock. was struck by passenger
! train and almost instantly killed.
/ Police Court Notes.
In the police court this morning, with
Mayor George L. Simpson presiding. the
following cases were disposed Of: Florence
Gaskin. colored, charged with using abusive
language toward Mamie Kicker, colored, was
fined s.. The arrest was made by Officers
Henderson and Nicholson VIM. Taylor. alias
Charles Williams, was arrested by Officers
Bettfs and Beach on charge of vagrancy.
Taylor claimed that his home was in Nor
folk, but as he could not give a satisfactory
account OF himself he was assessed IS. with
twenty days on the chain gang as the
equivalent. William Sutton was charged
with making assault on Alfred Bayliss
with a brick The evidence showed both
to be in fault, and Sutton was fined SIS for
the assault. and Bayliss $3.50 for using
abusive language. =
~ Barn Destroyed by Fire.
/ "A large barn filed with several hundred
tons of hay about a mile north of this city.
caught fire last night about o'clock and
burned several hours. Illuminating the coun-
try for miles around. The contents of the
barn belonged to Mr.. w. C. Weldon, a rail-
road contractor. The barn was the property
of c. c. Smoot. Sons & Company. and it Is
estimated their loss was about $1,000.
b.. General and Personal.
The following jurors have been summoned
for the meeting of the circuit court which
convenes in this city Monday: Messrs. AL
fred Thompson. George Hopkins, Julian
Taylor. George E. Price. C. F. Thompson.
A. Katz. f. G. Swaine. J. G. Henshaw, O..
T. Hellmuth. d. Ruben j. c. Cockey and
Oscar Baggett.
An illustrated Ben Hur lecture was given
last night at the Del Ray Methodist Church
and was decided success. the crowd being
so large that even the standing room in the
aisles was at premium. One of the most
pleasing features of the evening was the
rendering Of Calvary" by Miss Sadie Lewis
of Del Raw.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Howell, who have
been visiting friends in Hagerstown. have
returned to their home in this city.
Lieut.. ]. M. Love. United States army, Is
visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. John Sohofield. formerly of this city,.
but now of GAINESVILLE. Ohio, Is here on
snort visit
The trainmen who were injured in the
freight wreck near Charlottesville yesterday
have been brought to their homes In this
city. Conductor Chas. Mankin. who was
probably the worst injured of those who
live in this city. was badly cut about the
head and had his right knee and arm badly
injured. All the men are Improving. : ..