Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEW VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
TEMPORARILY ORGANIZED.
Business of the Corporation Court-De-
PENDANTS Before the Mayor
General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
7O1 King Street.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 10, 1so5
The members of the new fire company
met last night in the building of the Hy-
draulion Fire Company and formed tenn
porary organization. This company was
formed to fill the break caused by the With
drawal of the Hydraulion Company from
active service.
The meeting elected the following tenn
porary officers: Mr. l.. E Uhler, chalrmah'
Mr. Seymour Stoutenburg, secretary; MT.
Everett Rogers, commander OF hose' MI
Robert Arnold foreman; Mr.. George w.
Pettey. IT., assistant foreman. A commit
tee was appointed to report upon name
for the organization, and the permanent
officers The name for the company Will
probably de selected at the meeting TO De
held next Monday night.
I'm to the present time about forty five
men have Signified their lntentlon Oh uiA'iiiS
with the new organization.
The Corporation Court.
The regular September term of the cor
poration court was opened yesterday morn
ing, with Judge Louis c. Barley presiding.
The following business was transacted:
The case of Virginia Geary against Geo.
R. Geary, in chancery, was removed to the
stet docket.
In b. Wheatley & Son against Martha r.
Van Week. ct al, decree was entered
making the infant children of the late john
r. Shinn parties defendant, and appointing
Harry B. Cation guardian ad Item.
The estate Of Andrew Brent was COM
mitted to Sergeant Robert II. cox Tor ois-
tribution.
Mrs. Margaret Breen was appointed ad-
ministratriX of the estate of the late Mary
Ann Downey.
William H. Whiting was appointed ad-
ministrator of the estates of Charles W.
Brown and Charles Bowles.
Charles l.. Frailey of Washington was
admitted to practice in this court
Police Court Proceedings.
The Police Court opened this morning,
with Mayor George L. Simpson presiding,
and the following cases were disposed OF
George Chichester and Arthur Jones,
| charged with disorderly conduct and tight
| ing on the fair grounds, were fined $50
| each.
Gertrude Cole was charged with assault
| ing and beating Eta Payne, but the evil
| dence tended to show that there had oeen
| a general fight, and both were assessed 80
John Thomas, who was arrested by OH-
Ger Garvey on the charge of shooting at
Oracle Scott. told the mayor that he only
intended to scare the girl A fine of SIS was
imposed
! Barry Allen, charged with using abusive
| language toward John Schaff. was fined So
Hattie Conway colored, who escaped
from the workhouse was sent back to that
institution.
David Brown, charged with Indecent con-
duct, was fined So.
General and Personal.
The resignation of Mr.. w. G. Choate from
the position of superintendent of the Wash
ington division of the Southern railway has
caused the appointment to that position of
Mr. w. S. Andrews, formerly train master
of this division of the Southern, with head
quarters in this city.
Sixty-two permits to pupils to attend the
public schools were issued yesterday by
| the clerk of the school board.
| Rev. P. P. Phillips, pastor of st. Paul's
| Church. has returned from Spring Lake, N
| j., where he spent his vacation.
| Mr.. j. r. Cation. who has been at Wythe-
| vile most of the summer at work on the
| legislative revision committee, has return
| ed to this city.