Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ACTION OF GROCERS' ASSOCIA-
TON ON FERRY LINE PROJECT.
Committee Appointed to Confer With
Committee From N. and W.
Steamboat Company.
Evening Star Bureau,
I01 King Street.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, April ., 1903.
AT the regular weekly meeting of the
Wholesale Grocers' Association of Alexan-
dria. held last night, committee consisting
of Messrs. William B. Smoot. Samuel E.
Lindsay and Charles King was appointed
to confer with a committee from the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company
relative to the proposed establishment of
ferry line by that company between here
and Washington. This was done as the
result of a suggestion in letter from
General Manager John Callahan of the
steamboat company to Mr.. E. E. Lawler,
secretary of the Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation, after petition had been laid be-
fore the directors Of the company. 1t was
stated by Mr. Callahan that the directors
had appointed a committee consisting OF
himself chairman, Mr.. George w. Pear
son and Mr.. Daniel Fraser to confer with
committee of three business men of Alex
andria interested in the proposition. The
outcome of the conference is awaited with
much interest by the business men of Alex
andria
Cases Before the Mayor.
Washington Johnson. colored. occupied
seat in the dock of Mayor Simpsons po-
lice court this morning. The charge was
that of disorderly conduct, and the evil
tempted to chastise his wife on the street
last night. She ran to the home of
neighbor, who protected her, but Wash
ington pursuing declared trough house" at
the door, and a fracas followed. He had
to pay S. for the disturbance. John Jor-
don also colored, felt the strong arm of
the law which he ignored last night long
enough to raise bowling racket in his
John faced the alternative of spending
twenty days in Jail, or paying s. to the
corporation. Three other colored citizens
named. respectively, John Lewis, William
MED that they had been guilty of disorderly
conduct and as their asserverations APP
peared plausible to the court they were al
lowed to depart
Brief Mention.
The addresses of Mayor Simpson. former
Mayor K. Kemper and the pastors of the
Presbyterian, Methodist and Protestant
Episcopal churches of this city, were we'll
received by the unusually large audience
which gathered in the First Baptist Church
last evening to attend the last exercises OF
the centennial celebration. The union or.
the various denominations proved pleas
ant and fitting feature of the final services:
Fire was discovered about O'Clock last
night in an unoccupied frame building IN
an alley between st. Asaph and Fit streets:
The flames were extinguished by means OF
a chemical apparatus from the Columbia
company. 1t is said that the house was set
on fire. The frequent occurrence OF SIN All
fires in unoccupied buildings during the
past few days has occasioned some alarm
among the citizens. In several cases the
evidence has pointed to incendiary origia
The Episcopal High School base bali team
left this morning for Woodbury., Orange
county, to play the Woodbury. Forest
School there this afternoon. Monday after
noon the High School will play game with
a team representing the Alexandria Ath-
letic Association. Before the regular sea-
son opened this year at the High School
the Alexandria boys beat the school team
in a close game, and it is the intention OF
the latter to retrieve the defeat.
Bishop Robert A. Gibson of the Episcopal
diocese of Virginia will confirm class at
Christ Church tomorrow morning and Will
oflcate in like capacity at st. Pauls
Church in the evening.
Miss Griffith daughter of Mr.. II. c. Crit
fifth, left last evening on the Norfolk
steamer for Old Point, Va, where she will
be the guest of friends.