Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CIRCUIT COURT ADJoURNs UNTIL
MONDAY MORNING.
Damage Suits Pending Against Elec-
trio Railway Company-General
and Personal News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, September o. 1905.
After disposing OF large number of the
damage suits against the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Railway Com
pany the circuit court for Alexandria
county. Judge Nicol presiding. adjourned
last evening to meet again next Monday
morning. Only two out of a list OF
about twenty-four against the company re-
main 20 be tried. These are the suits of
Miss Green and Mrs. Nettie Elsom for dam
ages, each in the sum OF $1,000 for alleged
personal injuries. 1t is probable that both
of these actions will be disposed of Mon
day. The plaintiffs are represented by At
tcrney Leo =. Harlow.
Many of the cases which have been dis
posed of have been settled by compromise
without being submitted to the jury. Agree
ments between the opposing attorneys were
reached yesterday in the cases Of Miss Kate
received S100, and Mr.. Blake, who received
500 The case of Mrs. Adelaide Grant
went to the jury which awarded damages
in the sum of Sl25. The case OF Miss Mar
garet Germond settled by agreement
between the attorneys for the sum of S137.
Other cases settled by compromise were
those OF Miss May Hammersley, who
ce!ved 81. 500, and Miss Minnie Thaler. who
received 81, go. Attorney John NJ. Johnson
represented the former and Attorneys Nor
ton and Boothe the latter. Attorney Chas.
and Miss Amelia Wollberg In their suits
against the company. which were settled
without being submitted to the court.
Largest Sum Awarded.
The largest sum which has been awarded
by the jury in any of these damage cases
was that of 50, 800 In the suit of Miss Carrie
G. Halves, who represented by At
torney John NJ. Johnson On behalf of the
defendant company Attorneys Moore and
Cation q Cation made motion for new
trial. alleging that the damages were ex-
to the evidence. Judge Nicol set next
Wednesday the date for hearing the ar
gument on this motion. At the office of
Attorneys Cation 81 Cation II stated this
morning that in all OF these damage suits
the defendant company admits liability. but
only contests as 10 the amounts claimed by
the several plaintiffs. 1t pointed out
that the testimony of some of the trainmen
established the fact that the collision in
question occurred under circumstances
which according to law, placed the COM
pany in position OF liability.
Action of Supervisors.
The board of supervisors for Alexandria
county has again deferred it's final decision
on the petition of the Washington, Airing
ton and Falls Church Railway Company
for permission to lay its tracks Co.
lumbia pike. but several points which arose
settled at the last meeting of the board
One of these that any rails which are
permitted TO be laid on the turnpike must
be placed in the middle of the thoroughfare
and another that no exclusive fran
chise for the use of such tracks would be
granted to any one company. 1t also
decided that Belgian blocks will nit be used
to pave the road, and that grooved rails
will not be required. But II deter
mined that the track, II any is laid, will
have to be so constructed that teams can
xtyffI hon ttNnE nigt,,
General Matters.
At the next meeting OF the city school
board the finance committee will report on
resolution directing the clerk to issue
srript each month OF the school session TO
those teachers who. under the rules hereto
fore operative were entitled TO an Increase
of s. per month In their salaries for the
coming term
Mrs Mary Hickman whose death occur
Hagerstown. Nd, the mother OF
Messrs. Harvey and Henry Hickman OF
this city.
Miss Mary Hulhsh of The Plains. Fau-
quier county, who has been visiting Mrs,
William B. Smithers in this city, has re-
turned to her home.
Dr. L. NJ. Blackboard. principal Of the
Episcopal High School, and his son, Mr..
John NJ. Blackford. who have been spending
the summer In Europe, have returned to
their home at the high school,
The recently organised male choir of st.
Mary's Catholic Church will tomorrow, at
the 1880 high mass, sing the Mass OF the
Sixth Tone. by Henry Dumopt. The choir
has been in rehearsal for the past three
Wells, choir master Of Holy Trinity Church.
washington. and tomorrow will mark its
first public appearance. This il the frst
maj male choir organised In Virginia in any OF
the CATHOLIC churches since the recent order
choirs.