Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
LEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
TRANSFER OF NJ E. CHURCHES
TALKED OF.
Opening of U. S. Circuit Court Post
poned-General and Personal
Matters of Interest.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July ), 1905.
The announcement of the action of a com
mission of the Baltimore conference, M. E.
Church. in Baltimore, indorsing the propo-
stion for the transfer of most of the
charges in the Alexandria district, Virginia
conference, to the jurisdiction of the Balti-
more conference, has been received with
much interest by the congregation of rrin-
ity Church in this city, whose pastor, Rev.
j. A. letters, was spokesman of the com
mittee which presented the petition at the
last annual session of the Baltimore confer
ence in Washington. The favorable decision
of the commission was expected by the
members of the local church the reasons
in support of the plan were fully presented
at the session of the conference in Foundry
Church. Washington. The necessity for the
annexation of the several charges of the
Alexandria district by some strong confer
ence was forcefully urged by the delega-
ton of ministers from the Virginia
churches. 1t was declared that without
this measure the congregations of the Vir-
ginia charges would be absorbed by other
denominations. OF the ten charges DIS
tributed over considerable area in the
northern counties of the state which will
be taken in by the Baltimore conference
Trinity Church has the largest congrega-
ton and the best church building. Rev. J.
torate for several years, during which time
the church building has been remodeled and
improved, and the congregation increased
United States Court Postponed.
The opening OF the July term of the
United States court for the eastern district
of Virginia, which was set for this morn
Ing, has been postponed until Monday, July
10, by order of Judge Edmund Waddll who
was detained in Richmond on the circuit
court of appeals. Clerk r. p w Garnett
received a letter from Judge Waddill an
nouncIng that he would be unable to open
court at the usual time for the reason
stated There are six criminal cases on
the docket, but none of them is important
and the court Will not be engaged long with
those trials. The most interesting cases for
this term are the civil suits of Representa-
tive John +. RiXey and his brother Mr. G.
Jones RiXey, against G. A Stevens both
plaintiffs claiming damages in the sum OF
$4,000 for alleged libel. Witnesses have
Deen summoned to appear for these cases
Tuesday, July IL.
General and Personal.
TIE Alexandria Light Infantry, which
left here Saturday evening for Falls
Church, where camp was pitched for the
night, returned to Alexandria Yesterday
afternoon over the turnpike. The march
was made in pouring rain most of the
distance. Capt. 2. ]. Murphy was in com
mand of the company.
Miss Lizzie Slaymaker has returned from
visit to Mrs. Charles Towson in Fall
mouth, Va.
Several arrests were made yesterday by
the police on charges of violating the law
against setting off explosives on the street
This morning the cases were dismissed In
the police court with a reprimand.
Rev Mr.. johnson, who was recently ap-
pointed to the pastorate of the NJ. E.
Church south at Del Ray, has assumed
his duties.