Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
ALEXANDRIA. AFFAIRS
LIGHT INFANTRY LEAVES TO-
MORROW FOR BASIC CITY.
To Engage in Encampment of Virginia
Troops-General and
Personal


SpeSihi correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August H. 1908.
The Alexandria Light Infantry. Company
6 OF the 10th Virginia Regiment, will leave
here tomorrow morning for Basic City TO
take part in the annual encampment of the
virginia militia. which will last until Au-
gust p About seventy men are expected
to respond to roll call for the trip The
company will be I'm command Of Capt p J.
Murphy. The other commissioned officers
are First Lieut.. Windsor Domaine and Sec
ond Lieut.. Samuel Robey. With its present
complement OF men the local company Is
one of the largest In the state The recent
improvements at Armory Hall on South
Royal street have placed the home OF the
command In better condition than II has
been for years. 1t is said that It will now
compare favorably with the best armories
in the other cities of Virginia. Mai. James
p. King, DIR. A. A. Rittenour assistant sur
geon. and DR.. Carroll H. May. hospital
steward, all of this city who are attached
to the 10th Regiment, will be on duty at
the encampment.
Candidates for Office.
The period allowed by the democratic
committees for Alexandria city and county
for the recording of names of aspirants for
the nomination for the state legislature will
end tomorrow at noon. Up 10 the present
the names of Mr.. James r. Cation and Mr..
John II. Trimyer of this city have been
filed. 1t is stated that Mr.. George f.
Boteler Of the county, who announced him.
self as candidate several weeks ago. will
not continue the contest. So far as is
known there are no others who likely
to enter their names for the nomination so
that by tomorrow afternoon the field will
probably have been cleared for Mr.. Tri-
myer and Mr.. Cation 1t Is stated that the
republicans intend 10 nominate candidate
to oppose the nominee of the democrats.
General Matters.
While Miss Kate Grayson. daughter OF
Mr.. George w. Grayson OF Fauquier coun-
ty, and Mr. Thomas Allison. also OF that
county. were passing through here Satur-
day a Southern railroad train bound
for Washington, where, 1t is said, they in
tended to be married. the couple were met
by Miss Graysons father. who caused his
daughter to discontinue her journey. In
the afternoon Mr.. Grayson and the young
lady returned to their home near Warren
ton. Mr. Grayson Is connected with tho
internal revenue office In this city. Wash
ington detectives had been asked to appre-
bend the supposed clippers.
The police here still looking for Rob-
ert Reeves, colored who fled to Fairfax
county Saturday night TO escape arrest on
the charge of shooting his wife, Isabella,
during a row at their home on South Co
lumbuS street that evening. The condition
of the woman, who IS at the Alexandria
Hospital, remains serious.
The members of the Relief the Columbia
and the Reliance fire companies will leave
here Wednesday morning to attend the an
nual convention of the Virginia Firemen's
Association. which will be In session in
Harrisonburg three days.
Miss Matte Fisher Of Warrenton is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. 4. A. Warfed on
Duke street.