Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
LIGHT INFANTRY
TO ELECT A LIEUTENANT.
Case of Hillary Brown Sent to Grand
Jury - Funeral of Amos
Sullivan.
;pecial Correspondence of Tho Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March IA, 1905. =
An adjourned meeting of the Alexandria
Light Infantry Company G of the 10th
Virginia Regiment, will be held this even
ing in Armory Hall on South Royal street
for the election of a second lieutenant. The
company met in the armory last evening
and after several ballots unanimously elect
er Mr.. Charles E. Pierpoint second lieuten-
ant, but when apprised of his election Mr..
Pierpoint announced that he would have
to decline owing to business engagements,
which will keep him away from the city
a large part of the time. The names of Mr..
Pierpoint and Mr.. Frank C. Spinks, jr.,
We're put in nomination, and on the first
ballot the former received 80 votes and
the latter g. A second ballot stood Pier
point, 40; SpinkS 8. The election was then
made unanimous. The meeting this even
ing will take place after the annual state
inspection of the company by Col. 10 Lane
Stern of Richmond. assistant inspector gem
eral of the state militia. The review will
be held in the armory at o'clock. -
Referred to Grand Jury.
Hillary Brown, colored, who was arrested
Sunday on the charge of setting fire to a
stable building South Fayette street,
was given another examination this morn
ing before Justice Cation in the police
court. Additional evidence was adduced
which tended to show that the defendant
entered the premises Saturday night and
came out just before the fire started. JUS
tice Cation held Brown for the action of
the grand jury. He was also examined on
suspicion of being the negro who attempted
to rob Miss Lucy Ponnet of a satchel con-
tanning money Saturday night, but this
charge was dismissed Miss Ponnet said
she was sure he was not the man
Selected His Own Pallbearers.
Funeral services over the remains of Mr..
Andrew Sullivan, whose death occurred
yesterday morning. will take place tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock from his late
residence. 217 North Royal street. Accord
ing to desire which Mr.. Sullivan express
ed before his last illness, the remains will
be buried in confederate uniform and
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, will at
tend the funeral He also selected from his
former comrades in arms the following to
act pailbearerS: MessrS. Charles S. Tay-
Tor, James Hammond, G. William Ramsay,
J. c. Milburn, E. c. Graham and P +.
German. meeting of the Friendship Vet
cram Fire Association will be held this even
ing in the Friendship fire engine house to
plan tributes of respect to the memory of
Mr.. Sullivan.
General Matters.
In the letter accepting for the President
the resignation of Mr.. Park Agnew as in
ternal revenue collector for the sixth Vir-
ginia district to take effect May /, Secre-
tary Shaw sent congratulations to Mr. Ag-
new, as follows: "In this connection accept
my congratulations the very excellent
record made during the eight years of your
service, and l thank you for the loyalty
at all times displayed toward the depa1t-
ment with which yoA have been SO long
connected"
In the corporation court yesterday the
case of the commonwealth against NO.
Pollard, charged with grand larceny.s-ssas
set for March %. nolie pros was en-
tered in the case of the commonwealth
against Mordecai Hurst. The wills of Ann
M. Gray and of Julia Bremen were admit
ted to probate. $500
ST. Patrick's day will be celebrated by
Alexandria Division. Ancient Order of HI
bernians, by a banquet In Lyceum HALL on