Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DOCKET OF o. s. COURT FOR
EASTERN VIRGINIA DISTRICT.
Nathan Wollberg, q Travelling Sales
man, Narrowly Escapes Drowning
General Matters.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. July T. 1905.
A much larger volume of business than
was at first on the docket will engage the
attention of the United States court for the
eastern district of Virginia. which will open
here next Monday morning. Judge Edmund
Waddill presiding. In the past few days
several criminal cases have been added to
the list. Nearly 200 subpoenas for wit
nesses many of them living In distant
places, have been issued by Clerk r. p. w.
Garrett. The following grand jurors have
been summoned to serve at this term OF
court: J. B. Starnell, c. ]. w. Summers,
William Livingston, James n. Turner,
Frank s. Harper, w. c. Williams. l.. X.
Brooking, ]. F. Gorlick, G. G. Galleher, ].
r. Evans, r. w Merchant, ]. K. Linkins,
r. c. Redd, George r. Payne, Lewis F.
Gouldin, Bladen T. Taylor, Edward Ham
mel, E. r. Hicks, F. w. Walcott, X n
Ashton, J. S. Covington, j. 5. Yowell ana
E. l. Peed. The following have been sum-
moned for service on the petit jury: VIII
liam Reardon, jr. r.. f. Lee. John Harlow,
Horace Ramey, Edward j. Smith, James n.
Rawlings, F. H. Revere, ]. S. Wallace, Al
Ian DOMAIN Henry X. Franklin, William
c. Hunter John r. Eustace, c. Burgess, II.
4. Clarke, II. F. Lynn, j. b. Hale. Henry
Hawley, Paul Tuppence, Edward Z. DEAN
b. Upton, w. II. Eggborn, I. L. ALISON
W. G. Buckner and Louis Lukens. Inc
grand Jury will meet at noon Monday, July
10, and the petit jury the following morn
ing:
Narrow Escape From Drowning.
In attempting to cross swollen creek
near Accotink Fairfax county, yesterday,
Mr.. Nathan Wo,Iberg, a travelling sales
man who resides at 5o7 Cameron street, this
city, was swept down stream and was res
cued with difficulty after narrow escape
xx-hi q
driving was struck by floating log just as
the middle of the stream was reached ana
the animal became unmanageabie Mr..
WOllbergs dangerous plight was observed
by several people, who threw ropes TO hlm'
by which means he was pulled to the shore.
The horse and vehicle were also saved.
General Matters.
The regular monthly meeting Of the city
school board was held last night A resolu-
ton introduced by DR.. T. M Jones, provid-
ing that the salary of the white public
school teachers be arranged so that they
would receive pay on ten months basis,
was referred to the committee on finance.
In the corporation court yesterday after
noon Judge Barley overruled the motion Of
Attorneys Machen and Moncure for a new
trial in the case of Richard c. Burnett, who
is under sentence to serve twelve months in
the city jail and to pay fine of $500 on
the cndrge OF Seliing Hquor without a IL
cense.
The marriage of Mr.. r. E. Snellings OF
this city and Miss Eugenia Snellings,
daughter of Mr.. Posie Snellings of Stafford
county, took place Wednesday at the res
idence of the brides father In Stafford. Mr..
and Mrs. Snellngs will make their future
home in this city.
The name of the italian laborer who died
at the Alexandria Hospital Wednesday af-
ternoon the result of an accident on rail-
road construction works near this city has
been ascertained to be Dragan Darbis. He
was twenty-five years of age.
Rev. DR.. Samuel A. Wallis of the EpIs-
copal Theological Seminary left yesterday
for Wilmington, Del, where he will spend
several weeks