Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS FROM
OLD DOMINION CITY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March - 1906.
The following charters have been granted
By the state corporation commission:
The Joshua Creek Mining Corporation of
Alexandria. the incorporators being e. E.
Crook president of Cleveland, Ohio; w. c.
Doak secretary and treasurer. OF Terre
iiaute. Ind The capital stock is. maxi
mum. SIOo.go0: minimum, $4,000. The OBJ
icct is TO deal in real estate and all kinds of
personal property. mines, oil lands, coal
etc.
The Fairfax Lumber Company. 1ncorpo-
rated, of Welhle. Fairfax county. The in
corporators are John r. Wheeler, president:
Wilson H. Cralle. secretary and treasurer;
both of Pittsburg. Pa Capital stock, maxi
mum. $4,000; minimum. $1,000 The OBJ
Ject Is to acquire and hold real estate and
manufacture and dispose of timber grow
ing thereon.
The StraSburg Orchard and Produce Com
pany. Incorporated. of Strasburg, Va. The
Incorporators are c. VI. Borum, president;
Il. S. Funk, secretary and treasurer: both
OF Strasburg. Capital stock. maximum
$4,000: minimum. Sl0.e00. The object is
10 engage in general farming, buy and sell
produce grow fruit, etc.
Meeting of Democratic Committee.
a meeting OF the eighth district demo-
cratic congressional committee has been
scheduled to be held at = O'Clock Saturday
afternoon at Manassas for the purpose of
liking the time for holding the primary TO
nominate a candidate for Congress from
this district. The vacancy in the commit
tee caused by the death of Judge MeCabe OF
Loudoun will be filled at this meeting. Mr..
Gardner l.. Boothe will represent Alexandria.
1t is understood that Mr. John r Rixey win
have no opposition for the nomination. and
should this he the case, the nalt,G1 VIII
have the power to name him the nom
iuee after the expiration of the tina set for
the primary.
Held for Grand Jury.
James Mudd, who was yesterday arraign
ed tn the Police Court before Justice Harry
Il. Cation suspicion Of having stolen a
watch from David Dodd, AMI whose case
was continued until the watch could be To-
Gated yesterday afternoon confessed to
having stolen the watch while Dodd vas
asleep in a stable. Iul-l stated that he
had taken the watch to Washington and
pawned II for 81 Policeman Young went
10 Washington yesterday afternoon ana
round the watch at the pawn shop named
by Mudd. The accused man was again
brought before Justice eaton this morning
and was held to await the action OF the
grand jury. The watch was valued at
about $50
Charges Dismissed
Al a meeting of the board of police corr
missiouers held last night the charge of
drinking intoxiCants which had been pre-
ferred against Policeman William Mayhugh
by Lieut.. Smith was es.:gatcd The
evidence showed that the policeman had
not frequented a saloon, but had been in
duiging in liquor at his home. Owing u
many eXtenuating circumstances the % Sc
was dismissed after Mayhugh had been
reprtmanded by Mayor Pafr
General Items.
Ernest NJ. Domaine of this city student
IN the school Of engineering at the UTniver-
s!iy of Virginia, became Ill of appendicitis
Tuesday and was Immediately operated
upon. His parents have received a tele-
gram stating that his condition is favorable
10 early recovery.
Miss Daisy Marshall has returned from
Philadelphia, where she has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Haggarty.
The regular business meeting of the Ait
son Womans Christian Temperance Union
viii be held this afternoon at the Children's
Home on Duke street.
\ regular meeting of Potomac Lodge No
-, Independent Order OF Odd Fellows will
DE held at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday
hight and the second degree will be con-
fttred by the degree staff.