Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PROPERTY CONVEYED TO NEW
ELECTRIC COMPANY.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 20, 1905.
A decree was entered yesterday in the
United States District Court at Baltimore
confirming the sale of the property of the
Usage Manufacturing Company to the Alex
andria Electric Light Company, and the
deeds to the property were ordered transfer
red to the new owners. The price paid was
$40, 500. The property has been in litigation
for several years past and although 1t was
purchased by the electric company a few
weeks ago. the work of installing the plant
had to be postponed until the sale was con-
firmed by the courts.
Edward E. Vaudeville of Philadelphia, to
whom the franchise for supplying Alexan
dria with electricity was awarded by the
city council and who organized the AleXan
dria Electric Company, has inspected the
Usage property and has expressed himself
as being highly pleased with it. There are
several buildings located on the property
which will be remodeled and used for the
electric plant.
The work of remodeling the buildings and
installing the machinery will be commenced
in the near future. and it is thought that
the plant will be in operation by the end of
the present year.
Court of Appeals Grants Writ.
The Virginia court of appeals has granted
writ of error and supersedeas in the case
of Burroughs against the knights of Co.
lumbus to recover $1,000 On an insurance
policy held by the plaintiff, which was first
tried at the June term of the corporation
| court when verdict was rendered in favo:
| of the plaintiff. The defendant OrganiZa-
| ton claimed that the policy had been al
| lowed to lapse owing to the fact that the
| plaintiff was in arrears in his dues, and.
! consequently, refused to pay the claim.
| After the decision of the corporation court
| the case was taken to the court of appeals
with the result stated. The plaintiff is
represented by Attorneys John M. Johnson
| and Leo p. Harlow. and the defendant by
! Attorneys Samuel G.. Brent of Alexandria
! and w B. Reilly of Washington.
! A special grand jury has been called by
| Judge Barley of the corporation court of
Alexandria to meet next Wednesday for the
! purpose of considering several criminal
| cases on the docket. Among the cases
which the jury will investigate are those
of Temple Houser William Chiakalos. John
| Ennis and Jack Smith, the latter colored,
! who are charged with robbery; and Wa
| verify Lucas, colored, charged with assault
| with intent to kill.
Board of Directors Elected.
The following hoard of directors has
| been elected by the Alexandria chamber
| of commerce to serve for the ensuing year:
| George S. French, secretary of the Alex
andra Chemical and Fertilizer Company;
| T. c. Smith, cashier of the Alexandria Ma
| tional Bank; Ferd. Bendheim of Bendheim
| & HILL wholesale dry goods and notions;
D. a. Brockett merchandise broker Worth
Hulfish of the Carlin-Hulfsh Company,
! wholesale hardware; F. S. Harper, whole
| sale grocer; ]. Marriott Hill of the j. NJ.
| Hill Company, printers and managers of the
| Alexandria Opera House; Charles King OF
| the Charles King & Son Company, whole
| sale grocers; H. Kirk. jr, wholesale grocer;
John Leadbeater. treasurer of f. S. Lead
| beater & Son Qnc), wholesale druggists;
| Harry Hammond, treasurer of the Mutual
Ice Company: George D. Hopkins. secre-
| tary of the Old Dominion Glass Company;
| John r johnson. bookkeeper of the Port
| ner Brewing Company; w. \. Smoot, jr.,
| of w. a. Smoot & Co.. coal dealers; w. B.
| Smoot president of C. C. Smoot q Sons
| COMPANY tanners, and Julian Y. Williams,
manager of the Havenner Baking Com
| pany.
Brief Mention.
Mrs. John w. Greed died this morning at
| 6 o'clock at her residence on Seminary Hill.
| Mrs Greed was siXty-three years of age.
| Her husband who is employed in the gov
| eminent printing Office, and several children
survive her. The arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been completed.
Mrs w. F. Vincent, who was for many
wears A resident of Alexandria, died this
| morning at the residence of her daughter,
/, Mrs Dishman, at Falls Church. Her daugh-
! ter. Mrs. Dishman of Falls Church, and one
son, Willard Vincent of Alexandria, survive
| her.
| Mrs Lewis E. Butts died this morning at
| the residence of her husband, 126 North
| Fayette street, after an illness of typhoid
| fever.
| Lemuel Carter, colored, was charged in
| the Police Court today with playing policy.
| Carter was arrested Thursday by Police
| men Nicholson, Knight and Lyles. Carter
| stated that he had not played policy for
| several months. Justice Cation imposed a
| fine of $50.
| James johnson, colored, was charged with
| assau Ella johnson, also colored. 1t
| was testified that Johnson was continually
| bothering the woman and that he knocked
| her down on the street Thursday night. He
| was fined So
Chester Wells, boy employed at the Old
| Dominion glass factory, was painfully in
| jured this morning by falling upon piece
of glass which inflicted severe cut in one
| OF his hands. He was placed in a buggy