Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
RAILROAD YARDS.
"Held Up" and Rob.
bed-Plans for Watch Night
Services-Brief Mention.
specia, Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December IS, 1907.
An unknown colored boy, apparently
| about eight years of age, was found seri-
ously injured at the Potomac railroad
yards. lying alongside the tracks. at $50
| o'clock this morning. The lad was placed
| aboard train and brought here and con-
veyed In an ambulance to the Alexandra
Hospital Dr. W. NJ. Smith made an exam.
nation, which disclosed that the skull
was fractured. The chances are against
recovery Railroad officials stated this
morning that the supposition is the boy
either fell or jumped from a northbound
passenger train of the Southern Railway.
1t was stated, however. that no one wit
messed the accident. There was nothing
about the boys clothing by which he
could be identified When he reached the
hospital he was unconscious.
Frank Ramsey, colored. who claimed
that his home is in Washington told JUS
tice Cation in the police court this morn
ing, when arraigned to answer charge
of drunken and disorderly conduct.
that he had been held UP last night and
of the city and robbed Of all the money
he possessed, $1O.s6. Thieves he said.
cut every pocket in his clothes. Police
man Knight told the court that he found
Ramsey at the corner of King and Payne
streets at an early hour this morning
and he was attracted by lusty cries of
Murder Help Police! Ramsey was
acquitted and told to depart for Wash
ington at once.
James Minor and Robert Briscoe. both
colored. were fined $3.50 each on charge
of disorderly conduct. William Bolten,
charged with a similar offense, was sent
| to jail for twenty days.
Scenes In and around Paris were dis
evening by Rev. Curtis Lee Laws of Bal
| timore at the Young Peoples building
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The speakers subject was Paris and
Napoleon's Picturesque Career.
Plans for Watch Night Services.
| Many of the churches of this city, az
well as a number of clubs and other or.
| ganiza TONS are planning to. hold watch
night" services next Tuesday night. At
| the Second Presbyterian Church a re-
ception will be rendered the new members
| from 8 until 1920 pm, and the follow
ing half-hour will be devoted to the or
| ganization OF and explanation regarding
| the pastors Bible class, followed by
music testimony and brief talks. From
| II until II 80 o'clock Rev. James H. Tay-
lor will deliver an address. Prayer and
silent conservation will be In order from
| II 80 until 1905 o'clock.
|
Protestant. Baptist, Grace, Second Pres
| byterian and Trinity Methodist Episcopol
byterian and Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church of Del Ray, Alexandria county,
| last evening held Christmas celebrations.
The Elks' Christmas celebration was
continued last evening for the benefit of
those who could not attend yesterday
afternoon. Candy. nuts and fruit
were given the little ones, while the older
folks were served with refreshments. A
+al h
| electric bulbs, was an attraction.
| During the term of DR.. Llewellyn Pow
| ell as attending physician at the Alexan
dria Hospital 100 patients were admitted.
| 1t is said that of this number 96 were dis
charged as cured. s improved unim-
proved, II died and Is remain under treat
ment. It Is explained in the report that
of the twelve who died seven were in
| curable while two were suffering with
serious injuries.
Brief Mention.
In the corporation court today George
Ward Bartlett was granted an absolute
divorce on the grounds of desertion from
Anna NJ Waterman Bartlett. On the
same ground Mabel HUFF has been di-
vorced from Warren r. HUFF. and grant
ed permission to use her maiden name,
Mabel Shaffer.
The members of the committee of
claims OF the city council yesterday after
noon were called together by Mayor Paff
with the view Of making speedy ad-
| justment on the part of the city for the
| damage done to the plate glass window
demolished yesterday morning by the hose
| wagon Of the Reliance fire engine. The
committee will, it is understood. render
a 'report at the next meeting of the coun-
! Gil
Arrangements have been made by Po-
tomac Lodge. No. 49, of this city, to pay
No II, indie pendent Order Of Odd Eel
| lows, next Thursday evening, at which
| time the degree team of the local coun-
| ell. wiz confer the degrees of the order