Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SLOT MACHINE MAN TRIED IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
,ial Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 70. 1897.
Henry Clayton, charged with operating
| a slot machine in Alexandria county, was
tried yesterday afternoon in the circuit
| court for the county, Judge j. b. L
Thornton presiding, and sentenced 10
| serve sixty days In jail and pay hne
of 5000 Messrs. Machen and Moncure,
attorneys for the accused. will appeal
| The case was tried some time ago before
Justice Supplee. and the accused was hnea
| 800 and sentenced to serve term OF
thirty days In Jail. He appealed from
| that decision.
Following the decision in the Clayton
case Judge Thornton issued a rule against
John c. Nelson to show cause why ne
| should not be fined and imprisoned TOT
| attempting to bride witness IN the case
| The accused was cited TO appear IN court
| Wednesday morning next at 10 O'Clock
| and the case promises to be an interesting
| one.
| A temperance rally was held at the First
| Baptist Church last night under the aus
pieces of the Rechabftes of this city and
Washington. A delegation of Washington
members of the order. accompanied by a
| number Of ladies, attended the meeting
| The members of Perseverance Tent OF
this city attended in body. The prin-
| cipal speaker of the evening was High
Tent Chief Ruler N. Elwyn Vowles of
| Washington. Addresses were made by
| former High Tent Chief Ruler Wayne
| Cordell Of Washington. Rev. Dr. W. F.
| Fisher, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
and Rev. Mr.. Clark Of Manassas, Va.
| To Encourage immigration.
| ]. T. Preston secretary OF the chamber
of commerce OF this city. has just
| turned from the meeting at Norfolk. Va,
| of the Southern immigration Association.
k Jh h1a mis-
| ton. Mr.. Preston was elected a member
of the board of directors and a member
| Of the committee on bylaws.
| The association will hold It's meetings
every June and December and it's object
| is to promote desirable immigration from
North Carolina.
The Alexandria German Club is planning
a reorganization. Those fostering the
movement announce that the club will be
operated along lines similar to those of
last year. The committee arrange
ments Is composed of A. D. Brockett,
Douglas Stuart. DR.. T. B. Cochran. Ar
thur Bryant, Eugene B. Taylor. Marshall
L. King, R. NJ. Chichester, with J. s.
Douglas, jr, as secretary, and j. 7.
Burke. jr.. as treasurer.
Residents Of Braddock Heights. Alex
andria county, allege that certain trains
over the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon electric railway fail to stop
of this city, and the matter has been the
cause of considerable complaint A prom
inent resident OF Braddock stated this
morning that 1t is the intention of the
residents to bring the matter to the at
tention of the state corporation commits
sion. Intellectual efforts were made re-
Gently by the residents to get the rai.way
companys officials to rectify the alleged
wrong. Up to the present time however,
nothing has been heard from the railway
company in regard to the matter.
Some News and Notes
The Episcopal High School foot ball
team this morning left for the Jacob Tome
Institute. Maryland, where it will this
afternoon meet the strong eleven of that
school. The second team of the Episco-
palians will this afternoon, on their own
grounds, meet the eleven representing the
Western High School of Washington. The
third team yesterday afternoon defeated
a picked team from the public school of
this city by a score of % to o.
Owing to the absence of material wit
nesses for the prosecution, the case of
Charles Mccoy, colored, when called In the
police court this morning to answer a
charge of shooting at Walter Bryant, also
colored, with pistol, was continued until
Monday morning.
AS previously stated. large number
of the members of Fitzgerald Council. No.
459, knights of Columbus. will depart to-
morrow morning IOT EdiliIloFe To WIlicSS
the exemplification of degree work of the
order in that city.
| DIR. George T. Klipstein has broken
ground for the erection of two two-story
brick dwelling houses on the west side of
Pitt street between Cameron and Queen
streets. The brickwork will be COM
menced Monday next. Each of the houses
will contain six rooms.
Potomac Lodge. No. 50, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, last night con-
inifiatOry degree order
upon three candidates The work took
place at Odd Fellows Hall, North Coium-
bus street.
Mount Vernon Council. No. 1. Daughters
of America. held its regular semi-monthiy
meeting last night at its hall and trans
acted considerable business of routine
nature.
The GIassblowers' Association will hold
it's regular semi monthly meeting tonight
at it's hall, corner of King and Royal
streets.
Policeman William Lyles. who has been
III for some time past. is convalescent.