Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-20
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
WORK OF IMPROVING OFFICE OF
CORPORATION CLERK.
Claims Aggregating $243, 900 Filed
Against W., A. and Falls Church
Railway-General News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 20, 1907.
The work of improving the clerks office
of the corporation court will be commenced
some time next month under the direction
of City Engineer E. C. Dunn. The city
council some time ago appropriated about
s., 600 for the improvements. Owing to the
fact that butcher in the city market has
lease on the floor directly below the pres
ent Office of the clerk, the work. it Is stat
ed has been somewhat delayed. According
to the plans, which have about been COM
pleted. there will be a steel cage in the
office which will be known as the record
room. and the general makeup Of the office
will be of the most modern pattern. The
office will be located on the ground floor.
and will be much more convenient for those
having business at the office. AT present
the office Is located on the second floor.
The absolute need of more modern and
f1reproof record room has been discussed
among members Of the city council for
several years past. 1t has always been
fiagration in the city hall building the
present record room would prove a prey
of the flames. and all of the citys valuable
records, which have been stored there for
the past hundred years or more, would per-
haps be lost.
Up to the present time suits aggregating
$2E3. 900 have been filed in the circuit court
of Alexandria county against the Wash ng-
ton. Arlington and Falls Church Railway
Company as a result of the collision on that
road Juyk last. 1t is understood that the
attorneys representing the railway COM
pany will endeaver to settle many Of
the suits out of court possible. Yester-
day suits aggregating $1,000 were filed
against the company.
The suits are follows: Clara NJ. War
ring. administrative of the estate of her
husband. George I. Warning. who died
from Injuries sustained in the wreck, So
900: Lincoln Freeman. $4,000: ]. B. Black
burn. S10.O0O Clement c. Woodward. 5000:
David c. Trott. $1,000: Dallas Ball. 81 ,OO0;
John w. Veitch. 5000; Clyde Gideon.
$1,000.
All of the compliments are represented
by Attorney Crandal Mackey. In the last
named suit Messrs. Machen and Moncure
are associated with Mr.. Mackey.
In Police Court.
Cluster Williams and Benjamin Motley,
both colored. charged with the larceny OF
gold watch and chain, valued at about
$75, the property of City Councilman Frank
c. Spinks. were arraigned in the police
court this morning. and Justice Cation re-
ferred the cases to the grand jury for in
vestigatiOn.
Mr.. Spinks told the court that the prop
erty. which was recovered in Washington
was stolen from his coat which he left
hanging In a boathouse on the river front
July II last Mr.. Spinks stated that after
leaving the boathouse he tied the door and
upon his return he discovered his loss. 1t
is understood that Motley sold the watch
to Williams. that Williams was attempting
to pawn it in Washington when taken in
custody. Both men this morning denied the
robbery.
Corporal Punishment.
Corporal punishment was this morning
melted out to Willis Henderson, a small
colored boy. who was charged with having
assaulted a white youth named Joseph
Newton. cowhide was vigorously WELD
ed by the boys mother upon his back at the
station house following the instruction of
the court. and the boy, after being severely
thrashed. promised that he would behave In
the future
General News Items.
Three pistol shots fired in rapid success
sion about 3 o'clock this morning in the
vicinity of the intersection of Washing
ton and Princess streets aroused the neigh
bors and gave rise 10 the report that a
shooting ARRAY had occurred. An inves-
tgation is being made by the police.
A called meeting of the Chesapeake pres
bytery will be held Friday next at Lees
burg. Va. at 1870 0 clock in the morning to
act upon the resignation of DIR. ]. w. Lup-
ton pastor of the church at Leesburg. Rev.
Joseph r. Sewer, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church of this city. being
moderator of the presbytery. will attend.
Rev. Mr.. Sewer will also preach there the
night preceding the meeting.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Marantha Bison, wife of Mr.. Andrew Bis
son. whose death occurred Thursday night
last, will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at her residence. 100 North Fay
ST. for
of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church will
officiate. The interment will be made in
Bethel cemetery.
State Senator Lewis H. Machen of this
city has been in Richmond. Va. for
the purpose Of looking after the publication
of two amendments to the state conStitu-
ton which he fostered at the last session
One of the measures is to increase the ses-
sion of the state legislature from sixty to
ninety days and the other Is to abolish roll
call on unimpOrtant measures.
John d. NOrmOyle. real estate agent. has
sold for d. ]. Mcnamara Of Washington to
James Mcbride. two building lots at st.
Elmo, Alexandria county 1t is understood
that Mr. Mcbride will improve the same
by the erection Of a modern dwelling there
on.
In the police court this morning Ray
Moore charged with disorderly conduct.
forfeited $40 collateral by falling to appear.
A fine of So was imposed on Joseph Har-
ris, colored. charged with beating Evan
Stanton. also colored.
Potomac Lodge. No. 80. Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. held a meeting last
evening. when the intiatory degree was
conferred upon one candidate. Business Of
a routine nature was also disposed of.
The board of supervisors of Alexandria
county will hold a meeting at the county
courthouse Monday -.ext when the levy for
the fiscal year will be fixed. anu they will
also prepare estimates for the pubic
schools.
Mrs Mamie A. Fleming Is critically i'll of
typhoid fever at her home, 211 Cameron
street.
INDEPENDENCE DAY.