Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CoLoRED MAN CANDIDATE FOR
THE LEGISLATURE.
Boys N Police Court-Death Of Miss
e. Taliaferro-General and
Personal News.


William c. Coleman. colored, desires
the voters Of Alexandria city and county
| to send him to the legislature as their
representative by the election November
). He filed notice yesterday afternoon
| of his candidacy with Mr. N. 8. Green
away, clcrk of the corporation court.
| Coleman says he means business and
| intends to conduct an aggressive cam
paign. Coleman has been candidate for
nearly every Office in this community
within the gift Of the people. The last
time he ran for Office he was candidate
| for mayor.
An amusing Incident was noted when
Coleman flied his application yesterdays
He was told by the clerk Of the court
he would have to fill out an apphca-
ton. which was presented to him. as re
| 1uired by law. Coleman said: "Oh, yes"
he neat a hasty retreat from the clerks
| office and shortly afterward returned
with the Application filled out. The clerk
noticed that Coleman bad failed to afix
his name to the document -
The candidate scrawled his name on
the paper. and when the clerk mentioned
a difference in the handwriting the appli-
cant for honors explained that he had
some one else to fill out the papers by his
direction.
a telegram was received by Chief Goods
of the police department last night from
Alex Adam of 700 Clayton avenue. st.
Louis. Mo, requesting that John bacon
be sent there at his expense
Oh eff Goods and other members of the
police department are puZZed. as no one
by The name mentioned is known here.
Boys in Police Court.
In the police court today Roy beavers
ana Jackson Gorham. aged eleven and
nine years respectively, were charged in
the police court with the larceny of brass
from the Southern Railway Company. Ac
cording to the evidence one of the boys
had sod 40 cents worth Of brass to a
junk dealer while the other sold brass
OF the value of 50 cents. Both of the
lads were released after their parents had
reimbursed the dealer. The property was
turned over to the railway officials.
The police noticed the sa eS on the dali
ly report which is submitted by junk deal
rrs and at once caused the arrest of the
boys. 1t is pointed out by the authorities
all junk dealers purchasing such class of
goods to have a note from the parents of
the lads
Miss Edmonia Taliaferro died shortly
before o'clock this morning at the resi-
dence of her sister. Mrs. Thomas T. Car,
ter, 1925 King street after a brief Illness.
The deceased was a native of King George
county, Va. and was about sixty-fve
years of age Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been completed.
Announcement is made that the rally
day services last Sunday under the aus
pices of the Sunday school of the Second
Presbyterian Church resulted In the at
tendance of 263 scholars.
The Alexandria County Monitor, for
merly owned and edited by Frank Lyon
has been sod to R. Gordon Finney and
Basil D. Boteler
The October term Of the corporation
court. Judge Louis c. Barley presiding.
Will convene next Monday morning.
Brief Mention.
A meeting of the Citizens Association
of Jefferson District. Alexandria county.
which was to have been held last evening
at the Del Ray school house, at which the
report of the committee on Incorporation
was to have been submitted, was post
poned until next Friday night.
Mayor Paff stated today that there Is
considerable complaint from residents
owing to the laxity of the city force in re-
moving ashes from the houses of resi-
dents.
At recent meeting of the Old Domin-
ion Boat Club it was decided to give a
minstrel performance next month. 1t is
announced that all Of the participants
will be members Of the organization. Ar
engagements are being made for rehearsals
which. 1t is stated, will begin next week.
Charles B. Johnston. colored, sentenced
to the penitentiary for eight years on
charge of forgery. and Cluster Wilson,
colored sentenced to serve two years at
the same institution, on a charge Of the
larceny Of a gold watch from Councilman
Frank Spinks. were yesterday afternoon
conveyed to that institution by a guard
from Richmond.
In the police court today, Justice Thomp-
son, presiding Charles Wood, charged
with drunken and disorderly conduct. for
feited So collateral. Benjamin Allen,
charged with disorderly conduct and
fighting. was acquitted.
John D. Normoyle, real estate dealer.
has sold for Mrs. Mary c. Bergin to
James B. Martin the two-story frame
dwelling S25 Queen street.
At the annual meeting of the Grand
folk, Va, yesterday, John H Fisher Of
this city was elected grand standard
bearer.