Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL NEWS OF THE OLD
DoMINION CITY.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June Is, 1907.
Efforts to secure the names of the judges
and clerks who will serve for the city at
the coming primary election were futile
this morning. Mr.. J. B. w. Duncan, a
member Of the electoral board announced
| that the list had not yet been completed.
The members composing the electoral board
of the city name the judges and clerks for
the primary. 1t was announced that the
slate will probably be completed by Mon
day. Each candidate for congressional hon.
ors will be allowed one representative at
the various wards throughout the city. All
Of the names of those who will serve as
such will, it is stated. have to be sub
mitted to the democratic committee two
days before the primary.
Alleged Attempt at Suicide.
According to report made by Policeman
Frederick Carney, Miss Mamie Bayliss,
eighteen years of age, who lives at 519
South Alfred street, swallowed small
dose Of carbolic acid last night. Albert
Baylss. father Of the young woman, told
the policeman that he appeared in time to
prevent his daughter from taking more Of
the drug The officer says she admitted
having taken the drug Intentionally. and
expressed regret at being foiled in her sui
cidal purpose. AS soon as her father dis
covered she had taken the poison he used
home remedies, with good results No cause
can be assigned for the young ladys rash
act.
Pastor Accepts Call.
Rev. William NJ. PoisaI formerly pastor
of the Methodist Protestant Church of this
city, last night announced to the congrega-
ton of Bethany Methodist Protestant
Church that he had accepted the call Of
that congregation to accept the pastorate
of Bethany Church. News of his decision
was received with pleasure by the congre-
cation, who have been without a perma-
nent pastor since they organized. which
was several weeks ago. Rev. Mr.. Poisal
was pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church here from 1880 to 1893. For some
time past he has resided in Baltimore, and
has been unstationed.
General News.
A decree for absolute divorce on the
grounds of desertion was granted by Judge
Barley in the corporation court today in
the case of Laura A. Graney Cheshire
against George NJ. Cheshire The wife was
allowed to resume her maiden name At
torney Robinson Moncure represented the
complainant.
Hezekiah Gofrney. colored, was fined $50
in the police court this morning on a
charge Of assaulting and cutting Joseph
Cox, also colored. According to a state
ment Of Cox he and Goffney were engaged
IN unloading railroad ties at the shipyard
Thursday afternoon last when a dispute
arose which resulted in Goffney drawing a
knife and cutting Cox.
Mr.. William D. Wood fell from a high
counter at Losano's dry goods store yes
terday afternoon while reaching to one of
the shelves and sustained painful injuries
about the head. He had to be conveyed to
his home, where he received medical treat
ment. His condition Is reported to be some
what improved today.
A tract of land consisting of thirty acres,
known as the Catherine Ogden place." sit
uated in Mount Vernon district. one mile
west Of Franconia station. Fairfax county,
was sold at public auction at noon today by
s. H. Lunt. auctioneer. and purchased by
DR.. s. B. Moore for the sum of $3.50.
In the case of w. Z. Gorham against o. J.
Nugent and Leo P. Harlow an injunction
was granted today in the corporation court
restraining the defendants from further
prosecution of the proceedings in the Dis
trict Of Columbia before Lewis I. O'Neil,
justice of the peace.
Charles Markell who was indicted by the
grand jury Monday last on a charge of
being implicated in the larceny of guam
tity of copper wire from the Western Union
Telegraph Company was today released he
having furnished surety in the sum of
$1,000. A date for his trial has not yet been
determined upon.
The old First Presbyterian Church, on
South Fairfax street. which is now being
used by the congrega ton of Bethany Meth
odist Protestant Church, is being renovated,
and electric lights have been installed.
Among the graduates at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Va,
this year were Mr.. Leo P. Downey of this
city. who graduated i'll civil engineering.
Mr.. Downey is now visiting in Richmond.
Rev. f. A. Warfield e Westminster Col
lege. Nd. formerly pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church of this city, is visiting
here. Mr.. Arthur X. Warfield departed to-
day for Atlantic City. where he will spend
his vacation.