Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-05
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MEMBERS OF CITY DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED.
Attempted Robbery by Highwaymen.
Street Paved With Vitrified
Brick-General News.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA Va. September 3. 1901
Mr. Charles Bendheim. chairman OF the
city democratic committee. announced at
noon today at the Hotel Rammel that the
following names had been submitted OF
those who aspired to ne members of the
city democratic committee: First ward
Oscar Philips and Thomas l.. Risheill; sec
ond ward Louis Brill, r. T. Cook and
John w. May. third ward. S. q. Brent ana
Samuel =. Fisher. fourth ward. J. b. Fitz-
gerald Charles Bendheim and Courtney
Acton.
The only wards in which there will be
contest are the second and fourth. The
other committeeman were declared to be
nominees having had no opposition. Among
the former members of the committee who
did not ask for reelection are Edgar
Thompson of the first ward and oscar Gar
ter of the fourth ward.
II Is expected that the names OF those
desiring to serve as committeeman from the
second and fourth wards will be placed on
the senatorial ticket at the primary tues
day next
Attempted Robbery.
bold attempt was made by two I'M
known colored men to hold up and rob
Mr. James Goods Monday night about
O'Clock while he was driving to this city
on the King Street road and was near the
Golf Club house 1t IS stated that the two
men grabbed the horse driven by Mr.. Goods
and one of the men was injured by the
shaft as the animal moving along at a
pretty rapid gait. Upon seeing his pre-
dcaTnent Mr.. Goods at once cracked one
of the wouId-be robbers over the head with
his whip and drove rapidly away. No fur
ther effort made to modest him.
1t is said that four other colored men,
who were evidently pals of the men who
cd Ia hOld-lD
Announcement of the attempted hold-up
was mao public this morning by Chief of
Police Goods. a brother of the man who
had the adventure.
Street Improvement.
The work Of improving King street from
Fayette street TO the city limits on the
west is in progress The placing of gran
lite curbing on that thoroughfare prepara-
tory to paving it with vitrified brick
begun yesterday under the supervision of
City Engineer f. c. Dunn. and the work
will it is announced. be vigorously pushed
When the wOrok is completed King street
will be paved from end to end with vitrified
brick 1t will be the only street in the
city paved its full length.
Scarcity of Labor
AS previously stated in The Star, the va
rious glass factories in the city have again
resumed operations after the annual sum
mer close down. and the majority of the
old glass blowers nave returned 10 "OEk
The officials representing the various COM
panies. however. report that there Is
scarcity of labor, and experiencing
considerable difficulty in securing the serv-
ices of men and boys to serve as laborers.
1t is announced that fully one-third more
laborerS than are now employed could De
used.
General and Personal.
Mrs Jennie May Haws, wife of Mr.
Oscar Haws. died about $50 o'clock this
morning at her fathers residence. $50
Franklin street. after a lingering illness.
The deceased was about thirty years of
age. Mrs. Haws a daughter of Mr.
Thomas F. Burroughs. Arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been completed.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the United States Ordnance Com
pany. held yesterday at the office of Mr..
Gardner l.. Boothe. the following directors
were chosen to serve for the ensuing year:
w F. Roe. Marcellus, n. y; A. Y. Leech.
jr.. ]. L. jerks. II. I. Bright and L. y.
Leech of Washington.
The annual inspection of the Alexandria
Light Infantry Will be made September "A
next. Announcement for the dates slated
for the inspection of the various military
companies throughout the state has been
submitted by Inspector Gen. j. Lane Stern
to Adjt Gen. Charles J. Anderson.
1t Is announced that meeting will be
held tomorrow evening at the schoolhouse
at Del Ray, Alexandria county, when the
proposed extension of the city water mains
by the Alexandria Water Company to Del
Ray St Elmo and other points in the
county will be discussed Dr. d. N. Rust
chairman of the county board &C super
visors. will be present
State Senator Lewis II. Machen and Mr..
A ]. Wedderburn aspirants for the state
senate from the fourteenth senatorial dis
trict. will speak at the opera house in this
city at = o'clock tomorrow night Mr. X
Eweli Thornton of Fairfax county has also
been invited to be present and speak. This
will he the first speechmaking in this city
al no hPYinninR of senatorial
paign.
A meeting of the board of fire wardens
will be held tonight at o'clock at the Re-
lance ire-engine house fhen driver Will
be chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Mr.. Andrew Sullivan, jr.,
who resigned Tuesday last.
A deed placed record In the office
of the clerk Of the corporation court yester-
day afternoon from William 3. Corse to f.
E. LAWYER conveying the two-story brick
dwelling house situated on the east side or
Washington street between Princess and
Oronoco streets. The consideration given
s.. 100. Mr.. Lawler will shortly occupy
the same
In the police court this morning the
of Joseph Beard. charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses was dismissed.
Louise Jackson, colored, charged with as
saulting "A small colored child named Whit
ing forfeited s. collateral
The remains of Clay Thompson. whose
death occurred in Washington Tuesday last.
Were brought here this afternoon and buried
In Union cemetery. The services at the
grave wer" conducted by Rev. w. w. Van
Arsdale. pastor Of the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The remains of Mrs. Annie Bell Young
Of GordonsviIle Va, We're shipped TO that
city this afternoon where The interment
Will be made
Dr. w F Fisher. pastor of the First
baptist Church. who has been conducting
n meeting at Bowling Green. Caroline cOun-
~ Va has returned home.
Mrs Lucy Smith and daughter. Miss Bes
SIZE smith and Mrs. TaTp and family. who
have been attending the jamestown cNposi-
ton. have returned home.