Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
ADVENT OF NEW YEAR TO BE
MARKED BY DEMONSTRATION.
Jury for January Term of Circuit
Court-Committed to Jail
for Trespass.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. December 81, 1908.
This city will, following its annual Gus
tom, ring out the old and joyously wei
come the advent of the birth of the new
year at midnight, when the various fire
engine and city bells and whistles will
be turned loose at five minutes before
the midnight hour. The ringing of bells
and blowing of whistles will be kept up
until a few minutes after midnight. The
birth of the new year will also be &C
companied by the discharge of cannon
crackers and other noise-making APP
paratus.
Severzts churches and clubs have ar
ranged to hold watch night" services.
At the Second Presbyterian Church the
services will begin at 10 o'clock.
The Olympian Pleasure Club will hold
it's New Year dance at Odd Fellows
Hall THIS evening, which will be followed
by banquet.
Bethany Christmas Celebration.
An interesting musical and literary pro-
gram was given last night at the annual
Christmas celebration of Bethany NJ. E.
Sunday school. At the conclusion of the
program prizes were awarded. Rev. Mr..
Poisal. pastor. and n. S. Greenaway,
superintendent, were presented with
handsome prizes by their scholars.
The program carried out was as fol-
lows: Chorus, school; prayer, Rev. w. NJ.
Poisal; chorus, school; solo, In My
Heart Window" Miss Elizabeth Hantz-
mon: class song. Bethlehem STAR
school: duet, 1.-The Message of the Bells,
Misses Rubie and Juanita Hamersley; solo
noie nty6l Q
song. Rock the Cradle; solo, oh. Cra-
die of Love-" Miss Hattie Padgett; chorus.
school: quartet "Billows Of joy Pad
gett children: chorus, school: ciass eNer-
else, "Christmas,' boys and girls.
The January term of the CIRCUIT court
for this city, Judge J. b. T. Thornton
presiding, will convene Monday next at 70
O'Clock The following jury has been
summoned: c. r. Yates, w. E. Latham,
c. II. Smith. L. l. Alexander, j. P. Robin
son. J. NJ Hill, F. J. Pollard and Z. W.
Markell. A number of civil cases will
be heard at this term. Among the cases
slated to be tried at this term is that of
j. III. Trimyer against the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric
railway The object of the suit is to re-
cover damages in the sum of 5000 for in
jur.es alleged to have been sustained In an
accident February q, 1905.
In the police court this morning Samuel
Cohen, charged with trespassing on the
property OF the southern halfway \OHa-
pany, was committed to Jail for ten days.
Other cases disposed of were as follows:
Isaiah Parker. colored, assaulting and
beating Bette Parker fined IS; General
Randolph and Samuel Nicholas, coiored,
disorderly conduct, acquitted; John Self,
colored, stealing coal from Raymond
Grover. fined s.; Robert Gaines, colored.
disorderly conduct, acquitted.
Brief Mention.
The wedding Of Miss Rebecca Lloyd
Chler. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Uhler, and Charles Calvert Smoot, third,
took place last evening at the home of the
brides parents.
During the month of December the clerk
of the corporation court issued forty-two
marriage licenses. of which twenty-five
were to white and seventeen to colored
people. He also recorded thirty-siX deeds.
George Boston, colOred. life prisoner.
was yesterday taken to the state peniten-
tiary. Henry Mason, also colored. SEN
fenced to eighteen years for attempted