Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-28
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
BUT LITTLE ACTIVITY AMONG
THE REPUBLICANS.
No Candidates for Congressional
Nomination-Police Court Hear
ings-General and Personal.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July g 1908.
With but practically a month before a
nominating convention will be held here
to select a republican candidate for Con-
gress from this district. the republicans
have not as yet. so far as can be learned.
definitely decided upon q candidate. It is
understood however. that there will be
but little. II any. contest for the honor.
The convention will be held here August
% next at 1 o'clock In the afternoon at
Sarepta Hail.
The republicans will this time have
candidates in the ten districts In this
state. and they expect to put up strong
fight. Already candidates have been NOM
mated in the first. third. sixth. seventh
and tenth districts. Nominations in the
districts not given will be shortly made.
Will Work for the State.
City Sergeant r. H. Cox today received
letter from E. F. Morgan. superintend-
ent of the state penitentiary, Richmond.
Va, asking for the number OF prisoners
in his custody that will be available to
work on the state roads. Mr.. Cox was
informed that as soon as the list OF avail
veyed to Fauquier county. where force
is now employed. Mr.. Cox will some time
today make up his list and forward 1t to
Mr. Morgan.
Mrs. Sarah r. Brown. widow OF Alex
ander Brown, died at 1870 o'clock this
morning at the residence Of her daughter.
Mrs Norbert r. Haddox. 30 North Fair
fax street The deceased was seventy-six
years of age. Several children survive.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been made.
Before the Police Court.
Andrew Turner. colored. q man Of
feminine voice and appearance. was
charged by Policeman Garvey In the
court this morning with vagrancy. The
officer said that Turner attracted con-
siderable attention on an electric car
shortly before II o'clock last night. Tur-
ner said he came to deliver q message to
Lewis Boswell. a fortune teller. The
court imposed a fine Of SO.
When Stephen Ephie was made to face
the court to answer a charge OF disor-
derby conduct 1t was testified that he
entered Cheshire's barroom last night.
and after procuring 40 cents worth OF
wet goods wanted them ION time" When
refused credit he became very abusive.
The court required IS from Ephie for his
conduct.
A fine of $3.50 was imposed on Cash
Bremen for abusive language toward
Frank Wells and family.
Want the Dog Catcher.
There is considerable discomfort among
citizens. it is stated, over the number of
dogs not bearing license tags which roam
the streets. Last night a dog attacked a
youth in the first ward. and q brother OF
the boy by whom the canine was at
too <@A <I,4 MI LII nA Ia
was informed by the police they had no
power to kill the dog unless directed to
do SO by the court but that he could
procure q warrant for the arrest Of the
owner. charging him with permitting q
vicious dog to run at large.
Citizens want to know when the dog
catcher may be expected.
General and Personal.
The burning of some waste paper in q
stove minus q stove pipe in the once Of
the Southern Bell Telephone Company
shortly after Z O'clock last night brought
out the fire department. Dense clouds Of
smoke issuing from the Office were re-
sponsible for an alarm being turned in.
No damage was done.
The police have not yet obtained any
clue which might lead to the arrest Of the
man who Sunday afternoon last robbed
the sanctuary box in st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
Announcement is made that the pulpit
OF the Second Presbyterian Church Sum
days. August 2 and 0. will be filled by
Rev. w. H. T. Squiers and Rev. Nc
White, DID,. of Raleigh, N. c., will oc-
cupy the pulpit August Is.
Arrangements have been completed by
the Elks' Dramatic Club for its first an
nual excursion. which will be given this
evening on the steamer Jamestown
The Relief Hook and Ladder Fire Com
pany has arranged to give its annual ex-
cursion Thursday night next to Luna
Park.
In the corporation court today naturali-
zation papers were granted to ferdinand
Frederick Derndinger, a native of Ger
many.
The Alexandra Electric Light Company
reported to the police today that a Ian
tern, and iron bar were stolen from it
July %.
LOCAL DEBT REDUCED