Evening star., 1909-05-25
HAPPENINGS N ALEXANDRIA
ANNUAL APPROXIMATION BILE
BEFoKE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
Hanging Scene in Motion Picture
Show Responsible for Near
Tragedy.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May q, 1909.
The city council will hold a business
meeting tonight. when the annual aooro-
priation bill carrying with 1t an aopro-
priation of $132.OOO for expenditures for
the fiscal year ending May 81, 1910. will
come up for final disposition. The bill
has already passed the higher board. It
was presented for the first time at called
meeting of council Friday night last but
under the law was laid over until this
meeting. When the bill was read at the
last meeting of council 1t precipitated
considerable debate, although 1t is be-
lieved that 1t will be assed tonight with
out comment. as it already has passed
the higher board. The bill bears but few
changes, 1t Is said, from that OF former
years, some being slightly reduced. and
few appropriations are slightly increased
Considerable other business OF routine
nature will also. II Is expected, come up
at this meeting for consideration.
An effort on the part OF three youths
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock TO put
into operation hanging scene which, IL
Ing picture show nearly cost Albert. the
fve-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Poss, his life. The boys entered 4 stable
In the square bounded by Lee, Union,
Wolfe and wilkes street. upon returning
from from school: for s the play play s With iarss arg
a beam OF the stable. they made a
moose, and with young Poss as the vic
tim started TO put into action real
hanging. The moose was adjusted about
lads the drop fell. The Poss boy also
fell, and was strangling to death when
his mother was notified OF his perilous
predicament. Without waiting she ran
to the stable. where she found her son
hanging and his body limp. She at once
and lips were purple and there was cut
about the neck. After considerable diff
fculty the lad was restored. ana he re-
lated the narrowing tale OF how they
were initiating a hanging scene.
Policeman Young afterward made an
and procured the names OF
the three youths. whose ages range from
seven to eleven years. Mr.. Poss is out
of the city and will not return until We'd
nesday night. 1t is expected that the lads
will probably be tried in the police court
for the offense should Mr.. Poss desire to
prosecute.
Notes.
Practically all of that portion Of the in.
ausur2l court OF honor used here In the
parade April 80 last has been shipped to
the purchasers in New York Carts are
which were made along Washington
street
Arrangements have been made by Fitz-
gerald Council, NO 4J9, Knights OF Co.
lumbus, for Q social session following the
regular business meeting Wednesday
night next. An interesting program 10
being prepared.
The congregation Of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church will this evening tender
fhe now naStor Rev J. NJ Holmes. a re-
ception at that church. A musical and
literary program will be one OF the fea.
lures.
Announcement is made OF the marriage
of Miss Osceola Hurley. seventeen years
old. and William Herbert Lee, twenty
one years old. both of this city. which
took place in Rockville. Md. yesterday.
Rev. s. r. White. pastor OF the Baptist
that place, performed the cerO.
mony. The couple will reside hare.