Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
sALO0NKEEPER IN COURT
Charged With Selling Liquor to
Man Already Intoxicated-Ver-
dict in Drowning Case.
Special Correspondence of The Star

TlSHt iOI DeIudUcNl Il6i-
way between this city and Washington,
and the meeting bids fair to accomplish
important results. Invitations are being
sent out today by ]. 7. Preston. secretary
of the chamber OF commerce. in the in
terest of the project.
Well known speakers are slated to
make addresses on the subject of good
roads, and during the evening the occa-
sion will be enlivened with music, which
will be furnished by band.
1t is expected that a large number from
Washington. including many business
upon the assemblage the necessity for
such highway.
The program planned includes addresses
by United States Senator Flint. Repre-
sentative c. c. Cariin. Commonwealth
Crandal Mackey of Alexandria
county. State Senator Lasster, President
Tufts of the National Good Roads Asso-
citation, E. Pennybacker Of the United
States good roads department. st. J. Will
son. state highway commissioner. and
others. if the time will permit.
This meeting is for residents Of this
city and adjacent counties. and it is the
beginning of movement leading to good
roads In northern Virginia. 1t will be the
initial public meeting held in this city In
the interest of good roads.
1ndorsed by Citizens.
The Citizens Improvement Association
of Jefferson district. Alexandria county,
at a mass meeting held last night at the
Del Ray schoolhouse. that county. passed
a resolution indorsing the movement for
a. permanent highway between this city
and Washington. Several Of those pres
ent. including j. Y. Williams. vice pres
ident of the Good Roads Association,
aitx to iptn 4 hA
movement.
The resolution passed set forth That
this assembly of taxpayers Of Jefferson
district, Alexandria county, gives its UNI
qualified Endorsement Of the efforts of
the county supervisors. Alexandria Cham
Der of Commerce and the Washington
Chamber of Commerce. and all others
who are willing to aid In the building of
a highway road from the southern end
of the highway bridge to the southern
boundary line of Alexandria county"
$4,000 for Paving.
At the foregoing meeting the first mat
ter considered was the proposed expendi-
ture Of 5000 by the county supervisors
for the paving of the upper end of King
street with vitrified brick. The matter
was discussed by those present, after
which resolution was passed indorsing
the action of the supervisors in the pro-
posed expenditure.
The work will be done under the super
vision Of County Surveyor Garrett. 1t
will cost upward of $4,000. 5000 of
which will be paid by the county for the
Washing n-Southern,' Alexandria and
Mount Vernon railway companies and
the abutting property owners. Plans for
the work, which will embrace q distance
of about five squares. have about been
and il is expected that the
work OF construction will be begun in the
near future. When this work is COM
pleted King street. the main street of
the city. will be paved with vitrfed brick
from the river front to the new union
more than a mile.
Alleged Violation Of Liquor Law.
A saloonkeeper was arraigned in the
Police Court this morning charged with
selling whisky to a man who was under
the influence of liquor. The justice an
nounced that he would not impose fine
in this case. but warned the saloon
keeper that hereafter he could not sell
wished to procure liquor for him without
being subject to heavy fine. The COM
plant was made by the wife of the man
who bought the whisky. She charged
that the saloonkeeper had sold her hus-
band liquor after he had been warned
not to do so.
Drowning Due to Neglect.
Charles E. Hardy. the third of the |
three negroes drowned from a gasoline
launch Monday last, near Fort Foote, |
came to his death by drowning, due to
neglect on the part of Ernest G. Grady, |
who was also drowned" was the verdict |
given by a cOroners jury last night.
The jury was composed of Harry D. |
Kirk. foreman: ]. H. Fisher. Raymond
Hulfsh. c. M. Lennon, +. M. Martin and
w. s. Nicklin.
Hardy's body was found yesterday in
shoal water on the Virginia side of Fort
Foote. 1t was brought here yesterday aft
The funeral took place this morn
ing from Wheatley's undertaking estab-
lishment. Rev. Mr.. Henderson of the
Third Baptist Church conducted the serv-
ices.
In the Police Court.
Harry Simms and Charles Williams
were in the police court this morning
held for the action of the grand jury on
a charge OF improper conduct:
Other cases disposed of were as follows:
r. D. Rhodes, disorderly conduct, for
orderly conduct, dismissed; Lorenzo But
Ter. keeping disorderly house. fined 81:
Nellie Dudley. colored. assaulting Spencer
Jones. held for the authorities Of Alex
anQrla county, Mamie Galway, cOlOred,
disorderly conduct fined $50.
Charter Granted.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Warthen Auto
matte Signal Company. Incorporated,
ROsslyn, Alexandria county. The maxi
mum capital stock is 100000 and the
minimum capital stock 5000. The OBJ
jectS of the concern are to manufacture,
sell and install signals for railways. The
following are named as officers: Charles
G. Piluger president. ROsslyn; Harry j.
Warthen. treasurer. Washington; Walter
A. Reiss secretary Washington,
Sarah Jane Burke. well known colored
resident. died this morning at the age of
ninety-five years at her home 6l2 South
Washington street. She was perhaps one
of the oldest colored residents of the city
Williams Sillers coiored fifty-nine
years old. died this morning at his home
SO South Alfred street.
Bread thieves at an early hour this
morning stole bread box containing
fourteen loaves of bread from in front of
the store of Robert Luckett, 81 North
Alfred street The box was afterward
found on nearby common. The theft
has been reported to the police.
Brief Mention.
A gasoline s.ove was responsible for u |
slight fire at 1880 o'clock this morning |
at the home of Walter Anderson. 3f2
North Royal street. The blaze was ex- |
tinguished before the arrival of the fire |
department.
j. d. Normoyle. real estate dealer has |
sold for Alexander G. Dean to Frank A |
Bayliss and others two-story frame |
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