Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
SPECIAL GRAND JURY TO CON-
VENE TOMORROW.
Two Lads Dismissed From Court
With Lecture-Light Infantry
Basket Ball Team.
Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
. ALEXANDRIA, Va, October IA, 1909
A special grand jury will be convened
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the
corporation court, Judge l.. G. Barley pre-
siding, to consider eleven criminal cases,
which have been standing for some time
past. Following the indictments which
may be returned, dates will be set for the
trials of number of cases. The jury
summoned is composed of the following:
M. l.. King. George d. Hopkins, r. A.
Gronau. Wayne F. Byers, Wythe White,
I. J. Fannon, r. S. Barrett, r. w. Ar
mold and j. Armstead Eggborn.
When the cases of Albert Glover, white
youth, charged with robbing two hard
ware stores, and Douglas Fleet, another
youth whom Glover implicated were call
ed in the police court this morning the
lads We're dismissed with an admonition
by Justice Cation. They were, however,
warned that repetition at any time
would mean that they would be sent to
the reform school. The court announced
that the dealers from whom the goods
We're taken had no desire to prosecute.
State Librarian Busy.
1t is announced that the state librarian
is receiving numerous demands from
throughout the state for libraries, and the
division of travelling libraries of the state
library is kept busy supplying them. Re-
Gently a general library has been estab-
lisheo at the school at Bancroft, Alexan-
dria county.
Arthur Ma jOrS got into a tantrum last
night and threw brick at his wife. She
lifted her left arm and the brick shat
tered il to such an extent that the serv-
ices of a physician were needed. Arthur
for his conduct was fined So in the police
court this morning, with the alternative
Of spending three months in jail
The case of Charles Baltimore, colored,
charged with disorderly conduct and fight
ing, was continued. A fine of SO was i'm
posed in the case of Robert Coleman, col
ored charged with dlsordery conduct.
The Alexandria Light Infantry basket
ball team last night held its first practice
game at the hall. About fifteen members
showed that a formidable team can be
procured from the number present of eli
gibles. The team has not, however, been
completed.
Chapin-Sacks Directory.
The stockholders of the Chapn-Sacks
Company held their annual meeting last
aieht at the Hotel Fleischmann and elect
ed these directors: A. a. Chaplin. George
pfiSer. G. Taylor Wade, Norman T. En-
gel, w. A. Fl. Church, Louis p. King and
William G. King. About forty members
of the company were in attendance, and
1T the conclusion of the meeting a lunch
con was served.
Commander Frederick Bieg. who died
this morning at the United States Naval
Medical School Hospital Washingt on.
was well known in this city. The de-
ceased married a Miss French, sister of
George s. French of this city.
At a meeting of Fitzgerald Council, No.
80. knights of Columbus, held last night,
arrangements were made for series of
lectures during the winter months. The
plans provide for at least one lecture
every month.
Richard Gibson has returned from Par
kersburs. w. Va, where he attended the
funeral of his sister-in-law. Mrs. Frank
Gibson.
Rev. DIR. Laws. d. D., delivered an adj
dress last night at the Second Presuy-
terrain Church, taking for his subject
Blood"
Mrs r. a. Proctor is reported to be
critically i'll at her nome, No. JO2 North
Columbus street
In the corporation court today in the
case of J. NJ. Hill against B. B. Smith a
decree was entered referring the cause to
Robinson Moncure. special commissioner.