Evening star., 1909-07-12
HAPPENINGS N ALEXANDRIA
CORPORATION COURT HOLDS
SHORT TERM AND ADJoURNS.
Body Of Frank M. Ford Recovered.
Funeral Of Henry s. Ashby.
544 Dog Licenses Issued.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July Il. 1909.
The July term of the corporation
court. Judge L. C. Barley presiding, con-
vened this morning at II o'clock. The
following business was disposed Of: B.
A. Markin agt. H. ]. Miles, j. c. Gates
agt. w. E. Fendall. Greene & Hill agt.
Ferari Carnival Company. all cases
dropped by request: Mary F. Ryan agt.
John F. Ryan. chancery decree placing
same on stet docket.
In re will of George r. Smith: trial
of issue postponed until the September
term of court. A final decree was given
in the chancery suit of F. T. Evans agt.
Thomas S. Evans and others. Many of
the cases slated to be heard at this term
of court were postponed, as most of the
lawyers who appeared in court this
morning announced their intention of
leaving the city to spend their vacations
during the coming week.
1t is reported that when the case Of
James Lucas, colored, is called in the
corporation court tomorrow morning TO
face the charge of numbering Samuel
Blakey. also colored,. that the prisoner:
upon the advice of his counsel will
second degree and will be sentenced to
serve term of eighteen years in the
penitentiary.
The remains of Jereline Minick. in
who died Saturday at her parents resi-
dence, across Hunting creek. were sent
yesterday to Winston station. Culpeper
county, Va, for burial.
Eugene Powell. infant son of Oscar
and Catherine Powell, died yesterday
morning at the home of his parents,
No. 1016 Princess street.
Several freight cars of the Southern
shifted. jumped the track on Union
street between Wolfe and Wilkes streets.
yesterday morning. AS result traffic
was considerably delayed. No one was
Injured
Ford's Body Recovered.
The harbor police boat yesterday morn
ing recovered the body of Frank M. Ford,
colored, of Washington, who was drowned
off the Franklin street wharf Saturday
evening last. while bathing. The body was
taken to his home, No. 1910 New York
avenue, Washington,
The only case called in the police court
this morning was that of Catherine Tim
bers, colored. charged with being drunk
and disorderly. She was acquitted.
Arrangements have been made for an
inportant business meeting of the Old
Dominion Boat Club, which Will be held
Wednesday evening next, at which plans
for proposed events this fall will be dis
cussed.
The funeral of Henry S. Ashhy, who
Was killed by q Southern railway freight
train at Delaplane, Fauquier county, Va,
nome at that place at ) O'Clock yesterday
Saturday morning last, was held from his
afternoon. Mr.. AShby was endeavorlnS
to remove a freight truck from the plat
form at the station when a westbound
freight struck the truck. hurting him be-
meath the wheels. His body wah cut In
two. The deceased was sixty-tWo years
old. Sesides his wife. one daughter sur
wives Mr. Ashby had been agent for
the railway company at Delaplane Tor the
past thirty years. He was Well known IN
this city.
Contest for Offices.
Among the city offices for which there
will be opposition when the election
comes IN before council tomorrow night
are said to be the following: Keeper of
the almshouse health officer and member
of the board of police commissioners from
the second ward So far as known, the
incumbents for the various other Offices
viii, he reelected without any opposition
Tn to the present time the city auditor
has issued 544 dog licenses. The dog
wagon. as stated, will be placed on the
streets Thursday next, and all CANNES
found roaming the streets without the
official dog tag of the city will be picked
up.
Announcement is made that an impor-
tant business meeting of the board of
directors of the chamber of commerce
will be held at the rooms of that insti-
tuition at 3 O'Clock tomorrow night.
Many delinquents, who have failed to
pay the city license for doing business as
required by law. are now paving up.
Chief Goods was this morning busily en-
gagged in receiving same. The licenses
were due June / last.