The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-04
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

afternoon. IN his suit against the WASH
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company for the loss OF a limb
alleged to have been sustained while in
! the company's employment. The suit
originally was for 5000
This case was tried in the Circuit Court
| for Alexandria County some time ago
and a Jury awarded the plaintiff damages
| In the sum of $1,000 The railway COM
pany appealed the case TO the State Court
/ Of Appeals and a writ Of error was grant
/ ed, hence the second trial J. NJ. Johnson
and S. p Fisher represented the COM
plainant, and the railway company was
represented by J. r. eaton & Sons and
/ j. S. Barbour
/ In the same court to-day Judge Thorn
ton continued the injunction proceedings
| in the case Of Mrs Ida A. French
against Lawrence RisheiH or others to
prevent the defendant from erecting a
planning mill at the southeast corner OF
Columbus and wilkes streets for period
/ of thirty days IN order to give each eide
/ fifteen days in which to take testimony
/ before II Noel Garner. who was desig
mated by the court as special commits
sioner for that purpose
a portion Of the mill IS already erected.
! The injunction was granted December Is
( last and arguments TO dissolve Il we're
recently heard Mrs French is repre-
scented by Judge 9. E. Nicol and II. W.
Smith, and Attorney Douglas Stuart rep
resents the defendant.
The January term Of the United States
Court for the Eastern district of Virginia
convened this morning, with Judge Ed
mund Waddin presiding. The grand jury.
with z. Z. D0wnham as foreman. failed
20 bring in any indictments. and was
| adjourned until tomorrow. The petit
jury will meet tomorrow.
Frank Puilen, who lives az Fairfax
and Queen streets, to-day reported that
a thief entered his home at 3 o'clock this
morning The noise made by the in
trllder aroused Punen. The man made
retreat through the front door. Pull
len FREQ at him. but the bullet went
wild
City Sergeant f. II. Cox to-day went
to Charlottesville. Va. for the purpose
OF sUmmoniRg thirty-dye talesmen, from
which a jury viii be selected 10 sit IN
the case Of Henry Smith, the negro who
turned States evidence IN the murder
case Of Walter F. Schultz. and who will
be placed on crial for his life in the Cor
Iporation Court Thursday morning next.
Cox will return tomorrow, and the
talesmen viii arrive here Thursday morn
ing.
The Second Baptist Church Sunday
school has chosen these officers for the
year: George K Bender, sUperintend-
ent; James A Hulhsh. assistant sup
orintendent; Thomas P. Henderson, sec
rotary. II. K. Henderson, assistant Sec
rotary; AIRS. James A. Hulfsh treas
urer Miss Virginia Chauncey. oorganist;
Mrs. r. K. Henderson. assistant organ
list; William Owens, chorister, Miss
Maude Summers, librarian.
At the monthly meeting Of r E Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. at its hall
tonight. arrangements were completed
for the annual banquet in observance OF
Lees birthday which VIII be held on
the evening OF January 10. Representa-
tive Collier, of Mississippi viii be the
, orator.
Week Of prayer services were opened
tonight at Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, with a large congregation pres
ent. a sermon was delivered by Rev. w
F. Watson, pastor OF the First Baptist
Church. Services tomorrow night will
be held at the Methodist Protestant
; Church, and a sermon win be delivered
by Rev. J. r. Sewer, pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian Church.
Harry a Gray, thirty-two years old,
cied this morning at his home 523 Glib
bon street Besides his wife. one child
: survives. The deceased was a harness
maker by trade. He had been an invalid
! for several years.
J Luther Payne, a well-known resident of
Fairfax County. died Saturday at his
home at Baileys Cross Roads. Besides
his wife, several children survive. He
was forty-five years old and a native OF
FauQuier County, Va.
The funeral of Miss Mary E. Wilson
, who died yesterday took place at
o'clock this afternoon from the SeconC
Presbyterian Church. Rev, J. r. Sewer
/, pastor, conducted the services Inter.
ment was in the Presbyterian Cemetery
The palIbearers were George Wise, James
/. Eveleth, William Gibson, G. William
Ramsey. Carroll Pierce, Worth Hulhsh
! s. H. Lunt, and DR. Hugh Mcguire.
A young white man who lives neal
: Norfolk, Va, yesterday purchased
2 ticket for that city on the steamer ST
Johns. He missed the steamer, and, be
ing without funds, sought lodging a
police headquarters. Lieut.. Smith. o
the city police, to-day obtained funds fo
his transportation, and he departed to
night
: BY being caught between a wagon anC
a sleigh, Horace Woolf. the ffteen-year
old son of r D. Woolf, had his RICH
leg fractured at his home Saturday last
The lad was attended by DR.. Hugh Nc
CURE and the injured member was reset
The explosion of an oil stove at tn,
> law Office of w. E. Fendall, Prince street
between Royal and Fairfax. this after
/. noon, caused a slight fire. The stove wa
= thrown into the street.
The annual meeting Of the Youns
Mems Sodality Lyceum will be held to
morrow night, at which officers will b,
elected for the year.
The whole family of diagonals from tn,
finest twill 10 the heavy wide vale, or,
represented In the seasons styles.