Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Ex-senator T0Wne to Address
Alexandria MaS0ns.
VERDICT FOR DR.. MUNSEY
Damages Denied for Horses Stung to
Death by Bees-Modern Fire
Alarm System Hoped For.

| ALEXANDRIA. Va. December IL, l3lu.
Preparations are being made by the
| AleXandria- Washington Lodge. +. and
| y. NJ. for its annual banquet February
| -. on this day national memorial
| association will ne formed. With the OBJ
! iect to erect temple to Washington.
| Many grand masters will attend.
! Charles A. Towne. formerly senator
from Minnesota but now of New York,
has accepted an invitation to respond to
| a toast at the banquet
No Damages for Bee-Stung Horses.
| \ verdict for the defendant has been
| given by jury in the circuit court for
! Alexandria county in the case OF James
! Petit against Dr.. MunSey. The object
| of the suit was to recover damages for
| the death of two horses belonging to the
| plaintiff, which. it was alleged, were
stung to death by bees
! In the same court. in the case of
| Groves. administrators. against the Wash
| ington Southern Railway Company.
| Judge Thornton overruled the demurrer
! to the evidence filed by the attorneys for
! the defense. The case was tried some
| time ago and the plaintiff given
| verdict for SS.tn
The suit was to recover damages for
| the death of Silas Groves. who was killed
at the Potomac railroad yards. where he
was employed.
Only three cases were before the grand
jury at this term of court. Court ad
jouIned this afternoon for the term.
Modern Fire-Alarm System.
4 modern iirealarm system for Alex
andria is engaging the attention of
number of city councilmen and business
men. The opinion prevails that early i'm
January q resolution will be introduced
| III the city council having for its object
the installa ton of modern system.
Under present methods in operation
from time immemorial the plan is to
have the operator of either of the two
telephone exchanges in the city turn in
an alarm. With the present growth of
the city it is often found impossible.
pecially at night time, to find a
venient telephone.
In such cases the danger of Il fire gain
ing considerable Roadway. especially in
the business section of the city, becomes
more and more apparent.
Another matter now before council is
the adoption of. a telephone. police call,
together with a patrol wagon. for the
police department.
To Move in From Country.
Misses Matilda and Margaret McWiI-
lams have purchased from the heirs of
the late Frank S. Harper. through
Thompson d Appch, real estate deal
ers. the three-stOry brick dwelling house
at the northwest corner Of Duke and
Columbus streets. Following extensive
improvements to the house they will re-
move to this city from Fairfax county
and occupy it
Capt. r. f. Knox. auctiOneer. sold at
public auction today for 7. J. Fannon
and j. X. NJ Norton q house and lot on
the west side of Henry street, north of
Wythe street. to Thomas d. Arlington
of Washington, for 500.
y large force of city employees today
was engaged in shoveing and carting
away the snow and ice from King street
good portion Of the frozen snow was
carted away by the close Of The day and
placed on the dump pile. This thorough
fare. and also many side streets, are now
pretty we'll cleared of snow
G. U. Quint Defeats Lyceum.
The Georgetown University basket bali
auint tonight defeated the Lyceum team
in fast game of basket bali by score
of II to II.
Many Sunday schools in this city during
the coming week will hold Christmas Gel
ebrations. AT number of them elabO-
rate musical and literary programs have
been arranged. Several celebrations Will
be held during the Christmas holidays.
Cecil Hufty, who came near being as
phyxiated on a gasoline boat recently
has sufficiently recovered to be able to
leave the Alexandria Hospital, where ..-
was treated following the accident.
Funeral services for Samuel S. Sipple.
who died this morning. will be held at
10 o'clock Monday afternoon from his
late home, 40 Cameron street.
Farmers in lower Fairfax county still
continue to cut ice several inches in
thickness from Little Hunting creek sew