The Washington times., 1910-12-31
ALEXANDRIA BUSY
DURING FAST YEAR
City Government Reports,
Among Other Things, 5O4
Marriage Licenses.
WASHINGTON TuIES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA VA. DEC q

With the closing OF the old year sta
usJics are IN order IN Alexandra today
and the following statements were this
morning given out By the different de-
Dartments OF the state and city gov
eminent. Clerk Greenaway. OF the cor
poration court reports that during the
past year 453 deeds were records, sew
enIy-seven suits entered. ten wills u-o-
5ated, forty-nine charters granted. six
estate administered. sand 504 marriage
licenses issued. In the circuit court
tbirty-twO suits were entered twenty
six wills pTobated, and ten estates ad-
ministered.
City Sergeant 2. H Cox gives o1t
the following statement: At the Alex
andrIa city jail during the year there
were confined the following number Of
pTisOners-IzZ white males. four white
females, 1S9 colored males, and seventy
two colored females.
Chief Of Police c. 7. Goods reports
that during the year 1.S32 prisoners
were held at the police headquarters.
Police Justice Harry B. eaton reports
that during the year 1.357 prisoners
1909 OF Uveuty-f0ur. During 1910 fines
20 the amount Of S347450 were col
IeCted- which is an increase over 1909
Of s5S25
The Sunday school OF Bethany hide
pendent Methodist Protestant Church
held its Christmas celebration at the
church last evening. The cantata,
''Kriss Kringle and his Crew. was
given by the pupils OF the Sunday
school 4 gold medal was awarded
Miss Nellie Archer for not having
missed a single session Of the Sunday
school since its organization
Up 10 noon today Bank Examiner
Coates, Of the United States Treasury
Department. had not arrived in this city.
but was expected late this afternoon,
when he viii at once AXE charge of the
affairs of the Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation, which closed It's
by Attorneys Moncure, Wampler &
Goth. OF Alexandra county, to this
morning make application to Judge Bar
ley, in the Corporation Court. for the
hank. but owing TO Judge Barley being
out Of the city the application was not
made
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage in Washington yesterday OF
Miss MaTgie Ramey. daughter Of AIT.
and Mrs H =. Ramey, OF thF city, -
Laurence WaShburn De Mott, OF Wash
iugtOn- The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Hugh T Smith. of the
Bethany Baptist Church. at the home Of
7.
the Wyoming apartment
The I-ntried Way will be the sub
iect Of the sermon 10 be delivered BY
the Rev W z. Watson, at the First
Baptist Church tomorrow morning To-
morrow evening Mr.. Watson VIII take
for the subject OF his sermon Border
Land ChTisians.'
4 special meeting Of Fitzgerald Coun-
Gil, No. 40. Knights Of Columbus, viii
Be held at st Marv-s Hal. tomorrow af-
ternoon at , o'clock, when the first and
second degrees viii be conferred on a
class Of candidates on Sunday, Janu-
arv S, the third degree VIII be eXempIi-
fed.
A speciaI mass will be celebrated at
81 Mary's Catholic Church tomorrow
at o'clock, when the mem
bers of the Holy Name Society VIII re-
ceive holy communion IN body.
New Year viii be usheTed in in Alex
andria as in former years, by the ring
ing OF the city and FIRE bells, and the
blowing OF the whistles Of the factories
The old year viii oe sped on his way
BY the toIlinz Of bells A number Of
parties viii be given this evening when
the old year viii be watched out Mon
day wiz be celebrated as New Year
Day, the bank and city offices being
closed. IN the afternoon most OF the
storss will close