Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Federal Court Convenes With
Grand and Petit Juries.
NEW FERRYB0AT BOUGHT
Company Files Incorporation Papers.
Eagles Are to Hold Installation
Ceremonies.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
i ALEXANDRIA. Va. January 4, 1911.
i The January term of the United States
court for the eastern district of Virginia,
Judge Edmund Waddill. jr., presiding,
j convened at II O'Clock this morning. Both
a grand and petit jury are in session.
n number of cases for violations of the
| federal laws were presented to the grand
jury for consideration Tie jury will re-
port its findings this afternoon. Several
i cases Will be set for trial.
The case of the United States against
w T. Becry is set for trial this after
noon. Beery is charged with purloininG
| checks from the mail.
Friday next at 10 o'clock was the time
| fixed by the court for hearing the case
| of the United States against John II.
| Craven. Craven is charged with imper-
| SonatinE postal railway mail clerk.
| The board of directors Of the chamber
| of commerce held meeting at O'Clock
| yesterday afternoon. A report concern
| ing the proposed new ferryboat to be op-
| Grated between here and Washington was
| received.
| Announcement was made that all nego-
| tiations for purchase had been concluded
The boat will be formally transferred to
| the purchaser Saturday.
| Stock in the sum of $1,000 has been
subscribed by Alexandria business men.
the majority by members of the chamber
of commerce and the Retail Merchants
| Association.
a committee consisting of A. d. Brock
EFT. president of tic chamber of COM
merCe; r, +. Knight, president of the Re-
| iail Merchants Association, and j. II.
Preston. secretary of the chamber of
commerce and Retail Merchants Associa-
ton. was appointed to make the neces-
| sary arrangements for the disposition OF
the bonds which will be distributed here.
1t is announced that the boat probably
will be i'll operation by March / next.
|
| of the company that will control the
Terry line were taken yesterday, when
| articles of Incorporation were filed with
! the recorder of deeds of the District of
Columbia.
Levi S. Woodbury.. Clarence F. Nor
ment. B. S. Graves, d. J. Callahan, OdelI
:. Smith and John G. Williams of Wash
ington and n. d. Brockett Of this city
are named as incOrpora tors. The officers
will he elected by the directors within
short time after the Incorporation is
completed
The new company completed its nego-
tiations last week for the purchase of
double-end ferry boat that had been i'm use
at New York. The boat will not be brought
mere for six weeks or two months after
which it will be given an overhauling
The terminals here and in Washington
used by the ferry line formerly operated
by the Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company will be used by the new
line.
~, nv vi p'i d'pIn arc oil uT1ClaIS or
the Norfolk and Washington line except
Mr. Brockett. who is president of the
chamber of commerce of this city
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum at
its annual meeting last night elected the
1oHoWing offlcerS: William Desmond,
president; Nj. Creegan, first vice presi-
dent: James Roche, second vice president;
Rev. II. j. Cutler, chaplain; Frank A
Nugent. recording secretary; c. r. He'll
muth. financial secretary; r. l.. Carne,
treasurer: f. Hyland Brawner sergeant
alarms; James Callan, librarian; c. \.
Hellmutll, NJ. j. Mcfarland, r. MCGOWAN
Dr. +. r. German, John Harlow and Wal
ter NJ Donnelly. members of council