Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
YuIetide Being Observed in
True virginian Way.
GOOD CHEER EVERYWHERE
Good Dinners, Too, for Prisoners,
Even, and Justice Is Tenn
pered With Mercy.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

true Virginia style. The day has been
marked by religious services, and during
the morning and afternoon hours the
streets have been thronged with merry
makers making calls and exchanging
fuletide presents. Many kept open house
during the day.
Alexandria younger generation were
up bright and early looking over the gifts
that Santa Claus had brought them and
| there was an abundance of Christmas
| trees for the little ones
Many remained UP to see the coming
OF christmas, and large number Of
| reVelers who We're on the streets amused
themselves by discharging firecrackers
and blowing horns
| The first church services of the day
were those held at St, Marys Academy
with the celebration of a midnight mass
| 81. MaryS Catholic ChuI Ch the first
| one to hold Christmas services II mass
! being celebrated at clock this morning.
Most of the other churches In the city
/ held services later in the day.
Special Dinners in Jail.
| Tho Christmas spirit was in the air and
the inmates of the various charitable in
situations. together with those in prison.
were made as happy as possible. At the
city Jail Sergt- Cox provided a special
dinner for the prisoners, and the inmates
of the city almshouse were given spe-
cial dinner by Keeper Sherwood. This
afternoon the children at the Children $
Home We're given a turkey dinner, and
also an abundance of presents.
The police report the day as being I'M
usually quiet, there being little or no dis
order. No arrests had been made up to
noon. Under the provisions of the Byrd
liquor law the saloons here were closed.
Jury for January Term.
| The January term of the United States
| court for the eastern district of Virginia
will convene January next, with Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding. A petit jury
| has just been summoned. There Will be
no grand jury at this term Of court.
| Among the cases which will be considered
at this term are a number for violations
of the internal revenue laws, some OF
which have already been before the court.
The jury summoned follows: Charles
Z. Waller. ST.: w. II. P. Kelly. Dallas
Richardson, John l. Monroe. J; b:
c Deekner, w. J. Ford, George w.
Hefiin. William H. Richards. jr: John
A. White John E. Rodgers. Fredericks-
Bruce Ogden, A. Nj. Chichester, jr.:
Samuel S. Lutz. Leesburg; Thomas NJ
Brent, jr, Fredericksburg; o. f. New
man. Manassas; w. C. Williams and
| w. 3. McAlster. Orange; John r.
Clemens. Leesburg; James L. Nelson
| and p. p. Chapman, Manassas; Riley
| Fletcher. King William Courthouse:
| George Grayson. Warrenton; Samuel
| Diener and r. p. Whitestone, Gull
pepper; John r. Fiske. Quantico; ]. c.
Gordon, Brandy; II. D. Dahl, Centralia ;
Bruce Stark. Rixeyville; Franklin
Williams. Vienna: Ashton c. Jones
Clarendon; j: A. Quaintance. Boston;
| d. L. Glascock. Remington: A. w Pn.A-
| lips, Waterford; L. II. Davis, Albany.
Justice Tempered With Mercy.
Because it is Christmas Justice Cation
dealt lightly with many of the prisoners
| who greeted him this morning for a
| Christmas trial in the dock at police
headquarters. Fines were imposed only
on two of the many who were arraigned.
while several forfeited their collateral
| by falling to appear.
| A fine of $50 was imposed in the case
| of Edward Bryant, colored, charged with
carrying concealed weapons. Edward
| johnson, colored, who, it was alleged,
| took a chicken which did not belong to
him and also destroyed property, was
| fined So.
| Charles Sorrell twenty-one years old,
| was arrested by the police yesterday on
suspicion of being implicated in the rob-
berry of freight cars at the Potomac rail-
road yards. Samuel Sorrell Wash
Mines and Jim Minor, the last-named
two colored. also held on suspicion of
being connected with the robbery, will DO
given a hearing tomorrow morning be-
| fore Justice Louis D. Albert, Alexandria
county. Jim Mason. colored. who it was
alleged drove wagon IN which the goods
were hauled. has been released, there
being no evidence against him.
Copyliner Company Chartered.
The International Copy1iner Company.
| Inc, of this city, has been granted a
| charter by the state corporation commits
sion, with a capital stock of $15O.OOO.
The object is to manufacture patent
copyliners. officers are B. S. Appleman.
president; w. ]. Turkenton, vice presi-
dent; r. l.. Newhouser, secretary, all or
Washington.
| At the point of pistol two unidenti-
| fled highwaymen held up William Bur-
roughs. colored, shortly before l o'clock
yesterday morning at Washington and
| Princess streets. and relieved him OF a
quart Of wine and two pairs Of socks.
| The highwaymen went through his pock-
| cts, but overlooked $3.50 which he had
in his hip pocket. Burroughs was on
his way to his home across the canal.
He is employed at the Hydraulic brick
yards. Alexandria county.
Lewis Edelen died this morning at
his home, 1921 Princess street. The de-
ceased for many years was employed as
blacksmith at the carriage factory or
John w. Summers & Co: Several chill ~.
dren survive him. The arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been made.
The remains Of Mrs Susan E. Crump,
who died at Strasburg, Va, were
| brought here this afternoon and taken
to I.incolnia, Fairfax county, Va, at
which place the burial was made.
st. Paul's Episcopal Sunday Schooi
o'clock this afternoon in the parish
| hall of that church. A musical and
| literary program will be given. which
will be followed by the distribution OF
prizes to the children.
| Arrangements have been made by
number Of young people of the city FOR
O. dance, which will be given January z
next at the Elks' Hall.
Jeweled Guns in Rare Collection.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, December 25