The Washington herald., 1912-08-02
EEYSOFALEXANDRIA
Decisicn Expected To-day in Bar
rett-LAmbert Council
Fight.

Alexandria, Va. Aug. lit Is expected
that Judge R. II. l.. Chichester. Of
Fredericksburg. Va. who recently heard
Of Robert s. Barrett against Urban 8.
Lambert for the latter's seat in the City
Council. will be here tomorrow and an
nounce his decisions At the conclusion
of the arguments in the case Friday last
the judge took the case under advise
| ment. The decision is awaited with con-
siderable interest by the parties and
their friends Interested. It is expected
| that the case will eventually be taken
to the State Court Of Appeals for final
settlement.
The State Court of Appeals has granted
an appeal in the case of C. T. Blunt
against the defunct Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association from the
decision of the Circuit Court for this
city.
Mr.. Blunt had s2,1oo In the concern
when it failed. When H. Noel Garner,
special commissioner, made his report to
the Circuit Court he held that Mr.. Blunt
was a stockholder for part and depositor
for the other part The court sustained
this report. 1t was contended by Mr..
Blunt that he was a depositor for the
entire amount. He is represented by
Attorneys s. C. Brent and Howard w.
! Smith.
During the month Of July the total
number of flies swatted by the contest
ants was 2,744,65o. The leading contest
ant in killing the pests was Millard Fin
nell, with 560,s00 to his credit, and in
the awarding of the ten prizes for the
Iaa he nff he rSt n
$40 gold piece.
The nine other contestants in their re-
spective order, together with the total
number of the pests killed, who were
awarded prizes. follow: Julian Chauncey,
$4,000: Charles King. 1880: Russell
Travers, 207.3oo; Hilda Noonan, ls7,s0o;
Milton Penn, 107.700: Clarence Roland.
90 200: Olive Bogue. $500: Abbie Brown.
5000; Nellie Peyton. $500.
Prizes will be awarded to the success
full contestants tomorrow
1t was announced to-day that there
wooid be no further contests on the
part of merchants over the question of
blocking the sidewalks In front of their
respective places of business with glass
display show cases.
B. AfJramson, who has a case in front
of his store. and who was recently
fined IS in order that he might appeal
the case, had decided to withdraw his
appeal and moved his case back to the
required line.
City Councilman Charles B. Swan, OF
the firm of Swan & Brother. who
also had a glass display case in front
of his place. and who yesterday MORN
ing in the Police Court asked that
continuance be granted in order that he
might obtain legal counsel, had notified
the court that lie will not take the case
to a higher court. Mr.. Swan will re-
move the case back to the required line.
Upon promising. 10 pay the necessary
charges for the landing of watermelons
at this port. the case against Capt.
Charles McKenney was dismissed in the
Police Court to-day.
1t was charged that Capt. McKenney,
in bringing a load Of melons to this port.
unloaded them at another wharf besides
the corporation fish wharf. Under an old
ordinance the melons are supposed TO be
unloaded at the latter wharf. and there
is a small fee given the lessee Of the
wharf for the privilege.
Through his attorney, Robinson Mon
cure, the defendant claimed the present
wharf unsafe for the purpose of permit
ting vessel to remain there any length
Of time; he also added that his client was
willing to pay the wharfage and land
at another wharf. This was agreeable
to the Court and the case was accord
ingly dismissed.
The first case of violating the law by
the blocking of sidewalks since the mer
chants were warned yesterday against
the practice, came up in the Police
Court to-day when William Schuler was
fined IS. Mr.. Schufer was among those
cited to appear with the other merchants
av,l
was in court to-day. His claim was that
some of the articles on the sidewalk had
been left there by country people and
others
Policeman Wilkerson, however, testi-
fed that there were several vinegar bar
rels on the sidewalk which had been there
for some days past.
The wire-Cotton Cordage Company, in
corporated, of this city, has been grant
ed a charter by the State corporation
commission with a capital stock Of from
$4,000 tn 100000. The officers are ].
Frank Trazzare. president. Gaithersburg,
Nd: ]. H. Ontrich, vice president; W.
w. Griffith, secretary and treasurer, both
of Washington.
Twenty-nine members of Troop, NO. ].
Boy Scouts, of this city. departed this
morning for Marshall Hall for ten days
encampment. The lads will be under the
instruction of Scout Commissioner Harry
Rudd.
Several attorneys Of this city have ar
ranged to attend the annual meeting OF
the Virginia State Bar Association. which
will be held at Old Point Comfort. August
6-s next.
James Duncan is arranging for the erec-
ton Of modern livery stable on the east
side Of Pitt Street. between King and
Cameron Streets to take the place of
the present stables. known as the Chat |
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