The Washington herald., 1912-10-19
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l1ailvay Company Agrees p 1sy
City $1,oo0 . Year for Use
Il Royal stEsst,

Be o meeting Of the Joint committee
on finance and general laws Of CRY
Council Monday night nsxt In the cham
bef Of the Board Of Aldermen for tAe
purpose OF hearing those interested oa
the granting Of the Royal Street fran-
chise to the Warrington Virginia Ran.
way Company. ~.
The railway company has agreed to
pay TO the city the sum Of &le0 . year
for the twenty-year franchise for the
use Of Royal Street. and they have also
Street. from Prince to Duke Streets. and
to pay the sum Of x.ooo toward the Inn
provement Of the square on that
thoroughfare between Duke and Wolfe
Streets. Come Of the citisens owning
property on the square below that. which
10 between Wolfe and Wilkes 6treetA
also want that square improved By the
In addition to the foregoing the rail-
way company 10 also willing TO remove
III freight station from its present 10
cation at Prince and Royal Streets.
The question Of the granting Of the
franchise has been pending for some
time past.
r. r. Poindexter. colored. reports to
the police that this Afternoon. while n
kAIu8 uC clIVCSD CuBe8co ~ CVouSs
ing SIS. which was In his hands. the
money. all paper. was grabbed by two
unidentified coiored men. who ran away.
The police have failed to ind any trace
Of the men.
A verdict for S1a75 was given by jury
In the Cooperation Court this afternoon
In the appeal case from q justice OF the
peace court Of J. H. Crilly against tho
DaSl
The railway company demuTed to the
evidence. Col. F. L. Smith represented
the railway company and Walter U.
varney the complainant. The suit was
to obtain damages for potatoes shipped
In transit which. It was alleged. had been
injured by frost
Arrangements are being rapidly com
pleted for the opening Of . ten dayf
bazaar Monday night next at the Young
Mems sodality Lyceum Hall under the
Name Society. The hall 10 being dec
GRATED for the occas3on. and mechanics
arc now busily engaged in erecting
booths for the bazaar.
The funds derived from the. anair win
be used in defraying the expenses incur
red In the purchase Of musical instru-
ments for the hand Of that organize
ton.
Plans have about been completed by
the members Of the Holy Name Society.
Of this city, for participating in the
parade Of that organisation. which viii
be held in Washington Sunday after
noon. About 200 members Of the local
division. accompanied by its own band.
will leave here Sunday 1t 11:10 O'Clock.
The local contingent will b marshaled
by James b. Martin and William Des-
mond. Of this city. will Be an aid to the
chief marshal.
night and early this morning on the
number Of houses Of colored people IN
the northesStern section OF tho city
oners were taken In custody. Twelve
were fined 8 each in court to-day and
1--WE forfeited q siuilsr amount Of col
lateral The raids were made BY Po.
iicemen Roland and Kerns.
N. L. Dinwidd1e. James W. Roberts.
jr.. Of the Citisens' National Bank, and
Maurice R. wilkins. Of the First National
Bank, have completed the oourse Of
study and passed the examinations pro-
vided by the American Institute Of
Banking section. In the theory and prae.
tees of banking and the principles Of
law and economics pertaining to bank.
ing business. were to-day presented With
their certificates BY the American Bank
ers' Association.
The Wilson, Marshall and Cariin
Democratic Club held q meeting tonight
at its rooms, Prince and Fairfax
Streets. and discussed plans for the
coming campaign and preliminary steps
were also taken for bringing out a large
vote on election day. The meeting was
presided over by Judge J. X. n. Norton.
its president
A lodge Of sorrow was held TONIGHT
ty Alexandria Lodge Of Elks for Peter
s. Heaiey. . former resident of this city.
who died yesterday At Clifton Forge, Va,
after q long illness. Mr.. Healey was
about thirty-seven years old. and b sur
vived by his wife and several children
For several years he vas engaged In the
grAnolithic contracting business here. His
funeral viii take place At O'Clock to-
morrow morning from st. Aloysius'
Church, Warrington.
A charter has been granted by the |
State Corporation Commission to the
Williams Consolidated Slate Company,
Snowden, Va. with . maximum capital
stock of Ssoooe and q minimum Of S1oo.-
300. Omcers are H. e. Wnliams. presi-
president, Toledo. Ohio: Hugh williams,
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