The Washington herald., 1912-06-10
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Grand Jury Convenes To-day-Will
Take Up Allen CaSe-City
Elections Tomorrow.

Alexandria, Va, June s-A grand jury
will meet in the Corporation Court at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning, Judge L. G.
Barley presiding. when number Of Grim
inaI cases will be presented for consider
alton.
Among the. cases which will come up
is that Of Samuel, alias Shorty" Allen,
| colored. charged with the murder of
Richard Mills, colored.
Mills was shot November 5, 1906, and
Allen was arrested in Richmond. Feb
Information furnished the Richmond po-
lice by Robert Fuller and John Drew,
both colored. who came here TO testify
at the preliminary hearing in the Police
Court. February . last. at which the
accused was held for action OF the grand
jury.
other cases to be presented are: Rob
ert Dawson, Melvin Mayhugh, Scott
Black. felOniously and maliciously shoot
ing; Lawson Pierce. felonious cutting;
! Charles Cosby, breaking into and enter
| ing a storehouse; John F. Peverill. grand
larceny; James Miller and Richard Giles,
breaking into and entering a dwelling;
John T. Evans, rape; Charles Baltimore,
petit larceny.
There will be an election here Tuesday
cratic nominee for Mayor. Thomas A.
Fisher. or those nominated for City Coun-
ell, although there are two new names
on the ticket for City Council. They are
Robert S. Barrett and William Desmond,
from the First and Second Wards, respec-
lively. These candidates would fill the un-
expired terms OF the late Hubert Snow
den and Louis W. Brill. The incumbents
are Urban S. Lambert and Robert NJ.
Graham. They did not enter the primary,
having been elected by the City Council.
The contestants for their seats claim
| that under the law, it was necessary to
enter the primary. With the election Of
Messrs. Barrett and Desmond for the
Council there will be a contest on the
part of Messrs. Lambert and Graham be-
fore they give up their seats.
The saloons here will close at o'clock
tomorrow evening and not reopen until
s o'clock Wednesday morning, as under
the State law this is necessary.
The polls on Tuesday will open at sun
rise and close at sunset.
There is but one contest on in the cleo
ton to be held in Alexandria County, and
that is for the ONCE of Mayor Of the little
town Of Potomac. Henry Kremer. in
cumbent, is being opposed by Robert A.
Zachary. The six councilmen to be elect
ed are without opposition. They are: H
H. Powell, Jacob Corl, T. J. Bruffey, in
cumbents; John W. Mehrling, n. V. Clay
ton, and W. E. Kidwell, the last named
three being new candidates.
ChIldren's day services were held last
night in the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, a programme Of song, music and
Tecitations being given by the members
Of the class.
Appropriate children's day services
hall 81 -
Methodist Church.
Services yesterday morning In the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South were
conducted by Rev. c. D. Harris. editor
OF the Baltimore Southern Methodist.
Rev. DR.. Menefee conducted both services
in the First Baptist Church In the alb
sence of the pastor, Rev. W. F. Watson.
Members Of the congregation Of the
Second Presbyterian Church yesterday
held their services at the old First Pres
byterian Church, in South Fairfax Street.
Andrew Javins, a well known resident
of Fairfax County, was found dead in
bed at s o'clock yesterday morning, at
his home, near Sharon Church. that
county. Heart trouble is supposed to
have been the cause of his sudden de-
mise, as when he retired Saturday night
nc was apparently in the best Of health.
The deceased was engaged in the farming
business. He is survived by seven chill
dren.
The funeral will take place at $50
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from Sharon
Church, and burial will be in the oeme-
terry at that place.
I A delegation Of Alexandrians this after
noon attended the Confederate Day me-
mortal exercises held at Arlington Nation
al Cemetery. Among those in attend
ance were a number OF members of r. E.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans. A spe-
eial train, which left here at 2 o'clock,
conveyed the delegation to the cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret P. Green
took place at o'clock this morning from
st. PauPs Episcopal Church. Services
were conducted by Rev. P. P. Phillips,
rector. Interment was in Ivy Hill Gene
terry. The pallbearers were ]. Johnston
Green, C. Harry Yohe, Raymond Hulfsh,
DR.. George T. Klipstein, James F. Muir,
and John Muir.
A slight fire in the kitchen Of 52s South
Alferd Street brought out the fire depart
ment shortly before IL o'clock this morn
ing. Its services were not needed.
Miss Mary Worth HuIhsh. Of The
Plains, Va, is the guest Of her uncle,
Capt William B. Smithers, 1ls North
Columbus Street.
In the past thirty years more than
3O0O acres OF the English coast have
slipped into the sea Yorkshire has lost