The Washington herald., 1912-01-17
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Thirty-six Glassblowers Buy lvir-
ginia Company's Plant-Re-
sumo Work January 20.

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journeymen glassblowers Of the city
have purchased the plant Of the Vir-
ginia Glass Company. which has been
closed down for some time past. and
WIN resume operations at the plant jan
uary . next. The journeymen have or
ganized a stock company and formed an
organisation with the election OF these
officers: Martin l.. Dollo, president; Ed
ward werling. manager; E. Nightingale,
Glen cheeseman. and Frank Walker,
advisory committee
It is understood that W. Gwynn Gard
ner Will remain at the head Of the plant
and Guy S. Whiteford win be in charge
Of the commercial end OF the business.
The work Of overhauling the plant pre-
paratory TO the resumption OF work Is
now in progress.
Arguments were heard to-day before
Judge L. C. Barley in the Corporation
Court In the case Of the Commonwealth
against the Arlington Brewing Company
of Rosslyn, Alexandria County, on the
right of the brewery company 10 dispose
of its products here by other than COM
mon carrier.
A representative OF the company was
cited to appear in court on July II last
in order to make a test case. and Police
Justice Cation, after hearing arguments
some time afterward, gave a decision
holding that the company had a right
to sell its products here by other than
common carrier. Commemorative At
torney Brent appealed from the decision
and arguments on the case were made
to-day on behalf OF the Commonwealth
by Mr.. Brent, and the brewing company
was represented by Attorneys ]. X. NJ.
Norton and L A. Bailey, the latter of
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the matter under advisement.
A verdict for 1900 was given by
jury in the Corporation Court this after
noon in the case OF Janney Yates, a
youth, against the NJ. Schuler Beef Com
pany. The object OF the suit was to
recover damages in the sum Of 5000 for
Injuries alleged to have been sustained
by being knocked from a bicycle which
he was riding in Alexandria County June
. last. Young Yates cliamed that while
riding his bicycle along a road in Alex
Rndria County a driver OF a wagon Of the
defendant company cracked a whip at
him, resulting in Yates being knocked
from his wheel and breaking his leg. At
torney Charles Bendheim argued for q
new trial, and Judge Barley took the
matter under advisement. The plaintiff
was represented by J. K. NJ. Norton and
Moncure & Cloth.
With a view to discoursging nonresi-
dents OF Virginia coming to this city and
county and obtaining divorces, State Sen
ator r. Eweli Thornton, Of Fairfax Coun-
ty, at the request of a number Of resi-
dents of Alexandria County. has intro
duced a bill in the State senate requiring
that when proceedings are instituted a
- \, a.
ant at his last known address by regis
tered mail at least fifteen days before
dispositions are taken The bill also re-
quires that II a correspondent figures in
the case, he or she must be specifically
named.
Under the existing laws many from
other cities outside of Virginia come to
this State and rent room where they
receive their mail and sleep occasionally,
thereby establishing a residence under
the Virginia law. For a period of tSo
years they establish such residence and
then apply for a divorce on the ground
Of desertion and publish the announce
ment Of proceedings in some newspaper,
and thus the divorce goes uncontested.
The object Of the bill is to put an end
TO such proceedings and thereby ending
this part of the country being the Reno
OF the South.
Charles Williams, colored, twenty-six
years old, was arrested to-day by Po-
liceman wilkerson on suspicion OF hav-
ing held up and robbed Ray Mumford
last night He denies the charge. An
other arrest is expected before morning.
Mu@ford reports to the police that tw'
coIored men at 3 o'clock last night held
him UP at the corner Of Fairfax and
Princess streets and relieved him of a
gold-ffIled watch together with $40 He
says the men knocked him down. and
after getting the plunder, ran away.
From the description furnished the ar
rest was made. Williams will be given
a hearing in the Police Court tomorrow
morning Mumford was held up and robbed
and beaten several months ago while on
the Maryland side Of the river.
Funeral services for John W. Riley will
be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from his home, S21 North Henry street,
and will be attended by delegations OF the
EIks, Eagles, Red Men, and the members
of the Relief Hook and Ladder fire COM
Christ Episcopal Church, will conduct the
services Burial will be in Bethel Gene
terry.
John r. Andrews, sixty-eight years old.
died to-day at the residence OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Norcross. 221 North Royal
street. The deceased was a native OF
Philadelphia The body will be taken to
Bridgeton, N. J., for burial
The white-ward- -Fussell Company, In
corporated, of this city, with q maximum
capital stock Of 10000 and minimum of
SIS, 900, has been granted a charter by the
state corporation commission The OBJ
iect is a mercantile business. The off,
GERS are E. r. White, president; Horace |
Ward. secretary, and n. Fussell, treas
urer, all OF Washington.
For five consecutive days there has not |
been a single case in the Police Court, |
and the record was broken shortly be- |
fore noon to-day with the arrest Of a |
colored man.
An undertakers wicker basket found In |
North Columbus street, near Madison |
street, early this morning caused appre- |
hension among residents Of that section. |
1t was afterward turned over by Police |
man wiIkerson to a colored undertaken |
from whose wagon It had fallen.
In the Corporation Court to-day in the |
case of William Rodgers against c. c. |
AcGregor, on an attachment an order
was entered sustaining the attachment /
and the Southern Railway Company was |
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