Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS
coIored Man Relieved of
$500 at Dance, He Says.
ODD FELLOWS PLAN BALL
Bernard Hammill, Ten Years Old,
Hurt by Fall From Rail-
road Car.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March ], 1912.
Talmage Hunt, colored. Southern
railway fireman, went to ball in a
hall on Fairfax street, north of Princess
street last night and it cost him $63.2
according to a report made to the police
today. AS the night wore on Hunt be-
came weary and laid his head on a table
at which sat two colored women, who
promised to Took out for him. He
soon fell asleep.
Awakening from his slumbers before
midnight, he found that the women had
departed. and. placing his hands in his
pockets to see If everything was intact.
he found his pocketbook gone he says.
Near the table, on the floor, he found the
pocketbook minus its contents. he states.
The police are now looking for the wom-
On.
A special grand jury In the circuit
court for Alexandria county yesterday
began an investigation into the alleged
falling off of revenue from licenses dur
ing the past year in that county. The
jury was adjourned by Judge Thornton
until the first day of the April term OF
court
This investigation was begun following
the, receipt of a letter from the state
auditor calling attention to the alleged
falling off of the revenue.
It Is said that many of the delinquents,
after finding out that the matter was to
be Investigated by a grand jury. have
paid up so that they might not be en-
barrassed.
Plan to Give Ball.
At a meeting Of Alexandria Canton
Of Odd Fellows held last night COM
mittees made reports on the proposed
fair to be held for ten days at Odd
Fellows Hall. beginning April 10 next.
One application for membership was
received and considerable other busi-
ness disposed Of.
There will ne meeting of Potomac
Lodge of Odd Fellows at its hall tonight.
when the third degree will be con-
ferred, on five candidates.
As the result of a fall from a pas
senger car in the Southern Railway
Companys yards, where he was play
ing, Bernard Hammill. ten years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Machen K. Ham
mill, is lying at the Alexandria Hos
pital in a semi-conscious condition. The
lad met with the accident Friday last
The clerk of the corporation court dur
ing February recorded AZ deeds and is
sued So marriage licenses. Of which
number 33 were to white and to
colored people
A colored couple from Washington
came to this city today and preferred
charges against colored minister be-
cause. it was alleged. he assisted their
son, sixteen years old, in obtaining
marriage license last December. JUS
tice Cation dismissed the charge for lack
Of evidence.
An invitation has been received by
the chamber of commerce to attend a
good roads rally to be held at Manassas,
Va, March ).
There will be meeting of the board
of directors of the chamber of COM
merce at it's room this afternoon. when
several matters of Importance will come
up for consideration.
Frederick B. Graham has been reap
pointed by Judge Thornton of the cir
cult court of Alexandria county a MEM
Der of the county school electoral board
j. Walter Hughes. trading as ]. B.
Hughes & Son. placed on record yester-
day in the corporation court a deed of
assignment to G. Washington Lewis, as
trustee. The liabilities are given as
$1.097.75.