The Washington herald., 1912-08-27

l IN COnupilAuco Win IN ofoeT IrOnl the
Post-ofnce Department no mail win in
the future be delivered from the local
post-ofice on the Sabbath. Onicial
notice was received by the local post
once authorities to-day to the forego-
ing effect. which Is in compliance with
the post-ofnce appropriation act for the
fiscal year ending June %. 1913. Among
other things 1t sets forth THAT here
after post-ofiices of the nrst and second
|. classes shall not be open on Sundays for
I the purpose OF delivering mail to the
general public, but this provision shall
not prevent the prompt delivery of
special delivery MALL"
| It Is announced that under the law
the general delivery, carriers window
and lock boxes will be discontinued on
the Sabbath. No mail will. therefore,
be placed In the lock boxes on Sundays.
This will doubtless result In a protest
from business men generally who here
| tofore have been accustomed to getting
their mail from their lock boxes on
| Sunday.
Some time ago the general distribution
Of mail from the general delivery
window to local people on Sundays was
discontinued. Since then in order for To-
cal people to obtain their mail II was
necessary to pay a special delivery fee
Of ten cents per letter. Transients were,
however. accommodated without the pay
ment Of the fee. This. however. did not
effect the renters of lock boxes, and the
result was that many who had not
previous to that time rented boxes did
so in order 10 obtain their mail on Sum
day.
Under the new laws the salaries OF all
clerks and carriers who have been re-
ceiving $1,000 year has been increased
to Sl,1oo a year.
About fifty members OF the three fire
companies OF the city will leave here at
s:17 o'clock tomorrow morning for
Roanoke, Va, to attend the annual
meeting Of the State Firemen's Conven-
ton, which will convene in that city on
Wednesday morning and end Friday. OF
this number the Reliance Company will
take about thirty members, while twelve
members OF the Relief Hook and Ladder
Company are expected to attend. and
eight members of the Columbia Company.
The Alexandria fire ladies plan to re-
turn home at midnight Friday.
Announcement comes from every part
OF the State that there is a probability
OF the citizens OF each respective city
and county facing q grand jury for al
legged improper returns to the State au-
thorities regarding their incomes. Only
sixty-ive residents OF this city receive
an income Of more than 5000 a Sear.
according to reports filed with the COM
missioner OF revenue. Grand Juries. It
is stated, will investigate these reports
in every city in the State.
Six months in Jail was the sentence in
the Police Court to-day imposed in the
case OF Horace Swain, a printer, charged
with assaulting his wife September Is.
last. Swain was. however, sentenced by
the court under the vagrancy laws OF
the State.
According to the testimony of the wife,
after assaulting her September Is. last,
he departed from the city and since then
had not contributed a cent to the sup
port OF her and their six children Swain
made q pathetic appeal to the court.
which proved very emotional. among
other things telling of the privations he
had undergone since he left this city.
After the alleged assault he claimed he
went from here to Philadelphia and sub
sequently he said he went TO Richmond.
His appeal, however. proved in vain.
At the time Swain left one OF his chill
dren was suffering from a fractured arm.
Mrs. Mary A. Travers. wife of Alonzo |
II. Travers, died at / o'clock this after |
noon at her home. $50 North Henry |
Street. after a two months illness. The |
was sixty-three years old and !
besides her husband is survived by the |
following children: Mrs. John ]. Nugent. |
Miss Sarah Travers, Thomas H Travers, |
Mrs. Thomas Nugent, Mrs. Edward A |
Ingersoll. of Washington: Mrs. Agnes |
OF Panama; Mrs. Edward c. |
Wildt. and Mrs. Hildred Hopkins. the |
latter OF Washington.
Her funeral will take place at $50
IL .
Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be
In the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Owing to the fact that there was such /
a wide difference in the figures regard
ing the rate of speed which an auto
mobile belonging to and driven by Joseph
Hayman was going yesterday morning,
when Hayman was arraigned in the
Police Court this morning at the instance
Of Policeman Reid to answer a charge
Of violating the speed laws, the case
was continued until Wednesday morn
ing Hayman told the court that he
wanted a witness from Baltimore to be
present at that time.
According to the testimony of Police
man Reid the machine travelled over
he square on Washington Street. be-
tween Oronoco and Pendleton Streets,
N three seconds. Justice Cation took
pencil in hand and figured out that this
would be at the rate of about eighty
i've miles an hour. Hayman contended
hat his machine was going at the rate
If between eleven and twelve miles an
hour according to his speedometer.
Nelson Banks. colored. suspected of
unacy, was in the Police Court to-day.
committed to Jail for five days in order
hat his mental condition may be exam
ned into. Banks, It was testified BY
A. S. Doniphan, for several weeks past
has been lettering around his store, King
md Columbus streets. ct night Banks
simply grinned ss he listened to the
charge preferred against him. In the
event he is found to be Of sound mind
ne will be arraigned to answer a charge
II vagrancy.
Funeral services for John c. Hunter.
who died Saturday last. were held at )
o'clock this afternoon from his home, s1s
Duke street. They were conducted by
Rev. W. F. Watson. pastor Of the First
Baptist Church. and burial was in Bethel
Cemetery.
Rev. G. A. Luttrell, pastor Of Trinity
n. e. Church. has returned from trip
through New Jersey and Virginia, where
ne spent his vacation.
Maggie Lewis, colored, fifteen years old,
frank herself drunk on whisky in short
lime Saturday night and afterward fell