Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
H0rning Sued for Land South
of Highway Bridge.
OWNERSHIP IS QUESTIONED
Campaign Against Illegal Gunners
in Fairfax County Planned.
Aldermen to Meet.
OWNERSHIP IS QUESTIONED
Special Correspondence of The Star.


| ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 15, 1913
The validity Of the ownership of the
land directly south Of the Highway
bridge on the Virginia side of the river
will be brought out this afternoon at the
hearing Of George D. Horning, Wash
ington loan broker. who is charged by
the government with placing dirt on the
government reservation at that point.
The hearing is slated to take place at
o'clock this afternoon before United
States Commissioner r. P. w. Garnett
Mt. Horning will be represented by At
torney Crandall Mackey.
/ A short time ago a warrant was served
on Mr.. Horning. charging him with that
offense. At the request of his attorney
the hearing was postponed until this aft
ernoon.
at the instance of the War Department,
the idea being to bring the case to a
| head in order to establish the owner
! ship of this land. Several months ago
| question loan Office, and it is here that
the dirt is alleged to have been placed.
Warning for Sportsmen.
| Sportsmen illegally cunning in Fairfax
county with the opening of the game sea-
son next month had better beware, for A.
| j. Payne. the faithful game warden of
| that county. has added a motor boat to
his numerous other adjuncts for catching
| illegal gunners.
| Payne, in addition to his motor boat.
carries with him powerful field glasses, a
| pistol and such other weapons as are
usually carried by minions of the law
Heretofore. many of those engaged in
cunning Illegally in that county have
given the game warden the slip by get
ting away in boats. Payne accordingly
| ordered motor boat which has an en-
| CINE with sufficient horsepower to keen
| up its speed with the average boat on
| the river.
| Warden Payne has proved a terror to
| those who violate the game laws of
Fairfax county, and he now proposes to
establish an even better record for
| himself.
| Miss Barnard Beebe of Mount Jack
son. Va. and Oswald Frommealt Of
| Mount Vernon, Fairfax county, were
| married at o'clock last night at the resi-
dence of w. c. Bruin, 1875 South WASH
| ington street The ceremony was per-
| formed by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector
of Grace Episcopal Church. The bride
was attended by Mrs. Oscar From
| mealt and Mrs. Evon Frommealt, sis
ters-in-law OF the bridegroom. and Mr..
Bruin acted as best man. Following the
wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Frommealt left
| for an extended northern bridal trip
and upon their return they will make
their home at Mount Vernon
Eugene Parker, charged with assault
| ing Annie Palmer, forfeited SO collateral
in the police court today. The alleged
| assault took place May B. Both are
colored.
Sam Matthews, nonresident chare-
| ed with drunken and disorderly conduct
| at the union passenger railway station
was fined So.
Aldermen Meet Tomorrow.
| There will be an adjourned meeting of
the board Of aldermen at noon tomorrow,
at which time a number of matters will
| be taken up and disposed of, which could
not have, under law. been acted on at
the meeting held Tuesday. night The
| aldermen will then adjourn until the Sec
| ond Tuesday in October.
The Alexandria Alumni Association of
| the University of Virginia has awarded a
scholarship to John Ridout jr., son of
Rev. Mr.. Ridout.
| Masses were celebrated at & and $50
| o'clock today at st. Mary's Catholic
| Church in observance Of the feast of the
/ assumption. Both services were largely
| attended.
| Several officers who were not present at
| the last meeting when It's officers were
| installed will be installed tonight by
| LAFAYETTE Council, knights of kadosh,
Scottish Rite Masons.
plans have been completed by the Elks'
Dancing Club for its second excursion of
the season to Colonial Beach. Wednesday.