Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans for New Hospital to Be
Discussed at Meeting.
A. J. PAYNE rs RELEASED
Commitment Is Held Illegal-Two
Divorce DEGREES Are
Granted.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. November s.
Plans for the erection of the proposed
new Alexandria. Hospital. to cost $4,000,
will be discussed al the annual meeting
of the trustees of that institution which
which will be held early next week. A
date for the meeting will shortly be
determined upon.
The committee in charge of the pro-
posed hospital, which will cost $4,000.
is anxious that all pledges given by
citizens be paid in before they begin
active work.
1t is hoped by the trustees to have
everything arranged so that they may
be'able to begin work early next spring
The new hospital will be erected in
the square bounded by Columbus. AL
fred, Pendleton and Wythe streets. the
aground having been purchased some
time ago for that purpose.
Application for an appeal has been
made to the state court of appeals in
the case of Joseph a. Kelly against
Mary Ann Kelly. a divorce suit which
comes from the circuit court of Alex
andria county. Kelly. formerly a resi-
dent of Boston. Mass. sued for a
divorce. and a decree was awarded him
Mrs Kelly appealed from the courts
decision The divorce was granted on
the ground of desertion- Kelly Is sew
enty-four years old. and lives IN Gar
endon. Alexandria county. he was mar
risd 10 Miss Mary A. Brady in Bos-
ton in 1900. For twenty years he was
q police officer in Boston
A. ]. Payne Is Released.
Following the issuing of a writ or
hapeas corpus heard yesterday AFTER
noon before Judge L. c. Barley IN the
CORPORATION court, y. J. Payne, game
warden of Fairfax county, who was de-
tanned in this city for the authorities OF
Fairfax county. was released from Gus
tody. his commitment being helo iieSdl.
Payne was represented by Judge j. H.
NJ. Norton.
PAYNE was held for the grand jury by
the authorities of Fairfax county be-
cause it was alleged he illegally removed
cord wood.
Gardner l.. Boothe, through Graha m
& Ogden. real estate brokers, has sold
TO Mrs Ida T.. Beach the house at 400
North Columbus street. Mrs. Ellie X
Piper has sold to Mrs. Louise Bragg
the house at 109 North Patrick street
Deeds tor both of the foregoing pieces
of property We're recorded today
The commissioners. of election met
this morning in the office OF \. :.
Greenaway, clerk of: the corporation
court and canvassed the vote cast in
Tuesdays election and found the vote
to be the same published
Complete returns from Prince Will
liam county, Va, in Tuesdays election
are as follows: Carlin, 595: Crupper,
S.: Johnston, .. This county, therefore,
in proportion to the vote cast gives
Representative Carlin the largest ma
jority of any county in the eighth dis
Irict.
Two final DEGREES for divorce on the
ground Of deSertion were handed down
today in the circuit court for this city,
Judge J. 3. T. Thornton, presiding.
They are: NiTginie NJ Hansbrough
against Ernest Hansbrough and Mary
r. Jackson against Frank LIE Jackson.
Pendleton Hill, colored, employed at
the Armour car barns, Alexandria
county. dropped dead this morning
while at work. Heart trouble is
thought to have been the cause. The
body was removed TO Wheatley's I'M
dertaking esta blishment and prepared
for burial
An unoccupied small frame dwelling
house, 1910 Princess street, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire shortly before
) o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
house belongs to John LonaX. The
FIRE is thought to have been of incen-
diary origin.
This was patrons day at Lee public
school. Parents of a number of the
pupils visited the school and witnessed
the work of the pupils.