The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
ARREST MAN CHARGED
WITH SHOOTING TWO
Negro. Alleged to Have Wounded Man
and Woman. Captured.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Z. knight & Son.
a 6g King Street.

Eis1 King Street.
johnson. colored. about Is years old,
wanted here for shooting L. s. Gross.
foreman employed on the work of con-
structfrig the new Southern Railway
roundhouse, and also for the shooting OF
Anna Slaughter. colored, on January 2s.
was arrested this morning at Buena, Cul-
peper County, Va. by William M. Tip
ton, deputy sheriff Of Culpeper County,
and brought here late tonight.
Johnson will be given a preliminary
hearing as soon as Gross, who is still
patient in the Alexandria Hospital is
able to appear.
Practically all of tie exterior work on
Aiexandria's new hospital. on the north
side OF Duke street between Washington
and Columbus streets, has been COM
pieted and the contractors, Richardson
q Burgess, of Washington. are now
working on the interior. 1t Is hoped to
have the building completed aed ready
for occupancy early in April
Many Alexandria iremen are today suf
fsring from frostbites, cold and exhaus-
ton resulting from the cold weather con-
dftions prevailing yesterday when they
fought the fires in the northwestern sec
ton of the city.
Tho condition of Capt Edward ]. How
ell. of the Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany, who was frostbitten, Is reported to
be improved.
Everett Rogers. who was firing the Co
iunbia engine, had his ears frostbitten.
Others who were frostbitten were Capt
Kenneth W. Ogden. Millard z. Padgett,
r.. and Marshall c. Schofeld, of the Re
hance Fire Company.
All Is In readiness for the fifth annual
banquet In honor of Clark c. Griffith
manager of the Washington baseball club
which VIII be given by the Cardinal Ath-
Ietic Club tomorrow night at the Hotel
RammeL Attending the banquet will be
members of the city council, chamber of
commerce., retail merchants association
and other guests Mayor T. A. Fisher
will be POSTMASTER. Sylvester Breen is
president of the club.
A euchre win be given Friday evening
in St Mary's Hall under the auspices
Of Court 81, Daughters of Isabella. This
organization has also arranged for an
entertainment to be given In the Lyceum
Hall February 10.
Rev. f. V. REGISTER, pastor of the Del
Ray Methodist Episcopal Church South,
tonight delivered an address at Roberts
ton street.
Miss Evelyn Lavina Ellis and Edward
Eugene Long. both of Washington, were
married at o'clock this afternoon at
the manse OF the Second Presbyterian
Church by Rev. John Lee Allison, D. d.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy A. Hammill,
Of Oecoquan, Prince William County, Va,
who died in Washington. took place this
afternoon from Wheatley's undertaking
chapel Services were conducted by Rev.
z. " REGISTER, pastor of the Del Ray
NJ. e Church South
The Community Secretary will be the
subject of an address by Mr.. Ward, Of
the United States Bureau Of Education,
before the members Of the Alexandria
Teachers Association, at $50 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon In the high school
building.
John W. Herndon and William Camp
bell discussed Concentration and Appli-
cation" and How to Teach" tonight at
the Parish Hall Of Christ p. z. Church
under the auspices of the Alexandra
Sunday School Association.