Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Contest Over viii Involving Property Valued
at About $4,000.
Alleged Triangular Contest In Be-
Heirs - General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. TT King Street,
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Bell Ieaephone NO. 1u0,
ALEXANDRIA, Va. June n, 1899.
A will contest OF considerable interest Is
expected to be opened tomorrow morning
before Judge J. K. NJ Norton IN the cor
poratdon court over the disposition Of the
estate of the late James Smith, who was
at one time prominent local merchant.
Attorneys say the contest will be tri-
angular affair and. therefore. complicated.
The deceased made two wills. In the first
he left the bulk Of his property to his
widow, Mrs. Sophia Smith. By later will
all of the estate, excepting two small tracts
of land in Fairfax county, Is bequeathed
to his little children. The suit Is expected
to involve three issues-sustaining the will
for the widow, sustaining the will for the
children or breaking them both for an equal
distribution of the property. Attorney
Frank E. Anderson represents the children,
Attorney James r. Cation represents the
widow and Attorneys s. G. Brent and John
P. Halsey of Lynchburg will represent
those heirs who by the provisions OF the
will are excluded from sharing in the dis
trfbutfon.
The property in litigation is vardously es-
timated at from $500 to $4,000.
Annual Closing Exercises.
The annual closing exercises Of Lee
School for Girls, of which Mrs. Sallie Nc
Danniel is principal, took place this morn
ing at o'clock in Peabody Hail. The pro-
gram opened with singing by the school,
followed by short address by Superinten-
dent K. Kemper Mr.. Hubert Snowden
presented the certificates and prizes, begin
ming with the primary grades. AS the pres
entation Of awards to each grade concluded,
the school united in singing, to which Miss
Ruth Murray played accompaniment
dents medal given for general excellence,
was awarded to Miss Mary J. Sampson,
her percentage being 9S. The Carne me
mortal medal, given to the pupil most faith
full to duty was presented to Miss Katie
Lloyd Smith.
The following students in this depart
ment received certificates Of distinction:
Misses Mary J. Sampson, Irene Nagel, Net
tie Young, Agnes Travers, Ola Lyles, Mag
gle Grammar, Katie Smith, Estelie Pad
gett. Ethel Remington, Mabel Mason, Lucy
Pullman, Laura Bontz, Belle Moore, Ruth
Curtin Ruth Spinks, Bessie Ward and VIII
helmina HammerSley.
The closing of the public schools will con-
tinue tomorrow, the colored schools coming
next
General and Personal.
The funeral of Mrs. Debora L. hewitt.
whose death occurred yesterday at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Mr.. J. w. Sutton,
at Ballston, Alexandria county, will take
place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
that town and the remains will be brought
here and inferred in Bethel cemetery.
A musical recital will be given at o'clock
this evening by the pupils of Miss Mamie
Devitt's class, in the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall. Many invitations have been
issued and an elaborate program prepared.
Messrs. Sidney Mankin and w. K. Crit
fifth are announced as candidates, respec-
lively for the board of fire wardens from
the first ward to succeed Harry r. Burke,
who has been elected to council.
Miss Anna Nesbit, who has been visiting
Mrs. Alice Campbell, on King street. has
returned to her home in Elizabeth, N. ].