Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-17
AFFAIRS iN,ALExANDRIA
TRYING TO SETTLE QUESTION RE.
TWEEN TURNPIKE AND RAILROAD.
Will Probated and Other Local Notes
U5E
of General Interest to
Residents.
Evening Star Bureau,
No.1O1 King street,
Rp11 Talarhono NJ 400

Bel Telephone No 1885,
ALEXANDRIA,! Va, July IT, 1900
A date has been agreed upon for a. final
settlement in the matter between the
Washington and Alexandria Turnpike
Company, the Washington Southern Rail-
road Company and the board of supervis-
ors for Alexandria county concerning the
old turnpike extending along the line of
the Washington Southern road from the
south end of Long bridge to this city. A
meeting of the stockholders of the two cor
poratons concerned has been called for
Thursday, August o, in the office of the
railroad company, corner Fayette and
Cameron streets. The matter has been
pending for about year. 1t was opened
when the Alexandria county board of SUI
pervisors dill ected the commonwealth attor-
ney to take steps to require the turnpike
company either to repair the road or to
forfeit it's charter
AS the Washington Southern's tracks oc-
cupied part of the turnpike, that COM
pany became a party to the proceedings.
The company proposed to give the county
a title to a fftyfoot roadway along the
railroad track, together with the payment
of the sum of $3.50. to close up the mat
ter. 1t is understood that the supervisors
have accepted this proposition with certain
conditions, and a deed of conveyance be-
tween the board and the companies inter-
ested will probably wind up the proceedings
August g.
VIII Probated.
In the corporation court yesterday the
will of the late Benedict Wheatley was adj
mitted to probate. Mrs. Martha A. Wheat
ley widow of the testator, qualified as ad-
ministratrix. giving her personal bond in
the sum of 5000. The estate is valued at
$4,000. Deceased left the good will of his
business undertaken to his son and
widow. The main portion of the estate was
bequeathed to Mrs Wheatley while she
lived, to be divided at her death between
the children of the testator B. S. Wheatley,
Julia Joyce, Jennie Hopkins and Ella Field.
To his son, b. S. Wheatley. deceased be-
queathed his library and gold watch.
General Matters.
The handsome brick school building in
Del Ray, jefferson district, is nearing COM
petion and will be ready for the fall open
ing of the scholastic year. The structure is
furnished with modern improvements and
was built at a cost of nearly 5000. With
its completion Del Ray will have a graded
school of three departments. large room
In the upper story of the building will be
used town hall.
Mrs. John Potter died last evening at her
home on South Lee street, after a short
Illness. Her infant child expired few
hours before its mothers death. They will
be inferred in the same grave.
Rev Father Richard l.. Carne, chaplain
OF Old Point Comfort College has tempo
rarily changed places with Rev. Father H.
J. Cutler Of st. Mary's' Catholic Church in
this city.
William Naylor, son of Mr.. John H. Nay
1or became violent at his home last evening
and the police were called in. Naylor
taken to Jail and locked up on the charge
of lunacy. A few weeks ago he was re-
leased from an insane asylum.
The funeral of Mr.. David Miller. who died
at Providence Hospital in Washington Mon
day morning, will take place from Grace
Church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A called communication of Alexandria
Washington Lodge, No. %. A. F. and A. NJ,
will be held at Masonic Temple this evening
at 30 O'clock