Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-12
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
OFFICERS IN PURSUIT OF UNKNOWN
MAN AND WOMAN.
Charged with Theft of Horse and
MISREPRESENTATION of Portraits
to Fairfax County.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 100.

A message was received at the police sta
ton this morning by telephone from Dunn
fries. Prince William county, requesting
the police to look out for man and wo-
man driving in a stylish conveyance, and
to apprehend them on the charge of larceny
If they appeared in this city. The message
was sent by sheriff from Fredericksburg,
who stated that he and another officer of
the law, the latter from Maryland, were
in hot pursuit of a man and woman who
We're wanted by the Maryland authorities
for stealing valuable horse, buggy and
harness. The sheriff said the fugitives
were on the road to Alexandria. They
would be apprehended before this city was
reached, the sheriff thought, If his horses
did not give out
1t was learned that a Young man and
woman answering to the description given
IN the message stopped for the night at a
mouse IN Alexandria county near this city
south. The man aroused some suspicion in
the mind of his host by Offering to sell his
horse and buggy for $175.
In Honor of Fairfax Citizens.
Impressive ceremonies will attend the
presentation of the portraits of distin-
guished citizens of Fairfax county to the
county, which will take place at Fairfax
Court House May 20. Arrangements for
the occasion are nearly completed. Among
the paintings to be presented are those of
T Teoes washington, George Mason. Lord
Judge John Webb Tyler, Gen. Walter
Jones, Judge Henry w. Thomas, Judge d.
M: Chichester and F. D. Richardson.
Judge James Keith, president of the
state court of appeals. will deliver an ad-
dress and 1t is expected that Mr.. Justice
Harlan of the Supreme Court of the United
States will also speak.
The committee on arrangements Is COM
posed of Mr. r Walton D U
Thornton and Mrs. Joseph E. Willard.
Company Incorporated.
A charter of Incorporation has been
granted in the corporation court to the Old
Dominion Glass Company, the object of
which is to manufacture and sell various
forms of glass ware. The sum of $25OOo
was named as the capital stock. The fol-
lowing are the officers of the company:
Henry K. Field president; Lorenzo Wal
ford, vice president; g. D. Hopkins secre-
ing constitute the board of directors: O r.
Hopkins, NJ L. Price, jr., and H. E. Down
ham.
Charged With Abduction.
A man giving his name as Floyd Nooman
was arrested here today by Policeman
Knight on the charge of abducting a young
woman named Bessie Scarborough of Har-
ford county, Md. Norman and the young
woman reached here about noon, having
driven through several of the adjoining
counties this morning. They were taken to
the police station. few minutes later
the sheriff of Hartford county, who had
followed them on horseback reached the
tody and were conveyed back to Maryland.
The horse and buggy will remain here.
General Matters.
The Alexandria Light Infantry met last
evening in Armory Hall and elected Julian
Y. Williams second lieutenant Clarence
M. Janney, Frank L. Slaymaker, former
lieutenant, and ]. Y. Williams were placed
in nomination. The voting resulted in
large majority for the latter.
Mr.. w. H. H Smith of Washington will
deliver lecture on "Solomons Temple"
in the lecture room of the NJ. E. Church
South this evening at 7:3O o'clock. The ad-
dress will be made under the AUSPICES of
the Epworth League.
Miss Florence Lyles, daughter of the late
George H. Lyles, and Mr.. John j. Hillary
were married last evening at O'clock at
the parsonage of the NJ. E. Church South.
Rev. E. V. Register performed the cere-
mony in the presence Of few friends of
the bride and groom. They will reside in
this city.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Mary v. Clarke. wife of John P. Clarke,
were held this afternoon at Christ Epis-
copa1 Church. Rev. Bergman Green con-
Quoted the services and the interment was
made In Old Christ Church cemetery.
The funeral Of Patrick Bayne, who died
Wednesday afternoon, took place this
morning from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Father H. j. Cutler and the interment was
made in St. Mary's cemetery.
DR.. Joseph w Southall, state superin-
tendent Of public instruction, visited the
city public schools yesterday, in company
with City Superintendent K. Kemper. The
local system of instruction met with DR..
Southalps hearty approval.