Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON APARTMENT
HOUSE co. INCORPORATED.
Absolute Divorce Granted Mr.. corns-
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Personal News.
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Judge Louis c. Barley OF the corporation
court has granted . charter to the Bruins
wick Apartment House Company OF Wash
ington. the purposes Of which are to build
houses and conduct q general apartment
business. The capital stock n put at $780,
600. The following are the officers: Les
ter A. Barr, president: c. B. Rheem. vice
president. and II. J. Gross, treasurer. Jas.
r. Cation Ia named as local representative.
Judge Barley in court yesterday granted
an absolute divorce to Cornelia IL. Jewell
from Clarence E. Jewell with the right to
resume her maiden name, Cornelia M.
Lynch. In the case Of Nellie browns
against Eff1e n. browns q decree was en-
tered directing the disbursement of the
iunos involved. A decree was also entered
IN the suit Of A. Walton Flemming admin
istrator, against r. B. L. Fleming ct ALL
IN which a trustee for the separate estates
concerned was appointed.
University Alumni to Meet.
A meeting of the local alumni Of the
University of Virginia will be held next
Tuesday afternoon in the Office Of Colonel
r. kemper on lower King street. The
alumni will discuss the bill introduced in
the general assembly of the state for the
incorporation Of the General Alumni AS
ISOLATION of the University Of Virginia.
General Items.
There has been a delay, it is stated. in
the transmission Of the reserve fire engine
belonging to this city from Seneca Falls,
N. Y, where it was sent some time ago
for REPAIRS It Is said that the engine
should have arrived here a few days ago.
but that it was temporarily sidetracked on
Its car between here and Baltimore.
Mrs. Virginia Rushman died last evening
at the home of her husband, Mr.. William
A. Rushman, I'll Wolfe street. She was
about fifty-five years Of age. Her husband
and one child survive her. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock from the family home.
The funeral of George 0. Monroe, whose
death occurred yesterday morning. will
take place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the residence of his brother, Mr..
Robert L. Monroe. on North Washington
street. Members of Alexandria Washing
ton Masonic Lodge and the Bachelors Club
will attend.
the Washington Street Southern Methodist
Church, delivered an address last evening
at literary meeting of the Epworth
League in the lecture room of the church.
A large audience was present and a special
musical and literary program was rem
dered.
An autopsy vas performed this morning
on the body Of Ella Lewis. colored, who
died at Freedman's Hospital yesterday.
The woman was unconscious when she
reached the hospital, and her ailment was
diagnosed at pneumonia. Her uncle, Geo.
Penn. called at the hospital and said he
thought the death of his niece had been
hasteneds by an injury to her neck. The
uncle said that there was general fight
in Aliens court a week ago. and that his
niece was injured. His statement was
given to the police, and the coroner decided
that he would have an autopsy performed.
The autopsy failed to show that there was
an injury OF any kind inflicted. but that
pneumonia had caused her death. A GER
tifcate Of death from natural causes was
given and relatives took charge Of the
body. !" f-m ~