Evening star., 1903-08-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
IDENTIFICATION OF BOY DROWN
ED IN THE POTOMAC.
Funeral Services Over Remains Of
Thomas Power and Mrs Effie
May, Respectively.
Evening Star Bureau,
1O1 King Street.
ReIl Talenbnne 1(R


Bell Telephone 1O8,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 13, 1903.
The body of the colored boy found float
Ing yesterday in the river off Motley Hall
was viewed by Coroner Purvis and proved
to be that of James Bird, a fourteen-year-
old lad who lived on North Columbus
street. The body was discovered by another
colored youth named Samuel Tucker, who
was in small boat. He towed it over to
the ship yard and turned it over to the au-
thorities
1t was at first thought the body was that
of a Washington youth who has been miss
ing about ten days, but this proved to be
untrue. Judging from the condition in
which the body was found it had probably
been in the water several days. The funeral
Will be held from the undertaking estab-
lishment of B. Wheatley this afternoon at
O'Clock.
Funerals Today.
Funeral services over the remains of
Thomas B. Power, whose death occurred
mere late Monday night, were held this
morning at $3.50 o'clock at St Mary's
catholic Church. Rev. Father Kelly, as
sistant pastor of that church. officiated at
the 1nterment, which was made in st.
Marys cemetery The following persons
acted as pallbearers: Messrs. George Kee-
gan and j. p. Laughlin, from the city post
once, where the deceased had long been
employed; Messrs. Rudolph Norris and J.
A Nugent, from the Hibernians and
Messrs. Charles Clarkson and Harry.
Inc funeral of Mrs. Effie May will be
neld this afternoon at o'clock The serv-
ices Will be conducted by Rev. J. P. Stump
OF the M. E. Church South Messrs. r. j.
Pollard. S. E. Lindsey E. C. Lucas. Thoma q
RiShelil, 1r., S. H. Lunt and ]. G. Cockey
VIII act as pallbearers.
District Conference to Meet.
Ihe Alexandria district conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will convene
at Mount Olivet Church, near Lovettsville,
Loudoun county, the 18th of August, and
the session will last three days Follow
Ing this meeting, on the 22d of August,
there will be a large bush meeting, held in
the Axline woods.
General and Personal.
In the Washington Southern railway
yaro yesterday tank car, containing
ABOUT 10000 gallons of cotton-seed oil,
sprung leak, and before the flow could
be stopped nearly all the oil was lost to
the company, but not to the people living
In the vicinity. who filled many vessels
with the fluid
There were only few cases in the police
court this morning for the consideration
of Mayor Simpson, and these only of minor
Importance. Frank Brown, charged with
being drunk and fighting, forfeited his
collateral by not appearing at the court
Albert Richardson, colored, disorderly and
hghting, dismissed. Harry Wood, disor-
derly conduct fined 81. 50. John Wills, a
suspicious character, was held until his
case could be further investigated
Rev. ]. p. Stump, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. who has
been spending his vacation at Moorefed,
w. Va, has returned.
Judge L. c. Barley of the corporation
court has entered a decree confirming the
sale of house and lot in the case Of
Elliott agt. Smith.
Messrs. K. Kemper and A. G. Uhler went
to Richmond yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. E. Gay Brooke wife of
Rev. DR.. Brooke. They will represent the
Second Presbyterian Church of this city.
Rev. J. H: s. Ewell of the Methodist
Protestant Church is spending his vaca-
ton in Kent county, Md.