Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
RAILWAY COMPANY TO REPLACE
AN OLD SIDING.
Improvements on King Street to Be
Pushed to Comprehension
eral and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street.
Bell 'Phoua 1m.


| Superintendent J. c. Colvin of the Wash
| ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon rail-
| road has notified Mayor Simpson of the
arrival of the diamond switch intended to
replace the old siding at the intersection Of
King and Washington streets. The new
rails were received yesterday and were
placed temporarily at the power house of
the company at Four Mile Run. The work
OF placing them in position King street.
which was begun today, Is expected to be
completed in a short time, and the paving,
which at that point has been considerably
delayed, will be pushed to an early COM
| pletion. 1t was partly owing to the Ions
delay in the arrival Of these rails thai
| Superintendent Colvin was tried before
Mayor Simpson In the police court ,ast
Wednesday on the charge Of violating the
ordinance forbidding railroad company or
its employees from obStructing street ir-
provements. At that hearing the charge
against Mr.. Colvin was dismissed, the
mayor stating his conviction that from the
evidence the company had made every rea-
sonable effort to get the switch in time.
Death of VIM. Urnback.
William Urnback died last night after a
brief illness at the home of Mrs William
Schwartzman on South Fairfax street. He
was about twenty-seven years of age and
was unmarried. Mr.. Urnback was native
of Royersford, Pa. coming to Alexandra
from that place about ten years ago for
employment as a glass blower in the Vir-
g1nla Glass CompanyS plant, which was
then commencing operations. In recent
years he had been employed at the Old Do
minion glass factory. His death is regret
ted by a large circle of friends. The az
rangements for the funeral will be COM
pleted later.
Aged Stranger Passes Away.
James Glendening, aged about seventy
years, died yesterday afternoon at the A ex-
andria Hospital. He was conveyed to that
institution December 26 suffering from lung
| trouble Scarcely anything was known OF
the man In this city at that time. He was
supposed to have come from Baltimore and
engaged room in the old City Hotel build
| ing. 1t is understood he has a son in Bal
timore. The remains were taken to the
undertaking rooms of William Domaine &
Son, on King street. Efforts will be made
to locate relatives when arrangements for
the funeral will be made.
General Matters.
The winter term of the United States
court for the eastern district of Virginia,
Judge Edmund Waddil presiding, opened
| here today. There is considerable business
before the caurt, and it is expected that it
will be in session several days. There will
juries.
Funeral services over the remains Of Hor-
ace ]. Cambria, whose death occurred
Thursday, took place this afternoon at
his late home on Braddock Heights, Alex
andria county. The interment was made in
St. Paul's cemetery.
Mrs. William Metzger died yesterday at
her home near OccoQuan, Prince William
county. Arrangements for the funeral will
be completed later.
Mr.. J. Randall Cation. who has been
spending the holidays with his parents in
this city, has returned to the University Of
Virginia.
Cadet Charles M. Smith Of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute returned to Blacks
burg this morning after spending the holi-
days with his parents in this city.
| Joyce Fisher, the fifteen-year-old daugh-
ter of Councilman Samuel B. Fisher died
yesterday morning at the home of her IA
Their, 224 North Royal street, after a pro-
tracted illness. She had been pupil at
st. Mary's Academy. and her early death is
mourned by large number of young
friends
Judge j. M. Love of the Alexandria coun-
ty court, on petition of the requisite num-
Der of voters of Arlington and Washington
districts has ordered local option election
to be held in each district February 10.
Robert Johnson and George Smith, both
colored, were before Mayor Simpson in the
police court this mourning on the charge Of
disordery conduct and shooting within the
city limits. Johnson was assessed $40 and
Smiths case was continued.
The first of the week of prayer services to
be participated in by several of the Protest
this evening at 7:3O in the M. E. Church
South Rev. Dr. George L. Hunt of the
First Baptist Church will preach on the
theme For a Nobler Manifestation Of the
Church's Unity"
Rev ]. P. Stump OF the NJ. E. Church
South preached the dedication sermon yes
teruay at a mission chapel in Fredericks-
burg. His pulpit here was filled in the
~ TN~ nd IN, fha
evening by Rev. ]. A LETTERS. pastor Of
Trinity Nj. E. Church.