Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
JOHN CUBBA0E KILLED By PAS
sENoER TRAIN.
Was Employed on New Construction
Work Of the Southern Road
General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
TO1 King Street.
Rell TelephOne log,


Bell Telephone 100,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June ~. 1905
John Cubbage, an employee Of the con-
tractors in charge Of new construction work
on the Southern road near this city, was
struck and instantly killed shortly after 8
o'clock this morning at Edsalls. Fairfax
county, by southbound passenger train NO.
9, which left this city about 7:45 o'clock.
The remains were brought here and con-
veyed to the undertaking rooms of B.
Wheatley, in King street. They will prob
ably be forwarded tomorrow to Shenan-
doah, Va, the late home Of the unfortunate
man, for interment.
Mr.. Cubbage, 1t is stated, was walking
along the side Of the main track near Ed
sails station when some one called to him
that a train was approaching. On the other
supposed he thought that the work train
was coming on that track. Instead Of STEP
ping out Of danger, he continued his course,
and a moment later was struck in the back
Of the neck by the bar of the pilot and his
body was hurled several feet The train
was going with considerable speed at the
time. The deceased was apparently about
forty years Of age. He was not known in
this city, but it was stated that he has a
family in Shenandoah.
Suicide Of Colored Woman.
Annie Ware, a colored woman about thir-
ty years of age, died at the Alexandria
Hospital this morning at o'clock as the
result of an overdose Of laudanum, TAKEN
1t is supposed, with suicidal intent. She
was conveyed to that institution about an
hour before her death by some Of the off,
GERS on the third ward beat, who had been
apprised Of her critical condition. At the
hospital she received the usual treatment
for such cases from the physician on duty
but she was at that time beyond human as
sistance. She resided near the Pennsylva-
MIA depot, In Fayette street, and was
daughter of Jack Lee. Her desperate act
IT Is said, was probably caused by i'll health
the undertaking rooms of w. Domaine &
Son. In King street. An inquest was not
deemed necessary.
Funeral Of James A. Libby.
The funeral of James A. Libby, whose
death occurred Thursday, took place yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock from St
Marys Catholic Church. Rev. Father IL.
J. Cutler conducted the services. The men,
bers Of Alexandra Division, Ancient Order
OF Hibernians, to which the deceased be.
longer, attended in body. The pallbear-
ers were Mess-s. Rudolph Norris, John A.
Nugent, John e. Bremen, M. r. O'Sullivan.
terment was made in st. Mary's cemetery.
Celebration Of Wesley Anniversary.
The two hundredth anniversary of the
birth of John Wesley, the founder Of Meth
Cdism. will be appropriately celebrated by
the members of the Methodist denomina-
ton in this city with services next We'd
nesday evening and the following Sunday
afternoon. The services Wednesday even
Ing will be held at o'clock in the Meth
odist Protestant Church, and Sunday after
noon at o'clock the united Methodists with
gather In the Southern Methodist Church.
in South Washington street. Laymen from
the various Methodist Churches will discuss
the life and work Of the great preacher.
Rev. DR.. George Langford Hunt of the
menced series of special sermons from
his pulpit. The subject last night was "A
Brides Dowry." Next Sunday night Il
will be How to Make Others Happy" He
order given the four Sunday nights in July:
1.-THE Man With Two Talents" Good
Clothes" "Shirks" and Efficiency"
Brief Mention.
The Alexandria Athletic Association base
ball team and the team known as the AL
exandrians. between which considerable
rivalry exists. contended for supremacy
Saturday afternoon on the old fair grounds
before large gathering of partisans. The
Alexandrians were victorious by 10 to 3.
The fine playing of Stump at short for the
defeated team was the feature He made
two of the three runs scored by his side.
The batteries were: Alexandra Athletic
Associa ton, Campbell and Carney; Alex
andrians, Hayden and Schafer
The Holy Name base ball team of this
city, composed of juniors, journeyed out to
Braddock Heights Saturday afternoon and
came back after a defeat at the hands of
the team of that place. The score was IL
to 10.
Rev. Homer Welsh, pastor of the M. F..
Church in Delray, and Mrs. Welsh are in
Newport News. where they were called to
the bedside of brother of Mr.. Welsh who
has been i'll with pneumonia
Mr. Charles M. Smith has returned to his
home in this city from the Virginia Poly
technic Institute at BlackSburg.