Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
THE CONTRACT FOR NEW BUILD
ING AWARDED.
Burke & Herbert, Bankers, to Have
Modern Home-General and
Personal News.
Special Correspondence of Tho Evening Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. June 81. 1904.
The contract for the rebuilding of the
banking house of Messrs. Burke & Her
bert has been awarded to the firm of Rich
ardson & Burgess of Washington. Messrs.
Wood Dom & Deming of Washington.
architects. planned the structure. which
will be on the site occupied by the present
banking house, on the corner of King and
Fairfax streets. very handsome build
ing Is contemplated 1T will front on
Fairfax streets, and extend east on King
street, and is to be two stories in height
with elevation of forty feet, and will be
constructed of white brick with a trimming
of Indiana stone and.a granite base Tenn
porary quarters have been secured by the
bank at 2i2 King street. short distance
east of their present location.
Police Court Affairs.
In the police court this morning, with
Justice May pres ding. 3. II. Blackwell,
who had been aTres. cd On a peace warrant
sworn out before Mpgistratc KIRBY of
Fairfax county, WAS turnad over to Special
Constable Paine OF Fairfax. The warrant
WAS sworn out by woman who lives mar
New Alexandria. and she alleges that
blackwell had made threats against her.
Blackwell claims that he is the agent of
the Land and River Improvement Company,
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company's land. Blackwell, when turned
over to the Fairfax constable, resist ID,
creating considerable disturbance in The
streets. and was finally arrested by the
Alexandria police for disorderiy conduct.
Edward l5riSCCc and Raymond Welty, Two
boys who had csc .ped from the Georgetown
Industrial School, were held until the
Washington authorities could send an OIL
for them
Death of Former Resident.
Newton McVeagh, a former resident of
this city, died Tuesday at the home of his
mother-in-law. Mrs. Tapscott, in Richmond.
He was a of the late James Harvey
McVeagh of this city, and had many
friends here. At the commencement of the
civil war Mr.. McVeagh was a student at the
Virginia Military Institute, and when the
cadet corps was ordered out before the
battle of New Market he marched with
them and took part in that battle. Later
he joined the command of Col. John 8
MoSby and remained with him until the
close of hostiltieS. His wife and one son.
Charles S. McVeagh, student at the Uni
versity of Virginia, survive him.
General and Personal Matters.
The building formerly occupied by the
E. ]. Miller Company on the north side of
King street between Fairfax and Royal
streets, which has been recently purchased
by the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, WILL in the near future, be COM
pletely remodeled and converted into
banking building.
The Alexandria Athletic Association and
the Primrose Athletic Association of East
Capitol street, Washington, will cross bats
on the old fair grounds this afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Elizabeth v. Carson, whose death occurred
Tuesday took place this afternoon at 4
o'clock at her late residence, 100 Duke
street. Rev. ]. A. LETTERS. pastor of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted the
services and the interment was made in
the old Methodist cemetery.
Mr. ST. Elmo Davis of Sandon. British
Columbia, Is visiting his father. Mr.. l..
Morgan Davis. in this city.
Miss Bessie d. Smith Of this city is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Mary Conway Mon
cure, at her home in Fredericksburg.