Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
RAILWAY COMPANY TO OCCUPY
TEMPORARY QUARTERS.
New Depot Not Quite Ready for Use
Verdicts Awarded in Cir
cult Court

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. September I. 1905.
The Washington-Southern Railway Com
pany has selected September Is the date
for transferring its passenger service in
this city from the old depot, on North Fay
cite street, to the temporary frame station
adjacent to the handsome new depot of the
company now nearing complexion, at the
head of King street The use of the tenn
porary building will probably be required
only for q few weeks, as the Interior OF the
new depot is now in the hands of the con-
tractors, and much of the work of fitting
out the apartments has already been done.
Two double tracks will be laid between the
long platforms. which will be separated
from each other by high iron fences. The
platforms will be corrected by a passage
tunneled under the tracks. BY this arrange
ment the liability of danger to the pas
sengers from the moving trains In front OF
the station will be avoided. One line OF
track has already been completed. and Is
ready for through service.
Within a short time another track will be
finished, and the other double track will be
completed later. The approaches to the
depot both for passengers on foot and In
vehicles are now ready for use. A broad
concrete pavement extends from the over
head bridge on the King street road to the
station.
The circuit court for Alexandria county,
Judge C. E. Nicol presiding. was engaged
again today with the docket containing
dan age cases against the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway
Company growing out of the accident on
the line near this city last spring Yester
day the case of Mark l.. Price against the
company decided. the jury awarding
damages in the sum of $50. An award of
r a. 49, ~ r., Of
Miss Curtin against the road. The case of
Miss Kate Curtin against the company was
settled by compromise for 500. Attorneys
Merton aud Boothe represented the plain
tiffs, and the company was defended by At
torneys Moore Cation and Cation.
Growth of Rechabites' Tent
There was large gathering of Recha bites
in Sarepta Hail. on King street, last Mon
day evening. Two candidates made appl-
cation for membership. which runs the total
up to forty-six. and Chief Ruler Griffin
promises ten candidates for next meeting.
He declares that Perseverance Tent, No.
1895 Is destined to become the banner tent
OF the order, The tent unanimously elected
Wilmer L. Griffin delegate to the High
Tent session. which convenes In Washing
ton October TO-
Under the good of the order remarks were
made by c. Foster of Victory Tent, No.
1907, and others.
Funeral Of Donald Mclean.
Funeral services over the remains of
Donald Mclean. whose death occurred Mon
day. took place yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at ST. Paurs Episcopal Church.
and were attended by delegations from the
Alexandria Washington Lodge of Masons,
the order OF Elks and the Royal Arcanum.
to all of which the deceased belonged, and
by many other citizens. The pallbearers
were Messrs. Hubert Snowden, William T.
Mcknight, George K. Pickett, John b. Wat.
Ter. Charles ]. Geisendaffer. s. L. Monroe,
A. w. Stratton and G. w Ashby. Rev;
p. p. Phillips conducted the services, ana
the remains were inferred In st. Pauls
cemetery.
Attempted Robbery.
Officers Beach and Allen have reported
TO the station house that they investigated
an attempted robbery on the street by
coIored man Tuesday night between IL and
II o'clock. Attracted by cries for help they
hurried to the intersection OF Commerce
and King streets, and were informed 10y
Miss Florence Henderson, who Is agent or
the electric road at the Payne street sta
ton, that a negro had attempted to snatch
a purse from her containing small sum
of money. He was unsuccessful and was
frightened away but not before territy-
Ing the lady and her mother who was &C
officers made hasty search OF the To-
cality. and arrested a colored man. who
was taken before Miss Henderson, but
was released when she stated that she was
utterly unable to identify him.
General Mention.
Mrs. Sallie P. Day. wife of Mr.. Elicit
Day, died last night in the thirtieth year OF
her age at her home. $40 South Alfred
street She was q daughter of Mr.. ]. w.
Ward of Albemarle county. The remains
will be forwarded to North Garden, Va,
for interment.
Miss Flora NJ. Nails and Mr.. Benjamin
Baggett, jr.. were quietly married yester-
day afternoon al the home of the BRIDE on
South Lee street. Rev. W. +. Fisher of the
First Baptist Church performed the cere-
mony.
Miss Fannie E. Mabls of Washington and
MT. William E. Balm OF this city were mar
ried yesterday morning at o O'Clock at the
residence of the bride. 436 New Jersey ave-
nue.. Washington. Rev. J. P. Stump of the
NJ. f.. Church South in this city performed
the ceremony. The groom conducts a hard
ware store in this city.
Rev. J. p. Stump. pastor of the Washing
ton Street M. E. Church South, and Messrs.
Henry X. Field and Frank j. Pollard, lay
delegates from that church. have gone to
attend the district conference of Washing
ton district. in session at Hamilton, Va
The regular monthly meeting OF the city
school board will be held this evening when
arrangements will be made for the opening
of the next session of the public schools.