Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BODY IDENTIFIED AFTER BEING
ExHUMED.
Brother-in-Law Says It Was Maury
Williams of fredericksburg
General and Personal.
Special Correspondence of The sunday Star.


|. ALEXANDRIA, Va, March %, 1905.
The body of the man who was killed
Saturday night week ago near st. Asaph
by train on the Washington Southern
railroad, and which was Inferred in Alex
andria county without identification, was
exhumed this afternoon about 3 o'clock
and pronounced to be that of Maury
Williams, aged twenty-Seven years, of
Fredericksburg, Va. 3. F.. Williams, re-
siding at 925 4th street northeast, Wash
ington, brother-n-law of the dead man.
made positive identification after ex-
animation of the remains at the grave
Coroner S. S. Ashton of Alexandria county
thereupon gave a certificate allowing the
body to be removed to Fredericksburg for
| Refinement. 1t was brought to the under
taking establishment of b. Wheatley, on
King street, and will be forwarded to
Fredericksburg tomorrow morning. The I'M
fortunate man son of ]. H. Williams
of that city. The published description of
the body found beside the railroad track
a week ago led the relatives of Williams
to make an inveStigat ton, which resulted
in confirming their fears. His absence from
home had been unexplained.
The details of the accident in which he
met his death were meager, but 1t was
evident that he had been struck by loco
motive. An inquest was held, and in the
verdict the jury embodied the suggestion
that the railway company should take pre-
cautions against further accidents of that
nature on the tracks just north of this
city.
Services in the Churches.
Services will be conducted tomorrow in
most Of the local churches at the usual
morning and evening hours by the resident
ministers. There will be no preaching at
| the Washington Street Methodist Episcopal
Church South owing to the absence of the
4 ID Att@
the Baltimore conference at Winchester. At
the First Baptist Church Rev. Flourney
Menefee will occupy the pulpit for the
morning and evening services. Rev. DR..
Fisher of Concord, Va, who has accepted
call to this church, is expected to assume
/ charge April 10.
Alexandria Boys Nominated.
The nomination by Representative Rixey
CT Robert Pilsen and Albert johnson of this
city as principals and of Leopold j. H. Her
wig, also of this city, alternate for mid
shipmen at Annapolis from this congress
sional district has been received with much
pleasure by the friends of the young men.
Young Johnson, who is a son of Mr.. ]. T.
johnson, has been student at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. The entrance exami-
| nations will be held in Washington April 49,
General Matters.
In the corporation court today an order
was entered confirming the appointment of
Mr.. Rudolphus Robey trustee of the Vii
lage Chapel, M. E. Church South, to take
the place made vacant by the death of Mr..
George r. Hill.
Miss Ruth L. Williams and Mr.. Heber J.
Thompson both of this city, were quietly
married here last Tuesday, Rev. DR.. Frank
]. Brooke of the Second Presbyterian
Church performing the ceremony.
Announcement has been made of the en-
gagement of Miss Elsie Danenhower of this
city and Mr.. David Rust of Alexandria
county. The ceremony will take place
June IA.
The funeral of Mrs. Emeline Thompson,
whose death occurred Friday night, will
take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Thompson, 3O7 South Lee street.