Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE
CORPORATION COURT.
Schools Hold Holiday Exercises-Rail-
way Stockholders Elect Directors
General and Personal.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 81 1905.
In the corporation court yesterday after
noon, Judge L. G. Barley presiding, a decree
was entered in the case of Elizabeth A. Sea-
ton against William Parker ct al, sustain
Ing the exceptions that had been entered,
and ordering that the bonded commissioner
pay to the corporation counsel the sum of
$225 In full of settlement of all city taxes
due on the property involved. The commits
|Bioner was also directed to disburse the bal
ance of the proceeds of the sale. A decree
was entered in the case of Catherine A.
Triplett against William T. Triplett order
Ing that the suit be continued generally.
decree has been entered in the case of A.
P. Leake against w. T. Day, directing that
certain sum of money which had been at
tached In the hands of the Southern Rail-
way Company be paid to the complainant.
H. w. Smith was appointed special commits
sloner for the sale of property involved in
the case of Eustace Jeffries, guardian
against William Kier.
Christmas Exercises.
The Christmas entertainment of the Sun
day school of st. Mary's Catholic Church
Will be held this afternoon in the Young
Mems SodaAty Lyceum Hall on Duke street.
The entertainment of ST. Paul's Mission
| 1NHoci Will also Ire HelQ CDlS afternoon in
the mission chapel, on South Fairfax street.
Other Sunday school celebrations will be
heid as follows: Trinity NJ. E. Church. Tues
day, December 20, at 7:30 pm; Grace
church Thursday, December %. at 7:s0
pm; Christ Church, December 2S. at lao
pm. Second Presbyterian Church. Decem-
per -, at I:30 p.m.; NJ. f. Church South.
december rs, at 7:30 PM, and the First
baptist Church. December 30, at 100 pm.
Hallway Directors Elected.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the Charlottesville and Rapidan
Railway Company held in this city yester
day the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: John W. Burke,
Edward L. Daingerfield, A. B. Andrews, w.
r. Minor, John B. Moon. Thomas p. Wal
lace and L. w. Reid. Subsequently the
ofhcers: Col. A. B. Andrews, president;
r. D. Landlord, secretary; H. c. Ansley,
treasurer, and A. H. Plant auditor.
General Items.
Mr. Albert Young, a resident of Fairfax
county, who was well known in this city
died last night at his home near Burke's
Station in the eighty-first year of his age
Mr.. Young was a native OF Winchester
He spent a good portion of his life in Alex
andria- The remains will be brought here
and the funeral will take place Saturday
from the residence of his daughter Mrs
a. l.. Huntington, on Cameron street.
Mr. Thomas Preston Wallace mayor of
Fredericksburg, Va, was in this city yes
terday. when he visited several of his old
friends.
Elizabeth Nash, the infant daughter of
Mr. Michael H. Nash, died this morning
at the home of her father, Alt North Alfred
street.
Mr. Samuel r. Cats who is senior stu
dent in the Baltimore Medical College, is
visiting his parents at their home on Duke
street.