Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CITY BLOCK REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN PURCHASED.
Property on River Front Acquired by
New Lighting Company-Aged
Citizen Expires.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| The Alexandria Electric Light Company,
| to which the franchise for supplying this
| city with electricity for light and power
| was recently awarded by the council, Is
| said to have purchased the property of the
Usage Manufacturing Company on South
| Union street. The property has been in
| volved in litigation for some time past, and,
| 1t Is stated, has been purchased subject to
| the approval Of the court but 1t is thought
/ that the sale will be confirmed. The amount
PAID for the property has not as yet been
| made public. The lot occupied is bounded
| by Wolfe, Wilkes and Union streets, and
has a long frontage on the river, which
| is said to greatly enhance its value. There
| are several buildings on it at the present
| which may be utilized by the electric COM
/ pany.
The new electric plant. which, as has
| heretofore been stated, is to cost In the
neighborhood of $4,000 will, it is expected
| be erected and in operation before the end
| of the present year.
Edward E. Vaudeville of Philadelphia
| Is the secretary of the company, which has
been chartered under the laws of Virginia
The award of the franchise was made in
the name of Mr.. Vaudeville, who organized
the company.
A.. B. Deeton Dead.
A. B. Deeton, an aged resident of Alex
u'cu Suuueuly yesterday afternoon
| from heart failure Mr. Deeton was a
shoemaker, and had gone to a shoe store
| on King street on business, when he be-
| came suddenly ill. Dr. Walter A. Warfield
was hurriedly summoned, but Mr.. Deeton
expired a short time after the arrival of
| the physician. Mr.. Deeton was seventy-six
years old. wife and several children sur
we him. The funeral will take place to-
| morrow, afternoon from the late residence
OF the deceased on North Fairfax street. and
the 1nterment will be in the Union cemetery
| Rev. Charles D. Bulla, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, will conduct
the services.
General Matters
The issuing of permits to white children
TO attend the public schools of Alexandria
| was completed yesterday by Clerk Hubert
Snowden of the school board. The number
of permits issued yesterday amounted to
%, OF which "a were to boys and Al to girls
making the total number LBS, as compared
to 1,16S. which were issued during the first
three days last year. Permits for colored
children will be issued today and tomor-
row.
Mrs India Henderson, Mrs. Geo. E. War
field, Mrs. Blanche Berkeley Mrs Willie
Ogden. Mrs. ]. NJ. Hill and Mrs Wellington
Rose have been appointed a committee to
make arrangements with the MANAGEMENT
or Luna Park for an outing to be held at
the park in the near future for the benefit
of the building fund of r. E. Lee Camp of
Confederate Veterans.
Tie Seventeenth Virginia Regiment
Chapter, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, held meeting yesterday in
Lee Camp Hall, on Prince street, and
elected the following delegates to repre-
sent the chapter at the state convention
to be held at Wytheville. October IN:
Miss Lula smoot, Mrs. George L. simp-
Shepperson, Mrs. Walter Mccartney ard
Mrs. M. M Albright. Mrs. H. C. AnsIey
and Mrs. w. A. Smoot were elected al
ternates.
Judge Louis c. Barley presiding, in the
case of Eliza Hamersley against william
E. Hamersley, decree was entered re-
ferring the case to r. d. Brumback, spe-
cial commissioner for report. A final de-
cree was entered in the chancery case OF
George A. Smith against the Alexandria
Shoe Manufacturing Company, and a final
decree was also entered in the case of
Mary A. McCuen against James McCuen.
Funeral services over the remains of
Hugh s. Murphy, the Southern railway
engineer who was killed in Washington
Tuesday night will be held tomorrow,
morning at o'clock from ST Marv's
Catholic Church in this city. Rev. Father
Lawrence Kelly, the assistant rector Of
the church. will say mass, and the inter-
ment will be in ST Mary's cemetery
In the police court this morning Magis-
trate Edgar Padgett presided in the alb
sence of Police Justice Harry B. Cation
Henry Simpson was arraigned on the
charge of entering the house of Mr.
Windsor Domaine. on King street, Mon
day night. Mr. Domaine stated that he
heard some one moving in the house. and
upon investigating he found that a main
was in the upper story. He said the in
truder escaped Chief Goods testified that
when he arrested Simpson he admitted
that he had entered Mr.. Demaine's house
Simpson was fined So with the alterna-
tive of sixty days in jail.
The case of William ChiakaIos who
was charged with the larceny of $780,
was dismissed in the police court Tues
day.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Lottie Thomas. whose death took place in
noon at 3 o'clock at the residence of her
father at 81 Queen street. Rev. P. P
Phillips, rector of St. Paurs Episcopal
Church. conducted the services and the in
terment was in the Union cemetery.
The case of the commonwealth against
James Scanlon, indicted on the charge of
entering the house of Mrs. Mary Travers
for the purpose of committing a felony, has
been continued In the corporation court I'M
til the first day of the October term of the
court.
Rev. DIR. w. F. Fisher aston of the First
Baptist Church of this city, has returned
from WarrentOn. where he conducted a
successful revival service at Old Carter Run
Church last week.
Army Orders.