Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS


Specisi Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April II. 1905
Hugh Strider, secondhand dealer OF
Alexandria, was cited to appear in the
police court today to answer the charge OF
stealing . watch valued at $7o. The war
rant was issued at the instance of Mrs.
Mary e. Woodward. who stated that her
husband had taken the watch from their
home March Is and pawned 1t at Strider's
place for 81. She said he had returned the
next week and had endeavored to regain
the watch by. the payment OF 81, but had
been unable to do so. Strider stated In his
defense that Woodward sold him the watch
and that he in turn had also sold it. Justice
Cation directed that the warrant be dis
missed upon the condition that Strider
should procure the watch and return 1t to
Mrs. Woodward upon the payment of the
amount he had paid for IL. Strider was
represented by Attorney Robinson Moneilre.
Thomas Jefferson. colored arrested
yesterday afternoon charge of dis
orderly conduct. He was fined $40 In the
police court this morning. Nora Green, col
ored. was charged with stealing $40 from
James johnson. also colored Nora pro-
tested his innocence, but the evidence was
against him and he was sentenced to sixty
days in Jail.
Millie Ford. colored, was charged with
stealing furniture from the Florence Crit
rcnton Home In Alexandria. She was SEN
fenced to a term Of sixty days In jail.
Election Of vestrymen.
Elections held at ST Paul's Episcopal
Church and at Christ Episcopal Church
yesterday at noon for the purpose of elect
ing vestrymen for the ensuing year, result
ed as follows: st Paurs-MaJor John w.
Green. j. Wallace Hoor Edward l.. Dam
gerfieid. Capt. Herbert Bryant, Capt Rob-
ert E. Knox. Col. l.. Wilbur Reid, John r.
Zimmerman, DIR. George T. Klipstefn,
Julian I. Burke. j. Clinton Milburn. Judge
j. X. NJ Norton and William b. Smoot.
Christ Church-W A Smoot, II. f. Rob-
ertson. DR.. d. N. Rust. DIR. l.. NJ. Black
ford. Hubert Snowden q. l.. Boothe, q. s.
French, 7. w. Robinson, n. r. r. Burke,
c. c. Leadbeater. e. S. I-eadheater and
Harry Yohe.
Upton Herbert of Burke Station. Va. died
last night at the Alexandra Hospital. He
was brother of Col. Arthur Herbert of the
firm OF Burke & Herbert. bankers of Alex
andria. Mr.. Herbert, who was in the
eighty-sixth year OF his age. was a vet
eran of the Mexican war. The funeral will
be held Thursday afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. Rosa Crily died yesterday afternoon
at her home. 2l7 North Columbus street.
Mrs. Chilly was seventy-eight years OF age.
Two sons, Messrs John and jeremiah ii.
Crlily or Alexandria survive her. The
funeral will be held from st. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church tomorrow morning
Rev. John Joseph May. the pastor of I'M
manuel Lutheran Church. and Miss Bertha
Christiana Rocker. a daughter of Mr. Will
lam Rocker of this city, Were married in
Washington yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. May
will be at home at 2OT North Alfred street
after May 1.
Announcement OF the engagement of Miss
Maybelle Ewing and Mr.. Edmund Harvey
Symonds OF New York has been made by
Mrs. Frances Barbour Ewing Of this city.
The wedding will occur in June.
Mr. George Paff of New Castle. Pa, is
visiting his brother, Mayor e. j. Par, OF
AleXandri
In the corporation court yesterday Eva
G. Divine was granted an absolute divorce
from James Divine