Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
C. BEATTIE APPOINT
ED ASSISTANT POSTMASTER.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, March II, 1906.
Mr.. Fountain C. Beattie of Fairfax coun-
ty, who has been rendered the position OF
assistant postmaster Of Alexandria by Post
master Burroughs, has accepted and will
assume his duties April /.
Mr.. Beattie is a son of Capt. Fountain
Beattie of Fairfax county. who is deputy
collector of Internal revenue for this dis
trict He is about thirty years of age. The
salary OF the assistant postmaster Is 1890
a year Mr. Beattie win succeed Mr.. Bur-
rcughs. the new postmaster. who served as
assistant postmaster for about thirty years.
James Mudd. arrested late yesterday af-
ternoon by Policemen Belts. Roberts and
Young on suspicion of stealing watch
from David Dodd was arraigned in the po-
lice court this morning before Judge eaton;
According to the testimony Dodd met Mudd
yesterday morning and accompanied MIN
and another man to several saloons. Inc
men then took Dodd to stable. where ne
slept off the effects of his drinking. When he
awoke he found himself alone and MS
watch was missing He notified the police
and Mudd was arrested. He said at the
station house that he had no money with
him, but upon being searched " was ois
covered In one of his pockets II was TEST
fled that the accused mad endeaYored 10
get Dodd to pawn his watch, but the for
mer explained that by saying that he adFis-
ed DO1u To pawn IT, as Tire ihttcA AtoN 49,
him he had no money and was hungry
Mudd was held until the watch could be 10
Gated and the other man who was with
him found
Report Denied.
The report that the employees of the Port
ner Brewing Company were considering
walkout April has met with an emphatic
denial from f. J. Harrison, the secretary or
the Alexandria trades council Mr.. Harrl-
son states that the brewing company mas
not refused to sign the new contracts, as
has been stated. and that negotiations are
progressing satisfactorily.
1t is said that the new contracts referred
to demand an increase OF about 10 per cent
In wages and a working day of eight hours
throughout the year. As the working DAY
Is row arranged. under the ola contracts
the men are required to work ten hours
day in summer and eight hours Il day III
winter
Rev. j. \. letters. pastor of Triaity Meth
odist Episcopal Church, who has been III
attendance upon the sessions nf the VIZ
ginia conference at Covngton. Va, has re-
turned to Alexandria, having been appoint
ed to the local church for another year
Alexandria district, which has formerly
been in the Virginia conference, has been
transferred to the Baltimore conference,
and the ministers from this district will at
tend the meeting of that body which will
be held in Baltimore next week
Funeral services over the remains of
James F. Berry whose death occurred Mon
day at the Soldiers Home, We're held this
afternoon at o'clock in this city. Rev.
J. L. Stump. the pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, conducted the ex-
ercises, ana the iuterment was made in the
Methodist Protestant cemetery The de-
ceased was siXty-three years of age.
Michael OMEN, who disappeared from his
home Queen street last Saturd 4y, has
been located IN Charlottesville, VA
Miss Rebekah Barrett and Miss Lucy
Douglass are visiting friends In New York
city.