Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
VISITING CLERGYMEN TO FILL
LOCAL PULPITS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


| ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 26, 1906.
Several of the local pulpits will be filed
at the services tomorrow by visiting min
listers. At st. Paufs Episcopal Church the
sermon at o'clock in the evening will be
| delivered by Rev. Claudius F. Smith. The
morning service will be conducted by the
rector. Rev. P. P. Phillips. At the Second
Presbyterian Church Rev. r. FL. McCaslin
will preach at both the morning and even
ing services.
Owing to the Illness of Rev. ]. H. S. Ewell.
| the pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church the services in that church will be
| conducted tomorrow by Rev. r. S Lawren-
son.
At st. Mary's Catholic Church Mgr J.
Henry Then of the Apostolic Missionary
College, Catholic University. of Washing
ton will preach at the high mass at 1890
o'clock.
The annual service of Old Dominion Com
mandery. No. IL. Knights Templar. in COM
memoration OF the Ascension. will be held
in Grace Episcopal Church tomorrow after
noon at o'clock The sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, the rector
of the church. The commandery will as
sembie at 3 o'clock at the asylum in full
templar uniform.
Death of Ethelbert Milburn.
Mr.. Ethelbert Milburn died this after
noon at his home on North Columbus
street, after an Illness of about two weeks.
He was ifty-seven years of age. His wife
and seven children-six sons and one daugh-
ter-survve him. He was a son of the
late Benedict Milburn of Alexandria.
Mr.. Miiburn was formerly a member of
the firm of j. c. & EtheIbert Miburn,
wholesale and retail commission merchants
of Alexandria. After dissolving the part
nership with his brother he removed to
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Quoted a general merchandise business for
several years For the past few years he
had been engaged in the grocery business
with his brother, Mr.. J. c. Milburn.
Mr.. Milburn married Miss Cora Marstella
OF Prince William county. For many years
he was a prominent member of Christ
Episcopal Church Funeral services VIII De
held at Christ Church Monday afternoon
at O'Clock conducted by the rector, Rev
w. J. Morton
Imperial Order of Heptasophs.
The Improved Order Of Heptasophs has
arranged to institute a new conclave in
Alexandria, Va, next Thursday in Eagles
Hail. over the Alexandria Bank. The con-
clave was organized by NJ. ]. Gerson.
John W. Cruitt supreme organizer. and
his staff; Charles n. Burbert medical di-
rector and his staff; NJ H, Perry, dis
trict deputy supreme archon and his staff
will have charge.
Mr. j. A Carpenter of Del Ray, 1t is
| alleged was struck on the head by ham
mer yesterday by Willis Wooster, car
penter employed in the construction OF
some houses in Del Ray. 1t is said that
the trouble grew out of protest by Mr..
Carpenter against a driver employed by
Wooster, who is stated TO have destroyed
some property in charge of Mr.. Carpenter
by driving wagon over it. Mr.. Carpen-
ter alleges that ne was eXpostulating
with Wooster about this the latter struck
him in the head with brick, knocking him
! III l., al I1Ixrs-
| on his head with hammer. Wooster will
be given a hearing before Justice of the
Peace Supplee of Del Ray Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock.
Items of General Interest
A horse attached to a phaeton belonging
to Mr. James holland was frightened about
| 6 o'clock this evening and away. The
animal dashed up Fairfax street and turn
ed west Prince street throwing the
phaeton against tree Several small chill
dren were in the vehicle at the time, but
| they escaped injury. The horse, which
| was thrown to the ground, was not seri-
ously hurt
A civil service examination for the posi-
ton of gauger in the internal revenue Of
flee of Alexandra was held at the post
office building today. There were several
competitors for the position.
Mr.. s. II. Lunt sold at auction today for
the commissioners of sale, by virtue of a
decree of the corporation court of Alex
andria in the chancery cause of j. Albert
Henderson against Annie S. Henderson
and others, the following property:
lot of ground. with a frame dwelling
house thereon, at 211 South Patrick street,
to j. s. Goodrich for S1,450. A lot of
ground, with two brick tenement houses
thereon, situa ted in Friendship alley, to
Mr.. Charles Callahan for S575. The lot of
ground and dwelling thereon known as 200
South Patrick street was withdrawn on
account of the smaIlness of the bid
Childrens day exercises will be observed
in the Sunday school of the Second Pres
byterian Church tomorrow morning at $3.50
i o'clock. An attractive program has been
prepared.
| Mr. Robert w. Whaiey, formerly chief
| clerk In the local post office, who removed
| to Crookston, Mimi, several years ago for
| the benefit of his health is seriously i'll at