Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
OF OLD DOMINION CITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special Correspondence OF The star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. January %, 1907.
northbound train over the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric rail-
way, which left this city last evening at
I:4O o'clock jumped the track at Spring
Park. at the head of King street The
front truck of the motor car left the track.
The train was running at a reduced rate
of speed. and this, it is believed, prevented
serious wreck. A defective switch Is sup
posed to have been responsible for the acct
dent. The passengers were considerably
shaken up. but no one was injured. Traf-
fic was delayed for over an hour A
wrecking train from the power house at
Four-Mile Run cleared the tracks. Motor
man Davidson and Conductor Ross were In
charge Of the train.
Alleged Disorderly House.
George Davis, colored. who occupied a
house In the court bounded by Alfred, Pat
rick. Wolfe and Wilkes streets. was ar
raigned in the police court this morning to
answer charge of running a disorderly
house. 1t was testified that between ten
and fifteen men were seen to enter Davis
house yesterday and that the police sur
rounded the premises yesterday afternoon
and took Davis in custody, and that a
crowd was in the house at the time, and
that cards were on a table. Davis stated
that his callers came to get shaved, and
also suggested quiet game" The court
imposed fine of s. on a charge of running
a disorderly house.
Death Of Mrs. Anna Hoy.
Mrs. Anna Hoy. wife of Mr.. Thomas C.
Hoy, died shortly after o'clock this morn
ing at her home, 800 Duke street, after a
lingering Illness The deceased was thirty
four years of age. and is survived by her
husband and four young children. Mrs
Hoy was daughter of the late Henry R.
Moore. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at St.
Marys Catholic Church, and the interment
will be made-in st. Mary's cemetery.
General News.
Considerable complaint has been recently
made to the police of drivers who, when
they reach the outskirts of the city, make
a practice of driving over sidewalks, and
the police have determined to put q stop to
such action. This morning Harry Tyler
and Ernest Grady, the last named colored,
of driving over sidewalk on Payne street
between Princess and OronocO streets They
were fined 81 each.
February 1 Mr.. Charles 8. Lake, superin-
tendent of the Charlottesville division Of
the Southern railway, with offices in this
city. will become superintendent Of the
Danville division of that road. He will be
succeeded by Superintendent Peyton. now
of the Asheville division. Following the
resignation of Superintendent W. s. An
drews of the Danville division these changes
were ordered.
Sixty days for vagrancy was the sentence
imposed this morning In the police court
on John Wilson and Madison Jackson, both
colored. The prisoners have been held by
the police for some time past on suspicion
Of having stolen merchandise from the
wharf of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company. William Redman for
feited s. on a charge Of drunken and dis
orderly conduct
The remains Of George L. Lyles. who died
in Washington Saturday last at his home,
1921 9th street northwest, will be brought
here at o'clock this afternoon and buried
In Union cemetery. The services will be
conducted by Rev. Charles D. Bulla, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marbury who died yes
terday at Glymont, Md, was well known
In this city. addison Marbury, her husband.
and Robert Marbury, her son, Of Riverside,
Nd, survive her.
Mr. Harry Hantzmon expects to leave to-
day for Charlottesville. Va, where he has
accepted a position as superintendent Of
the Charlottesville gas works. Mr.. Hantz-
mon will be accompanied by his family,
and will make his future home in that city.