Evening star., 1907-11-10
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
POLICE FIGHTING THE ILLEGAL
SALE OF COCAINE.
Of Official vote IN
Fairfax County Last Tuesday.
Other News Matters.

SDecial Correspondence Oh Inc Se"i-
ALEX ANDRIA, Va, November D. l'o.'
The members of the Alexandra poice
denartment are waging war against those
engaged In the Illegal sale of cocaine. II
was stated at police headquarters tonlgnt
that several colored persons engaged IN the
business are under surveillance. ana IL 10
regarded as possible that within the next
twenty-four hours several OF them "lAi
be taken into custody.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wakefield. wife OF Kew.
w. E. Wakefield, died today at her home'
Annandale. Fairfax county. Va. after q
brief illness. Her husband and nve chH-
dren survive her. The funeral Will take
place Monday afternoon next at o Giock
from her late home. The purlai Will NC
In the cemetery at Annandale
Argument in the case of the winchester
Memorial Hospital against the board OF
Handley trustees will be heard IN the CIR
cult court for this city next MONDAY
wolves the right to sum OF money
claimed by the hospital as an endowment.
Attorneys John NJ. Johnson of this city
and w. Roy Stephenson OF Wincnes!ef
viii appear for the plaintiff, while the De
fendants will be represented by Attorneys
Holmes Conrad and r. c. Byrd.
Vote in Fairfax County.
The official vote cast in Fairfax county
IN last TUESDAYS election is as follows:
For Congress-Carlin, 953; Howard, PIP.
For state senate-Thornton. LOOT; De Pu-
tron, 161 House of delegates-Oliver.
$50; Roberts, 29S. Commonwealth attor-
ney-Ford, LAS. sheriff-Ailison. 1,1so.
Treasurer-Wiley, 1165.
Announcement Is made of the marriage
of Mrs. Aline v. Pratt. widow OF James
Nesbit Pratt, and Godfrey Koneig
Wednesday at the home of Frank Michel.
at Lncolnia, Fairfax county, va. me
ceremony was performed by Rev. Upton
S. Landstreet of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South of that place.
At the seventeenth annual conference
Of the Virginia branch of the Women 8
Auxiliary to the board of missions OF the
at Charlottesville, Va, since "Wednesday
last, Miss Sallie Stuart of this city was
chosen president. secretary and treasurer
for life. Mrs. George French. also of this
city, was elected assistant secretary.
DR.. e. A. Alderman of the University
Of Virginia tomorrow evening will de-
liver an address before the students of
the Episcopal High School, west Of this
city. Friends of the institution and par
ticularly the alumni Of the University of
Action in Divorce Cases.
In the corporation court today the suit
Of Perley Nutting against Helen Nutting
for divorce was partially argued and con-
tinued.
A final decree for absolute divorce on
the ground of desertion was granted in
the case of J. w. Foxwell against Sadie
Foxwell. Divorce on the same ground
was granted in the case Of Clifton D.
Brink against Carrie l. Brink.
DR.. 8. L. Norris, secbetary Of home mis-
sions in the Presbyter In Church, will to-
morrow evening speak at the Second Pres
byterian church. His subject will be
winning the West and the South for
Jesus Christ"
Funeral services over the remains of
John w. Burke whose death occurred
yesterday at his home. 2Os Wilkes street,
will be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. at Christ Protestant Episcopal
assisted by Rev. DIR. s. A. Wallis of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary, will con-
duct the services. The interment will be
in Ivy Hill cemetery. The pallbearers will
be L.. E. Uhler. J. +. Robinson, Hubert
Snowden. Herbert Bryant l.. E. Lee, 1r,
Lawrence Washington and E. c. McJones
The funeral Of Mrs. Gertrude Craven.