Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MARSHALL-COCHR WEDDING
AT Q O'CLOCK TODAY.
Ceremony at st. Paul's P. E. Church
Footpad Attempts to Commit
Robbery-Briefs.
Special Correspondence Of The Star


/ ALEXANDRIA. Va. October 16. 1907.
A pretty marriage ceremony was per-
formed AT o'clock this afternoon at ST.
Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church. Miss
Rebecca Courtenay Marshall, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Jaquelia Amber Marshall.
becoming the bride of DIR. Thomas B.
l Cochran. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. P. P. Phillips. rector. in the pres
ence of large gathering of relatives and
friends of the contracting parties
The bride entered the church with her
father. Dr. Marshall. who gave her in
marriage. She wore creation of white
mouseline silk over taffeta and carried
a shower bouquet of white roses and lilies
of the valley. Miss Agnes Marshall, sis
ter of the bride, was maid Of honor and
Mr.. Harry Beverley was best man. The
maid of honor was gowned in yellow
mousseline over white taffeta and wore
a white hat trimmed in yellow. She car
ried yellow roses.
The bridesmaids We're Misses Ellen
i Fawcett Mary Phillips. Lou Washington
of this city. Virginia Carter of Washing
ton Edmonia Tyler Of Haymarket, Va.
Estelle Habel of The Plains Fauquer
county. Va. They were -gowned in white
mouselline over white taffeta, with white
! hats trimmed with yellow roses. They
carried yellow chrysanthemums. The
ushers were Messrs Edmund Hunter DIR.
! w. NJ. Smith. Lewis H. Machen, Richard
| Chichester and Arthur Herbert OF this
city and Edward Marshall of Charlotte,
| n. C
Following the ceremony the couple and
! the immediate relatives were rendered a
reception at the home of the brides
parents. 316 Duke street. Afterward DR..
and Mrs. Cochran left for northern
| bridal tour. Upon their return they will
reside in this city. The groom is of
| the most popular young men in the city
and is a well-known practicing dentist.
Site Wanted for Distillery.
! The joint committee on finance, public
property and general laws of the city
council held a meeting last night to con-
slider the proposition Of the Alexandria
Distilling Company, which desires to Sc
cure the lease of a piece of ground, with
the privilege of purchasing the same,
which Is owned by the city and located
| near the old canal The property is
wanted. it is said. for the purpose of
erecting a dstillery thereon. After some
debate the committee continued consider
alton until Thursday night. when it Is
expected the committee will render a
| favorable report. The proposition will
then be submitted to the city council. In
the event the committee renders a favor
a BILE report it Is regarded as probable that
council will adopt its report.
! The company Is said to be headed by
! local men. with Mr.. Milton Rairfax Of this
city as president. 1t desires to secure
| a bout one and one-half acres of ground.
| The company proposes to lease the ground
| for a period of ten years at an annual
rental of SO per year, with the option
of purchasing the same for the sum of
$3.50 at the expiration of twenty years.
| 1t Is understood the company will short
| ly apply to the state corporation commits
sion for a charter of incorporation.
Frightens Footpad With Toy.
! Mrs. Entwisle, wife of Mr.. Amos l.
Entwisle, who resides at 7O7 South Lee
street. was held up by an unknown col
ored man last Thursday night about
o'clock at the corner of Lee and Frank
| lin streets The report of the footpad's
attempted robbery has just been made
public According to the information re-
| ceived Mrs. Entwisle, accompanied by q
young child of hers, which she held in hel
| arms, reached the. corner named shortly
after 3 o'clock, and a man who had beer
skulking in the darkness approached hel
and inquired what time it was. Mrs. Emf
WHSLE at once grabbed a toy pistol which
was held by her child and pointed 1T at the
man. He then grabbed her by the arm
and begged her not to shoot, and imme-
diately afterward he ran down the hill or
the opposite corner and disappeared. Mrs
| EntWisle at once proceeded to her home
| and was. 1t IS reported, in highly nery-
| Gus state.
When Chief Goods of the police depart.
ment was questioned by reporter 70,
| The Star this morning concerning the at
| tempted hold-up he confirmed the report
and said that he had received an anony-
NOUS communication telling of it, and that
he afterward dispatched an officer to make
| an investiga ton, but had not succeeded In
! capturing the man. No entry of the occur.
| renee was made on the blotter at police
| headquarters.
General and Personal.
The members of Fitzgerald Council, No.
| 459, Knights of Columbus, will go to
Washington tomorrow night. when the
| local degree team will 'exemplify the first
degree Of the order. The members will
depart from here at 40 o'clock. 1t is an
nounced that following the work there
Will be a smoker.
Joseph Heyman was charged in the
police court this morning with using
| threatening and abusive language toward
| Marshal Cheshire. According to the evil
| dence the accused had some words with
| Cheshire after Heyman had been fined for
cruelty toward a horse in court yester-
| day morning. Justice Cation dismissed the
accused with a reprimand.
| The regular monthly meeting of the
board of police commissioners will be
held tonight. So far as known, only bust
ness of a routine nature will come up at
! this meeting for consideration.
Mr.. Herbert G.. Graves of this city, who
has been in Alaska, engaged in the gov
eminent coast survey for the past six
months returned to his home here last
| evening.
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