Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MASoNS TO ATTEND CORNER
STONE LAYING IN WASHINGTON.
Meetin., to Be Held Early Saturday
Morning-Grand Jury Term Of
Corporation Court

Corporation Court.
Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va June s. 1907
A called communication of Alexandria
Washington Lodge of Masons will be held
at II 80 o'clock Saturday morning, in prep
aration for the trip to Washington to at
tend the cornerstone laying Of the Masonic
Temple in Washington. The members of
the lodge will leave Alexandria on the 1910
O'Clock train. The members of the lodge
VIII be attired in dark clothes and aprons
and white gloves. Officers and past mas
ters will wear their jewels
The trowel used by George Washington
In laying the cornerstone of the Capitol.
which is highly priced relic of Alexan-
dria-Washington Lodge of Masons. will be
gavel which was handled by Worshipful
Master George Washington Dr. Thomas
b. cochran. master of Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge, has been appointed by the
grand master of the District of Columbia
as bearer of the trowel
Grand Jury Court.
The grand jury term of the corporation
court will convene Monday morning next
at 10 o'clock with Judge Louis c. Barley
presiding. The following will compose the
grand jury: r. E. Knight Harry F.
Wheat, E. Goldsmith, ]. D. NormoyIe,
Henry Bladder, Samuel Lindsay, Henry
X. Field, A. d. Brockett, w. J. Boothe r.
p. Acton, F.: S. Harper, B. Baer. About
consideration.
Claims he Was Maltreated.
George Wiley. sixty-nine years of age.
who resides near Great Falls, Fairfax
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noon by Constable Cleveland Of Fairfax
county and brought here and locked up on
a charge of selling alleged worthless medi-
cine. He will be conveyed to Fairfax
county late this afternoon and be given a
preliminary hearing.
Wiley says he has followed the business
OF selling medicine for the past six months
He claims that he manufactures his own
remedies, which, he says, are good for
rheumatism, and he also has a preparation
which he asserts is a blood purifier
Wiley says he disposed of $3.50 worth of
his medicine to colored family named
Plnckney, who reside near Bailey's Cross
Roads, Fairfax county, and returned the
following day to secure a balance of 80
cents which was owing in the transaction.
He says that upon entering the place he
was set upon by several colored men, who
declared his medicine to be worthless and
he says they also brutally assaulted him
and threatened to shoot him.
According to the statement of the &C
cused the coored men then placed a pistol
IN his grip and had him taken In custody.
Joint Committee to Meet.
meeting Of the joint committee on
finance and general laws will be held June
70 for the purpose Of discussing a resolu-
ton concerning the removal of the railway
passenger stations from this city to a
point in Fairfax county. 1t provides for
an investigation as to the advisa bllIty of
measures to have the city represented be-
fore the state corporation commission in
movement to compel the railway COM
panies to bring their depots back to this
city.
Clerks Get Increased Pay.
Under the annual appropriation bill for
the Postoffice Department all of the en-
ployes in the postofice in this city who |
have served more than one year as such |
will secure an Increase in salary which
will become effective July 1 next Four
out of the six clerks at the Office will re-
ceive an increase of 500 each per year
and seven out Of the eight letter carriers |
will receive an increase of $50 each per
year. which will make their annual salary /
$500.
General Matters.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Potomac Improve
ment Company, Incorporated, of this city.
with maximum capital stock of $50, 900
and minimum capital stock Of $4,000.
The officers are: E. L. Gockrell, president:
f. w. Holt. vice president; j. s. Tomlfn
son, secretary and treasurer. All of the
officers are of Washington.
handsome statue of the sacred heart ar
rived here this morning and was placed In
position in a niche in the sacred heart
altar at st. Mary's Catholic Church The
statue was secured through the efforts Of
the League of the Sacred Heart
slight fire at the residence of Hattie
Douglass, colored, 1910 Queen street,
brought out the entire fire department at
1880 o'clock this morning. The blaze
was on the roof of the building, said to
have been caused by sparks from nearby
saw MILL and was extinguished before the
arrival of the engines.
Arrangements have been made for q meet
ing OF the city school board tonight. when
the date for the annual closing exercises
of the public schools throughout the city
will be determined upon. 1t is expected
that the schools will be closed the latter
part OF this month, as has always been the
annual custom.
Alexandria Lodge. No. 1853, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, gave its an
nual excursion today to Luna Park. This
afternoon many Elks and their friends WIS.,
tied that resort. 1t is expected that a large
crowd will be in attendance tonight The |
committee having charge Of the excursion |
has distributed several thousand tickets
Funeral services over the remains of Her
bert II. Wood, whose death occurred Mon
day afternoon last at his home 2O4 Franklin |
street took place at o'clock yesterday |
afternoon at st. Paul's Protestant Epsco-
pal Church. Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector, Of |
fciated. The interment was made In the |
Methodist Protestant cemetery. |
In the police court this morning the charge
of assaulting and beating Emma Cole was
not sustained against Albert Lee and the
accused was dismissed. The case of James |
Cook, charged with assaulting Eppa Pad |
gett was continued until tomorrow
Down Current of Muddy Water.