Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
OF GEN. WASH
INGToN's DEATH OBSERVED.
Masonic Lodges Place Wreaths Upon
His Tomb-Railway Company
Wins Suit-General
Items.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

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In commemoration OF the 1oSth ami
versary of the death of George Wash
inston two beautiful wreaths were today
placed on his tomb at Mount Vernon.
One of the wreaths came from Alexan-
dria-Washington Lodge. No. %. A. F.
and A. NJ. and the other came from
Fredericksburg Lodge. No. 1. A. F. and A.
NJ. of Fredericksburg. Va. Both of these
lodges. with which Washington was SO
intimately connected. place a wreath upon
his tomb every year as a token of re-
spect The wreaths were conveyed to
Mount Vernon this morning at 1l:25
o'clock by DR.. Thomas b. Cochran. mas
ter of Alexandria w ashington Lodge.
AMI Mr.. ]. P. Stiff, master of Frede ricks-
burg lodge.
The wreath from the local lodge was
made of embalmed magnolia leaves and
enchantress carnations festooned with
white satin ribbons and placed on a
bronze pedestal. 1t bore an inscription
in gold letters: Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge. no. 20. A. F. and A. M
Verdict for Defendant.
A verdict for the defendant company
was rendered in the circuit court yester-
day afternoon, Judge Thomas w. Harri-
Son presiding. in the case of j. Louis
Loose against the Southern Railway
Company. Following the announcement
of the verdict counsel for the complain
ant made a motion for arrest of judgment
and moved that the verdict be set aside
on the grounds that IT was contrary to
the law and evidence in the case. The
court Overruled the motion. Counsel for
the plaintiff was. however, allowed sixty
days in which to file bills of exception.
The object of the suit was to recover
damages in the sum of $4,000 for injuries
alleged TO have ben sustained by the COM
plainant's plants and hot houses by smoke
and cnders alleged to have come from
the defendant companyS engines, ma
chine shops and roundhouse.
Representative Williams as Speaker
Representative John Sharp Williams
will be the principal speaker at the
banquet which will be given January 10
next by r. f. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams, at Lee Camp Hall. Other speakers
are also expected to be present and de-
liver addresses. Mr.. Williams subject
for that evening has not yet been an
nounced. The services of Mr.. Williams
were secured through the efforts Of Rep
resentative Charles c. Carlin of this city.
The banquet promises to attract large
attendance.
Deaths and Funerals.
SeTNlC6S over Tie TeUndlDS Oh
Miss Marion Beach johnson. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Johnson, whose
death occurred yesterday at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. were held at
o'clock this afternoon at her parents
home, GA Prince street. Rev p P. Phil
lips, rector of st. Paul's Protestant Epis-
copal Church, ofEciated. and the inter-
ment, which was private, was in Ivy Hill
cemetery. The deceased was sixteen years
of age.
Mrs. Nancy Diggs Lynn. widow of
John Lynn. died yesterday at the home of
her son. Rose Hill farm. Fairfax county,
Va. at the age Of eighty-six years. She
is survived by five children. Her remains
will be shipped to HaYmarket. Va. Mon
day morning. where the interment will be
made
The remains of Marion F. Woodward.
who died suddenly Thursday night last,
were this morning shipped to Charlottes-
vile. Va. for burial. Mr.. Woodward was
native of Alabama. and besides his wife
leaves two children. At the time of his
death he held position as Waterman at
the Potomac railroad yards, north Of this
city. The deceased was about f1fty-eight
years Of age.
William wilkins died last night at his
home near Sudley Mills. Prince William
county Va. He was about sixty years OF
age. The deceased was a brother of Capt.
John T. Wilkins and DR.. r. Lee Wilkins
of this city, and was well known here. He
was about sixty years OF age.
The funeral of Randolph Thompson, COL
ored, who died in Washington. took place
from Demaine's undertaking establish
ment at O'Clock this afternoon.
General and Personal.
A lady whose identity was not dis
colored man shortly before o'clock We'd
no pIfvnf 1ocyf cfr ho
tween Duke and Prince streets. The lady
made an outcry and ran. The man es-
capped. 1t was ascertained today that
the lady reported the matter at nearby
store, and the police were informed Of
the occurrence. Several policemen were
at once dispatched TO the scene of the at
tempted hold up" but were unable to
locate any one answering to the descrip-
ton given by the lady. The man Is de-
scribed as being very tall and wearing a
long black coat and SLOUGH hat.
A large and appreciative audience as
sembled last evening at the Young Peo-
pies Building and listened to an address
by Rev. Curtis Lee Laws, D. D., entitled
Vacation Handles in Ireland. Wales. Eng
land and Scotland" The lecture was &C.
compa MED by stereopticon views, and the
pictures were regarded as being the finest
ever shown in this city.
John D. Normoyle, real estate dca 'er,
recently sold for +. l.. Cockrell two lots in
ST. Elmo. Alexandra county, situated at
the northwest corner Of Clifford avenue
and the old Georgetown road. to Mrs.
Susan P. 4. Calvert. 1t is understood
that Mrs Calvert will shortly improve the
same.
The Relief hook and ladder fire COM
pany last night held its regular monthly
meeting at the companys house, and
received six pairs OF rubber boots
and six rubber coats from the board of
fire wardens Other business of a routine
nature was disposed Of
Owing to the inability of the complain
ant to appear, Stanley Grinnel, colored,
charged with abusive language toward
William Shuler, was acquitted in the po-
lice court today.