Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
OF OLD DOMINION CITY.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 1. 1907.
In the corporation court today, Judge Louis
c. Barley presiding, final decree was en-
tered in the case of William A. Smoot,
trustee, against Ida V. Wise, and a final
decree was also entered in the case Of E.
Steuart Smith, guardian, against Catherine
S. Smith. In the case of Helena Elliott
against Katherine Baerr and others, de-
cree was entered referring the case to E.
b. Taylor, commissioner in chancery, for
report. A decree was entered in the case
of Estella Lee against Margaret Clark, d.
recting an issue, made up and tried to as
certain whether or not paper purporting
to be the last will of Harrison Allen be
the true last Will
"Ark" Once More
The ark anchored in the river off Jones'
Point. opposite this city, where it Is al
legged gambling is conducted, is said to have
done a large business yesterday. Most Of
the patrons, 1t is said, came down on the
ferry from Washington. AS previously an
nounced in The Star, steps have been taken
by the governors of Virginia and Maryland,
respectively, to break up the alleged
Joint. 1t Is regarded as more than prob
able that the Maryland authorities will
take some action against the place this
week.
Funeral of George p Aitcheson,
George p. Aitcheson's funeral took place
at o CLOCK yesterday afternoon at his late
residence, All Duke street. and was attend
ed by large concourse of relatives and
friends. including the various Masonic or
CARNATIONS with which he was affiliated.
and representatives from the Friendship
Veteran Fire Association, Bachelor Club
and the Washington navy yard employees
Key. z. ?. Phillips, rector of St Pauls
protestant Episcopal Church, assisted by
Rev. Joseph r. SEWER pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. conducted the
services. The floral offerings were nu-
merous and beautiful.
The following served as pallbearers: Will
nam +. Taylor. Charles Callahan, David
Aitcheson. Wallace Lindsey and R. P A.
johnson of this city and Hector McKnew
of Washington
Deaths Reported
Mrs. Kate Ramey. wife of Elijah Ramey,
oled last evening al her home, 1O9 South
Favette street. after a brief illness. Be
sioes her husband she is survived by one
chiid. Inc deceased was twenty-nine years
OF age The funeral will take place at 80
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Grace PROT
estant Episcopal Church.
W. N Smith. father of Mr. Thomas c.
smith, cashier of the Alexandria National
Bank, died yesterday at the home of his
prother' 5 Russell Smith at Culpeper coun-
ty. Mr.. Smith was a Confederate veteran
and is survived by his wife and one son.
General Matters.
A meeting of the Alexandria Trades
Council will be held tonight at its hall,
northeast corner of King and Royal streets.
1t Is expected that reports will be sub
mitted at this meeting concerning the al
legged differences between union labor and
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company
Twelve colored hodcarriers, employed on
the building being erected by the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. went on a strike
TINS morning; and as a result operations
were suspended for the day. Those in
charge of the work say that the strike will
not effect them. as tomorrow they expect
TO have men with wheelbarrows to do the
work.
The July term of the United States court
for the eastern district of Virginia con-
vened this afternoon. with Judge Waddill
presiding. This not being a jury term,
dates for the trial of several cases were
set and others were released on bond
In the police court this morning the fol-
lowing cases were disposed of: Robert
Padgett. vagrancy. dismissed: Fannie Dan
zier. colored. assaulting and beating Alcin-
da Dixon. colorld. fined 81; Gladstone
Peters: charged with assaulting and beat
ing William Coleman, coored, fined 81
The annual examination of applicants for
positions as teachers in the public schools
of Alexandria county will, it is announced
be held July -. 20 and 81. White appli-
cants will be examined at the Hume School
building. and the examination of colored
applicants will take pace at the school
house at Rosslyn.
Mr.. Leo T. Downey. who recently gradu-
ated in civil engineering at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Va.
and who has been visiting his uncle, Mr.
James T. Hartley, Richmond, Va. has re-
turned to his home in this city. Mr.. Dow
distinction being third IN a class of 500
Charles Bail, colored. was arrested this
morning by the police on suspicion of lu-
macy. He committed ny Justice
Thompson for five days pending an exami-
nation into his sanity.