Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WANTS
BETTER RAILWAY SCHEDULE.
PASSENGER Service Declared to Be
Neutrality-suspicious. Recorded.
General News Items.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, August 81 1905
At meeting of the chamber of COM
merce last night the board of directors
took up the matter Of the alleged unsat-
isfactory condition of the passenger
schedule on the Southern railway from
this city. After the matter had been
thoroughly discussed it was decided to
again bring the complaint to the atten-
ton of the railroad officials and urge
them to make a satisfactory adjustment
Several weeks ago the officers of the
chamber Of commerce took up the matter
with C.. H. Ackert, vice president and
general manager, and he assured the COM
mittee he would bring it to the attention
of President Finley.
1t is charged that since the inaugural
ton Of the two-cent mile rate Alexandra
has not received fair treatment al the
hands of the company.
Deaths in the City.
Miss Emma Price died about 8 o'clock
last night at the home Of Mr. Theophilus
BalIenger, 3O5 Cameron street. She had
been confined to her bed for the past four
weeks Miss Price was fifty-nine years
or aye She is survived by four sisters
Mrs. Weeks of New York, MRS. T.. -.
DoWnham, Mrs. James Smith, MRS: Rod
ert r. Gronau of thus CITY, anu . uie
one brother, George E. Price, also OF this
civ ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral have
not yet been made: ,,;,, H..
The funeral Of Charles AZ fohe Will ne
held at 4 o'clock this afternoon from MS
late home, 12S North WasalnsrUn h suoS'
and will be conducted with Masonic nonors'
Rev Berryman Green OF the Episcopal
Theological Seminary will conduct tne
funeral services, and the interment VIII
be made in Ivy Hill cemetery; ,.,,,
Those who will serve at pailDearers Will
be Douglass Stuart. Fl. r. robertson
August Oehlert, ]. Johnson Green, Henry
Wildt and William Buckingham.
Alice Howard, five years old, daughter
of a, r. and Margaret Howard, died this
morning at her parents home, near the
Episcopal Theological Seminary. west Oh
this city. A.,
Horace Mudd died today at her parents
home, S19 Queen street
Serves His Time.
Edward Grooms. colOred, who went to
iail for ten days rather than see his dog
killed at the city pound, is now a free
man and also has his favOr1te dog.
Grooms' action has made him at least one
friend. Chief Goods is in receipt of a let
ter from a lady in Washington in which
was inclosed a dollar to help GrOomS to
pay his license.
In the Police Court.
The Pallbearers Union yesterday gave
an excursion. Alice Harris, colored, was
intending to take part, but it was testified
in the police court this morning that she
was elected from the boat because of dis
orderly conduct. Alice emphatically de-
MED being guilty of any wrongdoing. She
was nevertheless fined 81.
II came over here to see my friends
and 1 got a little too tight said X. w.
Sherman of Washington. when arraigned
to answer a charge of disorderly conduct.
1t was testified that he lingereS in a
vestibule of the home OF Mr.. Henry AL
len, 1C2 South Columbus street. The
court fined the accused $40.
General and Personal.
Capt ". II. Sweeney. j. d. Normoyle
and F. T. Quinn. who have been attending
the state convention OF the Ancient Order
Of Hibernians at Portsmouth. Va, re-
turned this morning. Capt. Sweeney was
elected vice president of the association