Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
PRoMPTNESS OF FIRE DEPART
MENT PREVENTS DISASTER.
Christopher T. Lyles, Veteran Shoe
maker. Found Dead in His Shop.
General News.
Special Correspondence of The star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oclooer d. 1870
Prompt action on the part of the fire
department at noon today prevented a Sc
rious cOnfiagration, ii is believed, in The
wall paper store conducted By Joseph M
Armstrong, 30s King street. The ire
started in the cellar beneath the first
floor. and when tho firemen arrived they
found the house enveloped in smoke and
1t was with considerable difficulty that
they remained in the building. In half an
hour -afterward two powerful streams had
entirely subdued the fire. When seen by
reporter for The Star Mr.. Armstrong
said he was unable to tell. the cause or
the fire. He. however, ventured the opin-
ion that 1t was started by rats.
In the cellar where the fire originated.
was a quantity of waste wall paper and
holdings. Within a very few minutes
the fire enveloped everything In the cellar.
Mr.. Armstrong; loss, which is covered
by insurance. will be to the stock of wall
papers. which was partially ruined by
smoke. and the damage will amount 10
several hundred dollars The building
is owned by W. II. Brown of Gainesville.
Va. Mr. Browns loss is slight and 10
covered by insurance
Found Dead.
Lying on the floor beside his bench with
his body still warm. Christopher T. Lyles.
a veteran shoemaker. was found dead at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
Charles Roland and William II. Ward.
Mr.. Lyies had been dead but about ten
minutes Coroner Moore was notifie1 and
issued certificate of death from natural
causes. The body was afterward taken tn
his home 1419 Prince street, and prepared
for burial. His funeral will take place
Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. The
bursting of a blood vessel in the head was
responsible for his death. Mr.. Lyles was
born in Fairfax county and was seventy
seven years of age. At one time lie was
member of tie police force. then known
as the might watch He was also a
copal Church South. For quarter of Il
century he was employed in tn. shoe
business with the late Frederick Paf.
Besides his wife. Mrs. Annie Y. Lyles.
the following children survive him: Ar
thur Lyles. Thomas Lyles. Mrs. Francis
Simms. Mrs. Beulah Hartwig. James r.
Lyles, Mrs. Charles Miller. George c.
Lyles. Miss Effie Lyles and Mrs. John r.
Money.
Young Woman Injured.
As the result of a horse shying Miss
Helen +. Creegan. who lives at FL South
Royal street, was yesterday afternoon
thrown from a buggy which she was
driving and injured about the head. She
went to her home, where her injuries were
given surgical attention. The horse SHE'D
at the approach of an electric train aud
Miss creegan drove the animal between
the car tracks and II buggy al King and
Pitt streets Both shafts of the buggy
driven by her, the property OF Charles
King * Son, We're demolished. Miss MARY
A. Penn. who was in the buggy. escaped
injury The other vehicle was slightly
damaged
A mass meeting for men viii be held
at the opera house at $50 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon. when an address will
be delivered by Robert l.. Downing the
converted actor. His theme will be The
Voice in the Wilderness This was the
last play in which the former actor ap-
peared before the public in his stage ca
reer. as John the Baptist. A solo Will be
delivered by Mr.. Kenneth Ogden.
Funeral services over the body of John
w Varnay. who died yesterday morning
will be held at 30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from his home. Del RAY. Alex
andria county. Rev. Mr.. Ball will con-
duct the services. AT tn, grave the
Masons will conduct the services.
General Mention.
The November term of the circuit court
Cor his city will convene Monday morn
ng next with Judge J. B. /. Thornton
presiding. A number OF chancery cases
are slated to be heard at this term.
A game of foot ball which will de-
termine the championship of Alexandria
will he played this afternoon between tie
Old Dominions and the Alexandria Ath-
letlc CluD. Il ne game VIII take pidce At
4:1J O'Clock on the Colross grounds.
During the month OF October the clerk
.: h corporation court recorded forty
four deeds and issued thrty-three mar
Rage Licenses. fifteen 10 white and eight
cen 10 colorec people.
A deed was placed on record today in
the Office of thu clerk of the corporation
court conveying from Lucy a. Stribling
and husband to Randolph Kramer a
house and lot on the south sid. Of King
street between Payne and West streets.
In the police court today the case Of
Abe Douglass colored. charged with last
driving. was continued until Monday next.
owing 10 the absence of witnesses for the
pros acution.
Gladys infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Johnson. $50 Queen street. died
last night The funeral will take place
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Mary Allen. ED ary colored woman.
was taken i'll on North Fayette street this
morning and conveyed in ambulance to
the Alexandria Hospital