Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
SMOOT-UHLER NUPTIALS AT
LATTER'S HOME TONIGHT.
Funeral of Henry Smoot This After
noon-Petit Jury for January
Term Of Court.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 30. 1905.
The marriage of Miss Rebecca Lloyd
Chler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Uhler. and Charles Calvert Smoot will
| take place at o'clock tonight at the
home of the bride-elect. Gil Cameron
street. The ceremony will be performed
by Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd of New York
| an uncle of the bride-elect. Only the i'm
| mediate relatives of the contracting par
ties will attend, owing to a recent death
| in the family of the groom-elect. The
| bride will be given in marriage by her
| father. She will be attended by her Sis
ter. Miss Nellie Seldom Uhler, and the
| groom will have for his best man Edwin
Gordon Finley Of North Wilkesboro, n.
| c. Following the ceremony the couple
will leave for northern bridal trip. Upon
their return they will reside in North
| WilkeSboro, n. c.
The funeral of Henry Smoot took place
at 3 o clock this afternoon from the home
| of his brother, William B. Smoot, SO4
Prince street, and was largely attended.
| The services were conducted by Rev. P.
| p Phillips. rector of st. Paurs p. f.
Church, and Rev. w. HI. Tillinghast, Sper-
ryville, Va. and the burial was made in
| ST. Paufs cemetery. Members of Alexan-
ia-Washington Lodge of Masons and
Via DOMINION COmmdnOery, h0lSQtS lem
| plar attended.
| Six colored employees served as body
| bearers. Those serving as honorary pail
| bearers were: j. Hanson Price, Laurence
| Stabler Judge ]. X. NJ Norton. Edward
| L. Daingertield, r. S. Jones, Frank Mar
bury, Capt. r. F. Knox, p. H. O'Bannon
and j. H. Fletcher, the two last named
of Sperryvile.
United States Court Petit Jury.
Coll hoe
moned for the January term of the
| United States court for the eastern dis
trict of Virginia, which will convene Mon
day next with Judge Edmund Waddill
presiding: Heiskell Moistella, ". Neill
Miller. Charles w Rowland. Edward A.
Downey. Frank Dodd, J. Aubyn Taylor.
Joseph Winkler, NJ. H. Holmes, B. Upton.
S. Diener, Robert Meekins. William II.
Anderson. l.. 7: Buck. c. F. Hicks. W.
]. A. Bagby. ]. w. Barrick. Addison c.
Woody, James N. Jennings. NJ. w. Carr,
Edwin Bronn and r. c. Hill. sr. There
will be no grand jury at this term. Most
violations of the internal revenue laws.
Samuel Young, colored, this morning re-
ported to the police that he was robbed of
all of his clothing ~ strange colored
man Monday night last. According to the
| story told by Young the man asked him
l
| the Southern railway yards. He granted
the request of the stranger. but when he
| awoke in the morning both stranger and
| clothes were missing. Young says the
man carried the clothes to Alexandria
county. where he disposed of them. Aft
| erward Young left for Alexandria county
| in search of his property.
! In the Police Court this morning a fine
| of S. each was imposed in the case of
Matthew Banks and Milton Garfield. both
colored, charged with disorderly conduct
and fighting.
Brief Mention.
| Interesting programs were given last
evening at the Christmas entertainments
by the Sunday schools of the NJ. E.
| Church South, NJ. p. Church and Second
Presbyterian Church. Bethany NJ. P.
Sunday school will hold it's services to-
night.
Alexandria Washington Lodge of Masons
| has elected the following officers: r. w.
Fuller. w. M: c. H. Callahan. S. W.; E.
H. Kemper, ]. W.: S. w. Pitts. s. D.;
Charles Swan. ]. D.; A. G. Uhler, secre-
tary; Donald Aitcheson and G. II. Evans,
stewards: Rev. P. P. Phillips. chaplain;
P. C. Timberman, tiler. The officers were
installed by ]. F.. Shinn, retiring master.
The Fanchon Pleasure Club will give its
| Christmas dance tonight at McBurney' s
Hall. The affair promises to be largely
| attended.
| An entertainment was given last night
| at ST. Marys Academy by the alumnae
of ST. Marys Academy.
! Fire in a chimney Of a house occupied
| by colored people on Gibbon street west
| of Fairfax street brought out the fire
department at S:15 o'clock last night.