Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. March g. 1903
1t was stated this morning on reliable
authority that Mr.. Hubert Snowden. edi-
tor of the Alexandria Gazette and presi-
dent of the city council, would not enter
the mayoralty contest which will be held
in the near future. This leaves but two
candidates in the field-Mayor F. ]. Paff
the present incumbent, and ]. Y. VIII
liams, a member of the city council from
the second ward. Whether or not any
one else will enter the contest Is not
known. Judging from the present indi-
cations no one else will enter the field.
A meeting of the city democratic COM
mittee will be held at the Opera House
cafe at o'clock tonight, at which time
candidates for the office of mayor and
city council are expected to be present. A
date for the primary will also be decided
upon at this meeting.
A we'll known railroad official this MORN
ing denied the report in circulation in
this city for several months past to the
ERECT that the Southern Railway Com
pany contemplates abandoning the use of
the Potomac railroad freight yards
April 1 next. He added that every
thing is being operated at the yards in a
highly satisfactory manner and the indi-
cations are that the Southern company
will continue to use the yards for some
ated practically without a hitch of any
character whatever.
Fined in Police Court.
Forest Oehlert and Edward Maple were
charged in the police court this morn
Ing with entering the cellar Of the fruit
store conducted by James Constantinople.
1910 King street. at an early hour this
morning. Maple stated that he had gone
into the cellar for the purpose Of sleeping
there during the night There was no evil
dence to show that Oehlert had gone into
the cellar. he having remained nearby
while Maple went in and he was prepar-
Ing to go to his home, nearby, when ar
rested Justice Cation fined each of the
accused IS and imposed a sentence of thir-
ty days In Jail each on a charge of en-
tering a warehouse in the night time.
Mrs. Lucy e. Kelly, wife Of Mr. Thomas
L. Kelly. died this morning at her home.
90 South Patrick street. following q pro-
tracted Illness. The deceased was sixty
over county. Va. Besides her husband,
several children survive. Arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been COM
pleted.
Miss Elvira E. Heath, daughter of Per-
c!val d. Heath, died late last night at her
was seventeen years of age She had
been Ill but a short time. Her funeral will
take place at o'clock tomorrow after
noon from her late home Rev. Edgar
Carpenter, rector Of Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church, will conduct the serv-
Ices, and the interment will be made In
Bethel cemetery.
Funeral Of Isaac Studs,
Funeral services over the remains of
Isaac Studs, who died Thursday night
last. will be held at 4 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at his home, 719 GBbbon
street. Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, will
conduct the services and the interment
will be made in Bethel cemetery
The Christian Endeavor Society last
night, following its regular meeting, gave
a concert. and during the evening an in
teresting musical and literary program
was rendered.
Arrangements are being made for a con-
cert which will be given Tuesday night
next at the Young Peoples building of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, under
the auspices OF the Seventeenth Virginia
Regiment Chapter, United Daughters of
the Confederacy