Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
DEATH OF EDWARD QUINN AT
sEAsHoRE SHOCK TO FRIENDS.
Sneak Thief Operates in Residence
of DR.. S. B. Moore-Other
News Matters.

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| ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 4, 19oo.
| Edward Quinn died unexpectedly at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon at the cottage OF
his son. Edward ]. Quinn. at Atlan.ic
City. News of Mr.. Quinn's sudden demise
was shock to his many friends mere.
| The deceased departed for Atlantic City
about week ago. He was just improving
from a protracted illness of Bright S
disease. He had relapse last nlght anu
his family was notified. The remains Will
be brought here tomorrow and taken 70
Mr.. Quinn's late home. 511 Oronoco
street, and prepared for burial. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been
| completed.
The deceased was in the sixty-nlntn
| year of his age. He was born In county
| Galway, Ireland, and came to America IN
1859. In the year 1862 he located IN TINS
city and for many years was ensaseu III
the grocery business. He was senior mem
Der of the firm of Edward Quinn Il sons
corner of Oronoco and st. Asaph streets
| He accumulated considerable properly.
| having been instrumental in building up
large part of the section Of the city IN
which he resided.
James p. Edward j.. Francis T., VIII
| liam E., Martin II. Quinn and Mrs. JET,
ferson d. Aitcheson of this city ana
| Edward ]. Quinn of Washington. all GILL;
dren of the deceased, survive him.
Sneak Thief Operates.
A sneak thief, about $50 o'clock this
evening" entered the residence of DR.. 3
B. Moore, 81 Prince street. and. after
| looting three rooms on the second hoor.
departed. At the time the occupants OF
the house were at supper. A colored do
nestle noticed the man as he left the
premises and. going to the second noor'
learned the place had been robbed.
| Several persons in the neighborhood no
ticed the man leave the house. He carried
the stolen goods In a bundle, put no eSpe-
cial attention was paid to him Ch1e1
Goods detailed Policemen sherwood,
| Beach, Nicholson and Henderson to the
case. The two last named procured car
rage and started in pursuit of the TIMER.
He was seen to go out North Patrick
street. At late hour tonight the police
had not apprehended the man. The Wash
ington authorities have been notified.
Joseph Horseman is detained at police
headquarters on suspicion Of having rob-
bed the store Of NJ: r. O'Sullivan north
| streets. The robbery was committed
| about two weeks ago. The thief secured
a quantity Of liquor and tobacco. Horse
| man was arrested tonight by Policemen
Nicholson and Henderson. He will be
given a preliminary hearing in the police
court Monday morning.
Soldiers in Arrest.
| George Davis and John e. Weaver, SOL
diers from Fort Hunt, Va. were arrested
| tonight by Policemen Young, Beach and
Gill. on charge Of knocking a cats
brains out against a lamp post. The two
soldiers 1t is alleged. secured the cat from
hall near the corner Of Fairfax and
Queen streets. Police headquarters was
notified and the men taken into custody.
The Fourth Of July. 1908. in this city.
will be recorded as one of the most quiet
in history. BY shortly after IL o'clock
| noon many of the residents had left the
city and the streets presented deserted
appearance. The display Of fireworks to-
night was not as elaborate as In former
years Small boys, however, made more
| or less racket with crackers of all varie-
ties. It was late tonight before those
who had gone on an outing returned home.
No accidents were reported.
Earnest Chase and Jessie King. both
colored, were arrested tonight on a charge
of fast driving. The men about o'clock
this morning ran their buggy against
vehicle driven by James Potter Of Fair
the rear wheel Of Potter's buggy was de-
mOliShed.
Brief Mention.
JOhn II. BOWlcS OIL 1NOTIOlk, va, came
here this afternoon and secured permis-
sion from Coroner Ashton of Alexandria
county to disnter the remains of the I'M
| identified boy who he thought might be
his son. Roswell Bowles. fifteen years Of
age, who disappeared from home June
| %. Mr.. Bowles secured the services Of
digger and after examining the body said
| that 1t was not that of his son.
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Peoples Christian Endeavor Society of
| the Methodist Protestant Church were in
stalled last evening by ]. II. Trimyer: F.
| W. Ebhardt, president: r. H. Bartlett.
first vice president: Miss Grace Chambers
Smith. second vice president: R. E. l..
| Tyler, recording secretary; Miss Lillian
Henderson, treasurer; {. f.. kell. CORE
! spending secretary; Miss Ola Lyles. pian-
| ist and Miss Addle Lindsey, assistant
pianist.
The July term of the United States
court for the eastern district Of Virginia
| will convene Monday next at noon. Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding. large num-
Der of cases of alleged violations of inter-
| nal revenue laws will come up for consld-
| Grafton. AS soon as indictments are re-
ported by the grand jury the cases will
| be taken up by the petit jury. 1t is ex-
| pected that the session will continue the
entire week.
| The Sunday closing law will be strictly
enforced in this city tomorrow. 1t will be
the third Sunday that the law has been
enforced.
Services at the First Baptist Church to-
| morrow will be conducted by Rev. Elias
| Sugur. pastor of the Minnesota Avenue
| Baptist Church, Washington. In the 9TH
er church the resident clergy will occupy
the pulpits.
Pauper Children.
From the Leicester Post.
| On the whole boarding-out is superior to
all other systems, and for a reason at
once simple and obvious. 1t enables the
child to get his start in life amid the same
environment and under the same circum-
| ctopceS If he she were the OffSDrtnR