The Washington herald., 1908-04-10
COlored Man Found Dead
Along Railroad Tracks.
BODY NOT YET IDENTIFIED
Annual Meeting of LanSton Mono
type Machine Company stoekhold-
ers-New Lodge OF Owls Organizes
and Elects OmcerS--CiviI Service
Examinations are Held.
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% Ming street.
Alexandria, Va, April 9.-An unknown
oolored man, about twenty years old,
was struck and instantly killed shortly
before midnight last night about 100
yards north of the new union passenger
railway station.
The body was discovered afterward and
conveyed to Wheatley's undertaking es-
adjustment Coroner Moore win hold an
inquest over the remains at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. 1t is supposed the dead
man either attempted to board or jump
from train on the Southern Railway.
The right side of his face was crushed
and his left arm was broken. There We're
10 marks Of Identification.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Lanston Monotype Ma
chine Company held at the Hotel
Fleischmann at noon to-day, the follow
ing directors were elected: J. c. Biabent.
Z. Suydan Grant. William NJ. Laifan,
Joseph Bryan, William H. Goadby, II. c.
Hallenbeck, Adrian II. LarkiR, II. 0.
Seixas, Henry Parsons, J. MauTy Dove.
and Gen. Maxwell Woodruff.
The Order Of Owls was organized in
this city tonight by National Organizer
T. c. Mccullough. ASSISTED by Supreme
Sentinel John o. Gamble, Of South Bend,
Ind. The new lodge starts out with "a
membership Of 100
The following officers We're elected;
William L. Rammel, past president:
Thomas Chauncey, president; w. S.
Schwarzmann, vice president; F. ".
Smith, invocatoT; Joseph West, secretary
J. Sidney Douglas, treasurer; Erwin
Schwartzmann. sentinel; George f. Pick
EFT. picket, and Drs, z. A. German, NJ. d.
Delany, and S. B. Moore, guest physi-
clans; ". T. Hinkan and Floyd Saunders.
trustees.
The lodge will hold semi-monthly meet
ings in the rooms of Alexandria Ma
tionai Bank Building The above named
officers win be installed at the next regu-
lar business meeting.
The local board Of civil service exam
iners to-day held an examination at the
city post-ofice for ffty-eight applicants.
OF this number, for the departmental
service. % were male and female, while
q took the Railway Mail Service ex-
animation. Another examination viii be
held at the same hour and place 'tO-mOT-
row. The examination was conducted by
Examiner n. l. Williamson, assisted by
T. Lucas, Of the local board.
Swift justice was meted out to John
Norris and George Shaw, both colored
charged with robbing the store Of Hynson
& Co. Manassas. Va, Monday last. when
they were yesterday sentenced to serve
ten years each in the penitentiary. The
case was submitted 10 grand jury at 10
o'clock. and al II o'clock the trial came
TO a close. The men were arrested in
Washington on Monday. Most of the
goods were recovered.
William II. Peck has purchased from
Jonathan Matthews one-half a square OF
ground bounded by Princess, OrOnoco
Payne. and West streets The sale was
made through John D. Normoyle.
In the Corporation Court to-day. an or
der was entered in the case of William
Watson. lrnatic referring cause tC
Howard ". Smith. special commissioner
Castles in the air" viii be the subject
Of a lecture to be delivered tomorrow
night at the Young Peoples Building OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South by
Senator Robert Taylor, Of Tennessee.
The remains Of Connie Gray, colored q
soldier. who died in the Philippines Sep
tember >. 1907, will be brought here IN q
Few DAYS for burial
Mrs. Theresa Graves has purchased
from Rev. Thomas Semmes, house and
lot known as No. 433 North Columbus
street. The consideration was not given