The Washington herald., 1908-01-03
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

SO King Street
Alexandria, Va, Jan. 2-Samue1 Reeves
colored. sixty years Of age. was struck
and almost instantly killed this after
noon, opposite the Four Mile Run power
house, by a north-bound train over the
| Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Railway. Reeves was
placed aboard a motor car, which was
| brought from the power-house, and con-
veyed to the Alexandria Hospital, but
when he reached that institution life
was extinct, he having died aboard the
car. The dead man sustained a fracture
Of the skull. The remains were removed
to Wheatley's undertaking establishment,
and Coroner s. S. Moore will hold an in
quest at that place at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning
Reeves was a native Of Maryland and
| at the time Of his death was employed
as a servant in the family OF Mr.. George
| E. Calvert who resides at Four Mile
Run. opposite the power-house He had
few minutes before the fatal accident
left the Calvert homestead with lantern
in hand to meet Mrs Calvert. who was
expected 10 return at that time from
Alexandria. When he reached the tracks
| he walked near the high board fence on
the east side Of the tracks, at the power
house. IL is generally believed that
Reeves became bewildered upon the ap-
proach of the train and in all probability
endeavored "a cross the tracks, fearing
he would be jammed between the fence
and train If he remained where he was.
At the annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers OF the George W. Knox Express Com
pany. OF Washington. held at 10 o'clock
to-day at the law Offices of James r.
Cation Sons, the following officers and
directors were chosen for the ensuing
year: W. s. Knox, president, c. Y.
Knox, vice president; J. O. Knox. treas
urer; Ged. Cuttings, secretary: J. J, Oar
lington, attorney. and J. r. Caton, local
agent.
Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers'
Union. No. 1858. has chosen these officers
for the year; F. w. Deeton, president,
James ". Langley. vice president. J. L.
Proctor, secretary: J. +. FOnes, warden;
Frank Shafer, conductor; W. T. browns,
trustee for eighteen months. The officers
were installed by Past President II. T.
Colvin.
The stockholders of the National Rifles
Hall Association held their annual meet
Ing here this afternoon. and elected the
following directors: George W Evans.
II. x. Simpson, Joseph II. Curran, ". X.
Ellis, NJ. c. Summer. E. 5. Bailey. Z. a.
Goodwin. T. F. Goodwin. +. NJ. Shirley.
James F. Oyster J. Henry Small. jr.. g.
3. Young, and E. p Harrington.
4 meeting Of the Merchants Club,
which was to have been held this even
ing for the annual election of officers,
was postponed untI next Tuesday night
Funeral services over the remains OF J.
Harry Mcintosh. whose death occurred
yesterday afternoon. will be held from
Wheatleys undertaking establishment at
2.30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev
p. p, Phillips. rector of st. paurs Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, viii ofticiate, and
the burial will be made in Bethel Gene
terry.
The remains Of Paul II. Goodloe. who
died at the Alexandria Hospital Tuesday
following an operation for appendicitis.
were sent this afternoon 10 Richmond,
Ky where the burial will be made
Judge GOOdlOe father OF the deceased.
accompanied the remains
The city school board held their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight and trans
acted business of d routine nature It
was announced that the public schools
resumed studies to-day after the usual
Christmas holidays.
large number Of members Of PO-
tomac Lodge. No. IS. Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows. tonight went to Falls
Church, where the local degree team con
ferred the degrees Of the order upon nine
teen candidates.