The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
NBWSOF ALEXANDRIA
Southern Railway Inaugu-
rates Changes i'll Service.
BENJAMIN H. LAMBERT DIES
Civil War Veteran and Deputy Coll
Iector OF the PORE Under President
Cleveland Bethany Methodist
Church Elects Trustees Special
Meeting i'm First Baptist Church.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.


lBell Telephone co.
/ 80 King Street
/ Alexandria. Va. Feb Most of the
freight cars Of the Southern Railway
Company heretofore in the Potomac Rail
road yards. in Alexandria County. north
/ of this city. have been removed TO this
city and are now Oh Wilkes and Union
streets. This movement on the part of
the railway company is taken by citizens
/ here TO mean that the company intends TO
abandon the yards as soon as possible. 1t
/ is generally believed that the company
Will hereafter make up its trains here.
a notice was posted to-day by the Off
cials Of the company at Roberts Cross
ing, north of the cIty's limits, announcing
that ''cut OFF" would hereafter be placed
at that point This means, it is said. that
hereafter an locomotives will be detached
from southbound trains and other en-
gines attached 10 convey them 20 Wash
ington. Southbouud engines viii proceed
to the company's roundh0use here. Within
the past week over seventy men. en-
pIoyed at the Potomac Yards have been
dismissed. and it is rumored that other
dIsmisssls viii be made within short
time
benjamin IT, Lambert "a well-known
citizen. died at 3 o'clock this morning at
his home. 3l Duke street. after a brief
illness. He was sixty-four years Of age.
Two children survive him. Urban :. lam
bert and Miss Irene g Lambert, both Of
this city. His funeral viii take place
from his late home Monday afternoon
next at . o'clock. The intermeut wiz be
private
Mr. Lambert was son of the late Ben
iamin H. and Adaline Lambert. At the
outbreak of the civil war he Joined the
Alexandra Rifles. afteTWard Company s.,
Seventeenth Virginia Regiment. and he
fought Tor the COnfederacy until the Ciosr
OF hosuhues. Upon returning 90 this city
he became engaged with his father I'm tho
mercantile business Mr.. Lambert at one
time represented the city council from the
First ward Under President CleveIands
administratIon he served as deputy col
lector of the port for this city.
The following officers have been elected
by the congregation of Bethany Metho-
dist Protestant Church. John W. sum
mers. Charles Hautzmon IT. Kirk. jT.,
James r. Cation. F. j. Gaisaudaffer. Au-
gustus Dean. J. T. Hauiug James u.
Smith. IT, j. Cation. trustees. Charles
Hantzmon, X. s. Greenaway, Harry c.
Smith. Ernest T. Pittman j. r. Har.ug.
r. IT, Hancock. L. ID. Sullivan. Frank
Michelback, and J. Thomas Cook. stew
ards. In the Corporation Court to-day
the election Of the trustees was approved
by Judge i. c.. Barley.
A mass meeting FOR men viii be held
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
First Baptist Church. when aa address
viii be delivered by Rev +. =. Dudley
of Norfolk Va lie will take for his sub
ject Sunshine and Darkness" A special
musical programme has been prepared for
the 0cca sion.
Rev. Joseph r. SEWER pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian Church. who has
been conducting services in Dauviue. Va,
has returned and viii occupy his pulpit
Tomorrow at all of the services. George
r. Schmit missionary in the State. viii
conduct the services aJ the Emmanuel
Lutheran Church tomorrow.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. Ellen Cole win De held at the Sharon
Episcopal Church at o'clock tomorrow.
and the mtcTmCut VIII be i'm the
cemetery at that place. Rev. s. A Wall
lis of the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary, viii conduct the services.
The board OF fire Wardens has pur-
chased a fine horse for the Reliance
Steam Fire Engine Company for $3.50
The animal came from Fairfax County,
Va