The Washington herald., 1908-08-31
Mayor Paff Will Be Sworn In
Next Tuesday.
NEGRO SPEAK-EAsY CAPTURED
Public schools Open September H.
soldier Locked Up, Charged with
Carving PfStoI-AIIeged AssauIter,
who Has Been Fugitive for
Months, Arrested-Other News.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
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moving speak-easy. which was reported I
TO be doing a thriving business at a camp d,
meeting At Franconia. Fairfax County. :
came to grief about O'Clock this after
noon. when he was arrested by Constable :
A. J. Payne and Depaty J. l. Taylor OF ,
that county
Early in the day Powell secured a wag-
on in this city and went 10 FrancoEia 20
do business with those who wanted in
toxlcants there. That he was successful
there is but little doubt. Judging from the
number OF empty bottles captured The
outfit ana Powell were driven 10 this city
by the constable. and the negro was de
tained at police headquarters. The We
hicle was turned over 20 the owner Pow
ell viii be tried tomorrow morning.
Mayor Pan viii be inducted into Office
for a period Of -FOUR years at a meeting
Of the city council which VIII be held \
in the council chamber at noon next
Tuesday. At the same hour the required 4
/ oath Of Office will be administered 70 I
Howard ". Smith and r. D. BrCmback, I
I the only two rev members Of that body ]
/ The old members Of the council and the I
board of aldermen who were elected az I
the recent election viii also be sworn in I
Joseph wilkins. q negro, nearly eighty /
years old. was found dead in bed at his
home. as South St Asaph street at an
early hour this morning The discovery
was made by one Of the occupants Of
the house Coroner = b Moore. after
investigating the circumstances attending
mis- death issued a certificate OF death
from natural causes
Dallas Washington negro. who has
eIudcd the police since January =. 1907.
was arrested late last night by Police
men Nicholson and Arlington He VIII
lface q charge of assaulJlng Emma stew
iart q negro woman The alleged ofeuse
occurred on the date Of his disappear
lance. at which time a warrant was sworn
out by the girls mother for Washington
arrest
The issuing ~ permits for children %
r attend the public schools VIII b. com
- meuced at Aruory Han. beginning Sep
20 terber 9. by Hubert Suowdeu. clerk Of
r. the CITY school board The issuing OF
e. permits for white children VIII he Sep
tember =. s. and @ from a. ui- O. p m
10 Negro children VIII set their permits
= September 10 and IL The public schools
p vii reopen September a.
.-l Gus. Robinson. a soldier is locked up
IS charged with carrying concealed weap-
p ous. Robinson was arrested last night
bv Chief Goode. Policemen Henderson.
d Nicholson. Bel and Garvsy- II IS al
II legged that be had been acting In a rather
.et suspicious manner. and went to house
T. near Duke and Washington streets
!, where he acted In a d-sorderlv uaure-
- The police were summoned. but Robinson
was not cautured uutlf some time after
ward. He was caught i- saloon t-
North Fairfax street. and the police say
he attempted 20 throw pistol away
il .-rhs divine disciple was the sub
fect OF the morning sermon delivered bl
the Rev. W. r. Watson. pastor Of th'
k First Baptist Church His subject thl
evening was Does God leave us2'
~ Services at Christ Protestant EplscO
ID nal Church were conducted by the Rev
T. Berrvman Green. Of the Episcopal The1
logical Seminary. The Rev. l. r Comb
Fl filed the pulpit at St PauTs Protestan
Episcopal Church. The morning serv
ices at the Methodist Episcopal Churc
south. were conducted by the Rev J 4
Dulauev. and the Rev. W. W. Van Ars
dale conducted the evening services. Res
ident clergymen oficlated at the OtLe
churches.
Funeral services over the body Of Mis-
Emma J. Price. who died "Wednesday
were held at . O'Clock this afternoon fr0'
the residence OF Theodore BaIeng-r. 9
Cameron street The Rev 7. r Seviei
Ipastor Of the Second Presbyterian churcl
conducted the services. and the intermer
was in the Presbyterian Cemetery tt
paubearers were Frank smith. Robe
Downham Francis DOwnham, Harl
Downham. Steuart Smith. and WALTZ
Price. the latter Of Washington
Mrs. Phnenq J. WiIsy's funeral TOO
place at 3 O'Clock this afternoon from D.
home. Shooters Hill west Of this cir
The Rev. AIT- Bell. pastor OF the Metho
ist Episcopal Church South. Of Del Ra
Alexandra County. conducted the ser
ices. The interueut was in NY Hin Ce1
etery.
The Rev. W. F. Watson. pastor of {
First Bap ST Church conducted the
neral services over the remains Of Edw
E. German. the infant son Of Mr. a
Ms. William z. Ciermsun. which We
neld at { o'clock this afternoon
A meeting Of the Mems League Of {
First Baptist Church. viii be held at II
ichurch tomorrow night. for the purpc
Of outlining plans for the coming Z
and winter session
Follows Brother TO Grave.
srecial TO The Washington Herald
Cumberland. Nd. Aug So.-Patrick
Quinn. manager Of Quinn Bros 70,
drv and Machine Company. EIkins,
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