Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-18
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
NEWS OF THE CITY ACROSS THE
POTOMAC RIVER.
Interest in Democratic Primary.
Collision on Railway Tracks.
General and Personal.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. April Is, 1908.
Notwithstanding that primary will be
held in the second ward only next Tues
day for the purpose of nominating two
democratic councilmen and one member Of
the board of aldermen. the situation is re-
garded as growing interesting and the
candidates are busy. 1t is expected that
tbcut 500 votes will be poled.
The candidates for council are: Howard
W. Smith. r. d. Brumback and Carroll H.
May. For board of aldermen ". w. Bal
lenger Is being opposed by Harris White
All of the candidates for council are new
Messrs. j. Y. Williams and Henry Strauss
who now represent the city council in the
second ward. will not stand for re-elect ion.
A lecture on the Panama canal was de-
livered by Representative George Alvin
Loud last evening in the Young People s
building of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The lecture was accom-
panied by stereopticon views.
Among those who accompanied Rep
resentative Loud were: Representative
Gilhams of Indiana, Gerrit j. Diekeman
of Michigan. Joseph w. Fordney of Mich
igan. William w. Wilson of Illinois.
James Fl. Davidson of Wisconsin. r.
wayne faFkeT OF New Jersey, george
s. Legare of South Carolina and Mrs.
Loud, Mrs. Foster Mrs. Diekman. Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs Davidson. The wife of
former Gov. Bliss of Michigan, Mrs Bliss.
Miss Murphy. Miss Aver. Miss Gibbs, Mr..
Claude y. Bennett. MIR. Doughty. Mr..
Parker and Mr. Davidson. all of Wash
ington, We're with the party.
Collision on Railway Tracks.
A northbound electric train over the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Ver-
non electric railway at % O'Clock yes
terday afternoon struck pie wagon.
driven by Berthe Entwistle. while al
the corner of Cameron and Patrick
streets. The wheel of the wagon was
broken and Entwistle and Willie Foster.
fourteen years of age. were thrown out
Entwistle escaped injury. Foster had his
head cut and was conveyed to the office
of DR.. w. NJ. Smith.
Policeman Beach returned from Annap-
oils yesterday afternoon without Mrs
Rose Tyler. charged with bigamy. Gov
Crothers of Maryland is in Atlantic City
1t was stated that the governor will re-
turn Wednesday and the officer will. il
In expected. be again sent to Annapolis
to secure the governors signature to the
requisition papers. Chief Goods of the
police department subsequently communi-
Gated witn the authorities at Rockville
and they informed him that Mrs. Tyler
will be held in custody until the governor
returns.
Brief Mention.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy c. Wright
who died last Wednesday night, took
place at :: o'clock this afternoon from
her late home. 1llj Duke street. Rev
G. |. HUMPHREYS. pastor Of the Methodist
Protestant Church. conducted the services
lnterm6nt
| Those serving as pallpearers were Spen
| Ger Forrest. Robert AdcOck. Zedd Kid
we'll Albert Nails, James Wisfield anC
James Bryant.
| Funeral services over the remains o
Mrs. Polly Murphy. who died Thursda,
| nigh: last. took place at 10 O'Clock thi!
morning from her late home i'm AleXandri:
/ county north of this city. Rev e. d
BUIla, pastor of the Methodist Episcopa
Church South. conducted the services. In
| terment was in Bethel cemetery
! The remains of Mrs Virginia Briggs
who died in New York, last Thursday
were brought here today and buried IL
the family lot in'Union cemetery Funera
services were held in Washington.
| Plans have been made for men,
noon in the Young Peoples building o
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
| when an address will be delivered by Rev
Carlton d. Harris Of Baltimore. He will
discuss The Besetting Sins of Men, :
solo. Nazareth will be rendered by j
r. Schofield.
| In the corporation court yesterday after
noon verdict for the detendan. was rem
dered in the case Of Charles Mcknigh
against Moses Stevens. both colored. Tn
In the sum Of $1,000 for injuries allese,
| to have been sustained by the complainant
| in collision with carriage driven b,
Stevens.