Evening star., 1908-01-20
HAPPENINGS m ALEXANDRIA
NEWS OF THE CITY ACROSS THE
POTOMAC RIVER.
Arrest Of Gypsies-Electric Car
Sustains Damage-obituary
Notes-Brief Mention.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
/ ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 20, 1908.
/ band of gypses. consisting of two
men, two women, three small girls. and
one boy, was taken in custody by the
police this morning, following the receipt
Of a telegram from George II. Richmond,
chief of police of Council Bluff. Iowa, re-
questing the local authorities to arrest
and hold Luclan Marino, a Servian gypsy,
and a girl, wanted in that city on a
charge OF grand larceny and abduction.
The party had been established for sew
eral weeks directly opposite police head
quarters. in the old Braddock House. tell
ing fortunes as means of livelihood.
The gypsies deny the charge.
| The gypsies received several kilograms
this morning from Omaha. Neb.
! Gas was discovered turned on in
store, corner of King and Pitt streets. at
Is o'clock last evening. Owing to the fact
that the proprietor OF the store, Mr.. Chas.
S. Elliott, resides in Washington, the
police were unable to procure the Keys.
BY authority of Mayor Paff, Policemen
knight and Garvey broke open a rear
door and found the store filled with gas
issuing from q large Illuminating lamp.
While running to catch the 12:15
| o'clock electric train for Washington yes
terday afternoon President ID. A. hayes
Of the Glass Blowers Association OF Phiia-
delphia ran into the switch chain which
was being held by trolley man at the In
tersection of Prince and Royal streets.
The trolleyman relinquished his hold, and
the rear car of the train went on another
track and was somewhat damaged
Obituary Notes.
| Maj Samuel Cooper died this morning
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Virginia
| Cooper Dawson. Seminary Hill, west Of
| this city. The deceased was about sixty
| five years OF age and unmarried. Maj.
| Cooper served in the Confederate army,
| and at the close of hostilties returned to
| Alexandria and took up his home on
| Seminary Hill. Arrangements for the
| funeral have not yet been completed.
| Mrs Sallie A. Worsham, sixty years of
| age died shortly after O'Clock last night
at the residence OF her daughter, Mrs.
! Virgil A. Payne. 1926 Prince street. The
funeral arrangements have not yet been
made.
The funeral Of Capt John T. Wilkins.
| whose death occurred last Thursday
night took place this morning at ~
O'Clock, from his late home, 900 Cameron
| street. Rev. Charles D. Bulla. pastor Of
officated. The interment was in Bethel
cemetery The palibearers were H. X.
Field E. H. O'Brien, John P. Robinson,
George W. Mays, W. L. Finks and Car
n.
| The remains of Henry A. Lilly, who
died yesterday morning at the Alexandria
| Hospital will be sent tonight at 10 O'Clock
| to Norwood, n. c., for burial The de-
| ceased was twenty-six years of age.
Death followed three weeks illness OF
typhoid fever. Mr.. Lilly was employed as
an engineer on the Southern railway. He
was a member OF the following organiza-
tions: Andrew Jackson Lodge Of .Masons,
Old Dominion Commandery, No. IL.
EriO 70 in
| Shrine: Alexandria Lodge. No. 75S. Ben
| evolent and Protective Order of Elks:
Knights of Pythias and Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers.
The fureral of Mrs. Catherine Germann
took place at O'Clock yesterday after
| noon from the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church Rev. ]. ]. May, pastor. con-
Quoted the services, and the burial was
made in the Methodist Protestant ceme-
/ terry. The pallbearers were Robert Wen
EEL Louis Shuman. w. II. Helimuth
Louis Folnar, Fred Didszoneit and Ed
| ward GUNNER.
Funeral services over the remains OF
| Mrs. Julia F. Tubman were held at
/ O'Clock yesterday afternoon at her late
home, 1U2 South Columbus street. Rev.
E. v. REGISTER and Charles D. Bulla of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
conducted the services. The interment
| was In the Presbyterian cemetery. The
| pallbearers were II. K. Field, William &.
Field. Frank T. King. Lawrence Hufty,
| G. Robbins and French =. simpson,
| nephews of the deceseu.
| Brief Mention.
| 4 list of names Of those who have paid
their poll taxes for the last three years
was this afternoon posted by City Treas
urer Thomas w. Robinson in the four diff
| ferent voting places of the city. The num-
ber is about fifteen hundred. All who
have paid will be allowed to participate
4 ties. June next.
/ Lees birthday is being quietly observed
here. The occasion is to be celebrated
this evening with banquet by Lee Camp
/ Confederate Veterans. at its hall. Prince
/ street Commander W. A. Smoot, Gov.
Swanson and others will respond to toasts
II The banks were closed in observance of
the day.
1.-The Immortality OF the Soul" was the
subject OF sermon yesterday by Rev. A.
j. Van Inglegem. a Virginia missionary
priest, at ST. Mary's Catholic Church.
Rev. ]. II. Balthis delivered an address
on Gambling at mems meeting yes
terday afternoon at the Young People $
building.
The explosion OF q kerosene lamp at the
residence OF Robert A. Purvis. POS North
Patrick street caused a slight fire shortly
after o clock last evening.
A slight fire occurred about o'clock this
morning in frame tenement house in the
court bounded by Duke. Wolfe, Lee and
Union streets. An overheated stove il
supposed to have caused the blaze.
AT a meeting OF the Alexandria Athletic
Association yesterday two new members
were admitted. Announcement is made