Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-09
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
o. S. DISTRICT COURT DIsPosEs
OF SEVERAL CASES.
Elections of officers of Corporations.
In Favor of Good Roads.
Brief Mention.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, January Q. 1908.
In the Uni'cd States court for the east
ern district tf Virginia, Judge Waddill
presiding. Thomas Wise colored. of Alex
andria county, today filed plea of guilty
of selling liquor without a license. The
court suspended sentence in view of the
fact that the defendant had already been
punished by the civil authorities.
The case of Austin. alias James Bowen,
colored. indicted for obtaining registered
letter by means of fraud order. was
continued until the next term OF court.
In the case of +. Hilton Jackson. trus-
tee. against r. s. Matthews and others.
demurrer was sustained as to the first
count
Catiett Turner. colored, was yesterday
afternoon acquitted of the charge of the
larceny of a package containing mail from
the post office at Orange Courthouse, Va.
Obituary Notices.
George Benson died at o'clock this
morning at the home of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Wi liam Harrison, 49, North Column
bus street, after a protracted illness. His
wife and several children survive him. Mr..
Benson was forty-one years of age and
was born in New York. Arrangements for
lHe IuHerdl nave not yet Deen competed.
Miss Lula j. Taylor, twenty-four years
of age. died last night at the Alexandria
Hospital, following an operation for ap
pendicitis. The deceased was a step
daughter of d. II. Mcclure of this city
and resided at 200 King street She was a
native of Essex county, Va. The remains
will be sent there for burial. Miss Taylor
was "A member of the Daughters of
America
John w. Savage. twenty-five years of
age. died this morning at the residence of
his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Glover. 42O South Washington street. Mr..
Savage was member of the Columbia
Steam Fire Engine Company, the members
of which will hold a meeting tomorrow
night TO make arrangements for attending
his funeral Saturday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock.
Elections of Officers
The Miller-Shoemaker Real Estate
Company held its annual meeting here
yesterday afternoon. and elected j. Bar
ton Miller. president and treasurer. and
J. Donald Miller, secretary. These Of
ficers. with Edgar NJ. Hayes, constitute
the board of directors.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold-
crs of the Rock Creek auto and wagon
works yesterday afternoon officers as fol-
lows were elected: !. F.. Shoemaker. presi-
dent: William NJ. Weaver, vice president;
j. Barton Miller, treasurer; George w.
Cook. secretary Charles F. Diggs. at
torney. The officers with S. Thomas
Brown. Samuel Cortz and DR.. J. X. Hal
ley, constitute the board of directors
Officers were elected yesterday after
noon by the Savings Mutual Building and
Loan Association as follows: NJ w. Har-
low. president and general manager: P.
Aitcheson, vice president: f. j. Fleming.
secretary; r. I. Elliott treasurer; c. c.
Carlin. Henry Strauss, G.. H. Harlow,
trustees: NJ. g. Harlow p. Aitcheson, T.
Il Eapnnn
Bendheim, directors
Brief Mention.
Announcement is made that the men,
bers of Post F, Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION, will hold a meeting in the
rooms of the chamber of commerce Satur-
day evening next to take action in regard
Incorporating with the state organiza-
tom in securing the passage of a bill for
good roads. The members of the local
post Mt is said. are interested in the mat
ter owing to the fact that they desire to
see the roads adjacent to this city i'm
proved.l
DR.. John VI. yCoyie of New York deliv-
cred a lecture last evening on John
Barry. Father of the American Navy" at
the YoUhg Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall
r under the auspices of kavanaugh Court.
No. a. Daughters of Isabella, this city.
|, Ryior to- the lecture musical and literary
kpToyraTh was rendered. The stage was
t\<>brated with palms and flags.
~ sermon was delivered last night by
Ray. Charles ID. Bulla, pastor of the
ln(k hodist Episcopal Church South. at
EfSt Baptist Church, in connection with
LIZ week of prayer services. At the serv-
ices this evening at the Second Presbyter-
ian Church. Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector
of Hrace Protestant Episcopal Church,
q, w4-preach.
Nineteen acres of ground in jefferson
district Alexandra county. has been sold
10y Clarence p. King to the Washington
Luna Park Company for 10000
The Allson@W. G. T. L. will hold it's
annual board meeting at 3 o'clock this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. X. w. Bar
rctt 40S Duke street.
Henry Brengle is reported to be criti-
cally i'll at the Alexandria Hospital.