Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-10

the larceny Of "a from Alice Thomas.
also colored. was acquitted.
John Miller. colored, charged with de-
frauding Jane Bryant. colored. out of a
board bill of SIS, was sent to jail for
thirty days.
Bill Defeated.
Commonwealth Attorney Cranoal
Mackey of Alexandria county this morn
ing received a letter from State senator
r. Ewell Thornton. in which the latter
informed him that so far as he could see
house bill No. 421 is dead" He added
that he had done his best to bring about
it's defeat, and that he had just been in
formed that the bill had been Withdrawn
This bill was. it is statd. primarily 1nteno-
ed to re-establish race track pool selling
throughout the state, and was vigorously
opposed by Mr.. Mackey. who went 10
Richmond for the purpose of assisting In
showing what the possibilities were In the
event the bill should pass.
At q special session OF the police court
held at 10 o'clock this morning Frank
Paker. charged with having in his pos
session hog alleged to have been stolen
from James Patterson. was fined $lO, 10
which was added a sentence OF ninety
days in Jail. The accused noted an appeal.
Recent Deaths.
Funeral services over the remains OF
John Q. A. Crupper, whose death oc-
Cured Sunday last, were held at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon at the residence
of his son, Mr. Joseph l.. Crupper. s13
King street. Rev. William J. Morton.
rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church, conducted the services. The in
torment was made in Union cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Henry Schlichting.
who died Sunday last, will take place at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning from 81.
Mary's Catholic Church. Rev. Father
duct the services. and the interment will
be made in st. Mary's cemetery.
The remains of Mrs. Elvira Fletcher,
whose death occurred Sunday night. were
sent last night to Culpeper. Va. for
burial, and the funeral services were neld
at that place today.
Percy Breen's funeral Will take place
at 2:3O o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
st. Mary's Catholic Church. The inter-
ment will be made in st. Mary's ceme-
terry.
General News.
The Rosslyn Feed and Supply Company
Of Rosslyn, Va, today broke ground LOT
the erection of a warehouse, forty by
eighty feet, at Rosslyn, Va. This COM
pany recently acquired the ground on
which the structure will be erected at
cost of $4,000 Among the officers of the
company are: A. D. Torreyson, manager;
W. w Douglas, Capt Crandal Mackey
and George w. Rucker. The work on the
building will be vigorously pushed to
completion.
At a meeting of the Alexandria county
supervisors held yesterday the board re-
scinded an order allowing the Falls
Church Railway Company to construct a
track connecting with the tracks OF the
Old Dominion and Falls Church electric
their action was, it is stated, that the
supervisors learned the company desired
to keep its passenger cars standing on
the track during the rush hours of the
day.
In the corporation court today an order
was entered declaring the bond Of $3.50
given by Charles H. Chauncey to be for
feited for his failure to appear before the
grand jury yesterday to answer a charge
family. ]. W.. Chauncey, father of the
accused, was his bondsman.
A meeting of M. D. Corse Camp Sons
of Confederate Veterans, was held last
night at Lee Camp Hall and committee
was appointed to inquire into the avisa-
bility Of adopting uniform for the men,
bers composing the camp. Several piano
selections were given during the evening
by Edwin r. Jewell of Washington.
At a meeting of Alexandria Lodge, No.
75S. Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, held last night, officers for the en-
suing year were nominated.
City Council will hold its regular semi
monthly business meeting tonight 1t Is
expected that at this meeting consider
able business of importance will come up
for consideration. =