Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
INJUNCTION AGAINST r. H.
COWARD GRANTED.
National Investment and Improve
ment Association Receivership.
Local Notes.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 20. 1909.
H. r. Thomas of Alexandria county to-
day was appointed receiver of the Ma
tional Investment and Improvement Asso-
eli ton, in the case of Mary Lewis against
Robert H. Coward and others.
An injunction was also granted in this
cause restraining r. II. Coward. trustee
from disposing of any of the property OF
the said association, including that con-
veyed by the National Mutual Benefit As
ISOLATION. Arguments for the appoint
ment of a receiver We're heard in the cir
cult court for Alexandria county Satur-
day.
The failures of dealers in secondhand
articles to make daily report of pur-
chases made by them to the police depart
inent was brought to the attention of JUS
| tce Cation this morning in court, the pur-
| chase of small wrench being under con-
| sideraton. The dealer explained that he
had loaned 81 cents on the wrench and
Gid not purchase it, This excuse was un-
satisfactory to Justice Cation, who warned
the dealer that if he failed to- make 8
daily report. as required by law, he would
be fined $40 for the first offense. The
| dealer promised 10 comply with the law.
Cases disposed of in the police court
colored, disorderly conduct. acquitted
George Gary, colored. drunk in the street,
| thirty days in the workhOuse: River
George, colOred. assault on Leroy Davis,
colored. with a pistol, continued until to-
morrow.
Delivering Christmas Packages.
The city letter carriers began to labor
with the Christmas mail this morning and
/ will hai, full
mainder of the week in delivering the
many Christmas packages.
| William F. X. Carne. one of the Oldest
and best known newspaper men in this
section of the state, is critically i'll at
his home, 7OS King street.
! Special services were held at the
Methodist Protestant Church yesterday
Tribe, No. 35, Improved Order of Red
Men. A sermon was preached by Rev.
J. NJ. Holmes, pastor. and special
| musical program was given.
Richmond. Va, attending meeting of
the executive committee of the State Bar
Association.
Before large gathering OF men Judge
William H. De Lacy Of Washington de-
livered an address yesterday afternoon in
| the young peoples building of the Methot
dist Episcopal Church South, in which
he described the workings Of the Juvenile
Court of Washington.
Policeman John T. Roberts this morning
went to Baltimore after Harry McAbee,
colored. wanted on the charge Of bigamy.
1t is claimed by the police that McAbee
has a wife besides the one he married
here November 16.
Large Glass Confirmed.
Seventy-flve children and seven adults
were confirmed at st. Mary's Catholic
Church yesterday morning by Bishop
Augustine Van de Vyver. The sacrament
was administered following the o'clock
mass, which was celebrated by the bishop.
The bishop preached at the mass which
was celebrated at 1890 o'clock. In the
afternoon the children renewed their bap-
tismal vows.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. Johanna Sheehey, who died at
O'Clock last evening at her home, sos
South Columbus street, will be held at s
o'clock Wednesday morning in st. Mary's
Catholic Church. The deceased was the
wife of John Sheehey and was fifty-siS
years old. She was a native Of County
Cork. Ireland. Mrs. Sheehey's death fol-
lowed a brief illness of pneumonia Be-
sides her husband, the following children
| survive: Mrs w. l. Zimmerman, Miss
Mamie Sheehey and John 7. Sheehey.
The remains of Mrs. Maddox of Culpep-
err. Va. who died at that place Saturday
| were brought here this afternoon and
| buried in st. Paul's cemetery.
Mary E. Bullock, the three-year-old
daughter of Emmett and Mary v. Bull
| lock. died this morning at her parents
home, 31S South Henry street.
The remains of Harry A. Jones. who
died in Washington. were buried in Union
cemetery yesterday afternoon. The fu-
| neral took place from Wheatley's under
taking establishment.