The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24
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! Alexandria, Va, July 23.-The plant Of
the Alexandria Electric Light Company
was formally transferred to-day. A deed
Of conveyance was placed on record IN
the Office OF the clerk Of the Corporation
Court transferring & from Fred T. Lewis
20 T. c. Coleman, an officer OF the new
company. The plant is located on the
river 'front.' between Wolfe and Wilkes
streets
F.. r. Weller. general manager Of the
company. says the company proposes to
spend $4,000 on Improvements on the
plant, and about $4,000 will be spent next
month.
Mrs. OpheIia Beach. wife Of DR.. Charles
S. Beach. died at o'clock tonight at
her home. PIP North Pitt street. after a
/ brief illness. Besides her husband, sew
eral children survive. Mrs Beach was a
! Miss Marcy. OF Alexandria County. no
/ arrangements have been made for the
/ funeral.
| All tickets used in the coming guberna-
torial primary win bear the names OF
| candidates for the various other Offices.
| including those for the house Of dele
/ gates. according 10 a ruling Of State
! Chairman J. Taylor ElIyson. This method.
/ II Is claimed, will simplify matters and
/ avoid confusion.
An interesting meeting OF Seminole
Tribe, No. S5. Order Of Red Men. was held
tonight. and FIVE candidates were inti-
ated into the mysteries OF the order. This
IS one Of the youngest lodges OF Red Men
| IN the State. although il is rapidly fOrg-
ing ahead in point Of numbers.
A negro laborer employed at the mill
being constructed by William A smoot
a. CO. was knocked 10 the ground by a
/ falling piece OF timber shortly after 3
/ o'clock this afternoon and rendered IN
/ conscious. II was fifteen minutes before
Re revived. He was attended by DR.. Nc
CURE.
Singing hymns at $50 o'clock this morn
ing In the northeastern section Of the
/ city was responsible for the arrest OF
! Celia KEYS. coIored. who was made 10 race
( the charge Of drunkenness and disorder
! ly conduct in the Police Court this morn
\ ing. She was sent 90 the workhouse FOR
sixty days. Celia IN bygone days was a
star actress IN Uncle Toms Cabin, %
| taking the part Of Topsy. and she has
! toured this country and Europe.
/ Leonard Wells. recently arrested Tor
! entering the residence Of Councilman
Harry r. Burke. was this morning taken
/ 10 the reform school at Laurel Va. by
a guard from that institution.
! A young man named Moore. employed
at the planning mill or Il X. Field & Co.
/ had his foot caught yesterday afternoon
/ In belt at the mill and badly lacerated.
/ His injuries were dressed by DR.. S. B.
Moore.
In the Corporation Court this morning
a deed was placed on record from Mary
A. Foster conveying 10 John B. Breen a
/ two-story dwelling al the northwest cor
ner Of Gibson and Patrick streets.
Arrangements are being made by the
/ Washington. Alexandria and Mount YER
non Railway Company for the installation
/ OF q private telephone line from Wash
/ iugton % Mount Vernon, a distance OF
/ about sixteen miles. The line will be
/ used exclusively for the eompany's bust
ness.
| The Second Baptist Church has elected
/ the following delegates 10 the Potomac
! Baptist Association. which meets at An
/ tioch Church. Prince William County.
August II: J. A. Hulfsh, H X. Hender-
/ son. George 4 Bender. John T. Nails,
! Thomas Henderson. and William Owen
/ were chosen alternates.