Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-19
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
OLD LETTER DATED 1873 YEARS
AGO COMES TO LIGHT.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va. January 10, 1909.
| Capt. J. P Woody of this city today
exhibited a letter 133 years old. written
| in an excellent hand and remarkably well
preserved. Capt Woody. who is eighty
years old said he did not care to make
public from. whence it came, although, he
| added, he knew the descendants of the
writer. 1t was written on linen paper.
consisting of a letter head which bore the
seal of the colonies, and inscribed be-
meath in old English type was the head
| ing, Shirley, James river Va 1t was
dated January 3, 1916. Capt. Woody ex-
planned that Shirley was an old farm on
the James river.
| The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Potomac Resort
and Realty Company, Incorporated, this
| city. The objects of the company are to
| erect buildings for hotel purposes. cot
tages. run restaurants, etc. The sum of
$50 900 is named as the maximum capital
| stock, with a minimum capital stock of
5000. Officers are as follows: Paul Du-
| laney, president. Bristol. Va: William B.
Mathews, jr., vice president. Washington.
d. c.: C. H. st. John, secretary, Wash
| ington, d. c.
Admiralty Proceedings.
Testimony will be taken at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning before United States
Commissioner r. P. w. Garnett in the
admiralty proceedings of the owners of
the schooner Cora L. Mckinney against
the owners of the tugboat Southern. The
object of the suit is to recover damages
in the sum of $400 for alleged injury to
the schooner McKenney. The suit is the
outcome of a collision between the two
boats.
The Potomac Baptist conference yester-
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Church and took up the condition of the
association. At the afternoon session
committee was appointed to look after the
spiritual conditions of Alexandria and
vicinity. The following officers were then
chosen: Rev Thomas Falls Church.
president; REV Stockton, Remington.
Fauquier county. Va, vice president; Rev.
Pemberton. HerndOn. Loudoun county.
Va, secretary.
The executive committee of the Civic
Improvement League held meeting last
night at the rooms of the chamber of
commerce. when plans were discussed
for the work of the league. Announce
ment was made that another meeting
will be held two weeks. hence when the
formal plans of the league will be made
public. Officers Of the association will
be elected next October.
Thieves Are Busy.
A report was made to the police this
morning that thieves tried to break open
the cellar door of the store of J. Owen
Lynch. southeast corner of Duke and
Henry streets. some time last night. The
would be thieves used an iron bar. 1t is
believed that they were scared away
William Grimes of Accotink station,
Va. today reported to Policeman Beach
that a gold hunting case watch was
with two pistols. The watch was marked
"R. H. c.
A fine of s25 was imposed on John Met
calf in the police court this morning on a
| charge of killing a dog in the city mar
ket Metcalf. who is a butcher, said that
the canine stole a piece of meat from a
stall. He followed the dog and cut it's
throat with a big butcher knife. In the
event Metcalf does not pay his fins he
will spend the next sixty days in Jail.
Mrs. Baggott wife of Clarence Baggott
died this morning at her home 125 North
Fayette street The deceased was twenty
one years old. Her husband survives. No
arrangements have yet been made for the
funeral
Funeral Services.
Funeral services over the remains of
Oscar H. Tubman will be held at II
o. clock tomorrow morning at the residence
of his son-i n-law, w. D. Wood 200 North
Columbus street Revs. w. ]. Morton.
rector of Christ P. f. Church, and Edgar
Carpenter. rector of Grace P. E. Church
will conduct the sevices. The interment
will be made in the Methodist Protestant
cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie Murphy. wife
of Thomas Murphy, took place at $50
o'clock this morning from St. Mary's
Catholic Church. Rev. Father L. F..
Kelly conducted the services and the
burial was made in st. Mary's cemetery
The pallbearers were Charles Downey.
John Henderson. Edward Brown, George
T. Petit, Arthur Hicks and Joseph
Travers.
Miss Nellie E. Robey and Harvey l..
Stone. both of this city, were quietly mar
ried last night at the parsonage of the
First Baptist Church, Rev. w. F. Wat
son. pastor. performed the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Stone will reside in this city.
Members of Oriental Lodge. No q.
Knights of Pythias. will pay a fraternal
visit to Excelsior Lodge. Washington. to-
night, where four candidates will receive
the third rank.
Rev. J. r. Sewer. pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian Church. conducted evangelis
tic services last night at Trinity NJ. r.
Church. The services tonight vii! be con-
Quoted by Rev. S. NJ Afford. pastor of
Grace p. f. Church, Washington.