Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Anxious Inquiries for Missing
Produce Dealer.
TARRIED ONLY ONE WEEK
Fairfax County Committees Named
for April 80 Parade.
DEATH OF A FORMER MILLER
Miss Anna Dugan Found Dead in
Her Bed-Second Day Of A. NJ. E.
Conference-Bulloc Improves.
DEATH OF A FORMER MILLER

Her Bed-Second Day Of A. M. E.
Conference-Bulloch Improves.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March %, 1909.
| y. y. Austin & Co, produce Dealers.
came to Alexandria about two weeks ago
unhcra ldcd and left under similar circum-
stances after having opened up head
quarters in the cellar of the old Rraddock
House and received. it is said, eggs
| poultry. game and other country produce
TO the value of about $500.
| Just now certain people in various parts
of Virginia are making anxious inquiries
and would like to know something of their
credit. The police, however, are unable
to enlighten them further than that
Austin. if that is his name. without the
company. after doing business here for
week, left for parts unknown.
! City Sergeant Cox this morning received
a letter from j. r. Moore Byrdville. Va,
| in which the writer said he had shipped
produce valued at $31.4O to Austin &
Co." and had failed to receive any re-
| turns. Another similar letter came from
w. T. Coleman. the same place, who
claims he sent the company $1".97 worth
OF produce and had written to them three
times without receiving a response.
| Mr.. Moore inclosed in his letter to
Sergt. Cox billhead of the firm. which
| was headed: VIII not accept C. o. d.
shipments. but We will remit promptly
on the arrival of the goods
w. w. Simpson. lessee of the old Brad
dock House. when asked about Austin
& Co. this morning, said that he rented
the cellar to man who gave his name
| as Austin, and who was apparently
.,H Ia \ t.,
| advance for the use of the same. and. it
is said, received large consignments of
produce from country people. which he
| disposed of at reduced rate to mer-
| clares that the man only remained
| week and he received no mail. He told
Simpson he came here from Danville,
| Va. and that he also had a place in
Washington. According to Simpson, he
appeared to be familiar with the produce
business. and. as Simpson expressed it,
He talked big
In the opinion of the police he must
| have had a confederate who looked after
| his correspondence. for the letter sent
| to Mr.. Moore was printed on a fine quail
ity of linen paper and was neatly type
| written, giving the market quotations OF
| the goods that he handled.
Chief Goods said this morning that
| since Austin's departure he had re-
ceived a letter asking for information
| concerning him.
Fairfax County Schools in Parade.
| Arrangements have been made to have
all of the Fairfax county schools repre-
scented in a parade the day following
the dedication of the parkway ] next.
A large float representing the schools
| which will be in the big parade, will
also be displayed in the school parade
NJ. D. Hall. superintendent OF schools OF
that county. will be chief marshal of
the parade. He has named the following
aids: E. Barbour Hutchinson, c. H.
Ford. Enos Utterback. w. H. Moffett'
George T. Mankin. Robert DeBell. An
drew ]. Kidwell. c. M. Wiley. Dallas
\. Williams. Thomas W. Terrett. .jr., J.
w. Rust, James Cockrell. Charles b.
Cockerill, Dunbar Triplett. T. A. Triplett
George X. Pickett. chief marshal of the
| Fairfax county division for the parade to
be held April 30 next in connection with
the dedication of the George Washington
Park, announces the appointment of the
following committees by districts:
chairman: Joseph w. Roberts. vice chair
| man: Frank Wilkerson; A. l.. Lukens.
captain marshall \. w. Harrison, Everett
| Triplett. l.. G. Reid and Harry Pierson,
son. Accotink; John T. Haislip: Laughton
| Valley: Norman Dove, Accotink
Falls Church district-George Aud.
chairman. Alexandria. r. +. D.: Col. r.
| r. i. "A
Falls Church; NJ. E. Church. Falls Church;
]. NJ. Jackson. Alexandria. r. F. D. No.
3; George E. r. Merryfield. Falls Church;
II. NJ. Byrne. Falls Church; George I.
jr.. Bancroft. r. F. D.. J. NJ. Mason.
Fairfax. r. F. D.: Charles Powell Bar
croft: ]. w. Brookiield. Corbet.
| Providence district-Franklyn Williams.
chairman. Vienna; F. w. Richardson. vice
chairman. Fairfax: r. E. Thornton. Fair
fax: Capt. S. r. DonOhoe. Fairfax; I. NJ.
Whitney. Dunn Loring; ]. Joel Grayson,
Vienna: J. G. Jones, Vienna: E. L: 5.
Bouton. Vienna; Webster Flag. West
End: John Stuart. East Falls Church;
Franklin Williams. jr.
| Drainsville district-J. s. Pierson. chair
man, Springvale; DR.. f. L. Detweiler.
Herndon: E. B. Hutchinson. Herndon:
Vienna: MONTGOMERY Fox. Vienna: w.
J. French. Vienna: J. ". Follen. Vienna:
Robert Harrison. Herndon: w E: Miller.
Centerville district-R. R. Buckley.
chairman. Clifton: George F. Harrison.
vice chairman. Fairfax: Wilbur Mclean,
Bull Run: G. II. Ford, Clifton: j. r. NJ.
ton, r. F. D.: B. Stewart Clifton. r. F.
D.: Capt. j. n. Ballard. w. w. Swart.
Fairfax: j. G. Maloney, Swetman; Thomas
d. Addison, Swetman.
Lee district-G. H. Burke. chairman.
Burkes station: Robert o. Hall, Laugh
ton Valley: n. c. Davis. Swetman: viii
Chesley Swetman: Charles w. Beach.
Burkes; j. j. Sangster. Burkes: l.. A.
Denly. Burkes: T. w. Fairfax. Swetman;
Keary Hill. Springman: Harry Copper
Invite. Burkes: Charles NJ. Stewart.
Burkes.
Hold-Up Effort Fails.
An unidentified negro, shortly before
o'clock this morning. made an unsuccess-
full effort to hold up white man. whose
name was not ascertained by the police.
on Royal street between King and Prince
streets. The negro sprang from a small
alley between two houses az the man
passed and neighbors say he was so
frightened that he fell against the side
of the house. The actiOns of the negro
attracted number of employees of the
electric railway who happened to be in
that vicinity, and they made >an unsuc-
| cessful search for the would-be robbeA.
Policemen Rawlett and Beach afterward
| searched several yards in the vicinity
| without locating the man.
| John w. Brown formerly well known
miller. died last evening at his home,
| 1910 Duke street, after prOtracted ill
ness. Mr.. Brown was seventyseven years
old and. besides his wife. is survived by