Evening star., 1909-01-18
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
OSCAR TUBMAN'S REMAINS
BROUGHT FROM RICHMOND.
Passing of Confederate Veteran.
One of Two Survivors of Sur
render at Sailors Creek.
Creek.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va. January Is, 1909
The remains of Oscar Tubman who died
at the Soldiers Home, Richmond. Va,
last night, were brought here this after
noon and taken to the residence of his
brother-in-law. w. D. Wood 200 North
Columbus street. and prepared for burial
No arrangements have yet been made for
the funeral. The deceased suffered a
stroke of paralysis while in this city
about two months ago, from which he
never recovered. Afterward he went to
Richmond.
Mr.. Tubman was a resident OF Alex
| andria, and throughout the civil war
served in the Confederacy being orderly
sergeant in the Alexandria Light Artil-
lery. Capt. David l.. Smoot commanding
| He was at the surrender of Sailors Creek
and besides P. F. German of this city he
was the only survivor Mr.. Tubman
was painter. although he had not
| followed his trade in recent years The
| deceased was about seventy years old and
unmarried. He was a member of r. f.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans
called meeting of Lee Camp will be held
| tonight to make arrangements for attend
| ing the funeral
For Homecoming Week.
Mayor Paff today announced the fol-
| lowing as members of the reception COM
mittee for the homecoming week In con-
nection with the dedication of the George
| Washington Park April 80 next: Fora
| Hill. John Leadbeater, Park Agnew.
| Robert E. Knight, Charles II. Callahan.
| f. E. Downham. r. S. Jones, John w.
May, w. w. Ballenger. Charles Swan, NJ
| B. Harlow. Thomas A. Fisher Henry K.
| Field, John L. Harrison. Charles B. Mar
| shall, Capt. Albert Bryan, Richard Glib
| son, Thomas Chauncey, George III.
Schwarzmann and George D. Hopkins.
| Ten gallons of gin. supposed to have
| been stolen from the Potomac railroad
yards, We're recovered last night by Po-
liceman Roberts. The gin was in stone
! jugs, containing five gallons each and
the jugs were without 'corks 1t was left
beneath a porch of house No. 734 North
Columbus street by two unidentified white
men. Benjamin Smith saw the men and
notified the police. The men had the jugs
in hempen sacks and Smith believed they
had chickens. When the men saw Smith
they became frightened. and. believing
they were being pursued, dropped the
plumber The case is being investigated
The railroad officials have not as yet re-
ported any robbery at the railroad yards.
Corporations Elect officers.
The stockholders of the Potomac I'm
provement Company, incorporated, at a
meeting held at the office of G. l.. Boothe
elected Z. l.. Cockrell president and also
elected the following directors: E. l..
Cockrell, J. s. Tomlinson, George E. Bar
ber. George T. Shnnick, Martin Wiesand.
| all of Washington.
| The American Realty Company, incor-
| porated, at its annual meeting elected
J. S. Tomlinson president, and the fol-
| lowing directors: Thomas Somerville.
| a. TYLER
| Son, T. A. Robbins. J. T. Dubois all of
Washington. and S. T. Wilder of Louis
burg n. c.
| In the police court this morning the
| case of Charles r. Anderson. colored,
! arrested by the Washington authorities
on q charge OF bigamy, was continued