Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-03
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
OLD CANNON TO BOOM SALUTE
AT PARK CELEBRATION.
.sAnother Suit for Damages Against
- the Electric Road Is Filed-Police
Cases-Funerals.
special Correspondence. of The Star.

Special Correspondence. of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, February 3. 1909
One of the features in connection with
the parade incident to the dedication OF
the George Washington Park April 10
next will be the firing of a salute from
the top of Shooters Hill. on which the
park is situated, with big brass cannon
known as the John s. Barbour. The old
cannon was this morning resurrected
by ~ j. Wedderburn secretary of the
association. from a secondhand store,
where it had been cast into oblivion. IL
was presented to the late John S. Barbour
of the Southern Railway Company by the
employees of that company many years
ago when he ran for Congress. Inc
morning of April 80 the old cannon Will
boom thirty times i'm commemoratlon OF
the 10th anniversary of the inauguration
of Washington President. and incident
ally to inform the residents OF the old
town that the celebration has been FORM
ally opened
Through his attorney, l.. p. Harlow,
Jacob Kronllein of Washington Instituted
suit i'm the corporation court for this city
against the Washington, Alexandra ana
Mount Vernon Electric Railway COM
pany to recover damages in the sum OF
$1,000 for injuries alleged to nave peen
sustained in an accident on the defendant
company's road February ~ last.
Young Mems Senate Banquet.
Plans for it's first anniversary banquet
February Is were made last night at
meeting OF the Young Mems Senate. An
nouncement is made that the principal
address of the evening will be by
Rev. T.. H. Couden, chaplain of the House
of Representatives. Each member will
have the privilege of inviting one or
more ladies. Five members were admit
ted to membership last night, including
one from Washington.
Luther Burden. colored. twenty-four
years old, of Charlottesville. Va, minus
one arm and one leg, is locked up at
the police station on suspicion of having
stolen A watch which he attempted to dis
pose of yesterday. Burden denies having
stolen the watch. He will probably be
released this afternoon.
The following cases were disposed OF
this morning in the police court: James
Ward, disorderly and fighting, fined 50;
John Thompson, colored same offense,
fined So; Ernest Green coIored, disordery
conduct. fined 50; Lima Stewart, colored,
dsorderly conduct and firing a pistol in
the street fined So
Funerals.
Funeral services over the remains of
Randolph Javins who died Sunday were
held at O'Clock this afternoon at
Sharon Chapel, Fairfax county The
services were conducted by Rev. S. A.
Wallis of the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary, and the burial was made In the
cemetery at that place.
James Sutherland's funeral took place
Fat O'Clock this afternoon from his late
fhOme 112O Wilkes street. The services
swere conducted by Rev. w. F. Watson,
fpastor of the First Baptist Church, and
burial was made in Bethel cemetery.
The funeral of William H. Haws took
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from
his late home, 513 North Patrick street
Rev. c. D. Bulla. pastor of the NJ. E.
Church South. conducted the services.
Burial was made in Bethel cemetery.
The remains of an infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Slaymaker, who died in
Washington yesterday, will be brought
here tomorrow and buried in Bethel ceme-
terry.
Fannie Blair, colored, died last night at
her home, 81 North Henry street. She
was seventy-four years old and was the
mother of Thomas Blair, sexton of St
Mary's Church.
Masonic Bazaar.
The Masonic bazaar was very literally
patronized last evening. All of the booths
did a good business, patrons most literally
adding to the Golfers of the bazaar. The
committee in charge is arranging for new
attractions tonight. A large plow was
this morning received from Myers Broth
ers through the International Harvester
Company, for rattle.
Ollie Lear colored a prisoner at the
city Jail, who is suffering with case of
varioloid, was last night taken to a vacant
house nearby where he will be kept until
his case is cured. A guard has been sta
toned there to look after Lear'S wants.
In the corporation court this morning a
deed of conveyance was placed on record
from Hugh L. Strider to Thomas L. Raw
lett conveying house and lot on the
north side of Prince street between Lee
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