Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

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Tomorrow.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August ~. 1910.
The Washington Firefghter will be
brought to Alexandria next THURSDAY
| morning to give an exhibition to the
visiting firemen who will attend the state
| firemen's convention. which will convene
here Wednesday next. The local fire
ladies are much elated over the fact that
| they have secured the Fireighter. It is
announced that the boat will give either
a land or a water exhibition. This matter
| will probably be determined by the con-
oe held Monday next.
In addition the Washington fire depart
ment will send a. detail of thirty-seven
| men here to participate in the parade.
which will be held at 80 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. Chief Wagner has written
letter to Chief George w. Pettey Of the
local department to the foregoing effect.
1t is generally believed that thousands
OF Washingtonians will come over to
Alexandria Thursday next to witness the
PoA ooc- III :" hA1h Auiy l,oVV AiCIuCH W ilA
take part
A meeting of the chairmen Of the vari-
Gus committees will be held at 7:3O
O'Clock this evening in the rooms OF the
chamber OF commerce. at which time all
of the chairmen will make reports of
their work. A meeting of the general
committee Of arrangements will be held
Monday night, when the details will be
completed.
Nat Hatton OF St. Elmo. Alexandria
county. while in bathing a few days
ago at Four Mile run. struck his foot
against piece OF metal, and he, to-
gether with several other boys, began
an investigation, and after a little dig
ging in the mud pulled out q COM
paratively new 10-hOrsepower engine
similar to those used on motor boats.
The engine was taken by Hatton to his
home awaiting a claimant.
II is said that 1t vas not corroded.
which would indicate that 1t had been
in the water but short time. The
presumption is that the engine may
have been stolen and was hidden in
the run. The water at the point where
the engine was found is about three
feet deep.
Six Months for Scott.
Six months In jail. together with a fine
OF SO. was the sentence imposed I'm the
police court this morning i'm the case Of
Henry Scott. negro. charged with the
theft of furniture from the Griffen Fur
niture Company. where Scott was en-
plOyed as a driver. In default OF the
fine he will spend the next nine months
on the roads. Scott made no statement
Charles Il. Yaeger, manager of the
company. identified the following articles
recovered yesterday afternoon by Chief
Goods and Policemen Boland and AIRING
ton from SCOTS home. 500 Wolfe street:
Toilet set. pictures, three rugs. mirror.
nltk,ts- al.
had late yesterday afternoon left in a
hallway near Royal and Cameron streets
was recovered by Policeman Boland. The
thefts have. ii is supposed, been going
on since last March.
The funeral of John w Burson who
died yesterday morning, will take place
at 10 o'clock Monday morning from his
late home, 6DI OrOnocO street. Rev. Edgar
Carpenter, rector of Grace r. l.. Church,
will conduct the services. The interment
will be made in Rock Creek cemetery,
Washington. Members of Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans. will attend.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Milford f. Self will be held at . o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at his home, 800
North ST. Asaph street. Rev j. D. Glib
son Of the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary will conduct the services Burial
will be made in Bethel cemetery. Mem
bers of Aerie S2l, Fraternal Order Of
Eagles. OF which he was a member will
attend.
Samuel c. Boush and others have sold
to Frank {. Pullin brick dwelling house
on the south side OF Queen street be-
tween Royal and Fairfax streets deed
for same was placed on record today in
| the office of the clerk of the corporation
court
Harrie White. real estate dealer, has
sold for George w. sClift a two-story
frame house on the south side Of Com
merce street between Fayette and Payne
streets.
In City Churches.
Rev. W. +. Watson. pastor Of the First
Baptist Church. will leave this evening
for Virginia Beach. The pulpit at his
church tomorrow will be filled by Rev.
Goodwin Frazier
Rev. j. nj. Holmes, pastor Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church. is spending his
vacation at Crisfield, Md. The pulpit at
that church tomorrow will be filled by J.
NJ. Holmes, jr.. of the Johns Hopkins
University. Baltimore.
At the morning service at the Second
Presbyterian Church of Alexandria to-
morrow Rev. Donald c. Macleod pa stOr
of the First Presbyterian Church Of
Washington, will preach. There will be
no evening service
The grand master Of Masons of vir-
ginia has been requested by the Masonic
sion TO canvass other grand Jurisdictions
for funds for the proposed temple to
Washington the Mason. MARYLAND,
Illinois and West Virginia are the prin-
cipal states to be canvassed. Ii is said.
Lieut.. Col 10 Lane Stern, assistant
inspector general of Virginia volunteers.
will September 20 next make the annual
inspection of Company G, Alexandria
LiPht Infantry this city.
The local delegates who have been
attending the Potomac Baptist Asso-
citation meeting have returned to this
city. About thirty delegates attend
ed. Among those in attendance were
Rev. w. F. Watson and J. w. Lang
ford.
While working at the Potomac rail-
road yards yesterday stephen Taylor.
jr., this city. had one OF his legs badly
crushed
The annual picnic Of the woodlawn
Farmers Club was held today at the
home of j. F. Carlin. Arcturus, Fairfax
county. II was largely attended.
Mr. and Mrs. A. s. Doniphan and fam
lily have returned from Colonial Beach.
where they have been spending the
| summer.
The thirty-siX gas lamps in the city
Will shortly be fitted with a patent
burner by order Of the city light COM
mittee.
James Roberts reports to the police
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