Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-29
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$1oO; bill OF health department, SS6.SS
500 to gutter Oronoco street between AL
fred and Patrick streets; $40 for paving
on Pitt street leo feet south OF King
street; $1C0 for improving court bounded
by Queen, Princess, Payne and Yves.
streets. when property owners have paid
$65 for papering interior Of Reliance en-
CINE house; $50 for painting exterior OF
woodwork and tower of Columbia fire en-.
CINE house. and $3.50 for guttering or
Franklin street between Fairfax ana
Royal streets
A resolution of Councilman Helmuth
appropriating 500 for the painting OF the
interior OF the city market. including that
part for the country people. was referred
to the sinking fund commissioners. A
resolution to establish the curb grade on
Oronoco street between Alfred and Pat
rick streets was passed. petition OF
William Desmond to make improve
ments to 507 Queen street was refer
red to the street committee.
A Communication was received from the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Railway Company asking permission
to remove tenders from cars in this city
The road states it is now using pilots by
direction Of the Washington authorities
was referred to the joint committee on
general laws and the streets.
Petitions for improvements granted
were as follows: c. L. Ewald. to erect
frame dwelling house at 423 North st
Asaph street; Mrs Edna Davis. 211 North
Columbus street; Samuel Smith. Upper
Queen street: c. ]. Cummings, 413 Queen
street; Anthony Bremen, 3Oo-3OI Jos
North Pitt street.
Thomas Van Buren, Risheiu Dead.
Thomas Van Buren, Risheill. an old
and well known resident. died at an
early hour this morning at the home
Of his son. Thomas L. Risheill, 513
South Washington. after a lingering
illness
Mr.. RisheiI was seventy three years
old, and a native of Port Clinton,
Schuylkill county. Pa. He had been a
resident of this city, however. most OF
his life. Up to few years ago he
conducted sash and blind factory, be-
ing only recently succeeded by his
sons in that business.
Mr.. Risheill successfully operated for
many years a mill at Fairfax and
Queen streets, destroyed by fire in 1883.
Later he conducted mill at Royal
years he was in charge OF the planning
mill of the late J. H. d. Smoot. Mr..
Risheill at one time was a member of
the city council.
renee Risheill. Thomas L. Rishei:l, Mrs.
Robert Prettyman, this city; Mrs Isaac
Buckingham. Washington; Mrs Thomas
Burroughs, jr., Jacksonville, Ind.
his IuneTdI Will take pldCc DIT D U ClOCA
tomorrow afternoon from his ssol's home.
513 South Washington street. The services
will be conducted by Rev. H. NJ. Canter.
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
A charter has been granted by the state
corporation commission to the North
Mount Vernon Land Company, incorpo-
rated. this city. with maximum capital
stock of $4,000 and a minimum Of 81 Goo
The objects are to operate a real estate
l.,-S I,~ f@I1 vfv1rv tt,a Nff3n
c. D. Fowler, president; H. B. Moulton.
secretary; E. L. Fowler, all of Washing
ton.
Culpeper Horse Show.
The Culpeper Horse Show and Racing
Association, incorporated, Culpeper, has
also been chartered with capital stock
horse show and racing association. Off
GERS are: c. J. Rixey, president; Blair
Johnson. vice president: F. ]. Latham,
secretary and treasurer, all of Culpeper.
A charter has also been granted to the
Prince William Hospital Corporation,
Manassas. Va, the objects of which are
10 operate a hospital. officers are: G..
Raymond Radcliffe. treasurer: w. F. Mer-
chant, secretary; w. Hutchinson, president,
all Of Manassas.
Henry X. Field. grand regent of the
Royal Arcanum OF the state of Virginia,
was rendered reception last evening at
60repta Hail unQeT the auspices % Alex
andria Council. No. GIT. this city. During
the evening the following members of the
order from Richmond made addresses:
Minetree Folkes. vice regent: w. I. Dab
ney. past grand regent: A. D. Jackson.
deputy grand regent. Mr.. Field made
response.
Arcnie Sergeant and Emma Thompson.
both negroes, were arra1gned IN police
court this morning to answer a charge
Of disorderly conduct ard fighting. The
woman claimed that Sergeant attempted
to push her overheard. He denied this,
but was fined so. She was acquitted.
A fine of S. was imposed In the case of
James Jordan. negro. charged with de-
stroying the property of Mary Smith.
also q negro.
The body OF Wilson Geary. a negro.
sixty-two years old, resident Of Alex
ardria county. was found In small
stream of Vandewater station, on the
Great Falls and Old Dominion railway.
yesterday afternoon. It Is supposed he
fell, into the stream. which was swollen
as a, result Of the storm. Monday night.
A. coroner's jury. summoned by DR.. Ash
ton today, investigated the case.