Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Joseph Carr Dies From a Dose
of Laudanum.
IMPROVING KING STREET
Police Commissioners Will Meet
Wednesday to Appoint Successor
to Late Lieut.. Smith.
Special Correspondence of The star.

special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July n 1910
Joseph Carr, twenty-six years DID, died
about O'Clock this morning at his home
S19 North Washington street, from the
enects of laudanum taken while on the
street between 1850 o'clock and midnight
last night. Whether Carr took the dose
with suicidal intent whether it was
accidental is not known. Shortly before
midnight he was found by three men near
Patrlck and Oronoco streets, apparently
IN stupor. For nearly an hour they
walked him up and down. hoping to work
on the effects of the drug.
Ihey were met by Policemen Beach and
Rawiett The policemen. accompanied by
the men, conveyed Carr to the Office of
LIZ. hugh Mcclure, where the doctor
worked over Carr until after O'clock
when he was taken to his home Carr
again went into a stupor and fingered
until o'clock.
Carr was employed at the Armour icing
station at the Potomac railroad yards,
Alexandria county. He was son of Mr.
and Mrs. Marshall Carr His wife and
one child survive
Paving King Street.
The work of paving the upper end
OF King street from the corporation
line westward to the union passenger
railway station with vitrified brick,
more than four squares, has been
completed. The contractor is now lay
ing a granolithic sidewalk on the north
sac all the way to the station. A
similar sidewalk will be laid on the
south side The cost of the work is
Rev. John Cavanaugh. pastor Of the
Free Methodist Church, will attend the
camp meeting of that church, July 30
10 august J., at Arcadia Station, Md.
ence of the Free Methodist Church at
Cannan, Wayne county, Pa, September
II.
The case of Alfred S. Mason. against
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company is being
heard in the corporation court today
Successor to Lieut.. Smith.
At meeting of the board of police
commissioners last evening the secretary
of that body was instructed to have writ
ten on the minutes suitable action on the
death of Lieut.. Smith and CODY for
warded to the family of the deceased.
1t was also decided to cali meeting
Wednesday to fill the vacancy caused by
was passed that hereafter members of
the force off on sick leave must bring a
physicians certificate setting forth that
they are incapacitated and not merely
that they have been under the profession
al care of a doctor.
Thomas f. Dolen. secretary of the r.
+. and p. Pleasure Club, rendered the
members of that club a banquet at his
home Tuesday evening. Edmund Clark,
president of the club; Mr.. Dolen and
others spoke.
In the corporation court yesterday aft
ernoon arguments were heard in the
case of Lyman against the International
inaton. after which Judge Barley partial
ly decided the case. and took the re-
mainder under consideration.
Alexandria Notes.
Cases disposed of in the police court
this morning were as follows: Annie
jackson, coiored. disorderly and fighting,
fined So: Luther Garner. colored, assault
ing and beating William Berkeley, col
ored, fined Sd.
The Grace Z. K. Church choir last
evening gave d fete on the lawn at Odd
Fellows Hall, which was largely attend
ed.
Metallic boxes for waste pa per and fruit
skins are being placed throughout the
city, under the direction of the Civic I'm
provement League.
a detail of members of the police de-
partment, headed by Chief Goods, will
attend the funeral of Lieut.. James Smith,
at q O'Clock this evening. from his home,
221 North Fairfax street.
Roger G. Sullivan. deputy city treas
urer. left this morning for RadfOrd, Va,
to be gone ten days.