The Washington herald., 1911-06-18
.NEWSOPALEXANDRIA
Judge Barley to Enter De-
cree in Bank Case.
FUNERAL OF MRS. M. A. WOOD
Buried I'm Union Cemetery, Rev. H.
n. Canter osnciating at Rites.
Charter Granted University Club
BuiIding eompaay-sIrs. Richard
son Awarded Divorce Decree.

Alexandria, Va, June n.-After hear
ing arguments on the exceptions fled to
the. report OF John NJ. johnson. special
commissioner, In the case Of T. ]. Fam
non and others against the defunct Vir-
ginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
ton, Judge Barley, in the Corporation
Court, this afternoon announced that
probably Thursday next he would enter
a general decree to all Of the exceptions
filed
The exceptions were hled on behalf Of
the Second National Bank Of Culpeper.
and the American National Bank Of
Washington. The exceptions were ar
gued, and without passing on them. the
court referred them back to Special Com
missioner Johnson to further restate the
accounts Of the two banks IN question.
The special commissioner was instructed
TO take said exceptions into consideration
In restating the accounts and salso re-
port upon the petition Of II. H. Miller,
which is also referred to the special COM
missioner for report.
The annual closing exercises of the
public schools will be held Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss Melissa A. Woods funeral took
place this afternoon from her home, Git
South Washington street. Services were
conducted by Rev. H M. Canter, pastor
Of Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Burial was in Union Cemetery. The
honorary palibearers were Capt. r. F.
Knox, G. William Ramsey, John p. Rob
inson. and Thomas White: active, H. K.
Field, F. ]. Pollard. p. J. Dempsey,
OUo nd
B. smoot.
A charter has been granted by the State
corporation commission to the University
Club Building Company; Of Washington,
Inc, with capital stock Of 500, ,00o The
objects are a real estate business. The
oh1cers are n. +. Parker. president; C.
d. Walcott vice president, and p. l.
Dougherty, secretary, all Of Washington.
A negro named Henry Neal, Of Fairfax
Court House. Va, when arraigned before
United States Commissioner r. P. w.
Garnett. to-day, pleaded guilty, and was
held for the July term Of court. On
furnishing bond in the sum Of 500 he was
released.
George Wanser, coiored. employed on
the dredging machine Dewey, this morn
ing had his left leg badly crushed by
being caught between the wharf and a
scow. It may be necessary to amputate
the limb.
A decree for divorce on statutory
grounds was handed down in the cor
poration court to-day In the case OF
Frances E. Richardson against Walter
B. Richardson The complainant was
awarded the custody Of her infant child,
Watkins NJ Richardson
Alexander wiIliams, colored, was to-
day held for the Fairfax authorities for
stealing horse and buggy from James
Duncan
James r. Mansfield, State secretary of
the Fraternal Order OF Americans win
leave tomorrow for Thin, Ohio. to at
tend the meetings Of the National Coun-
ell of the Junior Order Of United Ameri-
can Mechanics.
Rev. W. T. Watson, pastor Of First
Baptist Church, has Just returned from
Richmond, Va, where he attended The
exercises Of Richmond
College. at which time the degree Of
doctor Of divinity was conferred on him.