The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
James A. Morris Appointed Re-
ceiver for Towles-Schofield
Company.

AIexa ndria, Va, June 2s-James A.
Norris was in the Corporation Court
to-day appointed receiver for the Towles-
| Schofield Company, incorporated. Mr..
Norris afterward gave bond in the sum
Of 5000
The suit for a receivership was filed
by Frederick G. Cowie and others. In
the bill Of complaint II Is alleged that
the concern is Incorporated under the
laws Of the State Of Virginia, and has
its plant in Washington. II has a capital
stock OF $4,000, divided into 5000 shares
Of so each.
During the past month Mr. Cowie al
legged that he has advanced the concern
more than. s., 200, and that il owes nearly
1900. and its outstanding notes amount
to $2.s95.E Commencing June 30 they
will begin to fall due, il is alleged, and
salaries and wages amounting TO $500
will be due July I.
Certain patents relating to fAshlight
photography is the principal business Of
the company. the concern being engaged
in the manufacture Of the patented ar
tIcIes
All persons owning or harboring dogs
without having paid the required license
tax are now subject to a fine OF from s.
to S, the time limit for paying the IL
censes having expired this afternoon.
When the ONCE Of City Auditor E. F.
Price closed this afternoon 800 licenses
for dogs had been issued by him, which
is 100 less than the number issued this
time last year.
1t is estimated that there are double
that number of dogs in the city. Within
a short time the police will be furnished
with a list Of those who have paid the
required license tax. and then will begin
a crusade against the owners Of all un-
licensed dogs Later on the dog wagon
will be placed on the streets and the dogs
found roaming the streets without the
required license tag VIII. under the law,
be taken up, conveyed to the city pound,
and II not called for and redeemed with
in a period Of fOrty-eight hours they will
be put to death.
During the months OF July and August
the First Baptist. Trinity Methodist
Methodist Protestant and Methodist
Episcopal Church South. will hold union
services every Sunday. The programme
as arranged follows: July T-Southern
Methodist. Rev. C. 4. Luttreu, pastor
OF Trinity Methodist: July IETrinity
Methodist. Rev. II. NJ. Canter, pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal South: July Il
Methodist Protestant, Rev. q. A. Lut- |
trell, pastor OF Trinity Methodist: July |
Baptist. Rev. W. F Watson, |
pastor OF that church: August tMeth- |
odst Protestant, Rev. W. F Watson, |
pastor OF the First Baptist Church; Aug |
ust 1l-First Baptist. Rev. {. r. Straus- |
burg, pastor OF the Methodist Protestant |
Church: August 1s-southern Methodist,
Rev. W. F. Watson, pastor OF the First |
Baptist Church; August Trinity |
Methodist, Rev. c. r. Strausburg, pas
tor Of Trinity Methodist Church.
Rev. Strother Jones. Of Erie. Pa will 1
preach at II o'clock services, at Christ |
Episcopal Church. Rev. ~. J. Morton. |
pastor OF Christ Protestant Episcopal |
Church. will conduct services at y o'clock
tomorrow night at Emmanuel Chapel. !
Braddock Heights, Alexandra County.
Rev. Dr. J. n. R. Sumwalt. superin-
tendent Of the Washington district, will
preach at the II o'clock services to-mor-
row at Trinity Methodist Church.
The reopening services OF Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church. at which time
the new organ will be dedicated. Will
not take place until jury next at
the II o'clock services.
Rev. C. Kelly Hobbs. pastor OF the Sec
ond Baptist Church, will deliver an ad-
dress at a meeting which will be held
at $50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
the Surprise Theater. He will take for
Sis subject. Does God Send People to
He'll" There will be a special musical
The public is invited.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Smith. who died yesterday at the Emer-
yenCy Hospital, Washington. will be held
It o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
he Episcopal Chapel at Bailey's Cross
Roads. Fairfax County. The deceased
ived at Bailey's Cross Roads, and was
seventy years old.
In the Corporation Court to-day deed
N record conveying the Moore foundry
at Duke and Union Streets to
he Emerson Engine Company. The pur-
,hasers will use the building in connec-
ion with their plant, 1t is stated.
A big passenger locomotive standing
n a stall at the roundhouse OF the South
IN Railway Company, to-day dived into
he turntable then a distance OF six {
eet. slightly damaging it. A valve be- :
ame loose starting the engine to move.