Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans Being Made for Usherinq
in New Year.
COL0RED MAN FALLS. DEAD
Robber Makes Haul at Home of Mrs,
Lyles-Services in the
Churches.
COL0RED MAN FALLS. DEAD
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, December %, 1912
New Year will be greeted in this
city by noisy celebration. Following
an annual custom. a few minutes be-
fore the passing of 1912 the bells will
peal for the years death knell. and on
the stroke of midnight there will be a
general turning loose of fire engine
bells locomotive and factory whistles.
while red lights. skyrockets and Ro-
man candles will add to the effect.
There will also be horns and bells ga
lore by the usual crowd of merrymak-
ers which assemblies on the streets to
give noisy welcome to the new year
The more religiously inclined will at
tend special watch night services in
the churches
Many families have arranged for
open house New Year day The banks.
city Offices and other offices will be
closed that day.
Frederick Tebbs. colored. fifty-nine
years old. employed as a laborer by the
j Southern Railway Company. and who
F., lived at 211 South Columbus street, drop
ped dead at o'clock this afternoon at
| the coal chute in the company's yards
Just as Tebbs fell to the ground his right
hand dropped across a track and q shift
ing locomotive ran over 1t, badly mash
ing it. 1t is declared by railway employees
however. that Tebbs was dead at the
time. Heart trouble is supposed to have
been the cause of his death.
| TebbS body was moved to Wheatley s
! undertaking establishment. and Coroner
S. B. Moore summoned a jury, which
viewed the body at 8 o'clock tonight, and
was afterward adjourned over until 2
! o'clock Tuesday afternoon, when testi-
| mony will be taken.
+, The jury is composed of B. F. Penn, n.
l.. Williamson, Norman Roberts S. w.
Pitts, c. Conway Brawner and B. We'll
Tebbs was well known colored resi-
as driver for the firm of Davy & Har-
mon. An autopsy will be held tomorrow
by Drs. Smith and Moore.
Robber Makes Rich Haul.
A young robber early last night gath
cred up a quantity of articles from the
residence of Mrs. Ada Lyles. 916 Duke
street, and made off with his loot. A
report of the affair has been made to
the police who are investigating. The
robber got $40 belonging to James Baker,
a boarder, together with cuff buttons,
pistol and other articles.
A watch belonging to Mrs. Lyles to-
| gether with a quantity of clothes, also
were stolen, as We're a number of Christ
mas presents The name of the young
man suspected of the robbery has been
| furnished the police and his apprehension
| is expected, although it is thought that
he has left the city.
Rev. Nelson p. Dame. an evangelist of
Virginia, will preach tomorrow morning at
the IL o'clock service at Christ P. E.
Church. THE Closing Year" will be the
subject of the address of Rev. DR.. W. F.
Watson, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, at the morning services tomor-
| row. The annual memorial exercises of
the church will be held at 7:45 o'clock.
| At the Second Presbyterian Church at
the morning service tomorrow Rev. DIR.
John Lee Allison. pastor. will take for
his subject, "A Thought of the Passing
Year The evening subject will be
evangelistic. Christmas hymns will be
! given at the morning service.
The morning service at the Methodist
Episcopal Church south will be conducted
/ by Rev. DR.. F. D. Prettyman and the
evening service at 7:43 o'clock will be
conducted by Rev. d. A. Lambert.
At the morning service at Trinity NJ. E.
Church tomorrow Misses Edna and Ruth
Buckler will sing a duet. The pastor.
Rev. G. A. Luttrell, will take for his sub
| ject at the morning service How Paul
| Handled the Embarrassing Financial
Situation His subject to the children
at 8 o'clock will be "A Boy who Was
| Not Afraid of Giant In the evening
| there will be solo by George Buckler,
and sermon by the pastor on 1.-The
! Last Day on Eearth of Jesus Before He
/
Services at the other churches will be
conducted by the resident clergy.
Christmas Entertainments.
Christmas entertainments will be held
Monday night by the Sunday schools of
I the First and Second Baptist churches.
The entertainment of the former will be
at O'clock and of the latter at 1880
| o'clock.
Many foreign corporations. chartered
| under the Virginia laws by the state
| corporation commission. will. during
| the coming month. hold their annual
of electing officers for the ensuing
| year.
The condition of Miss Alice ColquO-
houn. an old resident of this city, who
Tuesday last was stricken with paraly-
sis, and who is now patient at the
Alexandria Hospital, is tonight report
ed to be critical.
A verdict of not guilty was given by
a jury in the corporation court this
keeper charged with selling liquor to a
minor. The accused was represented
by Attorney Howard W. Smith, and
Commemorative Attorney S. G. Brent
conducted the prosecution.
Miss Annie ST. Clair of New Oriean.
and Isaac Anderson of Round Hill, Va.
were married at Z o'clock this morning
at the parsonage of the Second Presby
{ terrain Church by Rev. DR.. j. L. Allison.
county. Va. who was killed Monday las
: by being struck by train at the Unior
| station, was buried here this afternoon