Evening star., 1912-11-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Boy Struck by Exploding Rail-
road Track Torpedo.
FUNERAL OF J. E. JAMES
First Issue of High School Magazine
Makes Appearance-Divorce
DEGREES Granted.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 23, 1912.
George Scott. fourteen years old. a mes
senger employed by the Southern Railway
Company, had a narrow escape from seri-
Gus injury yesterday afternoon. when he
was struck a glancing blow on the back
by torpedo that had been placed on the
railroad track at the Potomac yards.
Scott was walking along the tracks at
the time and a locomotive passed, causing
the torpedo to explode. 1t knocked him
down, stunning him temporarily. He soon
recovered from the shock and returned to
his home in this city.
The affairs OF the Wilson. Marshall and
Carlin Democratic Club, organized here
during theearly part of the campaign,
were closed last night and the club Off
cially disbanded. Announcement was
made that there was a balance of S41.20
in the treasury. 1t was decided to turn
this money over to J. B. Fitzgerald, treas
urer of the club, tobe placed in bank, to
be used by the party at some future date.
The first issue of the monthly high
school journal, known as Maroon and
White, made it's appearance yesterday.
1t will be issued about the 10Th of each
month. 1t is an attractive tWenty-four-
page book and nicely gotten up. Herman
Pohl is editor-in-chief and Charles Sulli-
van business manager 1t is being pup-
lished by the students of the Alexandria
High School.
Divorces Are Granted.
DEGREES for divorce on the ground of
desertion were given in the corporation
court today. Judge L. c. Barley presid-
ing, in the cases of AIwilda c. Hurdle
against Eugene J. Hurdle and Elizabeth
l. Goode against Harvey w. Goode.
Two large brass journals. supposed to
have been stolen from a Southern railway
the foot of Wilkes street today by Chief
Of Police Goods. The journals are now
held at police headquarters. The police
are endeavoring to learn who stole them.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Portner Realty
Company, Incorporated. of Manassas,
Va. with a capital stock of $4,000. Of
Hcers an 1ncOrporatOrs of the concern
are: Paul '. Portner. president; Robert
NJ Heath. secretary and treasurer; o. {.
Portner and D. M. Pitts, all of Ma
nassas.
The funeral of John E. James took
place this afternoon from the Methodist
Church at Lincolnia, Fairfax county.
Burial was in the cemetery at that
place.
Mrs. Cresmoda Dead.
Mrs. Betty f. Cresmoda, eighty-four
years old, died yesterday at her home,
527 North Alfred street The body was
shipped today to Stuart's wharf, King
Georges county, Va, for burial
Rev f. Hez Sven of Washington, be-
ginning Monday night next at I:45
O'Clock, will open a series of revival serv-
ices at the First Baptist Church, which
will be continued throughout the week.
large congregations. Rev. w. II. Watson,
pastor of the church, has completed plans
for these services.
Members of Alya Aerie, No. ST. Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, last night paraded
on King street. They were headed by
band, and attracted considerable atten-
tion.
All arrangements have been made for
administering the sacrament Of cOnfirma-
tion to a large class of candidates at the
Z o'clock mass at st. Mary's Catholic
nell of the diocese of Richmond will ad-
minister the sacrament and will be the
celebrant of the mass.
The report of the committee having
charge of the recent Odd Fellows cele-
bration held in Washington was made
last night at a meeting of Potomac
Lodge. 1t was announced that seven
members Of the local lodge had the de-
gree work conferred on them. Two appli-
cations for membership were received
The first conference pertaining to home
mission week will be held from until
) O'Clock this afternoon at the First Bap-
tist Church. It is expected that it will be
attended by the various ministers Of the
city.