The Washington herald., 1913-12-24
RECLAIMED Land CASE
WILL BE heard SOON
Court Decision 10 Determine Owner
ship Of Property at Jones
Point Alexandra.
JUDGE F. W. SIMS is INDoRsED

Alexandria, Va, Dec. GA number Of
Alexandria property owners and persons
living beyond the confines OF the city are
interested in the case Of the United
States against the Marine Railway and
Coal Company, this city, which case
viii be heard soon by the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia on state
ment of facts
The decision Of this court will deter
mine the ownership of forty acres Of re-
claimed land on the river front known
as Jones Point.
Among the numerous property owners
on the river front claiming part of the
land il the Southern Railway.
The decision Of the court also will ef-
feet the title to several hundred acres Of
land extending from the highway bridge
to Rosslyn. Alexandra County, part of
which already has been reclaimed by the
government
Many members of the bar of this city
and Alexandria County have indorsed
Judge r. W. Sims, of Louisa County, for
election to the vacancy in the Supreme
Court of Appeals OF Virginia The va
cancy was caused by the voluntary retire
ment OF Judge Buchanan The petition,
which will be presented to the State
legislature next month. was circulated
here by James r. Cation.
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Pur-
Wis. widow of William Purvis, who died
this morning, will be held at s o'clock
tomorrow morning from her home, III
Prince street They will be conducted
by Rev. p. P. Phillips, rector of st.
Pauls Episcopal Church. The body will
be sent to Mobile, Ala, for burial
Mrs. Purvis leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Mary E. Taylor, this city, and three sis
ters and brother, all Of Mobile.
Thomas B. Rowan has sold to Thomas
L. and ]. B. Carter a house and lot
at the northwest corner of Franklin and
Alfred streets
Lewis Smith has sold to Lucy ]. Smith
a house and lot on the east side Of West.
between Cameron and Queen streets.
F. L Slaymaker and others have sold
to Suter & Slaymaker, incorporated, a
house on the west side Of Pitt, between
Queen and Princess streets.
c. +. Nicol has sold to ]. NJ Darden,
Of Suffolk. Va. a lot of ground at the
southwest corner OF wilkes and Patrick
streets
These officers have been elected by Mar
ley Encampment, No. g. Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows: W. E. Latham,
L. NfTONeS, SENIOR
warden; H. E. Webb, high priest; F. L,
Bartlett, Junior warden; A. T. Sullivan,
recording scribe; r. NJ. Watkins, finan-
cial scribe, and p. NJ. Bradshaw, treas
urer.
These officers will be installed January
5 by District Deputy Grand Patriarch
w. l. Martin
The public and private schools OF this
city closed this afternoon for the Christ
mas holidays and will not reopen until
January 5. Special exercises were held
at several OF the schools.
Plans have been completed by James
W. jackson Council, Junior Order of
United American Mechanics for an en-
tertainment at its hall January
Thirty little children. pupils at the
Alexandria kindergarten, today partici-
pated in Christmas exercises at that in
stitution. The Christmas tree, belonging
to the children. was donated to the
Children's Home.
The Allison women's Christian Tenn
perance Union has arranged for New
Years reception and entertainment to be
given New Years night at the West
minister Building Of the Second Presby-
terian Church.
Government officials, II Is stated, are
a report that a number of
persons here recently have sold oleomar-
garine for butter. Under the law oleo-
II argarine should be stamped as such.
c. Leroy Sawyer's funeral was held at
$50 o'clock today from Wheatley' s /un-
dertaking chapel Services were conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
The funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp-
son was held at IL o'clock today from
her home, los North West street Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. L. F. Kelly. |
of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial
was in Bethel Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Francis c.
O'NeIl were held this afternoon from her |
home, 236 North West street Services |
were conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpen- |
ter, rector of Grace Episcopal Church.