The Washington herald., 1913-11-03
ALEXANDRIA Child
victim OF FLAMES
Fcur-Year-Old Son of Albert MeCuen
Dies of Injuries Received While
Celebrating Halloween.
YOUNG CARLININ WRECK

Alexandria, Va, Nov. carroll Nc
Cuen, the four-year-old son OF MIR. and
Mrs Albert McCuen, living at 2ol
Cameron Street, died at the Alexandria
Hospital this afternoon as result of
burns received while playing around
bon fire Halloween night.
Several children in the nelghborhood
had made a fire of leaves, and while
standing near young McCuen's clothes
ignited Before the fire could be ex-
tinguished the child was burned fatally.
The boy was sent to Alexandria Hos
pital where he was attended by Dr
George I. Klipstein.
Charles c. Carlin, jr., youngest son Of
Representative Charles c. Cariin, had a
narrow escape this afternoon while tax
ing his first lesson in automobiling. The
five-passenger Ford car he was driving
was ditched On Mount Vernon Avenue
at Braddock, Alexandria County, while
mile north of this city.
Young Carlin, with Charles Alexander,
colored, who was instructing him, es-
capped by jumping before the machine
plunged down a ten-foot embankment
One wheel of the machine was broken,
the axle bent, and the wind shield
smashed
CarIin's coat became entangled in the
steering wheel.
At the annual meeting Of Fitzgerald
Assembly. No. 459, fourth degree knights
of Columbus. held today in the Young
Mems Sodality. Lyceum Hall, the follow
ing officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year: W. NJ. DOnnelly. faithful
navigator; r. L. Power, faithful cap
tain; NJ. ]. Mcfarland, faithful admiral;
5. A. Breen, faithful comptroller; 7. ].
Mcfarland, faithful assistant comptrol-
Ter; William Desmond, faithful pilot; f.
r. Quinn. faithful inside guard; W. Fl. p.
Kelley, faithful outside guard; the Rev.
L. F. Kelly, faithful friar: W. NJ. DON
nelly, delegate, and James Roche, alter
nate to the district convention
The factory of the Belle Pre- Bottle
Company, which has been closed for
more than year past, and which recent
ly was purchased by the Old Dominion
Glass Company, will resume operations
tomorrow under the new management
Milk and other bottles will be manufac-
tured.
Judges and clerks who will be in charge
OF Tuesdays election, named by the city
electoral board. follow: First Ward,
Charles P. Waller, commissioner; James
NJ. Tennesson, jr, and David E. Robey,
judges; w. Z. Moore, clerk Second
Ward, R. NJ. Latham, commissioner;
James T. Patterson, and Charles NJ.
Hancock, judges; Charles De MolI and
Conrad Schwab, clerks. Third Ward,
Frank Penn, comRissionerS W. Z. Hin
ken. and Joseph B. Ewald, judges; John
q. Graham, clerk. Fourth Ward, Claude
NJ. Lennon, commissioner; r. L.
Sweeney, John L. Brenner. judges; ].
Carlin Creighton and Elmer l.. Spittle,
clerks. T.
In conformity with the provisions of
the Bird liquor law, the saloons here
VIII close at o'clock tomorrow evening
and remain closed until Wednesday
morning.
The November term Of the Circuit
Court, of this city, Judge J. B. T. Thorn
ton presiding will convene at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. when the docket will
be called and cases set for trial.
The body Of Louis " La Crosse. who
was killed in Baltimore, was brought
here today and buried in Bethel Gene
terry. Services were .conductes by the
Rev. W. F. Watson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church.
a business. meeting of the Holy Name
Society of St Mary's Catholic Church
was held tonight at the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum Hall.
A large congregation today attended
the services at the Immanuel Lutheran