Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Will of John A. Marshall Is Ad-
mitted for Probate.
SUDDEN DEATH ON TRAIN
Time Limit for Candidates Expires
at Midnight-Colored Mans
Skull Fractured.
SUDDEN DEATH ON TRAl1
Special Correspondence ., The star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. MAY :. 1919
The will of John A. Marshall was adj
mitted 10 probate in circuit court today
It is written on a bill head used by the
testator in his business. very brief and
dated November Is. i9la
He bcqUeaths 10 his wife. Maria Mar
shall the sum Of SJo.eoo and TO his
brother Charles E. Marshall. his interest
in his shoe business in this city. The
residue Of his estate is bequeathed TO his
four daughters Mary A. Pease. Margaret
+. Marshall. India b. Haggerty and lnez
N. Cook same to be equally divided.
A bequest of $500 is made to r +.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans. and
to Miss Y. Webster he leaves $40 lie
bequeaths his watch chain and ring 10
his son-in-law, Theodore \. Pease
The four daughters are named execu-
trees and they qualified as such. giving
a bond in the sum of $c30.0OO-
While no value is placed upon the es-
tate ii is variously estimated 10 De
worth between S2o0ooo and Sfoo.oOo
The will of the late Theodore Diedrich
was also admitted to probate today. He
leaves his entire estate to his widow.
Elizabeth DiedTich, who qualified as eN-
ecutrix.
Mrs. Lenola Cleveland. about fopty-five
years old, wife of l.. l.. Cleve and OF
night while aboard northbound train No
:'6. en- route TO her home. just before the
tran reached here. Heart trouble is sup
posed to have caused her sudden demises
At the time she was overtaken by
death Mrs. Cleveland was in the Pull
man sleeper accompanied by a nurse.
Miss Thornton of Montgomery. Ala. As
soon the train arrived here the body
was taken to Demaine's undertaking es-
tablishment Her husband was notified
n ha veil a
tonight and take charge of the body and
have ii shippedd to Cambridge for burial |.
Mrs. Cleveland had been spending the
winter in the south in hopes of bene:itins
her health. and had apparently consd-
erably improved. She left Montgomery
Tuesday afternoon last.
The time limit for candidates TO file
notice of their intention of being can
didates in the primary July next for
Legislative honors expires at midnight to-
night. Those who have announced them
selves as candidates are: j. Fred Bir-
rell. o. p. Angelo and Mai. l.. w. K.
Ewing OF Ballston, Alexandria county
Boat Club Awards Contract.
The Alexandria Motor Boat Club. at
a meeting last night. awarded the con-
tract for the erection of wharf and
foundation for its new clubhouse at the
foot of Wolfe street. The work will be
begun at once. Wednesday evening next
action Will be taken on erecting the club
house.
Gay Tate. colored. was struck over
the head last night with billiard ball
by James lewis. colored. and has not
yet regained consciousness. Tate was
taken to the hospital His skull is bad
ly fractured, and an operation was re-
sorted to this afternoon. At the hos
pital little hope is entertained for his
recovery Lewis was arrested at an
early hour this morning, and commit
ted To Jail.
A large delegation OF members of
Post f. I. P. A.. will leave here this
afternoon for Lynchburg, Va, 10 at
tend the state convention.
Timothy holland has sold to Stuart j.
Simpson house and lot at the north
east corner of Wilkes and Payne
streets. Herbert Phillips has sold to
Richard Greenwood a house and lot
on Lee enar Green street
Mrs. Denty's Burial.
The body of Mrs. Sarah +. Denty. wife
of Capt Joseph w. Denty. who died in
Washington at the Sibley Hospital. will
be brought here tomorrow and buried
in Union cemetery. Mrs Denly was u
former resident of this city.
The Second Presbyterian Church has
elected the following board of gov
errors to manage the new Westminster
building: q. w. Kennedy. William 4.
Moore. F. l.. Slaymaker. Il. Clifton
Howard and ID. Monkey Lowe.
About twenty-five members of Canton
Alexandria. No. 1, and members If the
J. O. O. +. Will leave Saturday and sun
day for Roanoke To attend meeting of
the Grand Lodge Of Virginia
+. r.. Downham of this city. represent
ing Acca Temple. Richmond. left yes
terday for Dallas. Tex. to attend the
annual meeting Of Imperial Council OF
Shriners. May - to 16.
The Washington Utilities Company
will on and after Thursday next use
its new freight station at Royal AMI
Franklin streets. and will abandon its
freight station at Royal and Prince
streets.