The Washington herald., 1914-11-06
REFUSE TO TAKE UP
$4,000 COTTON LOAN
AIezandia Banks and Business Men,
Instead, Decide to Keep Money
at Home.

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Alexandri& Nov. s.-AIexandria bank
or business men win not subscribe to the
cotton loan movement. The banks and
business men had been asked to subscribe
$4,000 to the loan
Owing ito the fact that the local banlrl
are taking care Of local business without
the aid Of emergency certificates and are
carrying a loan for the city. Il was de-
cided to keep the money At home.
| A divorce decree of interest In Alex
andria County. granted in the Circuit
Court Of that county By Judge J. B. T.
Thornton. on which an appeal has been
asked OF the State Court OF Appeals. is
that Of Joseph A. Kelly against Mary
Ann Kelly.
Kelly, former resident Of Boston,
Mass, sued for a divorce In the Circuit
Court and II was granted him. Mrs. Rel-
~. however. appealed from the court's
decision.
Kelly IL seventy-four years old and re-"
sides At Clarendon, Alexandria County.
In 1900 he married Miss Mary Ann Brady.
the wedding taking place in Boston. For
twenty years Kelly was a member Of the
Boston police force.
The four-sotory wing Of the old Brad
dock House in the rear Of the Fairfax
street entrance, connecting the BraddocK
House with the Carlyle House. II being
razed. When this work Is completed the
historic old Carlyle House win stand
alone on the stone fort on which Il was
erected, and will be connected with the
Fairfax street entrance by a bridge.
Work OF improving the two squares on
Lee street, between King and Queen
streets. with vitrifed brick, has been
begun. This work will be completed
within the next month, it is expected
In the Circuit Court for this city TO,
day, Judge ". B. T. Thornton presid-
ing. final decree for divorce on the
ground OF desertion was given in the
case OF Virgie Hansbrough against
Ernest Hansorough. and also on the same
ground In the case Of Mary p. Jackson
against Frank L jackson.
Word was received here today that ].
II. Cliff had been stricken with paraIy-
sis at his home In Stafford County, Va
Mr.. Cliff is seventy-eight years old. and
his condition Is reported as critical. he
Is the father Of Percy E. Cliff, Of this
city. superintendent OF the washington-
Virginia Railway Company.
Onicial returns received in Alexandria
today from Prince William County, Va,
show that Representative c. c. Carlin
carried that county by a majority Of
81 The vote follows: Carlin, SIS; Crup-
per, 50; Johnston, 2.
The commissioners of election met to-
day in the ofices Of n. S. Greenaway,
clerk of the Corporation Court. and can
vassed the vote cast in Tuesdays cleo
ton. which was found correct as re-
ported.
The annual meeting of the trustees Of
the Alexandria Hospital will be held next
week. At this meeting plans for the
proposed new $4,000 hospital will be dis
cussed, and It is expected that arrange
ments will be made 50 that the work OF
construction may be started early next
spring.
Miss Louisa F. Click, sister Of Mrs.
Caroline NJ Diedel, Of this city. who had !
been a resident Of this city for the past
twenty-seven years. died today at ProvI- ,
dence Hospital, Washington. Funeral /
services will be held at the residence OF |
her sister, Mrs. Caroline NJ. DIedel, FRI |
day at 7:3o p. m. and burial will be |
made in Greenmont Cemetery. Baltimore, |
on Saturday.