The Washington times., 1914-07-07
SMALL BOY At PLAY
DROWNS IN A POOL
Mother Receivers Body and
Brings II to Alexandria for
Burial.

'LEXANDRIA. Va, July Rufus J.
3 0wn. four years. son Of Mr.. and
N $ Edward L. Brown. was drowned
II a cesspooI at the home of his
pc -ents, near Hunters station, six miles
b. ow Alexandria on the Washington
V -ginia railway. yesterday afternoon.
Severai children were playing around
ths basin which had recently been filled
with water and the little boy slipped in.
n = body was recovered by his mother
nj brought to wheatIey's undertaking
IS :ablishment In this city. The funeral
will take place from there tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock
FRS. Lucy B. Meade. widow of the
Rev. DR.. Everett Meade. for many
q 1rs rector of the historical Pohfck
Episcopal Church, near Mt Vernon.
iiHd at her home at Courtiand yester-
,ty. Her husband died six months
40. Mrs. Meade IS survived by the
children: Emmett 4. Meade,
n liam Meade, Mrs. Lizzie B. Sgd
lCr, Phillip Nelson Meade Everett
Meade. James Page Meade, Julia Max
veil Meade and Loula G. Meade.
q" Page Waller. jr.. Virgil c. Davis,
I'd William X. Griffith. officers of
III. Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
ons. will leave this evening for Elkton.
= TO attend the Valley School of
n truction for Royal Arch Masons.
Eight Thousand dollars OF the bonds
" Alexandria were retired by the
commissioners of the sinking fund,
Eho met in the office of Mayor
= her yesterday. The commissioners
y chased the bonds at se2, the par
e ue being 800. Only $4,000 were
y red for sale. and of this amount
X ds are a part of the 1908 issue,
{ aling s745.0G0. of which s31. .009
AVE beer retired by the commits
1oners.
ne July term of the United States
o RI. which met Yesterday. continued
2 Session today. The case of Arthur
d nks, slias West, charged with i'm
" per conduct, was continued until
h January term. Fines of SIS were
n Osed in the following cases for
i"lations of the hunting laws: James
4 + uroe Jenkins. J. r. Early. H. II.
3" ~. Taylor Cooper. and \. c. Gut
Icge. Final naturalization papers
EN-e granted as follows: Matthew H.
|. 6dleton, Scotland: John Joseph
Roche. England: David GuIland. Scot
and: Samuel Mendleson. Russia
FIRST Lieut.. II. Noel Garner. of the
Light infantry. resigned
ast night on account of business. \
% cial election will be ordered to fill
h. vacancy. His resignation was ac-
eTted with regret.
Charles Brown. coIored. employed by
} means stables, was held for the
z and jury in police court this morn
ns on the charge OF forging the name
I ames ID. Duncan, proprietor of the
"a ables. to a check for SIS The check
vas drawn 10 the order of Mr.. Ducan
" George c. Gillingham. and Brown
E said to have signed Duncan's name
nd secured the money from a bank.
Gardner L. Boothe, commissioner, has
c,1 to Mrs. Annie c. whedbee and
y hers a house and lot on the north
9 j. Of Duke street. between Alfred and
p rick street. deed was placed on
= ord today in the corporation court
s.. J. Pohl. tr.. and Leo Pohl have
one to Ashville. n. c.. to attend the
.~Ited States Military camp of instruc-
ne following examinations are an
{ need to be held in Alexandria on
J. dates mentioned by the civil service
. ornmission: Assistant engineer of
Ie tests. August 8: Junior zooIogist
u-ust 5: laboratory apprentice. August
= teacher of housekeeping, August
heating and ventilating engineer.
4 gust 5-6: Investiator in poultry and
- handling, July %: mechanical
r. ftsman, July 2: expert on santa
August 10: organic chemist,
zust }: physician. August 5.
ashinston Memorial Lodge of Per-
ION will hold a meeting on Friday