The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11
STOLEN RELIC
BACK BY MAIL
Name Plate Taken from Wash
ington' Pew in Alexandria
Church Is Returned.
WILL OPEN TOLL GATES
Fairfax County Supervisors Make
Observation-Disclosures
Murray Dead.
WILL OPEN TOLL GATES

| Alexandria, Va. July 10.-The name
plate stolen from George Washington's
pew in historic Christ P. e. Church
June IL was received by mail from
Cleveland. Ohio. this morning by Rev.
w. J. Morton. rector. This plate will
again adorn the pew from which it
was stolen.
That the thief was conscience
stricken is the opinion of many. al
though there are others who think
| that when the thief learned the plate
was not the original one he decided
to return it, and this. together with
| the fact that an exhibition OF the plate
would in all probability result in the
apprehension of the thief evidently had
its effect.
The plate was received intact. and
the only thing missing was the tw~
screws which were removed by the
| thief in order to get the plate from
the pew. The plate bears an auto
graph signature of George Washing
ton. 1t has been on the pew since the
close of the civil war. The original
plate was stolen by Federal troops
during the war when they occupied
| Alexandria.
The plate was wrapped in brown
paper. inclosed in white envelope.
on which was the following: ITO the
! rector of Old Christ Church. Alex
| andria, Va" There was a Scent stamp
on the envelope. That the writer Of
the address had printed it in order
to disguise his handwriting was evil
dent.
The board Of supervisors of Fairfax
County has decided to establish toll
gates On certain new macadam roads in
| that county. One of the gates. which
| it recommends be opened Tuesday, will
be established on the road between Fair
fax and Vienna, at Oakton, near SUIT
toms store.
The board also recommends that the
gates on the road from Tysons Corner
to Chain Bridge be established there
after as soon as completion of portions
of the road justify it.
Tolls recommended by the board are
as follows: One horse. ridden or driven,
cents; two horse vehicle, cents; three
or four horse vehicle. IL cents: each ad-
ditional horse. cents; passenger auto
mobile . cents: motorcycle, 10 cents;
freight automobiles, not over twenty-five
horsepower, % cents: freight automo-
biles. over twenty-five horsepower, IS
cents: traction engine. 80 cents. Thes,
tolls permit return same day without ad-
ditional charge.
News was received here today of the
death of Alexander Murray. a former
resident, which occurred yesterday at
Natchez Miss. The body will be brought
here Monday and buried. Members Of
Alexandria Washington Lodge of Masons,
Of which the deceased was a member. will
attend the funeral Mr.. Murray was 80
years old and a native Of fredericksburg.
Ono daughter, Miss Enie Murray, sur
wives
The deceased came to Alexandria in
1866 with his brother, the late William
Murray. and opened a merchant tailor
ing establishment. Many years ago he
moved South. where he had made his
home. Mr.. Murray was well known to
many Of the older residents of Alex
andria.
A special meeting of the local board
OF review of tax assessment will be
held at o'clock Monday night in the
office Of Charles Fl. Callahan. commits
sioner of revenue. when the board will
review the tax books of the Fourth
ward. Another meeting Of the board will
be held Wednesday night
An amendment to the charter of the
Old Dutch Market. Incorporated. this
city. increasing its capital stock from
$15O.00O to 100000. has been granted by
the State corporation commission.
Mrs. Amy C. Weech has returned to
her home in this city after spending
three months in Ohio and Missouri lee
turing in the interest of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
A lawn fete will be given from until
10 o'clock Wednesday night on the lawn
of Emmanuel Chapel, Braddock Heights.
Alexandria County.
In the Corporation Court today r. H.
Cox was appointed sergeant administra-
tor of the estate Of Louise w. House,
deceased.