The Washington times., 1915-09-11
SITE FOR TELEPHONE
BUILDING BOUGHT
Three.Story Residence on North
Alfred Street viii Be Con-
verted Into Exchange.

ALEXANDRIA. Sept. 1.-THE Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company.
Of Virginia, has purchased from George
8. French and wife the large three-story
residence at l05 North Alfred street,
which has been occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. French as their residence. 1t is
the intention of the company when 1t
obtains possession of the property, on
July 1, 1916, to transform same into
central station. where >will be located
their telephone exchange and business
offices. The central Is now located
on lower King street, near Fairfax. The
present building on the French prop
erty will be remodeled for the present,
but 1t Is the intention of the company
| to erect In the near future a new build
ing.
The purchase of the property was
| made for the company by Gardner l..
Bcothe, their attorney In this city.
The historic Carlysle. House and a
portion of the Braddock House, 'front.'
ing on north Fairfax street. has been
| sold by the Carlysle House Corporation
whom they purchased the property q
year ago 1t was the Intention of the
original buyers to convert the property
into a museum, but their plans were
| changed The Wagar Land Company
will remodel the Braddock House into
| apartments.
The circuit and corporations courts
| will both meet Monday. Judge J. b. T.
Thornton. of the circuit court. will open
that tribunal at 10 a. m, and will ad-
1ourn shortly afterward SO that Judge
l.. c. Barley can open the corporation
court at II o'clock. Commonwealth At
torney Samuel G. Brent will ask Judge
Barley to summon u special grand Jury.
a., ~ -, 80
of John Haislip. and a well-known rest
dent of Occoquan. died at her home to-
day. Her body will be brought here to-
morrow afternoon. and Inferred in
Bethel Cemetery
At a meeting Of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Companw last night. the re-
ports Of the delegates who attended the
State convention of the Virginia fire
men. held in Covington. Va. were re-
Ceiv"d.
Benjamin Brown. of Meadville. Va,
was found lying deside the road near
Roberts crossing at one o'clock this
morning with his horse standing besire
him. 1t was reported that the man and
his horse had been shot and the police
| made an investigation. Brown said that
he had been hit on his head by negro
who had robbed him ofseveraldollars.
| The man was taken care Of by the
police. and continued on his journey this
morning.
The Rev. John Lee Allison, D. D.,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
| Church, and Mrs. Allison have an
nounced the engagement Of their daugh-
| ter. Miss Lillian Guthrie Allison, and
Frank Armstrong Moses. Of Johnson
| City, Tenn The wedding will take
place next month at the summer home
OF the Allisons. in Wytheville. Va.
Miss Allison graduated from Belcourt
Seminary. Washington. in 1918. after
ward taking a special course in voice
culture. Dr. Allison was formerly pas
tor of Gunton Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church. Of Washington.
The Alexandria Automobile Club will
| give club run and smoker on Sep
| tember IS Members will be entertained
| at the residence Of c. c. Lamond on
| Washington pike. The members Of the
| club will leave the corner Of King and
| Washington street at $50 p. m.
| The Rev John W. Duffey, pastor Of