The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
'AUT0ISTS, SLOW
UP IN ACCOTlNk!
Speed Limit Is Eight Miles an
Hour and Crusade
Is On.
TEN SPEEDERS CAUGHT
Note: The Town Is Ten Miles South
of Alexandria Marshall
Will Filed.
TEN SPEEDERS CAUGHT

! Alexandria, Va. Aug. T.-Speeding au-
] tomobilists had better beware when pass
/ ing through the little village of Acco-
| tink, Fairfax County. ten miles south
. of Alexandria. for Justice of the Peace
| F. W. Troth is just now waging a cru
SADIE against speeders.
During the past few weeks about ten
! Alexandrians have been caught for eX-
! ceeding the speed limit, which Is eight
miles an hour. Fines of so each have
been imposed. together with the costs.
amounting to nearly 81. Several of the
Alexandrians fined have appealed their
cases, through G. Washington Lewis.
secretary of the Alexandria Automobile
Club. to the Circuit Court.
! Beyond the confines of Accotink auto
lists may go as fast as they please.
| By the terms of the will of the late
! Charles B. Marshall, admitted to probate
today, in the Circuit Court, for-this city
in vacation. the testator bequeaths his
! entire estate to his wife. Maggie L, Mar
shall. The will is dated October s. 1914
| The estate names his wife executrix and
directs that no inventory or appraisement
be made. He also provides that IL any
thing remains of the estate upon the
death Of his wife. It be divided equally
in five parts among his sister-in-iaw,
Carrie Hays. and the following nieces:
Mary A. Pease, Margaret E Marshall,
India B. HaSgerty, and Inez NJ Cook
The Reliance Steam Fire Engine Com
pany has elected P. F. German, jr,
representative vice president to the State
| hremen's convention, to be held in Cow
ington. Va, August o to q Delegates
chosen are A. c. Grimes. K. W. Ogden,
w. NJ. Glasgow. Harry Padgett, and ].
1 DnrlO1as r1-if H.. f.1l1
mates: c. E. Davis. Louis Davis. Charles
HUMPHREYS. Conrad Schwab. r. D. Cats.
Harry Gear. colored. of Prophet Va
| came to Alexandria and rented a ROOM
| Then his troubles commenced, for a col
J ored man named Robert Graham soon
| became his roommate, and Graham left
| Unexpectedly early in the morning with
$50 in cash and clothes belonging to
! Gear valued at $3.50. The police soon
arrested Graham and in court today he
was sentenced to sixty days in Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. HARRINGTON
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Miss Marie. to Joseph ]. Kelley, on
| July 81. by the Rev. William ]. Morton
rector of Christ P. E. Church The bride
| was attended by Miss Kate Grillbortzer
! anu TIC ~ iutSiocili Hdu lOT HIS DtSl
| man Claude Burgess. Mr.. and Mrs
| Kelley will be at home at 30 Seventh
street northeast. Washington, after
| Tuesday.
| Funeral services for Michael Igoe were
/ held at $50 O'Clock today at St. Marys
| Catholic Church and were conducted by
| Rev. l.. F. Kelly. assistant pastor.
Burial was made in the family lot in
| St. Mary's Cemetery. Those serving as
pallbearers were T. ]. Fannon. ]. ].
Kelley. T. MCGOWAN. John McKenna. ].
d. Normoyle and J. B. Fitzgerald.
| Chicken thieves last night invaded the
hennery of Mrs. Marian Simpson, north
| east corner of Lee and Wilkes streets.
and stole forty chickens. No trace of the
! chickens has been found.
! Premises 1907 King street were sold at
| auction at noon today by Capt r. F.
| Knox, auctioneer. and purchased by
! Frederick J. and William Schiller. The
| sale was made for Charles Bendheim and
! r. H. Cox, trustees.
| Councilman A. D. Brockett has resigned
as chairman of the health committee of
the city council Alderman Maurice Will
kins has been chosen chairman and
Alderman George H. Robinson secretary
of the committee.