The Washington herald., 1919-01-08
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. y. Douiphtn,
.l hinI stree.

Alexandria, Va. Jan. 7.-Sergt.
Lee Magner. 21 years old. of this
city. was killed in battle November
II, according to word just received
! by his mother. Mrs. Ella Magner
who lives at 149 d street southeast.
Washington.
The deceased in addition to his
wife and parents leaves several
sisters and brothers.
! Sergt Magner was a member of
| Company Z. 1l6th Regiment and
when the threatened trouble be1
tween this country and Mexico oc-
! CURED he went with the Alexandria
Light Infantry to the Mexican bor-
| der.
| At the outbreak of the war with
Germany he went with the local
company to Anniston. Ala, and had
been overseas since last July.
Urban S. Lambert has been chosen
president OF the Alexandria Water
Company by the board of directors
! of that company to fill the vacancy
/ caused by the death of Walter Rob-
erts. For several years past Mr..
Lambert has been a member Of the
board of directors of the water COM
pany.
Capt. James w. Roberts was elect
ed a member of the board of direc-
tors. He is a son of the late presi-
dent of the company
A semi-annual dividend of 80 a
share was declared by the board of
directors. payable January Is.
Ten days in Jail, to which was added
fine of $780, was today imposed by
Judge Edmund Waddlll, in the United
! States Court for the Eastern District
! of Virginia. in the case of a jitney
! driver charged with selling liquor to
a soldier
A second party charged with vio-
lating the provisions of the Reed bone
dry law was acquitted. he having
already served a term of 46 days in
jail.
/ Final naturalization papers were
| granted to the following: Jacob
Jacob Blankin. a native OF Russia.
Morris Lebuwitz, a native of Russia,
| who was granted permission to
| change his name to Loeb; William
| r. MILAN. a native OF England. and
! Axel E. Sommer, a native of Dem
mark.
Final DEGREES for divorce on the
| ground of desertion have been handed
down in the Circuit Court for this
| city in eleven cases, Judge s. G.
! Brent presiding.
The cases follow: Cora Bertha
| Wooster, from Frank Wooster: Mabel
| Harris, from Albert Harris. Ann
! Alexander. from Joseph N. Alexan-
! der; Rena A. Rohr Paxton, from Je-
| from Albert ]. Gleason: Roberta |,
! Smith, from Bazel M Smith; Joseph
| Sampson. from Annie Sampson; Edith
/ NJ. Jones, from Robert F. Jones: Lii
| liam ]. Lucas. from Thornton Lucas:
| Columbus Franklin Sherwood, from
| Katie F. Sherwood, and Julia ",
! Chamberin, from John w. r.
| Chamberln.
Miss Lula NJ. Garrett and William
g. Richardson, U. S. N. both of this
! city, were married at $50 O'Clock YES
terday afternoon at the parsonage of
the First Baptist Church by Rev. E,
B. jackson, DID,, pastor.
Following the wedding the couple
left for Massachusetts where they will
spend their honeymoon. Upon their
return they will reside here. The
bridegroom is a mechanical engineer,
w. Clifton Cunningham, district
deputy grand master WILL Thursday
night, install the newly-elected off,
GERS of Falls Church Lodge, No, IL.
at Falls Church.
Louis NJ. Cronk, 3S years old. son of
the late Charles Cronk, died at 10
o'clock this morning at the Alexan-
dria Hospital of pneumonia. He was
unmarried and had been employed at
the Alexandria iron works. The de-
ceased was member of Alexandria
Council, No. 5, Order of Fraternal
Americans. The body was taken to
his late home, SOC South Alfred street,
and prepared for burial
William F. Smith has sold to
Mrs. Mary S. Platt eight houses and
lots, six of which are on Oronoco
and two on Royal street. Cecil F.
Howdershell and wife have sold to
w. Shirley Risdon and Clifford E.
Cole one lot each in George Wash
ington Park.
The body of Mrs. Martha Graney.
who died in Washington, Sunday,