The Washington times., 1919-12-02
ALEXANDRIA NEWS
and OTHER NOTES
James B. Fitzgerald, Former En-:
gineer On Southern, Dies
At Home


many years a locomotive engineer on
the Southern Railway and subse-
quently a deputy marshal in the Of
flee of United States Marshal Maurice
iSplain, in Washington. died at IL
O'Clock last night at his home a0S
South Patrick street, after a long i'll
ness. He is survived by his wife The
funeral services will be held in st.
Mary's Catholic Church at 9:30 o'clock
Thursday morning.
Mr. Fitzgerald represented the
Fourth ward on the board of alder
men a number of years, resigning
when he entered the Federal service.
he was a member of Alexandria Lodge
of Ellls; Fitzgerald Council, knights
of Columbus, and Alexandria Division,
Ancient Order of .Hibernians.
Peevcd after an eighteen hour
sleep. superinduced, he told the police,
by liquor for which he had paid
Daniel Coffee S11 quart, G.. T.
Groome caused the arrest of Coffee.
who is held for the action of the
grand jury on n charge of violating
the State prohibition law by selling
intoxicating liquors. Groome told
Police Justice Thompson he purchased
a quart and a pint of the so-calied
"whiskey" from Coffee.
The membcrs of Fitzgerald Council.
No. 459, knights of Columbus. this
city. will on Thursday night be the
guests OF SpauIding Council. Of Wash
ington. at an entertainment TO be
held in St. Mary's Hail. on Fifth street
between CT and II streets northwest.
The AIexandrians will leave. for
Washington on special train at 1920
o'clock in the evening. G. r.. He'll
muth is chairman Of the committee in
charge of the arrangements for the
trip.
The members of the First ard Gee
ond Baptist Churches of this city and
the Del Ray Baptist Church. Alexan-
dria county, are jubilant over the sue
cess of the campaign to raise their
allotment of the 100000 nation
wide fund for missionS and church
extension. The First Baptist Church
has subscribed more than $4,000 of
the allotment of $4,000, and less thar
one-half of the members have been
canvassed. 1t is probable that this
church viii oversubscribe it's allot-
ment by $4,000. The Second Baptist
Church has already subscribed its
allotment of $4,000. and the Del Ray
Church has subscribed more than
double it's allotment of 81 800.
Deeds of conveyance have been re-
corded in the office of the clerk of
the court here as follows: c. Melvin
McCuen, to John Worthington, house
and lot at i21 North Columbus street:
Max Rosenfeld. to William II. Pur-
year house and lot at 1l3 South
dcnry street: Harry Aitcheson, to
Elias London house and lot at the
southeast corner Of Princess and Weet
streets, and lot at 1916 Princess street:
Mrs. Isabella Cook, to Hugo Herfurth.
jr.. house and lot on the south side
Of Queen street, between Henry and
Fayctte streets; Mrs. Hattie II.
Gates. administrators, to Hugo Her
futh, jr., house and lot on the south
side of Queen street, between Henry
and Fayette streets.
Mrs. Sarah Blanchard Goodrich, wife
of Wills Goodrich, died Sunday night
at her home, 91f Duke street. The
funeral services will be conducted at
the residence, at 3 o'clock this after
noon. by the Rev. Or. w. j. Morton.
81 Christ Episcopal Church. Mrs
Goodrich was a member of Mt. Yer
non Council, daughters of America.
and the members OF that organization
viii attend the funeral in body.
Cash donations amounting 10 s727
Tor the Alexandria Hospital were
made on Thanksgiving Day. the board
| OF managers of that institution has
announced. There also were liberal
donations of groceries. canned fruit
and other articles of food.