Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-08
Alexandria Affairs,

Reported for TIE EVENING STAR
UNITED STATES CoURTs.-The q. g. courts re-
the bench Rules q he sase
been made in the circuit court in the suits of 8.
=; King ag Ct schI VIM; Oliver and Of August
standing suit Of Hay .agt the Alexandria and
washington RAILROAD company is still Ia this
courts power can effect It, is in the hands Of q
receiver, and the petition Of John Fl. Bruce, the
only paper lately filed in the suit, was referred
TO the receiver for action, in accordance with
the direction OF the court.-The q. s. district
court has concluded the trial Of MCGEE & Son
to subject the Vessel to money due by its owner.
Judgment was given for the amount claimed.
The y. 9. court after short session to-day
made authorizing the receiver to have repairs
made at the canal arch of Four-mile run, which
was injured BY the collision there In February
WASHINGTON QoRpoRAr1oNs.-The Wash
ington Granite Quarry company held q meet
office and elected r Bell superintendent. g. E.
k1mbal was chosen president and e. c. Coe
s seer and treasurer OF this company, and
graph company, which chose Its officers at the
AN OLD CITIZEN PARALYzED. Wesley
Avery, well-known citizen, was struck with
condition. Mr.. 4. has Resided here since tho
times filled the Office OF assessor and was for
some time one of the city collectors Of taxes.
on last nFhs in the f.
south at the Thursday night exercises of the
week OF prayer. The topic of the true mission
airy works at home and abroad as we'll as the
conversion OF the Jews, were presented in
various lights and made the subject of tervent
prayer. Rev. Drs. Smithson, Nourse, Edwards
and others assisted in the exercises.
NOTES.-The funeral OF Miss Elizabeth j.
Reese took place from the Alexandria infirmary
at the old insurance office, on King, near st.
Asaph, having been given up IL is now pro-
pOSed to turn Washington hall, ON King, near
w ashingtOn street, into q theater. The Column
Ola steam engine company has reelected its
tanned the Columbia fire company, of this city,
quite handsomely at the close OF their last an
nual meeting.-The schooner E. c. Middleton,
OF Washington. has arrived here to be laid up
stood that no action will be taken by the au-
thorities of the Alexandria and Washington
railroad as to change in tickets until February.
MT. Peter Fegan, OF Washington, has COM
pleted his new distillery warehouse near this
city, 1t has storage capacity OF $500 barrels.
The Alexandria corporation court will open
It's January term with a grand and petit jury at
the Market courthouse next Monday.-Mfss
Salle Yates has purchased, for 81 900, dwell
ing and lot on the south side OF King street,
near Henry street. The house was portion of
the late Sidney Smiths estate.-Each OF the
steam nre engine companies here has Endorsed
the application of the Relief hoOk-and-adder
company to the city council for new apparatus.
ashore at Sheridan's Point during the recent
gale.-Burglars robbed l. Rammell, on We'd
nesday night, of q small amount of cigars and
money The funeral of Mrs. s. ]. Witbeck
been brought from Baltimore to be buried be-
side those OF her daughter here.-Eva Hallett,
daughter OF MIR. Joseph Hallett, has been taken
by her father TO Baltimore to reformatory.