The Washington critic., 1889-04-09
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

- no AleNunurla L. VI. Y. N. cIcClcu
officers last night
The Special Term of the Alexandria
Corporation Court began yesterday.
Tho Citizens Equitable Building Asso-
citation Of Georgetown elected officers last
night. .i
"A meeting will be held tomorrow
might in Alexandria to arrange for the Dem
ocratic primaries.
The directors of the Alexandria Marine
Railway and ship-building Company were
reelected yesterday.
The Alexandria Light Infantry are
making preparations for a trip to New
York to the Centennial.
Tho members Of the Six Clock Club
will tell their personal recollections of Lin
coin at their dinner tonight.
Tho telephone wires between this city
aud Alexandria, that were blown down by
tho storm Saturday, arc still down.
Work on the tower of the Church OF
the Covenant has begun, and will be con-
tirued until the structure is complete.
Count and Countess de Spanueck gave
n dinner at the legation last night In honor
of the birthday of King Christian IL of Den
mark.
MIR. George Truesdell has been notified
that the parking commission will plant as
many trees at lexington as the appropri-
alton will admit OF.
-Georgc Heazelton, who has represented
the San Francisco Chronicle In Washington
for several years, has purchased the Ecea-
ing Post Of San Francisco,
lightweight people have been dis
charged from the seed department of the
Agricultural Department, and Secretary
Rusk says moro will follow.
--Goyernor Lee Of Virginia has accepted
The invitation Of Lee Camp to make the
grafton when their monument Ia Alexan-
dria Is unveiled next month.
20. q. Colson, captain of scow at the
foot OF Seventeenth street, was robbed last
night Of a revolver, silver watch and chain
and a suit Of clothes, valued in all at 500. n
The reports OF the various committees
having In charge the arrangements for the
Old Guard bazaar are most encouraging.
The executive committee met last night
and heard them.
The Loudoun County Market Com
pany was incorporated in Alexandria with
capitalized stock OF $4,000, and its OBJ
iect Is to establish u market In this city for
the sale of Virginia produce.
"A meeting of the Ebenezer Literary
Association was held on Sunday afternoon,
when Miss Nichols read a paper on "The
Rich Man, Dives" Rev. Messrs. Trigg and
Hill and Mr.. Robert Newman made ad-
dresses.
The colored Lutherans have elected the
following Sunday-school officers: Mr..
Wheatby Of Howard University, supcrin-
'endcnt; Mr. John II. Harris, assistant su-
perintendont; Miss Eva Chace, treasurer;
Mrs Oliver secretary.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Trunncl was buried
from her late residence, at 1920 Thirty
second street, Georgetown, ut $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs Trunncll was, 1t is said, the oldest
woman resident of Georgetown, and her
grandson is Sergeant Trunnell Of the police
force.
The hremens relief or pension fund is
gradually dwindling and there is pros
poet that iiremcn who are now paying their
pro rata will have no fund to draw from
when they become III. 1t isSuggested that
an entert ainmcnt be givei$and the pro-
cceds used to insure firemen's lives.
Permits to conduct business In the Dis
tiict were yesterday issued to the Life In
surance Company OF Richmond, the Knights
Templars and the Masonic Mutual Aid go
cicty Of Cincinnati, the Exchange Fire In
surancc Company Of New York, the Fire
lnsuranco Company of Philadelphia and
Tho National Life Insurance Company of
Montpelier, Vt.
Senator Henderson, the commander
Major W. +. Huxford, recorder, and Gen
cial Albert Ordway viii represent the Dis
trict Of Columbia Commaudcry OF the Loya
Legion at the quadrennial congress of the
order, which convenes In Cincinnati
Wednesday. Senator Hawlcy, Genera
Mussey and Surgcon-General Browne viii
so as alternates,