Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-09
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for The EVENING STAR.

Reported for The EVENING STAR.
An ANCIENT SUBURBAN REsoRT.-The Bromi-
law broom lawn property on the banks of
Hunting creek. beyond the Catholic grave
yard. at the south end of Columbus, Washing
ton. ST. Asaph and Pitt streets extended. has
been sold to Postmaster Agnew and CITY
treasurer Harlan at S3.S0O. The brick works
OF The capital Brick Company, purchased by
these gentlemen some time ago, are situated on
this land. The grounds there were for half
a century a place of public resort, with springs.
summer houses. bowling green. swings and all
the means OF suburban sport in those DAYS:
but when Washington grew to be an attraction
ali the old reSOrts-BTOOmlaw and Spring
~Garden-died out; nor has II since been posi-
bic To maintain a resort here. Alexandrians
have long been in the habit of going to Wash
lngtOu for amusement.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-The values Of real es-
tate IN the northwest section of the city have
largely increased. but there has been no appre-
citation of values IN the e~asterlv pol ton Of the
town. Mr.. J. Il. Shinn has bought ut II. 100
from Norton q Carlin a building lot on Column
bus street, nearly opposite Christ Church
grounds 1hc Christian Association building
and lot on King street was sold Saturday after
noon at 5000 to Mr.. J. Clinton Smoot. Mr.F.
J. Davidson has bought from the Tucker estate
two twO-stOry brick dwellings on Wolfe street
near Columbus. each with lot II by I76 feet. at
S6le each. and a lot adjoining these houses. 80
by IS feet. was bought by Mr.. G. Kecheron at
lUzs cents per foot.
FRE--The fremen were called out yester-
day afternoon by an alarm for the burning of a
small frame house on Patrick street between
Princess and Ordnoko streets. occupied by
an Old cOlOred woman named Annie
Thomas. The house was wrecked, the
loss beng a few hundred dollars.
REAL ESTATE NENTUREs.-Thc work of CO.
operation IN The purchase and sale of real
estate Is being expanded here as elsewhere.
The Alexandria Real Estate Company. whose
continued enterprise has given real estate here a
boom. and has been quite profitable. has been
pioneer of the Mutual Real Estate Company.
ana now another company. the NOrthwes: I'm
proyement Company. has entered tie fieId-a
held OF several hundred acres on the north vest
suburbs OF the town and will Law out villa
sites &c. Messrs. Benoui Wheat. Geo. Wise.
Joseph BrOders and g.. W. Fisher are the priu-
elpal incorporates of the new enterprise. They
are laying out new land on the Leesburg road.
&c. and will establish country seats there.
NOTES.-The advance guard of ~. Johns cadets
lett this morning. with the tents and camp para
phernalla- for COLCHESTER Beach. Kent county.
Md, and the cadet corps will follow next
Wednesday morning and remain in camp ten
days-The King Daughters" OF Alexandria
and Its neIghbOrhood are raising funds to add
n south wing to the Alexandria Inhrmary-
The insane negro. Ed. Stuart. who shot Nelson
Watkins. cOlOred, last week is now in iail here
As the shooting occurred "a few miles from
town. on Seminary Hill, Stuart will be sent to
Fairfax county and a hearing take place there.
The funeral OF Watkins took place Yesterday
from his home IN Mount Vernon district
The services at Grace P.E. Church here yes
terday were conducted by students Ellis aud
Hincks OF the Virginia Theological Semi
narr.--St. Paul's Church is now holding
only morning service. on SUNDAY and the sun
day yespers at 81. Mary's Church take place in
the evening instead of the afternoon.
The annual union OF the A~malgamated Asso.
citation of Iron and Steel Workers was held a,
Rock Point, Pa. Saturday. Between 1900 and
$1,000 people were present.
The strike OF tine Toronto bricklayers. which
has been on for several weeks. has been set
lied. The masters will pay the bricklayer,
thirty-iye cents an hour.
Another effort Is being made to get the
miners IN the PunxsItawney Pa, district &c
syiAs for the Columbus scale,