Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-18
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for The EVENING STAR.

Aeported Tor IHE EVENING STAR
The SHOE FACToRY.-The arrangement of
Green's factory building for the service Of its
new owners, the Potomac Shoe Company. is
now completed. The machinery is in place
and before the close Of the month work will be
begun there. A steam whistle has been substi-
tuted for Green's bell that in ante-bellum DAYS
gave the signal to begin and close work in all
the lower section Of the city. The whole capt.
tai OF the company is $4,000, and the three
instalments one OF which is now being paid ill.,
will defray the cost of the building, machinery
&C., leaving the residue Of the capital for the
working business Of the company. The new
factory will, for the present, be devoted to the
manufacture of women's and chiidren's shoes
CORPORATION COURT.-The corporation court,
Judge Norton, has closed its session. Its last
orders were as follows: Reardon agt. McCleigh
order for writ to give possession of property
sold under order of court. Lucas agt. Lucas;
the sale Of real estate has been reported and
confirmed The court will not meet again un-
til the second Monday of July.
The STATS OF WAR.-One hundred and six
years after the Braddock war the Alexandria
watchmen were using some of the pontoons left
behind by Braddock's sergeants. A quarter Of
a century after the late war the stools used at
the tables of the United States Hospital here
are still to be found by scores doing duty
for many purposes. When the hos
pitfalls were closed here over 10000 wooden
stools became useless to the government
Thousands were sold and carried away, but
many were purchased here at one and two
cents each and remained stored In town, and
every year or SO, when an old warehouse is
cleared out, some OF the old hospital stools
come to daylight again. In clearing out
Green's factory some score were found. There
seemed to be some idea that they were ''spoils
OF war;" for as soon as they were piled on the
sidewalks number Of boys made a raid and
most OF them disappeared.
THE COUNTRY TELEPHONE LryRs,-Alexan-
dria has telephone line connecting with most
OF the small towns and the villages Of the
country tributary to the city. The Telephone
Company has little capital and RECEIVERS
its strength slowly after an accident
The snow and storms Of 1888 de-
stroyed its usefulness for long time,
but 1t recuperated and resumed business. Now
the wires have been dislocated since the storm
OF last week, and it will be some time before
the line ii is again in working order. There is
besides these wires a special telephone line to
the Theological Seminary and Seminary Hill,
which forms part Of the city system. This
line is seldom out Of order.
NOTES.-The. Thomas w. White, one of the
most esteemed citizens OF Alexandria, has been
chosen assistant cashier Of the First National
Bank OF this city Mr.. White was attached to
Gen. Lees headquarters during the late war
and soon after his return home became an en-
pioys OF the bank.-Mr. C. F. Neale has
been awarded the contract for furnishing ! 300
| commissioners for the cemetery at Fredericksburg
| In charge OF the Ladies' Memorial Associa-
ton.-Capt. Wesley Davis, river man, well
known in Washington as tugman aud pilot,
died at his home, l0S Prince street. Mon
day.--wm. G. d. Kemp Of this city, who re-
Gently married In Texas, is visiting Alexan-
dria with his bride.-The Messrs. Hell
muth have purchased at 81 200 the building
lot, " feet front by So deep, in the rear OF
their establishment on Columbus street. Prop
erty on this square has increased in value 30
per cent within twelve months.-The close Of
June Is always . busy time here in the collec-
zion OF overdue taxes. The finance COMMITTEES
pushes the collectors and the collectors push
the tax payers who are in arrears, and 90 be-
fore the new taxes come In the old tax bills
are worked for ali they are worth" The
mayor ~ also pressing for license
axes and has imposed some Anes
for carrying on business without license.
The work Of improving the northwest streets
has been begun. Workmen are busy now In
grading Alfred street north of Princes. The
b. Johns Cadets are expected homo tomorrow
on return from their summer camp Il Tol-
chester, Nd