The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Observance Of the Day-Prospecfs Of a
Shoe Factory.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Feb. 2l.- Special. |-
There VIII Doe the observance of Washing
TOMS birthday here tomorrow. The banks,
government and municipal offices Will close.
The frc-bells will ring as usual. and the
flags DISPLAYED The new nag the Friend
ship Company formed i'm liIi, and OF
which General Washington was am honor
ary member and its Denefactor, by pur-
chasing for it the first apparatus which.
according TO Captain Webster. "could
SQUIRT. but had 10 have the water poured
into the barrel ON top" will Dee uufred
with ceremony. This is "a large American
flag. with the exception Of only thirteen
stars-the number of states Ina the mon al
the time of the cOmpany's organization.
There was meeting Of citizens last night
90 further the proposition of boot and shoe
factory. Mr. +. a. Reed presided. The
Fredericksburg committee reported. show
ine the bright and prosperous condition OF
the factory started down there year on So
ago. which bospeaks much for the vim of
that little town. The report was accepted.
and after % discussion as 10 tie amount re-
quired 90 start the thing and the canvass
ing for the project, it was decided that
$4,000 would do 10 start with, placing
$4,000 in the plant and $4,000 ln material.
and d committee was appointed ana ln-
strctod tO begin soliciting subscriptions
to-day.
The fishing season will shortly begin.
The Potomac fisheries are am old institution.
The catch is principally shad and heuings.
OF late wears this industry has been on
decline. said 10 De ON account of trap-nei
fishing at the mouth Of the river, ana tak-
ing small fish in the bay for fertilizer pur-
poses. The industry gives work TO nun
drods. however. Three crews have started
a.. ..f,...I,r urI small furl Uf I-l come
mn every dav. The fish VIII moi
begin 90 run for a iortnight or so yet The
fish wharf and benches in the market are
leased about March j. The former mas
brought as much as $1,000 rent for louf
months. but 5000 will be about the ngufe
this wear. The benches are rented. ana
there is "a premium of so or 500 for the
uprer choice. / asked am old fisherman
Yesterday what this years prospect was
..Irs hard 10 tell just now, he said "put II
this mild weather keeps up, Wen nave the
biggest haul of anytime. We want iu-t 10
see how March 1, comm M
By virtue OF "a deed of trust irom Hen
rietta sheets 90 Henry Sheets, the old Gun
st0m Hall estate-raiher three hundred acres
of tine original-Will be sold at auction here
ON the 22d pr0Nimo. This estate borders on
Kelvin bay and adiOins Colonel Lewis and
fho Mount Vernon estate. The old man
sion. which is included in the sale. was once
he home of George Mason-George the
First-the author of the Bin Of Rights.
ON Monday night a number of policemen
and others surrounded William Grays
harm. lust out in Fairfax, expecting to
cal,flre CrusO alias Williams. the barn
burner. They got negro chicken thief and
warrant instead, Crus0 remains uncap-
nrcd. but has sent Captain Beatty word ne
would Kin him on sight. lie is not believed
10 be In the neighborho0d, however.
hi stated here that the new law for heei
inspection will not be binding here, as The
butchers say 10 will only advance the price
OF meat 10 the consumers. There are "a
dozen applicants for the position, however.
The uositi0n would pay about as much as
that of collector of customs at TINS port -
"A week.