Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
ALEXANDRIA.
THE CITY LIGHT.


There has been considerable complaint as to
the management of the electric light, and there
is some suggestion toward the formation of an
electric light company to buy out the city's
plant and do the work of the city better than
| the city can do it, as the Alexandria Water
Company now does in the matter OF water
supply. The suggestion, however. is an ex-
tremely unpopular one and it is likely that
hereafter this and all public work will be done
by public agents even if the cost be more than
II the function were performed by private
corporation. Examination has disclosed that
an armature of one of the city dynamos had
nearly burned out. and so disturbed the cleo
trio supply. This will be repaired and the cleo
trIc lights in the section of the city supplied by
| that dynamo will be relit.
BROUGHT UP FROM BELOW.
Mr.. Geo. ". Hawskhurst has returned from
his Christmas trip to the Rappahannock, and
brought with him from Kilmarnock Thomas B.
Hurst of Northumberland county Va, charged
with selling liquor without an internal revenue
license. The accused gave bail before Com
missioner Fowler, and his case will be pre-
sented to the grand jury which will be called
here i'll the United States court next week.
NOTES.
The Fairfax authorities have carried off VIM.
| Travers, arrested here last week with two guns,
| at first supposed to have been stolen from
Washington. 1t was discovered that the guns
were the result of burglary on the house of
MIR. r. Brown in Fairfax county.
Mr.. X. Ii. Atkinson and a number of friends
left here this morning for a fox hunt in Fairfax
county.
The building associations are making up their
accounts for the year to be presented to their
annual meetings which will be held next week.
Officers Elected.
At regular meeting Of Jasper Council. No.
%, Jr. o. L. A. NJ, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term (six months)
| Councillor, Jas. NJ. Baker; vice councillor,
JAS r. Burch; junior past councillor, E. W
Goodrich; recording secretary, A. L. Goodall
lrc-elected); assistant recording secretary, A.
l.. Lucas; financial secretary. j. W. Lucas;
treasurer. Jas. Z. Thomas (re-elected); con-
| ductor, VIM. H. Lawrence: warden, F. L. Wal
ter; inside sentinel, z. Backenheimer; outside
sentinel, l. Burneston; trustee for eighteen
months, {. Wagner; representative to f. b. A.,
JAS NJ Baker.
The Iowa Republican Association last evening
| elected officers as follows: President, W. NJ.
Wilson; vice president, b. A. Chaplin; secre-
| tary, John H. Merkins. and treasurer Albert
L. Ross Executive committees-Firstd district
| 5. ID. Sterne; second, j. H. c. Wilson; third
b. A. Chaplin; fourth, II. Ii. Dam; fifth, Z. c.
Graham; sixth, L. A. Wiles; seventh. 4. G. Mil
ligan; eighth. Frank Hamilton; ninth, N. T.
Anderson; TENTH W. W. Clark. and eleventh, s.
| /. Irwin.
| Equal Lodge. No. II, Knights Of Pythias
elected the following officers last night: z. c.,
W. G. Newton; c. G., p. J. Cooksey; v. c., j. H.
Keenan,, jr.; prelate. J. H. Goodrich; IN. of ex-
chequer, j. II. Mitchell; master of finance. n
Bunch Oenth term; keeper OF records and
seal, II. c. Hardell; NJ. at A., W. W. Jones
inner guard. Thos. H. Gardner: outer guard
John MINES; representatives to Grand Lodge
j. II. Mitchell, j, II Mills, Ed. McGee A. c.
Columbus and John W. Hardell; orphan
trustees, n Bunch, J. H. Mitchell and p. J.
| Cooksey; financial trustees, Andrew Lauxman
| J. W. Hardeil and Thos H. Gardner. Equal
Lodge is one of the most prosperous lodges in
the District composed almost entirely of young
material. Its meetings are always attended
with much enthusiasm and good time gener-
ally.