Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-16


TIE C1rY's GROWTH -55vaga! n9oatas
,co attention was ce:led "a series Ct att'-
r,cs 10 the GAZETTE 10 the fact that Alex
opdria wes undergoing . eisady, healthy
growth, and that the condition OF the City at
fhe present time Is idr abaad Of that o! ep7
cpoch in her history. While her pots nss
6ets,iorated Ia CONN ercla! importance sbG
somo Insignificant Industries hs7e Whneo'
other feeiures more enduring hsve c9me'
end TO etaT. l. tie articles einoeo 80 az
ts1.ion VIC. tir2c!ad 70 tta sepid RroWto cl
certain pcs.!4zs CT Ais2snocip "Gicn Ie"
years ego Goie ;cchT u::>o - ';'e ie'7V
n-omls,ag Of e!j t.c rraicel area
rrtsoiy ID rscti9a cost a1s'' % 04esn'
Princess esd O.eacco Z. trs.s isoni Lee Ress-
800 ,sher, NOR, r.; In round lad 20 be
vnsEe and ,7haie sat 50 rlaEy sess ago
oran-9aky,l and 5geukspioa gso9 &c per-
lec5;oo O har iocaNilee, equally unprtm-
is,5e NOT lopg oea, HAYS also bsen netaaor-
nhcssd ID la:e gcGrs, cad Gro especially is
no.able 81 tia pTeaens writing. The bot
m Directs eaat e tbs Virginia Midland
Rd,ro5d rcuat bcp=a, in which yeags ego
Kiuseys tsn yeri wsg l0csisd, ead been
mill recently locked upon as neglected
nation OF the ti:y. De or two diiapidated
horses etood ueey th9 galley which 1uns
fbrouch tho eq9a.o aoa dreins tho north.
eastern portion of tho cay. Most OF tie
AGA YVES turned oyaE TO coR5 and no oEa
entertained so Ices o; building upon it. Tho
orayta OF the cisy IN the pgsl gear, boz
aver. has charged 81 thi5. Comfortable
eod modern houses have h5au erected ca
the Henry, Duke. Wolfe, PatricS and Al
fred street aldss within the 2G0. t|3 OF three
osarp unti rev buiid'ugs asa eeen az fer
= t,i., n
the saver Ia the m'G1!e .: tho square. ER
tsi. mint er s.ec.rio ::cat was placed about
tpo wears egc, aad Qti!l Q little gradiDg and
o.her iipprc7er1 q s 81 eui;o req face will
soon he nut upan Gil hGt section Of tho c:tF.
The hcusee, " hi haze hesn tullt and which
are nnder course of coasttuction ere OF no
masn pretsnsicus SID Rauid De welcomed
in ony Part Of tas city. A!l tits is baicg
done Without the aii ui hooms or ottor srti-
fo,sl etimuii, bus is the natural result Of
the otq's growth Rn;; tSo !cSirmste thiltI
yh!ca is gradually DC: s0geig sggssd!cg ever
her.
RAILROAD MsETINGs The annual stocs-
holders' meeting Ct tho Virginia Midland
R4!lwsy Company gas hold e. tee oco,-
pspy's &C; cs in .:;s citg to-day Mr.. q. ..
Holland presided srd NJ. w 81. IafGor3
oc.ed ss @ecye.nrY The committee o. pr9E-
ies-MesB.s J " Burke, L D Scot' aad l..
Marbury-rsported ? msj2,iig OF SOCK ren-'
resented The fa!!owuG odicers were shea
cleo ed PresiGeu'. T. " Logan SECRETARY,
W Il Marburg asst eec, Il. Eauh. Ct'
rectors: George Parsons, J2hn Z. Inman, L.
G Maben and J ,hn McAaerncy, OF Rev
Y,Tr spa G. 8. P. T.;p,est. b f Mason,
joseph Wilmer john s.. Bi,baay. John w.
Burke. Alex D PaYne Charles NJ Blsck
ford @ G. Holland, J T. L7vsii james B.
Pacs. e D. Christisn. E 3 R}d and Rob
ert Postner, of Virginia.
The Stockholders Of tee W, o d ". Il
r 90. also hod n:eotiug day at the
Midland ofico Ear. J ". Burke presided
and Mr.. ". Fl. M.rbury sosed ss secretary.
A majority OF the SHARES Of STOCK ga repre-.
ssnted. Tue folloglug oficsEa Wsre electad:
President. John &. IGman; 5eo5sssry aud
treasury, A. J Rsub. Directors: Calvin 8.
Brics OF Onlo; John y. Calhoun, /. IL. La
cen and W. G. O>kmsn. ri New York, sud
Henry Harrison, g. V. Waite, mc'mes Goa
rad, ]. Marshall u C3JmicE, il, Z, BSrd
aud o. Z. H!Ge. OF Virginia.
DEATH CT Mss RoBSRTA CL1HE.-The
many friends nrG acquaintanoss OF this esti.
mabla lady wate clarified and gsieVed this
morning to hear Of her death whlci occurred
at her residence, ca PrtaCo street, 81 900
o'cack The discussed bsd srdsred ffcn
severe attack Of grip s5Eie time ago fvoca
the effects Of u hicn sEo had never entirely
recovered. Sne Was ipkeD seriously eick
sgsin about week age, though her friends
entertained no particular apprehension SIS
to Its rea1lt until last plight when her con-
d!tion becGme alarming, snd despite the
best medical trea msBt and C&sefa nursing
1t was made psintul!y apparent that she bad
but few hours to Iva. Miss Cline was ths
daughter OF the late William: Cine, and wes
well and jsvorab'y krown tboughout the
community ia Thlc5 she bad livod all her
life The deceased had eyer been forenoSt
Ia the charitable work conduc ed By the
good people OF Ale1sndtie, and never prov.
ed berself reniss In contributing to the sid
or laboiiug for The ameliora,ioa o! thoao on
whom fortune failed 10 smile.
STABBED ON 6TEAMEa -Teo cd
soldiers from Hampton named jas Wool
and Fred Leopold, wbo vera On thai, way
to Washington, gos iDto e quarrel on The
steamer Norfolk iast sight en9 Eept il up
for some time when CT The rnoa5o OF WI
oomco river Leopold got in Ella buDk AID
told Wool tc LEI hin eIcDa md keep qliet.
Instead OF tbls, however, Wool deliberately
went to Loero!a'; bark sad stabbed him
several times In thc side aud abdomen.
Surgeon Wheslcr, who vas en- beard the
steamer, dressed toe wouoas OF the iUja:ed
man aud prevented him fron1 bleeding to
death. Wool was st oGce aFrea eG snd pat
in custody. When the steamer reached
this city Capt. J. B. Dsyis tock chaTga CT
the prisoner aud carried him &c tEa station
house. Mayor SSvsu3s, and CommoD@eaith's
Attorner MarnurG examined into tha case
and committed WOOL to jai! for zen days to
await the result of Lespold's Injuries.
OPERA House -Tha "Boy Dateotise,"