Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-30
ALEXANDRIA.

ser OF medicines, died this morning about z
o'clock. at his home on Royal street. Aman Of
more solid worth or one held in higher esteem
by his fellow citizens has seldom passed from
Alexandria to the better land. His family has
been resident here for three generations.
Soon after the town was founded, two
brothers Entwisle came from England TO
Alexandria, purchased the water lots of the
new town on the south side Of Wolfe street.
built wharves and for many years carried on
comes Building Inspector Entwisle of the
District of Columbia and from the other
the late dispenser Of medicines OF
Alexandria The families are now widespread
has a large circle Of relatives. Mr.. John En-
twisle and Mrs. Lilly Payne Of WASH
ington are his brother and sister. The
Alexandria city pharmacy is posi-
ton which requires unremitting attention;
and few hours of each week was all the time
that Dr. Entwisle allowed himself to be absent
from his business These few hours included
a short time on Sunday morning, the delight
of his life, when he led the vocal music at
Grace Episcopal Church. This was his only
recreation. He opened his present pharmacy
in the ''forties," and has been rooted there for
nearly half a century. His profession enabled
him to do good to many sick and troubled and
scores who had fallen by the wayside had help
from this good Samaritan. His memory will
long be cherished here. His death was que to
year. He will be buried at Ivy Hill on Friday
morning.
ANOTHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CORPORA
TON.
There are now largely over hundred WASH
ington corporations having charters at the
clerks Office here. The Farmers and Mechan-
les Insurance Company is the last of these
which Judge Norton has chartered. Mr.. L. q.
Estes OF Washington is the president, and
Sl00, 600 is set out in the charter as the amount
of the capital stock of the company.
These Washington companies propose to have
their principal Offices" in this city. This is a
legal fiction, as in many cases the only relation
OF the companies to Alexandria is that once a
year enough of the stockholders to make
quorum, by .h proxy or otherwise; come
and assembling at their principal office. re-
ceive annual reports, elect their officers,
depart, and the principal Office sees them
no more for another year. Some linger
awhile longer. have lunch at the Bal
lard, Braddock House, Fleishman's, or
some other Of the places where the
inner man meets the outer world OF flesh, fish
and fowl and finds the acquaintance refresh
ing. Sometimes, it is said, the annual meetings
are held on the Washington and Alexandria
ferryboat wharf, in the interval between the
first whistle and the last, and that the whistles
are never wet
The visits OF death to Alexandria of late
seem to be more frequent now than earlier in
the year. The various orders are more often
called upon to ''brng from their closets the
hatchment and pall'' and do funeral honors to
their brethren. Andrew Jackson Lodge, which
has once before this week been called
to cast the acacia into a brother 8
grave, was out again this afternoon at the
funeral of the late John ID. Javens. The funeral
of ha sod MI laf ia hnf
on upper Duke street. Mr.. Javens had passed
his tour score years, after which life became
sorrow and burden. He spent the
greater portion OF the eighty-two years
OF his life here, and was for many years the
messenger of the old Potomac Bank of the
District of Columbia and of the branch
Farmers Bank of Virginia in this city. He was
| long sexton of the Washington Street Baptist
Church aud was a familiar parsonage every
where. or late he has been missed from his
accustomed haunts and he will visit them no
more.
Messrs. M. B. Harlow and Park Agnew have
been welcomed back by many friends on their
return from trip to Florida, where they have
large interests in phosphate beds.
Mr.. George H. Markell and Mr.. Edward Sher-
mans baby continue quite i'll.
The sheriff of Fairfax county passed through
here this morning with three prisoners en- route
| to the klchmond penltenuary.
Thirty-four Alexandria young men are learn
ing the trade of putting down paving tiles
One thousand and thirty -four are engaged in
studying how to be evangelists
| 1t is officially stated that fish town il now
| open for men and fish. No ladies admitted.
The corner of Princess and Fairfax streets 10
known as Hard corner" Mayor Strauss In
trying to soften it has fined al the folks caught
fighting there yesterday IS each.
Mayor Strauss sidewalk is now wearing the
most fashionable kind Of title" A number of
Alexandria young men will follow its example
and attend daily TO see how the new titles" At
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed a. follows:
James Med. Stewart to Caroline K Rice, Lot 2,
blk. q, Columbia Heights: e.. g. E. Truman
to W. g. Daniel, lot Is, blk. u, Brookland;
1000. R. Rothwell to Mary 8. Pridgeon, sub
$50, 90. 1904; $500. Rebecca Cook to A. K.
Lind, sub 81. 50. 1923; q, 600. Hugh Tuohy to
c. Walter, pit. s, 50. SIG; g. Bridget Tuohy
to same, same property; e. c. Walter TO
Hugh Tuohy ct al, same property; =. Mar
garet Weiberzahl to o. N. Bryant, pit. lot G, SO.