The Washington times., 1894-10-26
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.
yice-Athletic Day of the Epis-
copaI High School.

/ SOpdi oShOOI.
The Baptist Church was crowded yesterday
morning by tn ose who assembled to witness
| the marriage of Mr.. Edward Nails to Miss
! Annie Thompson, two Of Alexandria's popu-
lar young people. Pastor J. W. Butler per-
| formed the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Nails
| left for trip through Southern Virginia
| The ushers were Messrs. Henry Nails, Will
| Starnell, Thomas Balenger, and George Will
kerson. The young couple will make Alex
andria their home.
The nineteenth annual athletic day of
the Episcopal High School, has been fixed
for Saturday, November 8. and the boys who
will take part in the sport are all in hard
training. Feats of jumping, running, throw
ing the ball and hammer, ETC., have been ar
ranged, many of the prizes being given by
the Alexandria merchants. During the sport
the Marine Band, of Washington, will render
the music. Messrs. James A. Berger, of
Maryland; Philip r. Meade, of Virginia, and
William B. Trout of Virginia, are the man
ayers of the sporst.
The managers of the International Tele-
phone Company were in Alexandria yester-
day in consultation with a number of the mer-
chants in regard to establishing an exchange
of their system in this city, and another meet
ing will be held at an early date. The new
company propose to put in phones for S25
per year, while the Bell Company's charge is
$50 per year.
Henry Stephens, negro. is locked up in
the police station on charge of having, on
Wednesday night last broken into Henshaw's
tailoring establishment on Washington street,
and stolen three pants patterns Yesterday
morning he made an attempt to sell the goods
in store on the strand, and Officer AIRING
ton arrested him and locked him up for a
hearing this morning.
The funeral of young Augustus Idensen, the
how who drnyvnA1 in ha cin Of tha
tug Eva Belle Cain in Georgetown harbor on
Wednesday morning, took place from his
home. on South Fairfax street. yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. McAllister, of Trinity Church, con-
Quoted the funeral services, and the inter-
ment was in the Methodist Protestant Gem
etery.
Rev. DR.. Kinlock Nelson, of the Virginia
Theological Seminary, was stricken with total
paralysis about o'clock last night, and his
death is expected before morning. This is
the second time DR.. Nelson has been stricken
within the past six months
Conductor J. J. Knoxville was caught be-
tween two cars on the Southern Railway, at
Sideburn station yesterday, and was quite
badly crushed.
The Democrats of Alexandria county have
organized the Alexandria County Meredith
Club. and will have public meeting on the
night of October 80.
MISS CharleS zimmerman, VINO mas Deen
very sick at her home on Shutters Hill, is
very much better
Rev. Quincy Wheat. of Fauquier county, is
visiting friends here.
Miss Clara Bradway, of New Orleans, is the
guest of the Misses Minnegerode, on Prince
street.
Miss Bernice Groves, Of Strasburg, and Mr..
George Witherbee of Alexandria, were mar
ried in Strasburg on Wednesday.
An effort is being made by the leading busi-
ness men of Alexandria to induce the mana
gers of the Duke Sons & Co.'S tobacco COM
| pany, OF Durham. n. c., to move their cigar
ette plant, which employs 800 hands, to this
city.