Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
AlEXAN DRIA AFFAIRS
All Sorts of News From a Thriving
City.
Notes of Personal and General In
terest to All--What is Going
on in Society.

1t was not the nine from Peck Memorial
chapel, Georgetown, who played a picked
nine at New Alexandria on Sunday
In the corporation court yesterday Henry
jenkins, colored, aged about fifteen years,
was sentenced to six years m the peni-
tertiary, he having plead guilty of robbng
several stores during the past two months
Edward Miller alias Harry Javns white
charged with forgery, was also sentenced to
term Of four years in the states penal
institution at Richmond.
Albert Dre,fus, indicted for receiving and
selling railroad property, demurred to the
hdlctment. but the demurrer was overruled
and the case set for trial on Thursday.
Ellen Nugent, for selling liquor on the
Sabbath. was fined $40 and her license was
revoked.
Col. L. W. Reid and family will summer
at Seminary Hill.
Miss Kate Uhler is visiting Miss Mary
Willoughby Brown in Westmoreland
county.
Bishop A. NJ. Randolph, who was reported
III in FauGuier county, preached at Bedford
City Sunday.
Prof. Carl e. Grammacy Of the Episcopal
Theological seminary is critically i'll of
typhoid at the home of his father-in law,
DR.. j. j. Page, Coiington, Prince Georges
county.
Mr.. L. NJ. Blackford of the Episcopal
High School has returned from a visit to the
University Of Virginia.
Mr.. John Krause. a former Alexandrian
died In Lynchburg Sunday morning He
was member of company II, seventeenth
Virginia regiment, during the late war
Three colored boys. Joe Harris, Wash
ington Johnson and Bernard Dobbs arrest
cd on charge Of burglarizing the store of
Edward Dudley and stealing therefrom s.
worth OF goods. were held by Mayor Strauss
yesterday for further examination
"A charter was granted yesterday by
Judge Norton to the Allegheny Company,
with capital stock Of $4,000 divided in
TO shares of 800 each. The objects of the
company are to mine coal, buy and sell
coal. wood and building materials, and the
principal office Is to be In this city, with
Mr.. Charles Bendheim as ogent. T. r.
Martin and ]. NJ. Burrell of Washington
are president and vice president respective
ly,
A negro vagrant from South Carolina.
Osbourne Pringle by name, was sent to the
chain gang by the mayor yesterday, to as
sist in cleaning the streets for the next
thirty days.
The first new house at st. Elmo will be
finished on Thursday. 1t is the property of
Mr.. Harry Speakes of Washington. and WAS
built by Mr.. j. A. Fellinge-, a gentleman
who has the contracts for a number Of 9TH
er residences in the new suburban town.
The next house to be finished will be that
Of Baggagemaster Sherman OF the Balt,-
more and Potomac depot in Washington,
which will be turned over to that gentleman
in about ten days.
Mr.. John De Sylvia has been awarded the
contract for the erection OF two new houses
on South Lee street for Mr. Fora Hill, work
on which will begin in a few days.
Alexandria Council. No. 30. Junior Order
United American Mechanics. a newly organ
lied society, Will go to Colonial Beach to-
morrow.
Mr.. John Downey. the well-known grocer,
has been confined to his residence for sew
eral days by lameness. His physician re-
ports him as improving rapidly.
Daniel Co-bin. colored. who has been fed
by the corporation since midwinter at the
county jail, was yesterday acquitted of the
charge of chicken stealing by a jury in the
corporation court
A weii-dresscd. genteei fellow from the
rural districts was arreSter yesterday af-
ternoon for riding on the sidewalks with his
bicycle. contrary to law. He left collateral
for his appearance.
Public Printer Benedict has notified Rep
resentative Meredith that when he is able
TO make further dismissals he w.ll appoint
some of the latters proteges from this city
TO places in the government printing office
Grace hewitt, the young woman commit
ted to the workhouse as a vagrant by May
or Strauss on Saturday, was released late
yesterday afternoon and taken to Riverside
Park by her uncle. MIR. Thomas Murray
who has become responsible for her future
conduct. Her friends and relatives in This
er to help her to do right In the future
Letter Carrier George Keegan returned
yesterday from two weeks leave IL alb
scnce, which he spent in the east.
Letter Carrier r. T. Lucas, accompanied
by his wife. left the city this morning for
Harper's Ferry, where they will spend a
two weeks vacation.
Mrs Edgar Lyles and her daughter Ola.
returned this morning from Norfolk, where
they have been visiting Mrs. Lylcs mar
ried daughter.
The schooner Annie Gibson. Capt Robb.
passed up the river yesterday with the first
vessel load of watermelons of the season
They came from Powelrs Point NC.
O'kane Council, c. b. L., at a regular
seni-mOnthly meeting last evening initiated
one candidate and transacted considerable
routine business.
Charles Schneider, a former resident of
inns city, cigar maker, was run over and
killed by the cars in bridgeport Conn.
Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Baggott and Miss Rosa Woods
were united in marriage last evening at
st. Mary's rectory by Rev. Father kenefic
They took the Norfolk boat for a trip
through the south.
Engineer jeff Vurnell of the steamer Ar
rowsmith will remove the machinery from
the sunken steamer City OF Washington,
now lying at the ship yard and 1t will be
taken TO Baltimore to be placed in rev
double-end steamer that is TO be built for
the Alexandria and Washington Ferry Co.
this fall.
Messrs. Harry Sroot and Jas. Higgins
leave today for trip of about a month
to all the eastern watering places
The meeting of the committee on public
property, which was to have been held last
night to award contracts for repairing the
Columbia Engine House, was postponed
until tonight, on account of misunder-
standing among the bidders.
Belle Haven Council, Jr. O. u A. NJ
last night initiated one candidate and re-
ceived two applications for membership.
They also accepted an invitation to visit
Columbia Council Of Washington on
Monday evening next.
A professional waltZing contest will take
place at Riverside Park tomorrow night
A charter was granted last evening by
Judge Norton to the N Auth Manufacture
ing Company Of Washington, with a capt.
tai stock of 100000. at 500 per share, with
principal office in this city, and Mr. s. c.
Brent as agent. The company proposes to
manufacture ice and conduct a cold storage
butchering and provision business Its
officers who are all WashinEtonians are
John II. Rupert. president and treasurer;
Santus Auth, vice president: Nickolaus
Auth, secretary: Frank NJ. Rupert and
Leon Tobriner, directors.
President Samuel Spencer OF the new
Southern railroad is today out upon a tour
of inspection of the Washington and Ohio
branch OF that road.
AT meeting of the committee on light
of the city council last night the charges
against employees of the electric light works