The Washington times., 1894-11-02
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

1 Hc city StuOOi DOdEu met ldSl ulRul III lIlc
Peabody building with Mayor Strauss in the
chair The committee on finance reported
that as the deficiency in the school fund this
year would be $500 it is ineXpedient to In
crease the salary OF the principal of the Wash
ington School After sundry bills had been
ordered to be paid the superintendent called
attention to the subject of vacation in the
schools. The law and the rules of the board
requiring all children to be vaccinated was
read and the subject passed over. This being
the annual meeting for the election of officers,
Col. T. L. Smith was reelected chairman and
Hubert Snowden clerk, both unanimously
No other business was transacted. Before the
board was called to order Mrs. Graef, of Phil
adelphia, addressed the school board on the
subject of kindergarten work The matter
will be taken up at later meeting.
Old Christ Church was yesterday the scene
of pretty wedding. when Miss Fannie E.
Steiner, daughter of Mr.. james B. Steiner,
| became the bride of Mr. Carter B. Smith
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. DR..
| Suter, of Chlist Church. and was witnessed
by a large number of the friends of the Young
couple Miss Nettie Steiner, cousin Of the
bride. was her attendant. Mr. Charles Fisher
was the best man. The guests were ushered TO
their seats in the church by Messrs. Starvey
Z. Smith, Urban Lambert, and Elmer Davis.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left for trip through
the North directly after the ceremony. They
will be at home to their numerous friends
after the 18th instant.
Slot machines, which are In every barroom,
drug store, and many other places in town,
are to be banished after to-day, according 70
an order yesterday by Mayor Strauss. To-
day the police will visit all places where these
mach nes have been in operation, and if they
have not been removed the proprietors and
owners will be brought before the mayor and
fined under the anti-gambling laws OF Yir-
ginia.
The Democratic mass-meeting in the opera
house last night was very we'll attended. The
speakers OF the evening were Messrs. John NJ
Johnson and Samuel G.. Brent, of the Aiexan-
dria bar. Both gentlemen gave q review OF
the records of three candidates now in the
field for Congress from this district. and
spoke of the good done under the Democratic
administration. The addresses awakened
considerable enthusiasm, which has hitherto
been noticeable IN this campaign by its alb
sence, especially in the Democratic ranks.
The funeral of Mr.. Amos Slymaker took
place from his home on South Pitt street last
evening. Rev DIR. Tnerin II. Rice, of the
Presbyterian Church. and Rev. ?. P Phillips.
of st. Paufs Church. conducted the funeral
services, which were attended by host of
the friends of the deceased. Capt r. F.
Knox, Capt. William A. Smoot, Capt. Z. kem-
per, and Messrs. George Wise, John Jameson,
| and Thomas Leadbeater were the pall-bear-
ers. The interment was in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
Little Bernard Hooe, who died of diphtheria
on Wednesday last, was laid to rest yesterday
evening. The funeral and interment were
both private.
George S. French, who keeps grocery
and liquor store on Fairfax streat, just mort n
of Princess, reported to the police yesterday
morning that some one had robbed his money
drawer of S15 cash while his back was turned.
Yesterday evening Lieut.. Smith caused tho
arrest of Samuel Jones. colored, and Mat
Williams, white. on suspicion of having COM
mitteG the robbery. They will have a hear
| ing before Mayor Strauss this morning.
John Lawler, an ex-police officer, is under
| arrest on charge of having removed the
cup from public pump ponWashington street,
between Wolfe and Wilkes, and pouring
coal oil down it, thereby rendering it unfit
for use. In the mayors court witnesses tes-
! titled to having seen Lawler remove the cup
on Wednesday night, and pour something
| cused the case was postponed until this
morning, in order to give him chance to
prove an alibi. An act of the legislature i'm
poses a fine of 800 upon any one who puts
anything foul into a well.
The funeral of Capt Jefferson Elliott took
place yesterday evening. The services were
attended by a number of the friends of the
captain, ana Jle lnlernenI WAS III the Meth
odist Protestant Cemetery.
Considerable alarm was caused yesterday
by the disappearance of little seveR-year-old
son of Mr.. Charles Taylor. The boy went out
with his mother, and while waiting for her to
come out of a store was enticed away by two
boys older than himself. who. when they got
through playing with the little chap. tightly
blindfolded him. and left him on Shutter
Hill to find his way home. The boy was
found wandering about in the country by a
farmer, and was brought home and restored
to his anxious parents, who had been search
| ing everywhere for him.
The Alexandria .Fertilizing and Chemical
| Company's plant at the foot of Queen street
| has been shut down for its annual overhaul.
| ing. The plant is now in the hands of the
machinists and carpenters, and it is thought
that it will resume operations about Novem.
! Der 10, when its force of nearly 200 hands will
be kept busy, working steadily through tho
| winter.
At the last meeting of the Young Mems
| Sodality lyceum it was determined to devote
every alternate Tuesday night to musical and
| literary exercises, and the committee of the
/ Lyceum is now preparing a programme fol
next Tuesday night. Interest in the Lyceum
work is constantly on the increase among
the Catholic young men of Alexandria.
Superintendent of Police P Campbell, O
| Brooklyn, has written the police authoritie:
of Alexandria. requesting them to look ou
| for Edward Cole, sixteen-year-oId lad from
| Brooklyn, who has ran away from home, anC