The Washington times., 1894-11-01
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The all Halloween hop, given by the South
ern assembly at Burgundy, Fairfax county,
last night was one of the most pleasant of the
many hops given by that club. Some fifty
young people were present, and dano ing was
kept up until after midnight. During the
evening refreshments were served IN the
handsome dining room Of the Burgundy
mansion. Among those who were present
were: Misses Gertle Johnstone, Mamie Dom
nelly, Virgie Collins, Maggie Ryan, and
Dora Ryan, of Washington; Miss Maude
Roche, OF Alexandria; Misses Baron, Wat
kins, Brown, Walsh, and others, OF Fair
fax county; Messrs. Kearney and Reynolds,
of Washington; Young, Brown. Watkins,
Rowe, and others, OF Fairfax county, and
Appich, Of Alexandria.
st the next meeting Of the Alexandria city
council strong effort is to be made to call
up the bill creating the of1ce of city engineer
and merging in 1t the present city surveyor
ship. This bill has been hanging in the COM
mon council for year past and has been
called up from time to time, but each time the
number of votes necessary TO pass 1t were not
present The friends of the measure will try
to induce all the members to be present. The
new Office is to pay s., 900 per year, and the
city engineer is to have charge OF all build
ings. streets, sewers, etc.
The work of recordingthe deed transferring
the Richmond and Danville Railroad and its
branch lines to the new Southern Railway
Company is now being done in the clerks
Office OF the corporation court. The deed
makes 110 printed pages and will fill about
sixty pages in the big deed book OF the court.
The work will occupy several weeks, only one
person being able TO work on 1t at time.
This deed has also to be recorded In the
clerks office of every county in the State
through which the line passes.
In consequence of the overcrovding Of the
lower grades of Snowden public schools,
Superintendent Kemper has found 1t neces-
sary to open new halliday school, making
four halliday schools Iow in operation in the
colored schools.
Complaint was made to the police authori-
ties yesterday evening that Hugh Strider, a
dealer In secondhand articles, was beating
his horse on Cameron street, and an onicer
was sent TO stop him. He will be arrested
on a charge Of cruelty to animals.
There was slight fall of snow, the first Of
the season here, about midnight Tuesday
night, and yesterday morning considerable
hail fell about the wharves.
deed transferring from John Bell and
wife, for consideration of $500, a lot on the
north side OF OrOnoko street, between ST.
Asaph and Patrick, was recorded to-day in the
clerks Office of the corporation court.
In consequence of the easterly winds sew
eral of the wharves were flooded by the high
water yesterday.
Little Bernard Hooe, the bright three year
old son of Mr.. John d. Hooe, died ct his
fathers home on Washington street, yester-
day morning, after short illness OF diph-
liberia.
War is to be made against the slot ma
! chimes now in use in this city, the mayor hav-
| ing decided that they are gambling devices.
| Mr.. William Burns and Miss Amelia
Melchor were united in marriage by the Rev.
! P. P Phillips. of st. Paups Church, at the
brides home on South Fairfax street. The
| ceremony was performed in the presence Of
! the immediate families Of tbs contracting
! parties. After the ceremony Mr.. aad Mrs.
Burns left for Lynchburg.
Will f. Caine, yesterday declined appoint
ment as one of the judges of election for
the new Friendship district of the Third ward.
| Prof. Gruber, the well known musician,
who has been visiting his old homo in Alex
! andria, has returned to Asheville, n. c.,
where he is now in business.
Miss Taylor and Miss Sergeant, Of Glouces-
ter. n. j.. who have been visiting friends here,
returned home yesterday.
Miss Fannie E. Steiner, daughter of Mr..
James B. Steiner. and MIR. Carter H. Smith
will be married this morning at 10 o'clock by
| the Rev. DIR. Suter, in Christ Church. The
young couple will be at home to their many
| friends in this city after November Is
The schooner Charles E. Morrison, Capt.
Hewes, sailed from Windsor, Nova Scotia, for
this port on October 27, with plaster for this
port.
Mount Vernon, Royal Arch Chapter, A. f.
and A. NJ. will meet tomorrow night, when
degrees will be conferred upon several per-
/ sons.
When the attendant at the almshouse went
to cali old Capt. Jefferson Elliott yesterday
! morning he found him dead, the end having
| come during the night. Capt. Elliott was
over ninety years of age, and for many years
was ianitor at the county court house on
| North Columbus street.
During the month OF October forty-fve
| deeds and nine marriage licenses were re-
corded in the clerks Office of the corporation
! court.