The Washington times., 1894-12-17
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. John G. Beekham, chairman of the
committee on mining and manufacture of
the Alexandria board of trade, is daily in re-
ceipt of letters from the North making in
uuiries as 10 manufacturing sites on the river
in this city. Nearly all the letters state that
tho writers have heard much OF the available
itv OF Alexandria as manufacturing center,
and of its excellent railroad and water facili-
ties The manager OF the Virginia Glass
Works, a new Industry recently located here,
has Just returned from his old home in Penn
svlvania, and he also says many OF the manu-
featuring plants in the neighb0rhood OF his
old home are talking OF moving their base OF
operations southwark and were making in
quiries about Alexandria and this neighbor-
hood Mr. Beekham expects party OF gen.
tlemen from the North here to-day on pros
pecting tour for Il site for a big manufactur-
ing plalt.
osceola Tribe of Red Men, already one OF
the strongest secret organizations in the city,
is making n great effort to build up that order
here At the last meeting committee of
twenty-five prominent members OF the order
was appointed to canvass Alexandria and to
invite all the eligible young men in town to
become members OF the tribe. Good results
are expected from this campaign.
Arrangements are being made for mon
ster ass-meeting to be held in the opera
from all over the country will make addresses
on the work done by the order throughout
the country.
The funeral OF Mr.. B. F. Burgess, the
Alexandrial who died in Washington on
Saturday last. took place from the Washing
ton ferry wharf yesterday evening at 4
O'clock Rey. Dr. Carson, Of the NJ. Z.
Church South, conducted the funeral services
both here and in Washington, ard Harmony
Lodge, |. o. 0. T., OF Washington, Potomac
and Sarepta Lodges, OF this city, and Osceola
Tribe of Red Men. in full regalia, attended
the funeral in a body. The remains We're
placed in the receiving vault in the Methodist
Protestant Cemetery for the present.
Alexandra Council, J. 0. L. A. NJ, are
making a strong effort to have some lifting
observation of the 22d of February in Alex
andria ia 1895. At the last meeting of the
council special committee was appointed TO
call on the other organizations in town to see
if they would not join in a parade OF Wash
ington's Birthday, and it is understood that
the mayor will be requested to call a mass
meeting Of the merchants 10 arrange for Il
trades display, like those had in former
years.
The home of Uncle John Hawkins, a we'll
known old negro at the corner OF Alfred and
Wolfe streets, was entered early Saturday
night while Uncle John was at market get
ting his Sunday dinner and every piece of tho
old mans clothing taken. Uncle John was
well supplied as he reported to the police
that he had lost five coats, four pairs OF pants
and other articles.
Charles Franklin, of Alexandria county,
came TO the police station here yesterday and
reported that a gold watch, a lot of clothing,
shoes. &C., had been stolen from his house by
a colored man, named William Jenkins, who.
it is thought, has skipped to Washington.
Much indignation is felt here at the attack
made upon the Odd Fellows and other secret
orders by George Peverall, Free Methodist
evangelist, yesterday evening.
The Red Men, Odd Fellows, ETC. were drawn
up in line awaiting the arrival of Mr.. 3. j.
Burgess body from Washington, and Pever-
all, who was holding an open air meeting on
the opposite corner, took occasion to abuse
them roundly, and made statements that
were absolutelyfuntrue. Much i'll feeling has
been engendered by the occure nee.
Mr.. f. NJ Angelo, of this city has been ap-
pointed firemen in the Agricultural Depart
ment at salary Of SO per month.
Mrs. George Z. Price was suddenly i'll
again yesterday evening, and last night her
condition WAS considered very critical.
Frank McNichol, a printer, working on the
National Watchmap, popular paper pub
lished here, was taken to the infrmary day
or two ago suffering from cancer, and Drs
Klipstein and others of the hospital staff will
perform an operation on him to-day.