The Washington times., 1894-10-29
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.
Funeral of Rev. KinIock Nelson-New
Title Company Incorporated.

Title Company Incorporated.
The Southern Assembly will give another
of their popular hops at Burgundy, Fairfax
county, on Wednesday night next. Among
those who will attend are large number of
ladies and gentlemen from Washington.
Miss Leila Ash, OF Strasburg, Va, is visit
ing Capt a. D. Davis on Duke street.
Miss Carrie Ashby Gardner OF Baltimore. is
visiting Mrs. Edgar Warfield, on South Fair
fax street.
Miss Raphael Houck. of Bald more, is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Julia Houck, on
South Fairfax street.
The funeral OF Rev. Kinlock Nelson, D. D.,
of the Theological Seminary, took place from
the chapel of the seminary Saturday after
noon at 8 o'clock, Bishop Peterkin, OF West
Virginia. and Bishop Newton, of Virginia
read the funeral service. In the chancel
were Drs. Walker Packard, ana Wallace, of
the seminary, and Dir. Henderson Suter, of
Christ Church, and Rev. p P Phillips, OF ST.
PauFs Church. From the chapel the body
was borne TO the grave in the little cemetery
few yards away by Messrs. w. II. Laird. jr q,
W. II. X. Pendleton, Z. W. Gambel, and J. S.
Alfrend, jr., OF the seminary. and l.. H.
MacheR, L. G. Hoxton, Archie Hoxton, and
w. H. Randolph, of the Episcopal High
School, who were the active pallbearers
the honorary pallbearers being Col. Arthur
Herbert, Capt. Il. f. Knox, and Messrs
Blackford, John S. Blackburn, George Wise,
Charles S. Taylor. John NJ. johnson, and
G.. William Ramsay of r. E. Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans. Rev. Dr. Sprigg, of Rich
mond, and many other clergymen were pres
ent. r. E. Lee Camp, of this city, and the
students of the seminary and the High School
attended the funeral in body. A large num-
I..v- 8 10
Messrs. Francis L. Smith, R. Walton Moore.
Worth Hulhsh Joseph II. Willard, D. J.
Howell, J. C. Lunt, a. W. Armstrong, Park
Agnew. T. w. Richardson. James r. Cation,
VI. B. Harlow. William B. Smoot 4. G.. Uhler,
William Ii. Hellmuth. and John NJ. johnson,
all leading citizens Of Alexandria and Fairfax
county. have obtained charter from Judge
Keith Norton of The corporation court, as the
incorporators Of the Virginia Title Company.
The capital stock of the new corporation is
fixed at $4,000, divided into shares of $500
each. The officers of the new company are:
Col. f. l.. Smith, of Alexandria, president; r.
Walton Moore. FairlaX Court House, vice
president, Worth Hulfsh, Alexandria, secre-
tary aud treasurer and Messrs. Willard, How
ell, Smoot, Armstrong, and Agnew, directors.
The Democratic executive committee of AL
exandria county has perfected plans for the
Democratic mass-meeting to be held in Co.
lumbia school-house on Thursday next In
addition 10 the speakers heretofore an
nounced Mr. A. A. Lipscomb, of Washington.
and Col. L. L. Smith, of this city, have been
asked to make addresses. After the speaking
supper will be served at which covers will
be laid for 900 persons.
Cards are out for the marriage in Old Po-
hick Church. Fairfax county Va. on the
evening of Monday, November u. OF Miss
Sallie a. Gillingham, daughter of Mr.. Walter
Gillingham, well-known farmer of Fairfax
county, to Mr.. Frank St. Saffell
The condition of Mr. A. B. Slaymaker, who
has been ill for some weeks, is now very
critical.
Mr.. Thomas W. Dix, of the mail-carrier
force OF Alexandria. has on exhibition at the
city post-office two bales of cotton grown in
the yard OF his residence on Queen street.
At the last meeting of the Old Dominion
Commandery knights Templar, the order Of
the temple was conferred upon two candi-
dates.
Rev. William A. Slaymaker. of Berkeley,
Va, will officiate in the Second Presbyterian
Church tomorrow in the absence of the Rev.
Mr.. Rice, who is attending the session of the
synod in Danville.
Mr.. Ernest G. Simpson, formerly of this
city, brother of Messrs French and George
Simpson, has received the Democratic nomi-
nation to Congress from the Ell Reno district,
Oklahoma Territory.
Judge Norton, of the corporation court, has
gone to his farm in Fairfax county to spend a
few days.
The meeting of the General association of
the Baptist Church of Virginia will be held in
this city on November 13.
Mr.. Michael Rorick, a well-known old resi-
dent of Alexandria, died Saturday after a
long illness. About six months ago he was
stricken by paralysis and never recovered.
Gov. O'Ferrall has been asked to address
the Democrats OF Alexandria on the night of
November 5.
physiology and School Ethics were the
subjects discussed at the meeting of the
Teachers Literary Circle in the Peabody
School building Saturday night.
Motorman Warfeld, of the electric rail-
way, fell from his car as it was crossing the
Fayette street railway track Friday and
sprained his arm.