The Washington times., 1894-12-22
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

There died at his home in Fairfax county,
near Mount Vernon, yesterday, one OF the
best known old colored men in this section Of
the State. Old Uncle Thomas Mitchell was
born il slavery on the Mount Vernon estate
when it was owned by Col. John A. Washing
ton. HIS early lie was spent Mt Mount Yer
non and on the abolition OF slavery he made
his hone only n short distance from the his
toric place. He was one OF the old school of
Virginia negroes. and had the esteem and
confidence OF ali his neighbors.
Ii is moro than probable that should the
city show any DISPOSITION 10 lease the gas
works. now the property OF the city, TO n cor
poratiOn, they will be asked to give it TO
party Of AlcXandrians on the same terms
offered tie city by the Atlantic Gas Construc-
lion Company OF Philadelphia Several of
the wealthlest meo in Alexandria have ex-
pressed desire to form company for the
leasing OF the works, and stand ready to put
their money in the scheme at once. 1t is not
thought, however, that the city council will
lease or sell the works.
The Young Peoples Union of the Baptist
Church have arranged for an ENTERTAINMENT
TO be given in tie church on New Years eve.
This entertainment viii close with a n Getting
o. praise, which will continue until after the
bells welcome he advent of the new yea.
The entertainment to be given by the SUM-
day-schcol OF St. Marv's Catholic Church on
the 9th. promises TO be extremely interesting.
Mr.. Thompson. of Washington. and Miss
Maude Roache. W. L. Hoy, John d. Law .er,
Enoch Lyles, Leo Harlow, and others will
take part. Tie programme will consist OF a
drill by young ladies, music, recitations, etc.
Tie schooner John C. Sweeney, now in Bal
timore has been chartered to proceed TO
/ Charleston. S. c., and there load phosphate
rock for the Alexandria Chemical Company
in this city.
The last meeting OF the literary class of the
public school teachers until the first Friday in
next year was held in the Peabody Hal last
night, when papers on arithmetic. history,
! and school government were read by Prof
| William H. Greenwell and others. and we-o
| thoroughly discussed. Twelve OF the teach
/ ers we're present and much interest was taken
/ in the work.
! Mayor Strauss yesterday evening presented
each OF the officers OF the police force with a
big turkey for a Christmas dinner.
Mr. Edgar T. Thompson has been appointed
1 assistant 10 Capt. 4. T. King, the State rs
/ SCISSOR for 1885.
A registered package from dealer III dia-
monds of Syracuse, n. y. addressed 10 a
party in Petersburg. Va, was found by n
I tramp near Burk's Station on Tuesday last
and turned over to Lieut. Smith, of the police,
yesterday. The package has been given to
. the postal authorities here, VINO will forward
4 IL 10 lis destination. 1t is supposed TO have
fallen from mail ear on the Southern road.
Rev. Henderson Suter. of Christ Church.
! this city, has been appointed by Bishop
Whittle to succeed Rev. :. A. Willis as one of
/ the examining chaplains of the Episcopal di-
/ ocese OF Virginia. He will have charge of
/ the Greek and Hebrew examinations.
An experimental underground electric
railway line TO test a system which the Wash
| ington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail-
/ way viii use in Washington. it is success
! ful. is being built in New Alexandria.
/ For the first time in the history OF ST.
Mary's Catholic Church there will be no Eigh
mass there early Christm as morning. This
has been made necessary by the alterations
now being made in the church building.
Miss Bessie Lee has returned from school in
4 Baltimore to spend the Christmas holidays.
Miss Howard and Miss Riggs. of Charlotts-
vile. are visiting the family of DR.. Howard
1 on North Washington street.
Miss Lawson. of Loudoun county, is the
! guest Of Mr.. Phin Dempsey on South Fairfax
! street.
Messrs. A. A. Warfed, ir., William T. Pol
4 lard and William Hulfish are home from Ran
dolph-Macon College for the Christmas holi-
! days.
Messrs. Robert Zimmerman and K. Kemper
jr., have returned from William and Mary Col
lege, at Williamsburg, Va.