The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
ENGAGEMENTS or MISSES MIMI
GERODE and NCERFILLD
Richmond Granite the lest Paving Oh h''
The Gold Ring Found at Manassas ""'-
tle-fieid Returned tn Its owner.

The announcement Of the engage
ments Of Miss May MlnnigcroGe and Miss
salley DangeriieId. OF Prince street. set
all society hereabolts ages. Both had
other admirers, and have had such a
LONG. long time. and had these announce
ments not come first from elsewhere.
the possibility would be Of several more
being announced forthwith. Alexandria
loss IN these two 8 Washilgtcn's aud
Baltimores rich gain. for there are barely
two uretticr o. loyelier gis in all this
nesho0hooJs great domain. As All
uouncci in The Times. Miss Mining erode
tx 10 wed Professor T.. l.. Andrews. The
Washington artist. The wedding WAS 10
occur in London last Saturday. but they
preferred TO wait until they reached the
land OF home. Ii VIII take place soon
after the Saare reaches New for. which
was probably to-day Ms. MinnigeToce,
with Mr. G.. Powell Minnieer0dc, and sew
erai intimate friends of the couple here
and in Washington, left for New York to-
Gay to meet them.
Miss Sally Ddingorields intendent IS
young Charles Carter Of Baltimore, a
wcll-konwn and popular young society
ard club man Of that city The date OF
fall is the time placed and it will be al
the residence Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Beverly Johnson Da'ngerheid.
Is will be the event of the season.
Three church wedding viii take place
within the next ten days.
The assemblies viii not form until octo-
her. or even later. Mr.. Gardner l.. boothe
Will bee head man OF these. II 10 ruihoreu
that the young ladies viii also form one
HHH..FH
while the Hop Club. or the younger SET
VIII also soon open Up.
The Fairfax and Alexandra Cfubs VIII
begin housekeeping next week. The
Rar.elor club waits awhile. These are
the principal Alexandria Clubs, though
thCre are several other well-holsed and
strong club organizations here.
BICYCLING.
Considerable attention is nov given -
bicycling herr or rather I'm the suburbs,
for wheeling over Alexlndria's coDble-
stones and boulder-d thoroCghfares is
said To give an ailment that none Of tine
physicians can cure. There are perhaps
dozen ardent feminine participants IN
this sport here. and are worrying their
papa's lives out 20 satate thhir desires &c
this line.
The opera-house has opened well, and
Professor pcyt0n. the new manager. pro-
poses some improvements in the way OF
yent.latine the building that will add
greatly by IT'S comfort. Last nights house
was full THE Limited MALI was the
play with good plays Mr.. Pcyton thinks
he can cut down the attendance Of Alex
andrians az Washington theatres. ana
each means fully 81 acre that would 80 10
Washington
Since locomotive entered a Union
street barber-shop ihe other night. cross
inc a granite paved ,hcrOughfare with
ont making so much as a dent IN II an
impotus has been given 10 the matter OF
using This material for all future street
having hero. II was laid by a. Richmond
man. who offered 20 pave King street IN
ike way for a very moderate sum, and
now the arts-cObblestone people are tank
ing again. ~
Mr.. VIM =. DeNaughan. son OF ir.
DeVauehan. was found drowned near hal-
f'moro Yesterday morning. Nhelner ne
suicided or met with foul play IS not
known. His son was with MIN me
day before. He was forty-eisht years o.,
age and leaves widow ana s-' 'i"i
children. residing In Washington
The gold Y. W. l.. 80 class ring found
I'm tho deop cut ON the Second Manassas
battlefield. mentioned I'm The Times. D.
lorrel 10 Mr. o. G. Henderson, civil
engineer residing here. The ring ma
been returned TO him and he wears IL
again.
The Humane Society branch here mas
adoutei appropriate resolutions IT'D
memory of the late Miss Lucy +. faueet..
Judge NiCOls Court conrenes MONDAY
The most important case ON the docket
IS that Of the Farmers and Mechanics
Ere Insurance Company. "a wildcat
ell 20
thousands of thousands of dollars worth
of business in a short space of time but
Maid but a small percentage of its GUS
toner's claims. There is $4,000 In iudg-
ments entered against it in courts here
already. and all offers of compromise
have been I'm vain. The concern was run
by out-of-town people, and some promh-
mont names are among It's directors.
WANT psm rIRINEN.
pauer has lately tten circulated
among The nromen here. asking them TO
withdraw from ths membership OF ono
Of the engine companies. i'm order 10
force the Council 10 give the town IL
paid department or Geographic alarm.
The three active companies mere are NoiuH-
teer.saye i'm the matter OF getting the APP
paratus go the scene. These seven men
are paid as policemen are paid regularly
e.
run when the bells ring out, and as the
bells are az the houses all located ln
the central portion OF the town, ring
often differently. and mostly for false
alarms. there is often dissatisfaction man
isest. especially among those who i've
or are working I'm distant portions OF the
town. There is q sharp rivalry between
the two engine companies, and whenever
the apparatus IS dama-d the Council
complains. Thus many believe, espe-
ciallv since the town has gone beyond
IFS bounds. that a change should Doe made.
The Council will not purchase or even
ren+ an extra engine, and one OF the
c0mnaules has one on hand which they
bought and paid for themselves. The
engines and hOse-carts and truck are
an drawn hy horses. and are as formida-
ffa AS any. nut with even Washington
naar and thrse men on the active vol
urtaer rolls. there g. sometimes demand
for what the kickcrs ask. The late kick
Inc OF the Columbia men was happily
l~eueh. 10 an end by the announcement
rnat the "Old Reliable hydraulian was
on duty still. and at a fire the same
night. no fire here had more iire-hshters
then IL.
MIR Louis L. Barley announces his can
didacy for the Legislature, making three
i'm the race already. lie is a well-to-do
Young lawyer. hailing originally iro"
Front Royal he is one OF the tolonels
on Governor C'Ferralls STAFF, ana Is a
most Topular young n.an. ANA a cdnnl-
date that will saaSe the race lively, lof
he Will get many votes.
In the cornice OF the house entered by