The morning times., 1895-12-06
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The trestie work for the crossing of tho
| Washington, Alexandria and Mount vernon
Railway over Four Mile ~ Kun, s6oot a. ot one 3h,
| Washington southern Railway station.
has been completed, and toaay workfnen
| Will begin the bracing of the piles and the
| laying OF the siriDgers on which the rails
| will be placed. Rails are now being laid
| through the deep cut to the north OF the
| earth 10 the deep fill that has to be made
| between the cut and the run. The work
OD the power house, which is located Just
| north OF Four Mile Run, is now rapidly ap-
preaching completion and win be ready
| FOR the reception of the machinery In
fewdays. 1t was proposed by the managers
for operation by the first Of the year. bus
it is now expected 1t will be some weeks
| later before the cars can be run.
Policeman Weston Atkinson had his at
OF the family OF Thomas buckley, residing
| on the western end OF King street, near
| the Fairfax county line. The officer went
to house nx Snd ,do .oupa p1e 'he faory ne
is carpenter by trade, and a ha rd-
working man when he can get work.
His wife. and three children, the Oldest
OF whom Is nine years of age, were ali in
absolute destitutioD. Not niouthful of
food had they had for fweDty-four hours
No fire in the house, and the children bare
footed, with only half rags enough to
cover them. From The corporation sup
plies, wood and groceries were at once
aid from the charit able.
Mr.. L. G.. Estes of Washington, the secre-
tary aud treasurer OF the Farmers and
Mechanics Insurance Company of Alex
andria, saved himself from being i'm
prisoued for contempt of court by Judge
Nicol of the circuit court yesterday by
coming into court and paying over To the
Ier $50, ns WHICH, f1phe'h he haa M drawn "a n rom
the First Nationnal Bank here after the
concern had been placed in tue receivers
hands. He also presented an affidavit
that tue books aud papers of the concern
had been turned over TO Gen. Estes, his
father, aud the president OF the company,
aud had been destroyed and therefore could
not be produced in court. Out of this
money a further order directed the pay
meut OF the fees for the attorney for the
plaintiff in the suit of White & Co. against
the insurance company and the invest
meut of the remainder OF the money for
one year.
Thirty-four acres OF uuimprovcd land on
Fort Richardson, in alexandria county.
were yesterday sold at public auction for
Mr.. A. W. Sinclair. trustee, to Mr.. Andrew
Graham for SlIo per acre. This property
is one OF che preItieSt situations in the
county and overiooks Washington.
Both feet of john Delehan, better known
as John the Baker, a well-kDown old
character in Alexandria, were yesterday
successfully amputated at the Alexandria
Iufirmary by Drs. Puryis, Smith, Howard,
Snowden and Miller. Delehan had
been suffering from gangrene and the
physicians nau 20 cut some distance above
the ankles TO reach sound flesh.
The Veteran Friendship Fire Company
of this city, has elected the folio wing
Officers for the ensuing year: E. E. Down
ham, president: Capt. William H. Smith.
vice president. Charles o. Sipple, recording
secretary; Patrick F. German, financial
secretary: James F. Webster. and NIulrod
NowlaDd. commanders, and Augustus Butts,
treasurer.
Commencing IN Monday night next the
ladies OF st. Mary's Catholic Church will
give an oyster roast and supper In the
lyceum hall for the benefit af the build
ing fund OF the church. Preparations arc
beng made to entertain the large crowd
expected to attend
Messrs. John B. Padgett and Ashby Miller
present at the initiation uf pilgrims into
Acea Temple of the Mystic Shrine
Mr.. Charles B. Marshall, who has been
in Richmond in attendance IN the Grand
Lodge uf Masons returned home yesterday
evening.
Mr.. Richard S. Windsor. administrator
of the estate uf the late Col. D. s. Windsor.
has been ordered by the circuit cnurt TO
give bond in the sum uf $1,000 by Saturday
next or be removed from Office
Sto,l's December Shoe Selling is giving
purchasers the BEST Shoes of our Times"
at nlarveiously 10 prices. Fourteen clerks
no waiting.
Vote on the Bond Bin. See announce
ment on fourth page.