The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-14
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The Washington Livery Wagon and Har-
ness CsmBany has besn granted
charter of incorporation by Judge j. Il.
Norton OF the Alexandria Corpora ton
Court. The object OF the new company as
set forth in the charter is to do general
livery business in Warrington, TO buy and
sell Wesops, harness, etc. The capital
stock is fixed at SO, eco, with shares OF
the par value OF SEQ each. Mr.. john s.
Beach is named as ths local attorney OF
the company, and its pTircipal effice is 10
be located in the city OF Alexandria. The
officers named in the charter are all resi-
dents Of W aShiEEtsn city as follows: Charles
H Underwood, president; William w.
BuIIin, vice president; William +. Geyer,
Jr, secretary; and William T. Geyer, treas
urer These Officers with W. w. Dan
enhSwer, S. s. M0ffatt, and Edwin c.
Manning, constitute the board of directors.
The Fryer steamer, Howard Cassard,
which has been on tho ways at the ssip
yard receiving q lew wheel and special
design of engine valve gearing, or her
designer, Mr. Robert W. Fryer, VIII be
lauuckes fTem the ways on Monday even
ing next Akr. Fryer says that the trial trip
OF the beat, which VIII take place within
q few days, will show that she VIII be the
fastest ship afloat, and he expects her TO
make thirty miles an hour.
Alexandra city won the first round in
the fight over the legality or the thirty-third
section ef the city charter, which allows
the city council to collect one-thIrd OF the
cost Of all street Improvement work from
the property benefited by tie work. Seme
DAYS ago the question was argued before
Judge Norton IN the suit OF the city council
Of Alexandria against Amand Violet and
others TO recover q bill for street improve
ment work, and yesterday lie rendered his
decisisn, sustaining the city at every point
IN the controversy. The case viii now be
taken TO the Court OF Appeals.
The Republicans of the Mount Vernon
district, Fairfax county, are going to make
a hand fish for the district offices, and at
8 meeting held in the store of r. h. Haven
ner yesterday the following ticket was
arranged: For supervisor, John W. Rob-
erts, of the Cameron Mills; for conmis-
sicners OF roads, Joseph W Gibbs, A. w.
Harrison, and Azariah Desike; for JUS
tees OF the peace. Richard Triplett, Paul
Pullman, and George Root; overseer OF the
poor. George r. Fairfax, and constable,
George Strider. The election to fill
these offices VIII net take place until the
latter part of May.
In consequence OF a death in the family
OF Mr. S. Frank Field, tenor of the st.
PauI's Church choir, Dr. Herbert McNamee,
Of Washington, viii sing the tenor parts
in the Easter music to-day.
Lieut.. L. H. HoliinDeTger, inspector of
the washington detective bureau, has
notified the Alexandria police to look out
for light bay mare attached to SIDE bar
buggy, which was hired from I. d. Veale in
the city of Washington.
The seven pieces of Alexandria property
which were advertised fer sale in the suit
against the Fidelity Building and Loan
Association OF Washington, and were to
have been sold a t public auction yesterday,
were withdrawn by Mr. Haley Ashton,
the receiver of the Fidelity company.
Tire funeral Of Brakeman Charles Camp
bell, who was killed in washington on
Wednesday last, took place yesterday after
noon from the residence of his sister, on
Wilkes street near Pitt. Rev. DR.. Benson,
OF tie Methodist Protestant Church, con-
Quoted the funeral services, which were
attended by a host OF the friends of the
deceased, and the interment was at Bethel
Gene terry.