The morning times., 1895-12-03
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

/ No attempt was made to lynch the two
inen, POSs aud Henry, VINO were on SUNDAY
taken from TINS city to Fairfax 10 Answer
| a charge of having assaulted and robbed
| Mr.. Alexander McCiintock, Il farmer srv-
| enty-two years OF age. The reported
| lyuchipS has been found to have had It's
| source IN "a statement made by u drunken
| resident Of Fairfax, in Alexandria oh
| Sunday evening, that large mob had
arranged 10 attack the Jan at Fairfax
and nanS the prisoners. no excitement al
| ali auet:ded tne Jsa aSIer OF tne uIeii- To
! Fairfax court house Sunday night. and
| hardly half the residents OF the village
| knew the PRISONERS were there. The
| Times reporter drove from Alexandra
| to Fairfax on Sunday night and coull IND
| no one that had Seen anything OF the large
mob mat was said to have gathered for
the purpose OF making away win the
prisoners. Mcssrs. GTecnc and Barley
are very indignant and char that OfiIcerS
Atkinson and Ferguson, VINO carried the
meu 10 Fairfax, mad 10 right To DO so.
as the CuIninitIneut was made out hy Justice
kerby for the Alexandria iall, ana was
changed by the Officers 10 the Fairfax jail.
This the Officers deny, and say they are
ready Tor any investigation that may he set
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old niece OF Dr. BoerHstein of faIls Cnurch.
was shot aud quite painfully wounded
on Saturday last by Signel Boernstem. the
sixteen yCdr-oii sOu or The doctor, at his
home III the village OF Fairfax. Young
Bocrnstein mad been out on hunt for cats
with 81 caliOre revolver, ana coming INTO
llt TOOli NHtTe NJ lss summers was, at
tempted to put the pistol into his pocket.
As tie did so, the ha.nner became hung IN
ms clothing, ana the weapon went of. Ine
ball struck Miss Summers in the thigh
and though all the physicians of the Fails
Church neigh1or,rooo Daye probed for thu.
ball! taey nave not Round II. TIE Wound
not dangerous, though the young lady
Mcssrs X X emper, W. d. Stewart. John
Fisher. win l.. Allen and other Alexandria
Masons Will leave here this morning Tor
RlCn.nnD1 tn attefrI tho spSslnns of
grand lodge of the order. which convenes
IN that city today. Among the business un
hand will oe the election of n grand senior
warden to iii the vacancy CAUSED by the
death of Frank A. Rcd.
The following well known AIexandrians
have become members or the Alexandria
kindergarten Associations: Mrs. ANNE
Johnston, Mrs Waiter Roberts. Mrs. rank
Milkerson, Mrs. T. F. Burroughs Miss
Kate Snowden, Mrs. II. A. Winter, Misses
Jane and Eliza Greea1. Kate VoglegesanC.
NJ. T. burroughs. Mitte kiepstein, Nellie
Thompson, L"uanna wilkins, and Mr..
Thomas L. burroughs. A kindergarten VIII
ington street and Miss Carey Will be placed
in charge OF the classes.
The public meeting OF the local council
of the Brotherhood OF St Andrew viii
be held in ST. faurs Church tonight. when
reports from each of the chapters will
be made upon the condition oil the work.
Mr.. wallace II. Fawcett will read the re-
port of st. Paurs chapter, Mr.. Robert Il.
Nelson for the Virginia Seminary chapter.
Mr.. George NJ. Hnwells for the Pohick
chapter, William II. Van Wick for Grace
chapter and Ethelbcrt Milburn for Christ
chapter.
1t is generally thought that young Hunter
GrimesIwhO shnt himself through the toe.
is insane. Yesterday morning he made n
savage attack upon his younger brother
and would have harmed him had not as
sistance arrived. The young man ina Cinrs
that every one is trying tudo him some harm
He is being closely watched AMI is under
a physicians care.
kuDert Slater, alias O'Dell, the Wash
lngton gambler, who was arrested in
Baltimore and brought Ia this city on Sat
urday, was yesterday taken before Justice
schieyogh "l tue county. who admitted him
to bail in the sum nf $500 for his appearance
at the next term of the Alexandria county
court.
J" fhc circuit court for the city Yesterday
JL- ;e Nicol continued the case or the
Farmers and Mechanics Insurance Com
pany until Thursda yueXt.
The Fredericksburg Collegiate Institute
of the Episcopal High School on the high
school grounds on Saturday last by
score uf 80 to o.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Lee Camp
viii have a regular monthly meeting in
Peabody Hall this evening.
A new line of wires. making an additional
circuit, is TO be laid between this city
and Washington by the Bell Telephone
Company at once.
The business mems meeting Mt the Re-
lief Hall last night was well attended and
resulted in the establishment OF a Rusi-
ness Mems League and the adoption of
Il constitution. City Treasurer Harlow was
called to the chair and Mr.. John W. Nav
appointed secretary. A committee CON
sisung OF N. B. Harlow. Charles King.
Worth Hulfisb. John w. May, Isaac Eich-
berg. Robert F. Knox and A. d. Brockett
was appointed to see the business men
Of the city ard urge them to join the
league. A large number OF business cor
porations and business men united with
the association and The meeting adjourned
until next Monday night. when the Officers
will be elected.