Evening star., 1895-05-01
AF AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Humane Citizens Will Organize to Prevent
Cruelty to Animals
Many Saloons Granted Licenses to
Sell Liquor in NOtOriOusIy Bad Sec
tiOns of the County.

Next Thursday night the Alexandria
branch of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals will hold business
meeting Of Importance. They have recent
ly secured charter, through Judge ]. K.
M. Norton of the corporation court, and
after the meeting on Thursday will be
ready to begin operations. The organiza-
ton of this branch will be much appreciat-
ed by humane Alexandrians, as cases of
cruelty to dumb brutes are only too fire.
quently seen on the streets. 1t is desired
that those who have subscribed to the
stock of the society will attend the meet
ing and be perpared to pay the first as
sessment, as funds are needed to carry on
the work. The officers who were through
a mistake. elected before the charter was
secured will be reelected at Thursdays
meeting.
Liquor Licenses Granted.
Up to the time the last legislature took
the granting of liquor licenses out of the
hands of Judge Chichester of the county
court and put it in the hands of an ex-
else board there were but very few sa-
looms in the county and the liquor business
was somewhat under control. On yesterday
the excise board of the county met and
granted the following licenses for the sale
of liquor: Bar rooms-Milton H Johnstone.
Columbia pike and Georgetown road; Geo
w: WoltZ Rosslyn; Dan Cumbraugh, Chain
bridge; George w. Myers, Jackson City;
John Heath, Virginia shore of the Potomac
above Aqueduct bridge; Eliza Groves, Fort
Runyon: Virginia Jockey Club, ST. Asaph
track; Gentlemens Driving. Park, St. Asaph
junction, and G. NJ. Jones, Alexander Is
land track. Retail and bar room license
John w. Clark, Rosslyn.
General and Personal Notes.
Mr.. Julius Pelton. who has been quite
mic ic
better today, and DIR. VIM. NJ. Smith, his
physician, says there is now no danger
of his losing his eyesight.
Miss Lucy Lee, who has been visiting
friends in Norfolk, has returned to her
home in this city.
The remains Of Mrs. Julia Jameson were
brought to this city from New Jersey yes
teroay and inferred in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
w. c. Coleman, a colored man from the
fourth ward, has announced himself as
candidate for the city council. This is the
first colored man to announce himself in
the history of the city. He will run on the
republican ticket.
Sixty-six licenses to sell liquor in the
city OF Alexandria have been granted in
the corporation court. The new licenses
went into effect today.
The regular monthly meeting of the Co.
lumbia Fire Company will be held tonight
at o'clock
The board of supervisors for Alexandria
county held meeting at the old court
house in this city yesterday. Only routine
business was transacted.
James +. Peyton has returned from Phil
adelphia.
A mission service was held at the Second
Presbyterian Church last night by the
recently organized Union Mission Much
interest was manifested.
Sarepta Lodge, I. o. o. F., held a regu-
lar meeting last night. Considerable busi-
ness of interest to the members was trans
acted.
From information gotten at the post Of
flee the story in the local papers yesterday
about the attempted robbery of the United
States mail wagon is believed to be hoax.
There were no cases before the mayor
in the police court this morning.