The morning times., 1895-12-11
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

Alexandra Council. No. 627, of the
Royal Arcanum, had its annual meeting
last night and elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: ID. II. Appich
and II. Z. Field, representatives 10 the
Grand Council, a. G.. Uhler and George
Daniel Ruben, vice regent; ID. u. Appich
past regent; E. b. Kemp, orator; James z.
Alexander, secretary, Thomas Moss, treas
ureT, +. J. Pollard, collector; George w
Dix, chaplain; Henry Hunter, guide;
Fret. c. .GrillboriZer, warden: Edv-ar,i shfnn
sentry; K. l.. Adam. oTganiSt; and A. G.
Field, trustees. Five candidates re-
celved the degrees Of the order and tbree
application papers were read.
Judge Norton, of the corporation court,
Yesterday granted charter or ins,irpcra-
tion tn the Chiiinm Castle Land Improve
ment and Construction Company OF Wash.
ington. which proposes To do a real estate
business in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsyl
vaniI and the District OF Columbia.
Thomas P. Davis Post, Il. A. T., or THU
city, has elected the following officers foi
the ensuing year: Past commander, A 3
Travers: senior vice c''mmander, w. p
Graves: vice comma ndeF, George W. Armor,
chaplain, J. e. Calhoun; surgeon, James
Lanhan; quarteuDaster. ". T. Emerson,
officer uf the day, William Shinn; officei
of the guard, David Miller; sentinel, Charlie;
Irwin; j. V. Davis, representative, end
W. p. Graves, alternate 10 the department
encanipinent. The post, when inspected by
Assistant Department Inspector j. V Davis
passed an excellent Inspection.
The Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church Railway Company are nav giving
out their ,riDtracts for the bailding OF that
portion of the line from Arlington Wis
itillstou IL Falls Church. The work OF
construction is to be pushed so as to have
tue road ready for travel In the early spring
The friends of George Bauer, the Alex
antria restaurant keeper, who was found
dead on the Hayiield farm. in Fairfax
.rrtsN- tnrrr ~aaaslk larn q
bullet hole in his head, now say II was
not case of suicide. When Mr.. Bauer
left his home he had on his fingers several
valuable rings, when his body was found
THESE rings were missing, and II is now said
he was Killed for them. The matter VIII be
Investigated.
Julia Flynn who claims Washington az
her home, was arrested on Payne street
near King, Yesterday evening by Officer
Young, while trying TO do the Highland
fling" for the amusement of an stuI.ring
crowd of small boys. At the ponce station
she said she knew she was drunk ana
had come To Alexandria To have good
time. She positively refused to give her
address IN Washington. but gave her 90
cupaticn as a cook.
The public school teachers literary
class, which has been meeting weekly l6
Peabody Hall for course OF study 10
teachers work, at Its last meeting ad-
journed until the second Wednesday in
January.
grocerymau, while listening To the band If 3
company that performed at the opera house
last uight, was Knocked down in the crowd
at the corner of King and Pitt streets about
uoon yesterday and was quite painfully
hurt The report that the boy had been
robbed of sum of mouey was found 10
be untrue.
Mrs. Louis C. Mans and sister, Of Philn-
tleIpha. are visiting tue family of As-
John A. Marshall on Wolfe street
Mr. n. p. Viuceut, with a delegation @.
Alexa audrians, went TO Washington yestes>
day evening to call upon the Secretai.
of the Treasury, 6nd urge him 10 rt-estae
fish the Marine Hospital i'll this city. They
met with but little encouragement how
ever.
Alfred Hawkins. the negro boy who as
sauIted Sadie Sherier, was yesterday taken
10 the Richmond penitentiary by Sheriff
Palmer.
The funeral of young Walter q. Cation,
son of Councilman Cation, who died Mofr
day, win take place from his home on North
Columbus street this evening at Z O'CLOCK
Mr. Beach, from the second ward, moved
n reconsideration nf the police bili, at the
regular meeting of the city council last
night and on moth of Mr.. Greene, mefu-
Der from the third ward, il was laid on the
table. Mr.. Greene Is friend OF the Dill,
which has for its pdrpnsc an increase or the
police tu twcnty-on. men instead of severn
teen, as at present, and he did not recognize
| the requisite nine votes present necessary
! for its passage, hence the pustpanincnt ~
the bin.