The morning times., 1896-11-17
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Grocery Merchant Reported as Miss
ing From His Home.
First Foreign Cargo Landed in Alex
andria for Twenty-Five Years.
Notes of the Virginia City.

Mr.. AlonZa TrayerS, who conducts gro
cery on the southwest corner of Henry and
Princess streets, has been absent from his
home for a week When last seen lie was
in Washington and tits rumored that he has
goneto California, although this is snot given
much credit by his friends. Travers became
involved in financial trouble about 4 Week
ago which led to unpleasant domestic re-
lations.
He owns considerable property, and his
family and friends are Confident that he is
safe and will return shortly.
Special services Were conducted in the
railroad reading rooms last night by NJ.
George W. Jameson.
mrs. William u Lanhan died at her home
on South st. Asaph street yesterday.
Mrs. George swain, one OF the oldest
residents Of Alexandria, died yesterday at
her home on South Lee street. Her hlS-
band Is critically ill.
4 meeting OF the Joint committees On
finance and public property OF the city
council was held last night TO consider
proposition for extensive improvements TO
the corporation court rooms. a subcon-
mittee was appointed to examine the prem
ises and report to the full committee.
Rev. Bergman Green, pastor OF Christ
Church, left last night for Norfolk To at
tend the Episcopal congress, which meets
in that city today.
Rev. T. Il. Rice will preach his farewell
sermon in the Second Presbyterian Church
on Sunday next, and expects to assume
charge OF the Central Church, Atlanta, Ga
ON the l st of December
Miss Virginia Burke has returned from a
pleasant visit To friends il Brooklyn and
Boston.
The condition OF Mrs. James B. Marye,
! who suffered stroke OF paralysis on Fiji
| day last. is thought to be hopeless
Mr.. K. W. r. Garnett went to Norfolk
| last night to attend the session OF ;he
| United States court.
Mr.. Edward Gaines Of st. Louis is
visiting relatives in this city.
| Mrs. Mamie Bowers has gone to Boston.
| where she will visit her friend, Mrs.
| Sheed
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles stolhereer of
| Toledo, O., are visiting Mrs. Gilis Of
| GIT King
| Judge D. NJ Chichester of the county
| court. WHO has been i'll fer some weeks
is recovering.
| The first of a series Of card parties 10
| be given by number of young peppl" lf
| this city viii be held at the Residence Of
Miss Katherine Griffith Uhler on Wcdncsdd :
| evening.
The residence of Mr. Harry Simpson. ON
| King street, was robbed of SIG ON Sun
day morning.
| In the police court Yesterday Roddy New
man, who enticed the five year-old son of
| Mr.. George Meade into the country On
| Sunday and tied him to telegraph pole,
| was sentenced to the workhoust for sixty
| days
The funeral of the late Mrs. Emma R.
z. Herrick of Rochester, \. Y, took place
yesterday evening from the residence Of
| her sister. Mrs. James r. Cation, on Co
i
Quoted by Rev. F. T. Benson Of the Metho-
| dist Protestant Church.
| Mr. John Lunt, formerly Of this city,
| died at his home in st. Paul, Mimi, Oh
Sunday night.
The remains of William Moore, the cd
man who died at the infirmary on Sunday
| from injuries received on the electric rail-
| way, were inferred in Penny Hill burying
| ground yesterday.
| In the corporation court yesterday the
| will of the late Mary d. Gregory was
| admitted to probate, and Mrs. Jalia q Chap
| man and Mrs. Mary q. Powell qualified as
| execu'riXes; Samuel W. Deckman qualified
| as administrator of the estate of ms wife
| Ida V. Deckman. deceased, and Mary c.
Makeley qualified as administ rator of
| the estate OF Wesley Makeley. deceased
| The barkentine Hattie q. Dixon ar
| rived here yesterday. with 500 tons of
| bone, consigned to Capt. Herbert BRYANT
| The barkentine left Conception del Uru-
| quay, Republic of Argentine South Amer
ica, August 20. This is the first direct
| Importation from a foreign country landed
at the wharf of Capt Bryant for Il third
| OF a century.
| Dick Burnett was arrested last night for
abusive language Burnett was distrib-
uting circulars charging that gambling was
| being conducted in Alexandria The circu-
lar was headed: "Citizens take notice Pol
l int- Sti in .lrip n o;.s
zens should take lartin breaking up these
dives" Burnettapproached officer Knight
on the street and became SO abusive the
officer placed him under arrest
small fire in a frame house on Duke
street about IL O'Clock last night brought
out the entire department, The damag &c
was slight. On the way to the fire. 4
rear wheel OF the Hydraulion engine came
off, caused by the breaking of the end OF the
axle. The engineer and driver escaped in
jury The fire was the work of an in
cendiary.