The morning times., 1896-02-05
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The American Fertilizer COMPANY. which
proposes to manufacture and deaf in ferti-
Lizing material Of All kinds in Washington.
was Yesterday granted a charter of in
corporation by Judge J. K. NJ. Norton. Of
the corporation court Tie capital stock of
The company is 10 he not less than 100000
nor more than $500 600 divided into
shares whose par value is placed at SlCO.
The real estate holdings OF the company is
limited TO 100000 acres, and Mr.. II. B.
Ramey OF Alexandria, is named as the
local representative. on whom all legal
papers may be served. The officers for
Ihe first year. as named in the charter are:
Mahlon A. Winter Of Alexandria. president:
william Small of Washington, vice president;
Joseph r. Edison Of Washington. treasurer;
John u. King Of Washington. secretary, and
he officers. with Harry J. Bernhard OF
Washington, are the directors.
The Star Dancing Club gave a very
Enjoyable hop in the Braddock House hall
asst night. and about twenty-five young
people were present. Dancing began at 8
p'clock and it was after midnight when
"Home, Sweet Home announced the close
Of the evenings pleasure. Among those
present were Misses Thnberman. Stella
Travers. Edna Shutnan, Mamie jefferson,
Annie Kramer, Dora Sclectman, Mary
Baylis, May Evans. OTine Simpson and
Emma Smith. and MeSSrs- Robert TraverS,
Archie Simpson. Ole Simpson, Ferdinand
Knight. James Nowland. John Faulkner.
Harry Arnold. Edward Umback, william
TOlbert and Joseph Armacrost. The club
will give another hop during the latter
part of the month.
Mr.. Charles Goodrich. . weIl-llnown and
popular young resident OF this city, died
nj his home on East Duke street, yesterday
evening. in the twenty-eighth year of his
age. Mr.. Goodrich had been in the employ
pf the Hin Cracker Company. and was
known throughout Washington and the
surrounding country.
The Woman 5 Auxiliary OF Lee Camp
Br Confederate Veterans had a meeting
yesterday evening in Peabody Hall with
Mrs DR. Hcfndon in the chair and Mrs
Wyckoff secretary. IL was determined TO
give a supper a 1 an early date for the benefit
OF the Confederate soldiers monument
Improvement fund. Some other business
of a routine nature was transacted and the
meeting adjourned.
The police commissioners viii tonight
have their first trial session since the
board was created 10 hear charges preferred
by Capt James Webster against Officer
Keith Davis. for leaving his beat on Sat
Grday evening last, at which time the
snatChing OF Miss Gregory purse occurred,
and against Officer Frank Rettice, for
not Obcying orders and delivering a message
TO brother officer from the captain as
instructed. Both officers have been on the
force FOR many years. and the result OF the
hearing OF The charges against them VIII
be awaited with interest. II is also un-
derstood that other troubles on the force.
the nature OF which the officers refuse 10
make public, VIII also be examined into by
the commissioners
The case Of William Gary, indicted for
stealing the sum of $3.50 from the person OF
n Taaf, ~,
asleep, came up in the corporation court
yesterday and the jury brought in a verdict OF
guilty and fixed his term Of Imprisonment in
the penitentiary at Richmond at two years
Judge Norton yesterday revoked the
lfQuor licenses OF Edward Hughes, Thomas
Downey, Richard Burnett. Dougberty 6
Nelson. Thomas Kellyand William Brawner
all OF wh0al Pleaded guilty to an indictment
fnrseiliHg isuuor ON Sunday. ThereYocatioI