The morning times., 1896-03-18
LIVE NEWS In ALEXANDRIA
W., A. & Mt. v. Electric Railway
Machinery in Position.
ST. Patrick's Day Was Observed In ths
Virginia Suburb-Thomas BreRt
Died at the Inflrmary.

Tue machinery at JDc neH power nOuSo
Of the Washington, Alexandria and Nouns
Vernon electric railway, near -Four Nile
Run. which is to operate the Arlington,
Washington and Alexandria lines OF tba
road, Is Uow al in position and fires have
been started IN the boilers and steam gen.
Grated to give a working test 70 the ma
ch!uery, whicn VIII be gotten in thorough
order by the time the system is ready
for operation. The dynannOs ard engines
in the power bouse are among the very
largest in the country and Will supply
the enormous voltage necessary 70 drive
the big cars bet wcen Alexandra and Wash
iugtOn at a speed of about forty-Eiye miles
an hour-
In the circuit court yesterday 81. E.
Money or FaiCfaX was granted divorce
from Mary E. Money on the ground ot
deserriou. The viii Of the late Mrs Ann
b. Norton was admitted to probate. She
leaves her property TO ber children and
names Judge Norton ard Mr.. q. Hatley
Norton as executors. an her personal
property is left 70 her unmarried daugb-
ters during their life, as long as they ara
unmarried then it IS TO be divided among
all her children
The st. Patrick's night celebration az
the LyceuIn Han last night was well at
tcuded Rev. Father +. x Mccarthy.
tht. assistant pastor OF st. Mary'S Cath.
oi!c Church. delivered an interesting ad-
dress on the life ard character OF St Pat
rick and told OF his WORK as a missionary
10 ireland. The program OF vocal and
Instrumental music and recitations was
We'll rendered. and the ST. JOsepb's Aid
Society, under whose auspices the celebra-
tfOn was given. received q large number
of donations for the poor.
Mr.. Thomas g. Brent, whose severe IIl.
ness was noted a few days ago by The
Times, died about II O'Clock Monday night
at the infirmary in che foTty-scYeuth year
OF his age HIS funeral VIII take place
+ this afternoon at 4 O'Clock Internenu
| in St Mary's Cemetery. he was son OF
! the late George Brent, prominent lawyer
I of this city, AID q brother or the well
| known lawyer, MF. s. G. Brent, and Ar,
George Brent, both OF this city.
The Junior Order or United American
I Mechanics are now trying 70 establish
/ council of the order IN the little village Of
| Fairfax Court House, and expect TO be able
/ to institute it very shortly. They havs
/ now some fifteen names signed 20 the ap-
/ plicatiOn for the charter and are trying 70
| get ten more
| Mr.. A. ". Sinclair has been appointed
| commissioner OF the Eleventh judicial
| district to examine records, ETC.
/ Mr.. Z. Z. Thornton or Fairfax, has been
| admitted to practice al the Alexandria bar.
/ The sIOop Rebecca Smith, Captain Ell
/ liott, came in yesterday with fish, and
/ proceeded To Washington
| Mr.. r. Lee Field has gone to BaiumoFs
| on business
| Speaker Ryan Of LOudoun, was in the
| city today on business political
1 Miss Crilcher OF this city, has been
| elected a member OF the Society OF Wash
/ ingtOn Artists
There was q largely attended meeting 3
1 of the Business Mems League held Monday
| night, at which much business for the good
| OF the city was advanced q step, and IL
| they are allowed TO carry out tbeIE views,
| Old Alexandria viii once more be able to
| rank with the best.
Messrs- E. E. DOwnhdm, president. j.
| NJ. Hill, ]. n. Kirk and ZoFa Hill. dtreC-
| tors of the St Asapb track, have resigned.
The city engineer is preparing plans Tor
an extensive sewerage system here as
soon as the weather opens
| The Democratic committee for the eighth
district will meet in this city today
Great numbers of men are leaving for
the different fishing shores, and a good
season is looked for
| Mr. William Forbes, an enplOye OF Mr..
J. II. D. Smcot, at the mill. IaCerated ons
OF his hands very badly with saw.
| Belle Haven Couacil, Jr. o. U. A H.,
| initiated one candidate Monday night and
flied one application
| In looking over the Alexandria Herald,
Published here In the year 1922, date OF
/ March s, an item oCCurS showing the resUlo
| of an election for members OF council that
| took place on the 9Th OF March, for the four
wards of the city, which viii interest tFe
progeny of those mentioned below: First
ward, Matthew Robinson Reuben Johnson,
! Lawrence Hill, Horace Field.. second ward,
| John LangdOn, James McGuiFe, Robert
Anderson. John Adam; third ward, James
| Douglas, Jonathan Butcher, Jonathan 5 witt,
William n Mills; fourth ward, John O.
NOVEL;, Thomas Swami, MOrieCai Miller
William Veitch; ma yor or The city, Christian
Neale.
: From the same paper, February Is,
1922, We find the atmosphere laden VIII
the perfume OF flowers and muSlca! win
the voices OF song birds, vegetation faI
advanced and the trade flCurIsBing-
Why not nOw7