The times., 1897-05-05
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Confederate Veterans Preparing for
Their Memorial Day.
Grocery Firm Fails-W Water COM
pany Declares DivideDd-Ex-
cUrsion of Light Infantry.

Alexandria, May AT u meeting of r
l. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, last
| night, the following committees Were ap-
pointed Tor the observance OF Memorial
Day, Monday. May "a On arrangements,
Charles j Wise, Isaac Rudd, j. O. Adams,
G. L, Young and A. c. Wyckoff; to decorate
tie graves at Ivy Hill, L. NJ Blockford, Eli
Janney, George Wise, and Nicholas Daw-
son; at st. Mary's Cemtery, p. f. German,
Levi Hurdle, X. NJ. Latham, and F. H.
Ficklin; at cemeteries near the city, W
il. May, s. c. Boush, W H. Yeatuan, A F.
Cox, John r. Zimmerman, w. w sher-
wood, Andrew Sullivan, Il. +. Knox, and j.
W. Hammond.
The following associations have been in-
yited 10 participate in the exercises at the
Confederate Monument and at the mound
in Christ Church yard: NJ. ID. Corse Camp,
Sons OF Confederate Veterans; Womans
Auxiliary OF K. E. Lee Camp, Mary Custis
Lee Chapter, L. ID. c.: Seventeenth yir-
ginia Regiment Chapter, U. d. c.; Anne
Lee Memorial Association and the Children
OF the Confederacy
Lee Camp has received several valuable
donations from Mrs. Kate n. Taylor, OF
this city, and Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alex
andria county.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company
met tonight and arranged for attending
the funeral OF the late Henry Green.
The grocery and liquor store of Mcssrs.
Shyrock * PIessgraves, corner OF King
and Alfred streets, was taken In charge by
. City Sergeant Smith today on, attachment
CT creditors.
The Remcker lecture was delivered TO-
day at White Hail.. Theological Seminary,
by Rev. g. c.. Foley, of WiIliamsport. Pa
AT a meeting OF The Alexandria Water
Company last uighta dividend of 50 90 per
share was declared. An order was issued
that no charge be made for water used at
tn e A. l.. l. arm0ry.
A slight fire occurred in the office Of
the Silver knight, on Cameron street. this
morning. The flames were extinguished
without turning In an alarm.
Mr., Henry Strauss has withdra wn from
the firm of O'NeaI, Lunt & Strauss. real
estate agents.
Mr. Ebert, a we4-known German. who
was for number of years connected with
the Portner Brewing Company, is i'll in
Philadelphia. Sometimeago he disappeared
from this city, leaving his family. and for
a month be was supposed to be dead.
In the police court this morning Aaron
Jackson, colored, for cruelty To his child,
was fined S1o, and in default of payment
was sent to the gang for twenty days.
The Alexandra Light Infantry has de
cided to give an excursion to River View on
June 16, or which occasion there will be
a target shooting contest
Mr.. Herbert Goodrich has been elected
vice councillor OF Belle Haven Council, Junior
Order of American Mechanics.
In the corporation court toda Mr. Frank
Z. Anderson was admitted to practice
The Aiexa ndria Brick Works, which have
been shut down since last fall, will re-
sumo operations on Saturday, giving EN-
ployrnent to about fifty hands,
Miss Jennie Ewing has returned from
q pleasant visit to the ia niily OF Prof. S. w,
Somerviile, in Fredericksburg
Miss Mary Cleary. Of LAUREL Md , is the
guest of Mrs. Donald Mclean
Mrs. Frank ]. Apgar, of Philadelphia ia
visiting her father, Councilman Joseph s.
Beach
Mr., Fora Hill expects to remove, with
his family, on Saturday, to Cincinnati,
wiiichcity he will make his futurehome.
Rev. G. E. Ball, rector of Grace Chur n, |
is in attendance upon the semi-annual meet |
ing of the Piedmont convocation, in ses- |
sion at Trinity Church, Hamilton
Mr.. A. G. Cazenoye, formerly of this CITY, |
died in Baltimore today. He had large |
circle of relatives and friends in Alex |
andria. The remains will be brought |
here for iuterment on Thursday,
The Children of the Confedcracy wiIlgive |
an excursion to River View on June 30 |
They have decided upon button to be
worn as a badge. The button will be
white, with two crossed confederate flags |
on it's face, with the letters &C CO.
Alexandria Assembly win give a hop at
Hall Friday evening
William Lightfoot, colored, was arrested |
by Officer Young tonight, charged with dis
orderly conduct.