The times., 1897-08-28
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Committee on Light Exonerates City
Electrician Kirby.
Efforts to Secure the Armor Fac
tory Death of George w. Fish
er-Deiuocratic Meeting.

Alexandria, Aug. 27.-The Committee on
light has exonerated City Electrician Kirby
from any intentional violation OF tile
law III recently putting in electric lights
in the saloon OF MI. Kelley, on South
Alfred street. 1t will be remembered thdt
MI. Kirby placed an electric fan In the
saloon, and in order TO reduce the ciI-
rent, placed cluster OF four incandeseent
lights under Tie Counter. When the matter
was reported Chairman Hinken suspended
Mr.. Kirby until an uvestigatiOn couid De
held Ivy the commit tee. The power for ran
ming fans is taken from tile electric road,
aud the clerk of the COMMITTEES on l!Snt
has been directed. to notify President Alb
bot that lights are being used from tie
, current contrary to law and 10 request
him to have them remov ed.
Mr Harlow, president or the Business
Mems League, has addressed letters TO
Senators Daniel ana Martin aud RePrcsen-
tatiye Rixey asking their corporation with
the committee recently appointed by the
/ league 10 ende8yor 10 have the proposed
Government arnor plate plant located IN
! this city They viii also be urged 70 &C
| company lie committee 10 Washington for
an interview with the Seeretaryof the Navy
! and the commission having the matter III
charge.
| A large delegation from Washington paid
| 4 fraternal visit 70 Mount Vernon Council,
I Daughters Of America, il this city, tonight.
Mr.. George ". Fisher died at his home.
| on North Royal street, last night, after
| al Illness of few weeks. The deceased
: was boTE in Occ1quan, Va, forty two years
| ago. and removed To this city with his paI-
ents. II e was a prominent business man,
being a member OF the firm OF Fisher
/ BrJthers, wholesale gfocers. Mr. Fisher
! represented the Second ward in the city
/ council fOI several years He was also
at one time president Of the Commercial
! Exchange. and had been for some years
| treasurer of Washington Lodge of Ma solls
a fneinher 6f Mount Vernon Chapter, Royal
| Arch MgspnS, and OF Old Dominion Com
nlandery, Knights Tempiar, OF TINS city.
and of Acca Temple, order OF the Mystic
| shrine OF Richmond. Mr- Fisher was also
an active member of the Business Mems
League.
! Tie city De rnocratic committee met to
night for the purpose OF considering the
question OF nominating a candidate !or
the hoist or delegates whether by 4
primary election or q convention With
out coming 10 any conclusion the cou-
initter adjourned 10 meet on Monday night
next.
Randolpr Butter, Colored, was fined 50. so
in the puli1r court today for disorderiy
conduct; Alice Page, colored, disorae Il )
conduct, was fined 81. so; and William
Mills, charged with similar offense, was
dismisSct; Randolph Butler, culored, was
also fined 81. 90 for disorderly conduct, and
George Carter, an escaped convict. was
sent back to the gang with ten days added
! TO mis- term.
Mr.. W. x. Hoffman, while at work al
the Southern Railway shops yesterday, haL
one OF his hands badly mashed. He was
attended by DR.. o'Brien.
Mr. /. l.. Daingerfleld and family have
returned from Newport and Atlantic City
Mr.. Thomas S. Rouse and family, who
have been spending the summer in Missouri
have returned to this city.
Rev. P. P. Phillips has returned from
his vacation.
Capt. ana Mrs w. H. Sweeney have
returned from Faucuier county.
Judge j H. NJ. Norton returned from &
trip to New York and Boston. fie left this
evening for his farm i'll Lower Fairfax.
Mr.. T +. Anderson has received a letter
Democratic committee, stating that lie
intends opening tine campaign In Virgins
about September Is, and asking Mr.. An
tcrs0n 10 allow him to make as man.
appointments for public speaking for hin
as his other engagements will permit
Serst Smith and Policemen Knight. Betti
and Beach returned today from their Va
cation, hich was spent Oh the lowe
Potomac. Officers Roberts, Voting an,
| day leave.
Paul Pap was arrested today, charged
with having assaulted Henry Englehardt
his father -inIaw, ana other members o
his family. He was taken to the polio
station by Policemen Lyles and Wilkinson
and released on SO collateral. Pa
stated that he had been attacked with
, pistol by Englehardt, and that he knocke
! the old man down in self defense.
, The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth d. Bar
, ton took place this morning from he
late home, City View, Fairfax county
/ The services We're held at the Secon
, Presbyterian Church in this city, and til
inteunent wasin Ivy Hill. The pallbearer
were MeSsrs. r. II Havener, C. Lukens I
, W.Harrison, j. j. Jameson, K. Kemper an
r Frederick Paff
The Ann Lee Memorial Association
I arranging for a bazaar to be held 4
4 Armory Hall in the near future Th
I proceeds win be devoted to the fund f
t the erection of a monument to the men
! ory of the mcther OF Gen. Robert E. Le