Evening star., 1897-04-08
AL AleXANORIA AT AIRS
Largely Attended Meeting of the City Dem
ocratic Committee.
The Candidates for the Different Of
hces So Far Announced
Local Notes.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. April - 1897.
There was largely attended meeting OF
the city democratic committee last night.
with most OF the candidates present who
will run for the various offices In the pr
mary. which Il was decided to hold on the
2lst instant.
Before the general meeting the city dem
ocratic committee met In private and 10y n
unanimous vote rescinded their action OF
Monday night by which goldbugs wer. no;
TO lie allowed to participate as candidates
in the primary. Mr.. Gardner l.. Boothe re-
signed chairman. to become a candidate
fer corporation attorney against Samuel
G.. Brent. and Mr.. q. +. Carter was elected
| TO succeed him. After some little discussion
the date of the primary election was fixed
for the 21st instant, from sunrise until sun
set. ard the campaign expenses were
sess.d against the various candidates. The
ticket up to date is as follows:
For mayor-L. H. Thompson. George l..
Simpson. X. IL. Cox.
Audtor-E. +. Price A. ". Thomson.
FAX collector-P. r. German.
Clerk of gas-R. T. Cook.
| Measurer of lumber. l.. Adams r. NJ
Latham.
Msasurer of wood ard bark-Charls@
Goodrich.
Corporation attorneys. G. Brent. Gard
ner L. Boothe.
| Burke, William Dobie. Common council
| Hubert Snowden. II. r. Burke. T. +. Nc
Carthy. John Trimyer. c. y. Moore. Alton
! Moore and Samuel Cuvillier sr.
| Second ward hoard of aldermen-Theo-
| dcre Ballinger Counc-Fred Klaus John
n. Strider. William f. Latham. joseph s
| Beach. r. Birrell. George Hayden. William
! Desmond. John II. Haynes.
4 Third ward hoard pf ali
| Davis, ]. r.. n. Curtin. Council-John T
| Harrison. John II. Green. James r. Cation.
| d. r. Stan-bury, II. h. Smith. l.. Brill
George S. Finch. F. J. Pollard. w II. r
| Beckham, W. W. Sherwood.
Fourth ward. board of aldermen-J. T.
Sweeney. Council-L f. Uhler T. J. Fan
non. James McCuen. ]. NJ. White. Theodore
| II. Ficklin. r. r. l.. Tyler. Frank Spinks
1t was determined to allow the MIST OF
| candidates TO remain open for additions
| until the 10th instant after which tim. no
one who has not submitted his name 10 the
committee will bc permitted to have their
| name placed on the ticket.
| SO far no REPUBLICAN or independent
ticket or candidate has been announced
| and IT is generally conceded that the nom
| trees CT the primary Will be elected in
| general, as the democrats are largely in
| the majority.
| Property Sales.
Alice NJ. Hall of Brooklyn has sold to r.
| f. knight house and lot on the north side
| of King street between Washington and
ST. Asaph for 5000.
w. A. Smoot ct al. have sold TO II. l..
| Hunter the ground rent on lot the
| west side of st. Asaph street between King
| and Cameron for S2l3.
Corporation Court.
In the corporation court yesterday. Judge
j. h. NJ. Norton presiding, the will OF the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Harper admitted
to probate. and her son. Mr.. Henry Harper
to whom the deceased left her estate, quail
| ified as executor.
| Catholic Total Abstafners' Union.
A number of prominent Roman Catho-
lies of this city arranging TO organize
| a branch of the Catholic Total Abstainers'
| Union of America" i'm ST. Mary's parish.
| Mary names have been signed TO the pc
| tition and meeting will be held shortly
for the purpose of effectine an oreaniza-
| ton. Mr.. James Roche has the petition
and will receive signatures.
| Mr. AGnew Surenadcd.
| The Mckinley Club. No. /. headed by
| Murry's Metropolitan Brass Band march
| ed from their headq last night and
| serehaded Magnus l.. Robinson. ard then
| marched 10 the residence of Park Agnew.
| and filing in his front yard gave him a
| serenade in honor of his nomination as
| collector OF internal revenue Magnus l..
| Rcbii son spoke In behalf of the colured
| republicans, cungiatulating the party upon
| the wise and popular nomination of Mr..
| Agnew. He followed by Shadrack
jackson, John Smith, VIM. A. Garter and
| others. The club then passed to the resi-
dence of the venerable mother OF Mr.. Ag-
| new and serenaded her. +. Williams act
| ed as marshal
Glenn Dorsey's Remains.
The remains of the late Glenn Dorsey are
still at the undertaking establishment of
1
account of suicide his insurance. il is said.
will not be paid and as his body is not
| claimed by relatives. only one brother liv-
| ing. ana ne i'm destitute circumstances, to
| save him from paupers grave his
| frieEds are making arrangements to give
| him a decent funeral. Magnus l.. Robin
son sent to Demaire a. Son today 81 TO
pay for enbalming The body, TO give has
| friebds chance TO arrange his burial lie
| will Probably be buried tomorrow afternoon
| from Demaines.
| General aud Personal Notes.
| regular meeting of jackson Council!
Junior Order of American Mechanics, was
| held in their hall last night. Only business
OF a routine nature WAS transacted.
Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow president of the Busi-
ness Mems League. has received letters
from Tiiiin. Ohio, stating that representa-
| tNes OF Two manufacturing companies
| would visit This city shortly, to look at
| sites Tor locating their manufacturing
| plants here.
| large delegation of Alexandria Masons
| lest night paid fraternal visit TO Centen-
| lial Lodge of Washington, where the
work of comforting the master Mason's de-
| gree was conducted by the Aexandrians
Capt. Geo. a. Mushback has turned over
the property of the Alexandria Light In
| fantry to his successor. Capt. Albert Bryan
| who will soon appoint several non-com-
| missoned officers.
Rev. Or. Elliott of Washington will to-
| night conduct the Lenten services in Christ
| Church.
Miss Corrie L. Hinson of Fauquier county
! is the guest of the Misses Meara at their
home on South Royal street.
Mrs. Louise Bowie died at her home on
| Washington street Tuesday night. She was
/ in the fifty-third year of her age.
Want ads in The Star pay because they
bring answers.
Mr.. bryan Goes to Florida.
William ]. BRYAN left on the 6:2O train