The times., 1897-09-13
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Important Changes at the Southern
Railway COmpany's Shops.
Death of Mrs. John Naylor-Puhllc
Schools Open Today-Dr. Bed
ford Brown Seriously Ill.

Alexandra, Sept. 12--seyeral important
changes were made at the shops of the
Southern Railway Company yesterday
evening. Mr ] ames Shinn was succeeded
as foreman Of tie roundhouse by Mr..
Charles Elliott, who formerly occupied the
position of general foreman. Mr.. sheehan
was appointed to rm the general foreman
ship. aud Mr shinn was tits said, ssigned
to duty in the tool room. 1t is understood
tnat MI Shinn VIII decline TO accept tue
position Offered him. He has been in the
employ OF the Southern Railway Company
for about thirty-two years, and has held
tie position OF foreman for seventeen
years.
Pie Southern Company is gradually get
ting rid Of Its old employees.
Mt. sheehan, the newly appointed
general foreman, is from Jacksonville,
Fla. where he held the position of master
mechanic for d number of years.
Mrs John Naylor cied at her home,
500 Duke street, this morning, after
lingering iIln'ys. The deceased was well
and "a varabry known, and her many
friends VIII regret TO learn of her death.
Policeman Proctor discovered a deaf
horse at the corner Of Washington and
Princess streets this morning The animal
is supposed TO have died from overhead.
Mr.. Charles King, the owner of the horsr,
was notified and had the carcass re.
moved.
al Kinney was arrested last night by
Policeman Bca ch on the charge Of being
drunk aud disorderly il the store OF j
T. Crillv, on Union street.
otto Yogeigesang s locked up at the
police station, chaI ged with having as
saulted John Wenzel.
AL ofthe public and many of the private
schools VIII begin their sessions tomor.
row. The public schools viii have a larger
Attendance this year than at any previous
session The clerk of the school board VIII
continue the issue of permits every Mon
day.
Or. Bedford Brown was operated upon
this afternoon for internal trouble, and,
on account of his advanced age, his con
dition is considered serious. DR.. Brown
is one Of the best known phi ysicians In
the United States, having been for many
years president OF the American Medical
Company. lie served as Il surgeon in the
Confederate army during the civil war.
Three men came 10 this city this morn.
ing, eacn carrying a basket Of carrier
pigeons. When they boarded an electric
car for Mount Vernon, where they in
tended liberating the birds, the conductor
demanded that they pay freight. This
the strangers refused 20 do, and left the
car. They returned tc Washington on the
ferry steamer with their pigeons.
City Engineer Dunn will next week be-
gin the work Of constructing a sewer from
the truckhouse on Prince street to connect
with the Fairfax-street sewer.
special meeting Of the city council
VIII be called for Tomorrow night TO con slider
matters pertaining 10 street Improvements
which have been pending before the COM
mitJee on streets. The question OF es-
tablishinE a grade for North Alfred street
and the proposition fuT the Improvement
Of South Lee street VIII probably be set
tied.
TIE schooner John P. Robinson is at
the shipyard for repairs.
Fhe work of extending Prince street and
Constructing a new Lad in the county TO
Connect with the Leesburg pike has almost
Deem Completed. The new road viii afford
an outlet for teams without encountering
t''S N-AAs~i u SAOSS4ii bhc lduW0g
tracks at the head of King street.
Mr. William Winslow Hoxton and Nj IS
ADbie Frances Haines will be married in
st. Louis on the 29th inst. Mr.. Hoxton
is the eldest son of Col. l.. Hoxton, of
TIE Episcopal High School near this city.
Councilman Louis Brill is quite sick at
his home on Pitt street.
Miss Elizabeth Bryan Ewing has returned
to Fredericksburg TO resume her duties as
art teacher in the Fredericksburg College.
Mr. Frank NJ. Hill and family have
gone to Atlantic City.
Miss Matte Ateheson has returned from
a visit to relatives in the mountains Of
western Maryland.
Today was an unusually quiet Sunday
and no arrests were made by the police
Kew. Mr.. Schiller, of Baltimore, con-
Quoted the services in the Lutheran Church
ana the pulpit in the Second Presbyterian
Church vas occupied by Rev Mr. Rankin.
Rev. Father Delaney delivered The SER
mon ar st Mary's Church at the O'Clock
mass.
The funeral of Archibald Green, son Of
Mir J. q. Green. took place this after.
noon from his late home, 531 South
Fairfax street.