The times., 1897-04-09
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Lumpkins' Denial of the Charge
Made by Glenn Dorsey.
Cards Out for Many Marriages Dur
ing the Present Month h-simpson
Candidate for Mayor.

Alexandria, April S.-The body of Glenn
Dorsey, the suicide, was cnbaImed today.
The funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at O'clock from Messrs. Denaincs
establishment On King street, and the body
Will lbeintcrrediu Bethel Cemetery. The fol-
lowing viii act as. paltbearers: Magnus l..
Robinson, william "A. Carter. NJ. II. Whit
ing, John Smith, g. w. Gaines, and f.
Williams The condition of Mrs. Dorsey,
who was assaultedby her husband with an
axe, remains unchanged.
p. Il. Lumpkns, the public school teacher
who was charged hy Dorsey,iu the letters
which he left, with having met Mrs Dorsey
at the house of d woman on Gibbon
street, positively denies the cnaTge, and
has written a letter for publication in
which he states that he was never in Une
company of Mrs Dorsey, either at her
house, or elsewhere, ia his life. Il have
visited her daughter" " says the writer, in
an honorable way, and we exchanged
letters while l was out OF the city last
summer, "a few of which | now have, and
with the young ladys permission, Will
show to my friends"
Among the marriages which will take
which cards have been issued, are the
following: Miss Ada Cogan and Mr. Charles
Davis; Miss Ida watkins ami Mr.. i. Clay
Bailey; Mrs Mile Acton Grcenough and
Rev. John II Griffith, jr.
Miss Lucy Lee and Mr.. William j.
Boothe VIII also be married this month.
thnugh the cards are not yet out
Mr.. Mcdowell Helm and Miss Annie
RED last night at the residence of Mr..
Paul Bihler, 1921 King street, In this
city. The ceremony was performed by
Rev J. NJ. Eberlin of the Lutheran Church.
Mr.. James Roche, who has the matter
In charge, is arranging for the organization
Ia this city of a branch of the Cath bic
Total Abstinence Union of America. A
meeting with this object in view will be
held in the near future at ST. Mary's Hall.
Mr. Gilbert Simpson has announced him
self as an independent candidate for mayor.
Mr. W. H. F. BeCkham, who was a can
didate for council from the Third ward,
has Withdrawn from the contest, being
unable to make an active canvass on ac-
count of business engagements.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
National Cooperative Company, held in
this city, all of the present officers Of
the company were reelected.
Judge j. X. NJ Norton has purchased
from Mr. Morgan Beach the brick resi-
dence at the southeast corner of Was hing
ton and Prince street for 81 500.
A fire occurred at J. II. d. Smoot's
planning mills this morning, which, how
ever, was extingushed before any serious
damage resulted
Mr.. William Woods has been announced
as a candidate for the common council
from the First ward
Rathbone Division, Y R. 4. of P, will
hold fair at sc9uleFs Hall, commencing
on April Ia, and continuing for ten nights
There will be dancing every night.
Messrs. R. H Hancock, M. F. padgett
and j. w. Moore have been appointed
committee to arrange for a smoker to
be held by Champion Castle, Knights of the
Golden Eagle, on May 10. The friends Of
the castle will be admitted by card.
Messrs S. g. Brent and John NJ. john
son have been employed as counsel for the
defendants in the suit brought by Mr..
william f webster against Mr.. William
smoot and Sergt Smith and Policeman
Ferguson for $4,000 for defamation of
character