The morning times., 1897-01-03
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

Next week Will be observed by the church
people as union week of prayer" Revs
j. Il Butler, ], T. Williams, ID. H Kern,
and F. T. Benson and Mr.. X Kemper net
yesterday and arranged program for
the services.
The meetings will be held as follows:
Monday at Baptist Church; Tuesday, Trinity
NJ, f. Church; Wednesday, NJ. E. Church
South, Thursday, at the Methodist Protestant
Church; Friday, at the Second Presbyterian
Church. Gospel Hymns, y os. 8 and 6, VIII
be used.
Mechanics Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
has elected the following officers: C. c,
C. NJ Hancock; V c., George H Rogers;
P, j. s. Strider; NJ of w, d. W Kid
WELL NJ. OF T, V. c. Moore; NJ. OF E,
George w Bontz; NJ at A, A. j. Bellomy;
l. e., w. L. Schafer; 0. e., J. W. Wells
trustees, r. n. Roland, E. L. Crump, and
William Schafer.
The above officers will be installed next
Thursday night by Deputy Grand Chan
cellor Commander Z. r. Boyer.
The recently elected officers OF Oriental
Lodge, knights of Pythias, were installed
on Friday night by u. p. c., George L.
Simpson, assisted by G. P, William Il.
May.
Mrs. Ruth Ann Roberts, widow of Robert
F. Roberts, died at her home in Fairfax
| county, near this city, Friday evening.
She was seventy eight years of age.
Mr. william H Hamersley, one of the
| Oldest residents of Fairfax county, died yes
terday morning. He was eighty one years
l
The oyster vessel Pert, owned by Capt.
| j. II. Beach, OF this city, which recently
sunk off Colonial Beach, has been raised
and towed to thiseity by the tug McFadden.
| The vessel is now on the ways at the ship
yard.
| meeting of the Children of the Con-
| federacy will be held at Lee Camp Hall
| tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
Edward Kennedy, an inmate of the AL
exandria Infirmary, died at that institu-
| ton yesterday from consumption.
a case of scarlet fever exists in house
at the corner of st. Asaph and Queen
| streets.
=. . In the police court yesterday Arthur
Mankin was oOnvicted of assaulting Eppa
| Padgett with knife, and was fined $40.
| Mankin failed to pay his fine and was
| given thirty days on the chain gang.
He refused to work on the gang and
| was locked up at the police station on a
| bread and water diet.
The United States court will meet in this
city tomorrow. No business of importance
| Will be transacted before Tuesday.
The workmen who are engaged in re-
pairing the govern ment sewer on st.
Asaph street yesterday discovered that it
! was clogged between Duke and Wolfe
Streets.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
has been presented with handsome crayon
portrait, by Miss Fannie Burke, of Gen.
Robert E. Lee. The new hall of the camp
has been handsomely carpeted and fur
nished.
The meeting OF the Women's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at the NJ. E.
Church South tomorrow at $50 o'clock
This city is now connected by the Bell
long distance telephone, and yesterday con.
versations were held between this City and
Cleveland, Ohio, and New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. Isaac B. Field, formerly of this city,
4 but now Of Brooklyn, N. Y, is here on a
visit.
Miss Josie Leonard of Fredericksburg
who has been visiting In this city, has re-
turned home. +
William Motley, who was arrested or
4 suspicion Of being OF unsound mind, has
been committed ito Jail for examinat
Il Chief Of Police Webster yesterday re
eeived letter from John F. Hall. CHIEF
of detectives OF Richmond. va.,. In which
- latter stated that a man giving his