Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-24
AT AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
semi-honthly Meeting Of City Council
TomOisowrNight.
Business Mntterx Scheduled for Con.
Neutrality-suspicious. News.
Evening STAR Bureau,
No. 80 King ST.
Bell nlenNope No 7nSl

(Bell Telephone No. 1860,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, january "A. 1898.
The regular semismonthly meeting of the
city council will he held tomorrow night,
aod 1t is thought that a number of matters
of importance will come up
At the last meeting a resolution was in
tIoduced directing the proper committee 10
ascertain the cost OF putting in an mean
descent light plant at the electric light
works. and the resolution stated that the
report was te be filed tomorrow night. 1t
is hoped by the citizens generally, and
merchants in particular that some arrange
ment will be made by which incandescent
lamps can be put in by those who desire
them.
The matter of improving King street be-
tween Fairfax and Royal streets. which
has been hanging fire for one reason or an
other for several months past will probably
come up for settlement
me resolution appropriating the amount
OF direct tax refund to the improvement of
Washington street will probably cause a
great deal of discussion.
on to the Penitentiary.
George Carroll, colored, was today taken
to the United States penitentiary at Column
bus, Ohio, by Deputy Marshals Glover and
Garnett, to serve a term of six years for
tousebreaking. Carroll broke into and
robbed the residence Of Maj. w. B. Hughes
at Fort Myer in 1894. He was arrested and
sentenced by Judge Hughes in the United
States circuit court. He escaped from the
jail in this city July I, and was not recap
7 tured until recently.
Church Services Yesterday.
The springlike weather of yesterday was
the cause of larger congregations in the
various churches, in all of which the resi-
dent rectors cfficiated.
At the railroad reading rooms yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Charles H. Marshall of the
Virginia Theological Seminary delivered an
interesting address. At this service Mr..
Enos Carr of Trinity NJ E. Church sang Il
beautiful solo.
Boys Arrested.
For several weeks past the employees Of
the Southern Railway Company have been
very much annoyed by small boys who
have been hanging around the lumber
yard. Yesterday Officer Lyles captured a
number of them. ranging in age from seven
to thirteen years. Upon the promise of
their parents to correct them they were
not prosecuted.
Police Court
There were but two cases for trial in the
police court this morning. James H. Jack
son and Frank Prescott, charged with
drunk and disorderly conduct, failed to
appear and their co1iattral of s. each vas
declared forfeited. Frank Jett, charged
with being drunk in the street, was dis
missed.
st. MarSss Church.
In the annual address of Rev. Father
Cutler of St. Mary'si Church, yesterday. 1t
was stated that four years ago extensive
improvements were made to the church
property at a cost of $4,000. During the
interval $4,000 of this amount has been
raised and the debt liqaidated.
Arrangements are now being made to
purchase a new organ at a cost of $3.50.
Funeral of Mrs. q. S. Brockett.
The funeral of the late Mrs. George Sey-
mour Brockett, who died at the residence
Of her daughte. in Washington Saturday
afternoon. will take place from the resi-
dence of her son In this city tomorrow.
Death of Mrs., lisa bcha. Lennon.
Mrs. Isabella Lennon, mother of Messrs.
Claude NJ and Charles G. Lennon. the
druggists. died at the residence of the lat-
ter yesterday at noon, after long illness
of cancer. Mrs Lennon was siXty-three
years of age.
4. L. 1. Gymnasium.
AS stated in The Star, the entire outfit
of the Alexandra gymnasium has been
purchased by the Alexandria Light In
fantry. The apparatus will be removed to
the armory this week, when it will be
placed in position, SO that the soldier
boys can have some little diversion from
the weekly drills.
Brevitics.
1t is said that Alexandria and Oriental
Lodges. knights of Pythias will shortly
consolidate.
MIR. C. VIM. Ramsay has returned from
Lynchburg.
Mr.. John Craven, who has been quite ill
OF pneumonia, is improving.
Miss Julie Houck has returned from 4
visit to friends in New York.