The times., 1898-10-07
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Land-Grabbers Take Advantage of
New Tax Law.


New Tax Law.
Alexandria, Va, Oct 6-The land
grabbers are availing themselves of the
opportunities afforded by a recent act
of the legislature of Virginia, and are
filing petitions in every court in the
State for the purchase of lands returned
delinquent for non-payment of State
taxes. Under the new law a delinquent
property owner must pay the party filing
the petition for purchase five dollars,
and must also pay all back taxes before
they can regain possession of their prop
erty. w. S. Goodwyne, of Greenville
County, representing a syndicate. has
filed about eighty petitions in the corpor-
alton court for the purchase of lands
which have been returned delinquent for
State taxes. Similar petitions have been
filed in the clerks office of the Alexandra
County court
The Baptist church at Slate Mills, Rap
pahannock County, Va, was the scene
of pretty wedding yesterday when Miss
Pearl Walter, of that county, was mar
ried TO Richard Hamilton Fletcher, of
this city. for many years connected with
the Southern Railway Company. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fletcher will reside at I'LL Duke
Street, this city.
In the Corporation Court today the VIII
of Mrs s. A. Ellen Blackburn was ad-
mitted TO probate, and her son. John ..
Blackburn qualified as executor, giving
bond in the sum of $4,000. After making
a few minor bequests. the deceased lett
her estate divided equally among her
children.
Rev. DR.. Garrigan, vice rector or the
Catholic University. of Washington. VIII
deliver a lecture at Lyceum Hall on
Monday night under the auspices of
the Father Matthew Total Abstinence So
ciety.
Leopold Genzberger, in the Corporation
Court today, qualified as administrator OF
the estate of his son, the late Simon 5.
Genzberger
Daniel IT. Gibbons and Miss Jeanette
Stansbury both of Washington, were
married In this city last night at the Bap-
list Church parsonage by Rev. j. II. But
Ter.
Gen. Secretary John W. Wood, of New
York. addressed the local Brotherhood
of St. Andrew in the parish hall or ST
Paurs Church tonight.
The body of Musician Philip Briscoe
was removed to Armory Hall this morn
ing, and during the day hundreds OF the
friends and acquaintances or the deceased
visited the hall and looked upon the FORM
of one of the hundreds of young men VINO
gave up their lives for their country. Mr
Briscoe was chief bugler of the Third
Virginia Regiment He volunteered when
Company + entered the United states
service. and blew the first call when the
Third Regiment assembled al Richmond
The funeral took place al O'Clock TINS
afternoon, and was attended with military
honors. The funeral cortege was headed
bv the Third Virginia Field Band. and
Company f acted as escort. Rev. \. b.
Masters. of Trinity NJ. E. Church. con-
Quoted the services, and the interment
was in St PauTs Cemetery. Thomas A
Fisher. Leonard Naramore, wilmer
Kemp. Frank c. Spinks. jr.; Harry G.
Fisher. and Charles Cuvillier. all OF Com
pany F, acted as pallbearers. The tu-
neral was one of the largest ever wit
messed in this city The casket was
draped with an American flag, and the
floral tributes were beautiful. consisting
of a knapsack. bugle, stack OF guns and
a corps badge a four-leaf clover
William Washington, colOred. who bru-
tally assaulted his wife on Monday night.
was fined so in the Police Court today.
Surgeon Arthur Snowden. who for the
past few months has been with the army
IN Porto fklCOr ndS OiA q
thirty days furlough. DR.. Snowden has
been quite sick with fever. but hopes
soon to regain his health.
The funeral of Mrs. Eva Trimyer will
take place tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock.
BY the breaking of an axle a north
bound passenger train on the Mt. Vernon
division of the electric road was delayed
about an hour at the Dyke this evening.
The train was running at a slow rate of
speed and no serious damage resulted.
A meeting of the members of Company
F. Third Virginia Regiment. was held at
the armory tonight, to consider the return
OF the command TO Richmond on the Sth
instant, to be mustered out. 1t was decid-
ed to leave here at HE'S a. m. on Satur-
day. The regiment to which the Alex
andria company is connected will be
quartered at Ford's Hotel while in Rich
mond. 1t is understood that the regiment
will be paid for their services from the
time they first volunteered, which means
the distribution of about s35, 900 among
1900 men,