The times., 1898-05-31
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Elaborate Decoration Day Exer.
cises at National Cemetery.
Light Infantry Members Home OH a
Furlough Serious Charge
Against Cemetery Company.

noon the graves of the Federal soldiers in
tered in the national cemetery were
decorated with flowers and the national
coiors. The exercises were held under
the auspices of Thomas p. Davis Post.
G. A. r. After prayer by Rev. p. T. Re
velle several patriotic songs were rem
dered by a select choir; Capt. ]. V. Davis
read President Lincolns Gettysburg ad-
dress and was followed by the orator of
the day. Hon. Thomas Gibson, Of Ten
nessee. who delivered an eloquent address.
/ A large crowd was in attendance.
| Mr., Conrad Peyton. one of the most
{ popular young men of this city, died at
! HIS home on North St Asaph Street about
! 4 O'Clock this afternoon. Mr. Peyton had
! been i'll but a few days and the announce
nent of his death will be a shock to his
many friends. He had been employed in
! the Washington office of the Southern
Railway Company for several years and
5 was well-known in that city.
: On January Is last Mr.. Oscar f. Hauss
and Miss Jennie May Burroughs. of this
( city. were married in Baltimore. The
: marriage was kept secret until today,
when Mr. Hauss. who is. member of the
/ Alexandria Light Infantry. returned from
/ Richmond on brief furIough and ap-
prised his friends of the fact.
Musicians Charles Adam and William
/ Welker Sergt. Thomas Hulfsh. Corporal
/ c. Butts. and Privates Charles Cuvillier.
! oscar Hawes. T. b. Cochran, John H.
/ Ticer. and William Taylor. all of the Third
/ Regiment. are home from Richmond on
a brief furlough. They report the Alex
andria boys as enjoying excellent health.
Gov. Tyler today received notice from
the War Department that the men muster
ed in under the second call should be
added 10 the companies now organized, in
creasing each company to 10 men,
8lT. William Pettey, who owns a lot in
4 Union Cemetery. makes a serious charge
against the managers Of that cemetery.
Mr.. Pettey states that when he went
10 the cemetery yesterday TO place flow
ers on The graves Of some of the deceased
members Of The family, he was surprised
to find that the bodies had been exhumed
, and their whereabouts were unknown.
The sexton was consulted. but could give
no information on the subject Mr. Pettey
threatens TO sue the company.
Ulysses 5. Browns administrator. by
Mr.. Edmund Burke. attorney. has enter
ed suit in the circuit court Of Fairfax
County against Lovelace Brown for
5000. II will be remembered that
1 Ulysses Brown was shot and killed
by Lovelace Brown. his father. who was
/ convicted of murder in the second degree
/ and sentenced. TO the penitentiary for
/ twelve years. The declaration has not
been filed. but il is supposed that the ac-
hoe f.,s,,r
the widow of Ulysses Brown.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Javins took
/ place this morning from her late home,
] ll2 North Pitt Street. The services were
/ conducted by Rev. ]. T. Williams.
The steamer Dennis Simmons. which
sailed from this port on Saturday for viii
liamston, n. c., when off Smiths Point.
blew out a cylinder head and was towed
/ back TO this city today for repairs
Mr. Charles W. Hunt. of Chicago, and
Miss May Evans. daughter of Mr.. John
Evans We're married this morning at the
/ parsonage of Trinity NJ. f. Church by
/ Rev. Mr.. Masters.
Mr. Lewis NJ. Kemper has secured po-
sition with the Southern Railway Com
| pany.
In the police court today julius Lucas
was fined s. and James Phillips was as
sessed $3.50 for disOrderly conduct; Will
liam Sims, Charles Beach and James
/ Webb, charged with gambling, were fined
! $3.50 each.
William Arlington and William Taylor
who have been confined in jail for some
| months past. on the charge of breaking
into a car of the Southern Railway Com
pany. We're released today in the sum of
$500 each for their appearance at the
! grand jury term of the corporation court
I on a writ of habeaS corpus sued out by
Messrs J. II. Green and J. r. Flanigen
In the corporation court today the will
Of the late Charles J. Wise was admitted
/ 10 probate. Messrs. George w. Wilson,
| of ST. Louis, and George Wise, of this
| city, qualified as executors in the sum of
! $50 900. The estate is valued at upwards
of $4,000. Among the numerous bequests
are $500 to the Alexandria Inlirmary and
! $500 to St. PauTs Church.
/ Mr.. James b. Brown. Of Washington,
| has purchased the hardware business of
| Messrs. Weadon & Bro.
Nellie May Upton, the infant child of
James l. Upton, of $40 Prince Street, died
| this afternoon.
The law office of Col. L. c. Barley. on
South Royal Street. was broken into last
night and robbed of several small
| articles.
In the Corporation Court today Samuel
| r. Bell was appointed administrator of
the estate of the late John r. Bell, who
was blown up with the Maine, in Havana
harbOr February l5, 1898.