The times., 1898-04-23
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Funeral of Mr.. Robert 7. Chewning
Will Occur Today.
Many Apple for Membership in
the Light Infantry-SOciaI and
Perst nal Notes-Generai News.

Alexandria. Va. April 22.-The funeral
of Mr.. Robert T. Chewing. who was run
over and killed by a train on Wednesday
night. will take place tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock from the residence of Rev
j. H. Butler. 10 South Columbus Street.
owing to the serious illness of the widow
of the unfortunate man. The active pail
bearers will be Messrs. F. S. Harper
Robert NJ. Graham. w. p. Henshaw. NJ
W. Dunnington. j. X. James and James
NJ. McMicken. The honorary pall-pearers
will be Messrs. Moxley Irwin, Harry Rob
inson, John T. Janney. Oscar Carter. Mil
ton Carlin of this city and j. A AGahood
of Lynchburg. After the funeral services
the body will be forwarded to Caroline
County, Va, for interment The two
brothers and three sisters of Mr. Chew
ing have arrived here. They are Mr.. A
G. Chewing, of Roanoke: Mr. VIM s.
Chewning. Mrs ]. w. Foster and Mrs. II
c. Smith. of Washington; and Mrs. Il. y.
Sichler, of White Haven. Pa
Miss Nellie Downs, of Washington. and
Mr.. Julian T. knight. of this city, viii be
married on Thursday evening next at S
o clock at the residence of the groom :
mother on Gibbon Street.
The finance committee met at the city
auditors office last night. and examined
and destroyed s13,974-50 in coupons, which
represented the amount paid in interest
by the city since January /, 1898.
The officers of the Alexandria Light In
fantry have been sought today by many
who desired to enter their names upon
the Cuban war list" and several of the
applicants were examined and admitted
to the company. The thrty-three mem
bers of the command who last night voted
to fight anywhere express the opinion
that a sufficient number of volunteers will
be received to swell the ranks of the COM
pany to it's original numbers. 1t is also
believed that should the command be or
dered South that the entire membership
will be found in line behind Capt. Bry-
an and his lieutenants. Company + is
made UP of good material, and Alexan-
dTians have no fears as to the record
which will be made by her soldier boys.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Moore
took place from st. Mary's Church this
morning at 10 o'clock. Requiem mass
was celebrated by Rev. II. ]. Cutler and
the interment was made in st. Mary
Cemetery. The pall-bearers We're Messrs.
Thomas Hoy, Thomas Lannon, Patrick
German, Albert Schoeni. James Breen
and Frederick Geisendaffer
In the Corporation Court today John
NJ jackson. Esq, sitting as special
judge in the case of II. p. Howard
against A. E. Smoot. the jury returned a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
Thomas Farrall colOred, was given
twenty days in the gang by the mayor
today. for assaulting Ida Hawkins, also
colored.
St. Peters Commandery, of Washing
ton, with a drum corps of thirty-four
pieces. attended the Catholic Fair at Ly-
ceum Hall tonight.
a special meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Alexandria County was held
today. when the clerk was directed TO no.
tify the purchasers of the new county
bonds that these bonds must be signed
by the county treasurer.
Sawney Miller, an old colored wood
sawyer, who has been blind for many
years, died at almshouse last night.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Bessie 2. Renner and Mr.. ]. d. Masse
of Baltimore, Md, which will take place
at the Methodist Protestant Church
South on Wednesday evening next at 7:3O
o'clock