Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-23
Preparations for the Bryant-Kirkpat-
rick Nuptials.
MARRIAGE TO OCCUR This EVENING
City Council Orders Investigation
of Water Supply.
CUPID'S MANY CONQUESTS
Evening Star Bureau,
No. T27 King Street.
Bell Telephone No. 1n6.

| st. PauPs Episcopal Church, in this city
| has been beautifully decorated for the mar
riage of Miss Mary Herbert Bryant, daugh-
| ter of Capt. Herbert Bryant, and DR.. Thorn
| as J. Kirkpatrick assistant surgeon United
| States army, which will take place this
| evening DIT $50 o'clock. Large plants and
| ferns adorn the alcoves on the sides of the
/ altar. about which massed in profusion
flowers of various kinds. Mr.. Sherman
| Fowler will preside al the organ and render
ii march the party enter and during thu
| performance of the ceremony. Rev. P. T.
| Phillips, rector, will officiate. The maid of
| ECnor will be Miss Agnes Carlyle Bryant;
! the best man. DR.. Randolph Kennon of
| New York, and the usherS, Messrs. F. S.
| kirkpatrick and B. f. Kirkpat trick of
| Lynchburg, Va; William Parish of Rich
| mond, William and Arthur Bryant, broth
| ers of the bride-elect, and Robert F. Knox,
| jr., of Alexandria.
immediately after the ceremony a recep-
| ton will be rendered the bridal party and
a few relatives at the residence of Capt
Bryant, North Washington street, for
| which no cards have been issued. Later in
| the evening the bride and groom will leave
| for wedding tour, and subsequently make
| their home at Fort Leavenworth where
Dr- kirkpatrick is stationed.
| Council Meeting.
Inc ittSujstT meeting the city council
was held last right and many matters re-
| lating to streets Were disposed of. An ordi-
rance was unanimously passed directing
| the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon railroad TO remove the rails fl pres
| ent use on King street between Royal and
| Fairfax streets, aid to substitute the new
| style of rails approved by the council!
The committee finance made an ad-
verse report on the bills of three members
| OF the election board who claimed a COM
pensatiOn OF SO each for services rendered
| in the recent election. The report was re-
| jected by the common council, but the
board of aldermen declined to concur in
! this action. special committed however
| reported in favor of payment of the bills
and this report was adopted
The sum of $50 was appropriated for re-
| paving Cameron street between Columbus
| and Alfred streets. the street railroad being
required to repair within the track and a
| two-foot margin on each side.
The same anrouu. appropriated for
| repaving al the Intersection Of King and
| Lee streets ard making proper sewer con-
necticns. and SO was also appropriated for
| paving the corner of Cameron and Fairfax
streets.
The city ereireer was directed to notify
certain property owners to repair their
sideEsalks
A retitioa from F. G. Swain asking that
Curbing and Euttering be laid in front of
premises Nd. 10j South Royal street was
granted.
Moves for Investigation.
A resolution was unanimously adopted re-
citing that Whereas it is rumored that
the Alexandria Water Company, which has
been until recently supplying the city of
Alexandria with pure Cameron run water,
has during the past summer, and is now,
| supplying the citizens with water pumped
| from the marshes of Hunting creek. the
same being contaminated by sewage from
Washington and this city. it is therefore
ordered that the nayOr be- and he is here
by, Girected to appoint two citizens who
are not stockholders in said water COM
pany to investigate the rumor and report
| to the mayor what action, if any is nee
essary to protect the health of the citizens
| a. large. The committee appointed shall
receive compe nsation not exceeding so
each
| The two branches of council met in Joint
session and elected the following school
| trustees: r. p. Aitcheson, Fred Klaus. John
| T. Harrison and Francis L. Smith.
| An appropriation of $500 was made to
pave the square on Lee street between
| Duke and Prince. Three hundred dollars
| Of this money had been previously appro-
| The roadway on Gibbon street from
| Washington to Henry was ordered to be
| improved
Prospective Marriages.
| Several marriages of young people well
| known and popular in Alexandria will take
place this evening and in the near future
| as follows:
| Miss Hattie Herndon of this city, former
| ly of Danville, Va, and Mr. c. W. Scott
| of Lynchburg, Va. will be married this
| evening al the residence of Captain John
| A. Herndon. father of the bride-elect, on
South Washington street, Rev. j. T. Will
iams officiating.
The Episcopal Church at Manassas will
| be the scene of a pretty and fashionable
| wedding today. when DIR. ]. Ward Wisner
| and Miss Gertrude Rosebery will be united
| in holy matrimony by Rev. w. II. X. Pen
| dIeton. rector of the church
Grace Episcopal Church this city will
| be prettily decorated this evening for the
! marriage of Miss Grace Greene and Mr.
| Omar Shacklett both young people of this
| city.
Mr.. Thomas Murray. formerly of this
| city. but now in business at Hampton, Va,
will be married December to Miss Mae
Newman of Richmond in ST. Marks Epis-
copal Church. that city. Mr.. Murray is the
son of MIR William Murray of Alexandria,
Mr.. Z. Stewart Smith and Miss Lou
Chauncey, both of this city, will be mar
ried in the Presbyterian Church tomorrow
afternoon, Rev. j. E. Thacker officiating
| Mr. l.. +. Tyler and Miss Rose NJ De-
vaughn. both of Washington were married
yesterday at the Presbyterian manse, Rev.
j. y. Thacker officiating.
General Matters.
Fire was discovered this morning in a
| back room in the residence of DIR. Bechtel
| on King street. The flames had gained
| some Roadway when discovered, but Dr.
| BechteI succeeded in extinguishirg them
| without calling out the department not
| however. without sustaining very painful
| burns. The damage is estimated at 500.
1 covered by insurance.
| Mr.. James Hunter. residing on North Pat
| rick street, died very suddenly last night
| about l2:28 o'clock. Mr.. Hunter arose from
| bed and made some disturbance which
| awoke some of the family. A few minutes
| later his dead body was found lying on
the floor.
| Mayor Simpson this morning heard the
| following cases in the police court: James
Moody, arrested by Officer Lyles charged
| with disorderly conduct was assessed 81 50
! Daniel Allen, colored. arrested by Officer
Knight, charge of assault. was fined So
| An alarm of fire was turned in this morn
| ing about i O'Clock. caused by flames from
| a chimney. and the department responded,
but did not go into service, as the flames
were soon extingulshed.
Thousands of situations have been OBJ
| tanned through the want columns of The