The times., 1898-01-16
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Arrangements Completed for Cele'
brating Lees Birthday.
Harry Poss Pardoned BY the Gov
ernor-Freight Car Broken
Open.

Alexandria. Va. Jan. 15.-The grand
jury in Fairfax Courthouse will on
Monday investigate the case OF Robert
Hamilton, who was arrested and
brought TO this city charged with
having attempted TO wreck a Chesa-
peake & Ohio express train on the
Southern Railway. at Ravensworth, a
few weeks ago,
The grand jury will also investigate
the case of VIII and Larry Bright, of
this city. whe are charged with steal
ing btaes finn the Southern tsd..Nay
Company.
The watchman at the Southern Rail
way freight yard discovered at an early
hour this morning that a box car had
been broken open and robbed of num-
Der of articles.
The mems meeting in the railroad
reading rooms tonight was conducted
by Mr. John Davies. of Washington
Tomorrow afternoon Mr.. Charles III.
Marshall. of the seminary, vii! be in
charge of the services, special feat
ure of which will be a solo by Miss
Caroline Evans. of this city. On Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock the mission
workers of Washington will be in
charge of the services at the reading
rooms. and on Wednesday evening the
reading room workers will go TO Wash
ington and conduct services in the
Fourteenth street mission.
In the police court to-day George
Crawford colored, was fined So for dis
orderly conduct.
The committee having the affair in
charge have made all arrangements for
the banquet to be held by r. z. Lee
Camp Confederate Veterans on next
Wednesday night in honor of Gen. r.
F.. Lees birthday. Gen. Lees farewell
address will be read by Adjt. f.. II.
O'Brien.
Messrs Edgar Marfield and Thomas
w. Robinson have returned from Pitts
burg, where they went to engage quar-
ters for the members of Old Dominion
Commandery knights Templar, who
will visit Pittsburg during the con-
clave'
The charter of the Fraternal Mystic
Circle will be closed on Monday night.
Protracted meeting will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal church South ev-
cry night next week.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society viii hold a regular meeting in
St. Mary's Hall tomorrow afternoon.
Judge Hughes Will hold an adjourned
term of the United States court in this
city on Tuesday next.
NJ. B. Harlow purchased at public
auction to-day a lot of ground. with
| frame house, on the west side of Lee
street near Gibbon, for $3.50.
Mr.. Julian Poss, of this city. while
at work in Washington yesterday, fell
and badly sprained one of his arms.
Several of the bills now pending in
| the Virginia legislature, which are of
interest to Alexandrians, will be read
OF Eo of tha RltdinaSS Mons
| League on Monday night.
A young man named Ryan was killed
| in the pyrites mine at Dumfries on
| Thursday by falling slate.
A pleasant social was given at the
residence of Rev j. E. Thacker last
| night by the members of the Westmin-
ster League of the Second Presbyte-
rian church.
Gov. Tyler to-day pardoned Harry
Poss of this city. who was sentenced
to the States prison in 1896 for nine
years for assaulting and robbing Alex
ander McClintock.
Miss Melissa Hill, of this city, par
ticipated in the program at the ceIe-
bration of Virginia Day by the South
ern Club of the Woman's College, in
Baltimore, yesterday.
Mount Vernon Council Daughters OF
America. are arranging for box par
ty to be given on February 4.
About fifty head of cattle. arrived
here this morning on the Norfolk
steamer, and those in charge of the
animals had considerable trouble in
driving them to the farm of Mr.. Will
lam Rogers. in Fairfax county. Five
of the cattle broke away, and II was
several hours later before they were
driven into the corporation pen by the
police, who were aided by number of
boys.
In Trinity NJ. r. church tomorrow
morning the services will be conduct
ed by Rev. S. l.. Bieler. d. D., vice
councillor of the American Universi-
ty. Washington, d. c.
AT the NJ. e. church South to-mor-