Evening star., 1898-03-05
AFFAIRS INsALExANDRIA
Efforts Being Made.O Have Improved Fire
Alarm Systm introduced.
The Local Companies Adopt Resolu.
tf0ns Of fAppraga1-Postmas Held
for Coure-deneral News.
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Bell Telephone 1O6.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March T. 1893.
For several days past there has been on
exhibition at tho Columbia engine house an
electric fire alarm system for the purpose
OF allowing the members Of the city coun-
ell and citizens generally to see just ex-
eotiy how such a system works. A num-
Der OF the councilmen have been to the
engine house to examine the apparatus.
Tuesday night next the city council will
hold its regular meeting, and this matter
Will come up. and IT Is earnestly hoped by
the citizens generally that the council will
this purpose.
such a system will more than pay for it.
horses and apparatus.
Monday next Mr.. C. F. Thompson, agent
for the Gamewell company, will make a
connection of the proposed electric system
oetWeen police headquarters and the en-
g1ne houses, and If the weather permits
there will be a test alarm for the purpose
OF showing just exactly how it works.
AT meeting of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company last night a resolution
was adopted urging the board of fire war
dens to recommend to the city council the
adoption OF this system. which 10 consid-
cred very necessary. Similar resolutions
have been adopted by the other companies
OF the fire department.
Davis Held for Court.
Commissioner Fowler eld~H. A.. Davis,
the Fauquier postmaster, for the action Of
the United States grand jury, and fixed
the bail at 5000. Davis, it will be remem-
bered, was charged with misapprepriating
government funds amounting to $13, an
account OF which appeared in The Star.
Officers Elected.
At meeting of Potomac Lodge, No. 3S,
l. o. O. F.. last night, r. D. stansbury, P.
6. NJ, was elected delegate, and ]. E.
Swain alternate delegate to the Grand
Lodge of Virginia, which meets in Peters,
burg In May next. The lodge accepted an
invitation to pay fraternal visit to Fed
eral City Lodge of Washington Wednesday
evening next the occasion being the grand
visitation Of the grand officers of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Funeral of the Late A. w. DeahI.
The funeral of the late Addison W.
Deahl, who died at his residence, on Duke
street, Thursday evening, of pneumonia,
Will take place from Grace P. E. Church
Monday morning at II o'clock. Rev. c. E.
Ball will officiate.
Brevities..
Special services were held last night in
the Presbyterian Chapel, on Lee street
Rev. ]. e. Thachcr preached an eloquent
sermon.
Delegate L. c. Barley has returned from
Richmond.
Mrs. George Uhler gave pleasant recep-
tlon last night in honor of Miss Louise
Dabney of Charlottesville.
The officers of the Sd Regiment, Virginia
volunteers, to which the Alexandria Light
infantry Is attached, will meet at Wood
stock. Va, March II, to elect a colonel to
succeed Col. VIM. Nails, who was appoint
ed adjutant general.
Gov. Tyler has signed the bill to incor-
porate the Lee Fire Insurance Company
of this city.
q Col. Arthur Herbert will read history
OF the 18th Virginia Regiment before r. E.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, Wednes-
day night. e.. n