Evening star., 1898-12-02
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Funeral Services This Morning Over Re
mains of Mrs. Stabler.
Departure of Recruits for Fourth
Regiment of Virginia Volunteers
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, December . 1898.
Funeral services were held this morning
at 10 o'clock over the remains of Mrs
Stabler. wife of DIR. Lawrence Stabler at
the family residence on South ST. Asaph
street. A large number of friends and
relatives were in attendance. Rev. 2. P.
Phillips, rector of st. Paurs Church. con-
Quoted the funeral services The pail
bearers were Messrs. Gardner L. Boothe,
Frank Marbury. Leonard Marbury Ciar-
ence c. Leadbeater, Wallace II. Fawcett
William Fendall. DR.. Arthur Snowden and
Robert L. Janney.
A large procession followed the remains
to Ivy Hill cemetery, where they were in
tered in the family burying ground.
Departure of Recruits.
A squad of ten men, recruited from the Sd
Virginia Regiment, left this city yesterday
afternoon on the 402 train for Savannah.
Ca, to join the 4th Virginia Regiment,
United States Volunteers, now being re-
cruited, 1t is stated. for service in Cuba.
The men were Yale c. Minton, David NJ.
Bryant, John w Davis, John W. Ennis
John I. Hillary, Peter ]. Brenner. Roy S.
Warren. Frank Smith. Charles Nightingale
from Company F, and Robert Farral of
Company l.
Capt. c. c. Vaughn of the 4th Regiment,
the recruiting, officer, stated this morning
that others desiring to enlist from this city
could BE- sent off from Fairfax Court
House, as he will leave for that place this
afternoon, and remain there until Monday.
Several civilians presented themselves for
enlistment, but wera discarded, as the re-
cruiting is confined to men who have been
honorably discharged from the I'd and Sd
Virginia Regiments.
Surgeon Smith of the Sd Virginia ex
amined the men and Capt. r. H. Atkinson
assisted in the recruiting.
County Court.
In the Alexandria county court yester-
Cay, Judge j. NJ. Love presiding, the petit
ton of NJ. B. Harlow ct al. for opening a
road from the Washington and Alexandria
turnpike through Poor House lane to
Northwest Alexandria was granted and
James Duncan allowed s100 for fencing
In the matter of the condemnation of
land for the extension of the Washington.
Arlington and Falls Church railroad
through Mrs. Fannie b. Hunters property
ted to the judge.
The application of Geo. N Saegmuller
for a county road was under consid-
Grafton yesterday, and will probably be de-
cided today.
Police Court.
There was only one case before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning.
Frederick Williams, arrested by Officer
Wilkinson, was arraigned on charge of
peddling rings on the street without a IL
cense. He was assessed 50, with twenty
days on the gang the alternative.
General Affairs.
The December term of the circuit court
will begin next Monday, Judge C. f. Nicol
presiding. Jurors have been summoned as
follows: J. G. Cockey, r. NJ. Latham, S.
H. Devaughn, Samuel Lindsey. J. H. Beach.
G. s. French, c. E. Biggs. J. Dienelt w.
Harper, J. D. Stanton, Fred. Paff and Jas.
F. Cook,
The city school board held it's regular
monthly meeting last night in Peabody
Hall. Only routine business was trans
acted.
A meeting of the Columbia Fira Com
pany was held last night, but nothing of
interest was done. The effort to arrange
for a fireman's parade February - has
not been revived since two attempts to Sc
cure a meeting proved unsuccessful.
The semi-annual election of officers for
the Epworth League will take place this
evening at I 80 o clock in the NJ. L. Church
South. meeting of the league council
was held last night at the residence of
Mr.. Samuel Lindsey, on South Royal street.
at which matters of Importance pertaining
to the league were discussed.