The times., 1898-06-18
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
The Junior Light Infantry to Go
Into Camp.
An Illicit Still Captured-AIasons
Elect Oficers-The Annual Fire
mans Parade.

Alexandria. Va. June 1.-THE Junior
Alexandria Light Infantry will go into
camp near Braddock Heights on June 30,
The command has been formed into two
companies-A and B. The first company
is composed of boys ranging from four
teen to eighteen years, and the second
is made up of boys from the age of nine
10 fourteen. The officers are: Major,
Lambert Sullivan; captain of Company a.
Paul Fisher; first lieutenant, William
Green; second lieutenant, C. Paxton; cap
tain of Company B, Robert Green: first
lieutenant, William Fisher: second lieu
tenant. NJ Crump. The boys VIII hold
dress parade each evening at o'clock
while in camp. The companies are fully
equipped and present neat appearance.
In the police court today William Jack
son and Tuts OIden, both colored, charged
with being disorderly and fighting. were
fined $3.50 each William Montague. for
assaulting William Rallings and Isaiah
Tolbun, colored for defacing property.
were also fined $3.50 each.
Bishop Gibson will visit Grace Church
on Sunday and administer the rite of
confirmation.
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Alexandria from Amherst County, where
she has been visiting friends.
Internal Revenue Officers Edwards.
Richards and Dear on Wednesday cap
tured an Illicit still in Madison County
No arrests were made. A part of the
still was brought to this city.
Harry Davis and Robert Jackson, coll
ored, and William Miller escaped from
the chaingaug in this city.
no bar of z
Light Infantry, through Capt. Atkinson.
have sent a letter of acknowledgement to
the citizens of Alexandria who have aid
ed in sending TO them at Camp AIger re-
freshments and other articles.
The annual excursion of the Young
Mems sodality Lyceum will be given to
River View on July u.
The store of A. J. beavers. at Patrick
and Oronoco Streets, was broken open
last night and robbed of a small quantity
of whisky.
Mr. R. W. Arnold has paid to the
widow of Mr.. c. W. Greenwood 5000. the
amount of benefit held by the deceased
in the Royal Arcanum.
Bishop Whittle last hight confirmed a
class at West End Episcopal Chapel
The Episcopal High School boys will
give their annual dance at McBurney's 5
Hall on Monday night next.
Andrew Jackson Lodge, No. 120 A F.
and A. NJ, last night elected the following
officers: Worshipful master, E. R.
Mills; senior warden Charles B. Marshall:
junior warden, A. A. Paul; treasurer,
George F. Steiner: secretary, James E.
Alexander. The following were appoint
ed: Senior deacon. w. ]. Thompson:
stewards. M. Schwarzman and r. D.
Wattles; chaplain. Rev. J. T. Williams
organist Sherman B. Fowler; tiler. w.
a. Moore.
Committees from the different fire COM
panies of the city met at the Relief truck
house last night for the purpose of per-
fecting an organization with the object of
an annual firemen's parade on the 22d
of February. 1t was decided to invite
the old Friendship company to appoint
a committee to join the proposed organi-
zation.
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons has
accepted an invitation from Alexandria
Washington Lodge to participate in the
laying of the corner stone of the new
courthouse and jail in Alexandria County
An infant child of Mr.. Joseph Harrlng-
ton, of No. 212 South Henry Street, died
this morning.
Aunt Eveline Cooper, an old colored
resident. died yesterday at her home on
North Fayette Street. She claimed to
have been born i'll 1898.
1t is understood that the friends of Capt.
George A Mushbach are urging him to
allow the use of his name for the posi-
ton of police commissioner for the Third
Ward. ,.s.