The times., 1898-10-28
JNDERTAKERs.
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Howard Gould and His Bride Visit
Mount Vernon.

Alexandria, Oct. 27.-The Niagara. How
ard Gould's yacht, is ancnored of Mount
Vernon. The steward OF the yacht came
here today and purchased provisions,
which were shipped this afternoon by the
electric road to Mount Vernon and taken
on board the vessel at that place. Mr.
and Mrs. Gould visited Mount Vernon to-
day and were entertained by Superintend-
ent Dodge and his assistant. Mr.. Young.
The Niagara will remain off Mount Yer
non tonight. 1t is not known whether
she will proceed to Washington or return
to New York.
\ very pretty wedding was solemnized
in the Methodist Episcopal Church at $50
o'clock tonight. The bride was Miss Maye
Lynch. daughter of Mr.. Michael Lynch.
and the groom Clarence E. Jewell. The
bride was attended by her sister, Miss
Matte Lynch and John NJ. Hough was
best man. r.. ]. W. Wells officiated.
The ushers were Messrs. Bernard T. Pur-
cell, George P. Aitcheson, William Lyles,
and T. NJ Erwin. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Jewell left for a
Northern tour.
Miss Maggie Rollins and Milton Self
were married at the parsonage of the
Baptist Church tonight by Rev. ]. II.
Butler.
Miss Maggie Beach and Arthur NJ Gray
were married tonight at the residence of
the brides parents No. SIS South Fairfax
Street. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father F. y. McCarty, of St Ma
rvs Church. after which d reception was
held.
James McCuen. of this city, has been
given the contract for tearing down a
number of Government buildings at Dunn
Lorins and rebuilding them at st. Asaph
By mutual consent the hearing of the
mandamus suit to compel the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Electric
Railway Company to lay grooved rails on
King Street has been postponed until
Saturday. November 5th. when the matter
will be beard in Judge Nicors Court The
Railroad Company will contest the right
of the city to compel the laying of the
grooved rails. II is reported that the
Railroad Company will soon extend its
line from a point near Queen City. in
Alexandria County, to Fairfax Court
house
Mrs. Fred Melchoir left today for Rich
mond, having been called TO that city by
the Illness of her son, musician Aleck
Melchoir, of the Third Virginia Volun-
teers.
1t is stated that an effort viii be made
to have the registration books of Jeffer-
son District, in Alexandria County.
purged. 1t being claimed that more than
hundred names of persons not residents
of the county are now on them. These
persons were temporary residents of the
county during racecourse times. and the
authorities want to protect themselves
against non-residents being voted on
these names.
The Washington, Alexandria d Mt.
Vernon Railway ticket office at Arlington
Junction was again robbed on Tuesday
night of a number of tickets. No cash
was secured by the thieves, nor has any
clue been obtained as to the guilty par
ties.
John C. Winterwerp and Miss Margaret
n. Kirby, youngest daughter of ]. owen
Kirby. of Fairfax County. were married
last night in the chapel at the Theolog-
ical Seminary. Rev. Prof. Wallis per-
formed the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
terwerp will reside on South Patrick
Street, in this city, on their return from
a short tour.
Five cars loaded with mules left St.
Asaph today for San Francisco.
A case of diphtheria at Ill Prince Street
was reported to the police today.