The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-11
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Virginia Farmers Institute Holds
an Interesting Session.
cal Semiuary-Person and News
of General Interest.

Alexandria, March 1O.-The Farmers Institute
for the Eighth Congressional District of Virginia
was opened at the Opera House, in this city, this
| morning, with about 200 present. The session was
| called order by Major o. f. Hines, and Rev.
j. I. Williams offered the prayer.
Among those who occupied seats on the plat
| form were Mayor George L. Simpson, City Treas
| urer Harlow, City Engineer Dunn and Mr.. W. II.
May of this city; W II. Snowden and 4. II.
| Lindsay, of Portsmouth
Major Hines was elected chairman and Mr.
| Charles Pidgeon was chosen secretary Mayor
Simpson welcomed the visitors to this city, and
Mayor Hines responded in behalf OF the institute.
He referred to matters accomplished by the State
board of agriculture and tending to show the
| advantages of the meetings such as was being
| held.
Mr. William II. May, from the Business MEMS
League of this city, addressed the meeting and
| was followed by Capt. W. II. Snowden, of
| Arcturus, who read a paper dating from 1924
down to the present time, alluding to ancient and
modern methods in husbandry.
| City Engineer Dunn spoke good roads, and
| Mr.. Adam Martin, of Fairfax, spoke on the
| present construction of county roads. He PIE
dicted that the future country road would be CON
structed of iron rails, with a stone foundation on
| the principle of our railroad construction
| Chairman Hines stated that an experiment in
| the direction spoken of had recently been made
| by Gen. Stone, OF the United States ARMY and
proven entirely satisfactory. Such road he said,
could be constructed for about $500 per mile.
Several other gentlemen spoke on the subject
| Mr.. Wright OF Fairfax, advocated broad tires
on heavilyloaded wagons, but Engineer Dunn
stated that he had found that wide tires helped
the roads in dry weather, while in wet weather
| they had proven injurious.
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on the Mt. Vernon Avenue, had been successful
and he also expressed the wish that Cen. Stone
| would assist in getting through Congress
claim for Sl20, 900, the amount advanced by Nir-
| ginia in 1890 TO construct the first public tuid
| ing in Washington, and which had been placed in
| the hands of the Mt. Vernon Avenue association
| for collection and use.
In the afternoon the institute listened to ar in
| terestng address by Col. ]. IL. BriggeF Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture. He spoke Of the inn
portant position occupied by the former and
| stated that more than GG per cent of the pro-
ducts OF the country during the year 1897 depend
| ed upon the former. He advised them, ir-
respective of party applications, to get together
and do something to help themselves
The session was also addressed by Mrs. Mary
| Bentley Thomas, of Sandy Springs Montgomery
County, Md; Mrs. o. E. Hines Mrs E. Z. Mere
dith, and Messrs. John NJ. Johnson L. L. Mere
dth, Thomas Whitehead, W. b. Atwood A.
Martin, and A. II. Lindsay, and A. j. Wedderburn.
| The night session was taken up with illustrated
lectures by Prof. NJ. b. Waite, of the United
States Department OF Agriculture, and Prof. vii
liam b. Atwood, OF the Agricultural College of
Virginia, Fruits, their diseases, insect enc
mics, and proper remedies"
Frank Warder the Washington boy who was
arrested in this city last night as n fugitive from
his parents, today turned to the Wash
ington police and taken back to that CITY
A small fire occurred in the Office of the Mount
Vernon Fire Insurance Company on King Street
yesterday evening
In the corporation court today Mr.. Charles j
Deahle qualified as administrator of the estate o.
his father, the late A. W Deahl.
Eight tons OF hay belonging to Mr. William Wat
kins,i i'll West End was destroyed by fire last night
Rev. W. A. Barr, of Richmond, delivered tn,
Lenten sermon in Christ Church tonight
Rev. DR.. Micon, professor of theology at thu
Philadelphia Divinity School, paid visit to tn,
Theological Seminary, this city, today, in
company with Rev. Z. L. Phillips, of st. Paul
Church. DR. Micon expressed himself as wei
pleased with the seminary, and the prospects oil
his acceptance of the call to the chair OF theology
appears to be quite hopeful. He is regarded IA
one of the leading professors at the Philadelphia
School, where strong efforts are being made tC
retain him.
Work at Fort Sheridan. opposite Fort Washing
ton is being pushed as rapidly possible. Tn,
force of workmen has been greatly increased dur
ing the past few days, and today the task o
mounting three eight-ipch guns begun. TIL,
guns weigh about twenty eight tons eacn, lnC
the carriages are of about the same weight The:
ure of the disappearing type