The times., 1898-12-10
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria. Va, Dec. s.-Minnie the
txo-year-old grandchild of James Dudley
eoIored. was burned TO death this morn
ing at the home of its grandparents, IN
Fairfax Street. near Franklin. The ola
woman, Mary Dudley, left the house TINS
morning at o'clock, leaving the httie
girl in charge of her brother, aged about
fourteen years. The boy went away soon
afterward, TO seek employment, leaving
the little girl alone in the house. When
the grandmother returned, shortly before
O'Clock. the child was lying on the fioor
with all her clothing burned off, and life
almost extinct. The clild's clothes had
evidently become ignited from the stove
and she had made an effort to reach the
yard, but became exhausted and fell. DR..
Purvis was called but was unable TO re-
Eeve the unfortunate sufferer.
Thomas A. Davis Post, G. A. r., last
night elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Charles Irwin, p. c;
T n. johnson, S. V. c.; ]. NJ Young,
J. V. C; David Miller, chaplain; James
Lamham surgeon; \. B. Travis, quarter
master: George Armor, o. of D.; w. ii.
Cookson, o. of c.; w. p. Graves, repre-
sentative to department encampment, and
J. v Davis, alternate.
The board of supervisors of Fairfax
County has awarded the contract for
building an iron bridge over Holiness
Run to Curtin K Butts. of this city, and
for building abutments TO William II.
Fox
Miss Jane Bladen, aged 81 years, died
at the Alexandria Infirmary this morning.
She was native of this city. but had
spent most of her life in Philadelphia.
The remains will be sent TO that city for
interment.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company
will celebrate the twenty-second of Feb
ruary by an entertainment and banquet.
A colored resident of Alexandra County
came to this city yesterday and made ap-
plication for permission to inter the body
of a colored woman who had died in that
county in Penny Hill. The request was
denied. The county man determined To
carry out his original plan and called upon
a colored undertaken and arranged to
have the burial take place at Penny Hill.
The undertaken, being ignorant of the law
regarding the interment of non-resdents,
proceeded to act In accordance with the
wishes OF MS customer lie nad Inc grave
dug in the city cemetery and called upon
the city auditor this evening, exhibited 4
death certificate and requested a burial
permit for the deceased colored woman.
Auditor Price advised him of the clrcum-
stances surrounding the case and also that
should the county man present himself
he would be arrested for violating the
city ordinances. The funeral has not taken
place yet, though it is thought that ar
rangements will be made to have the hody
inferred in Douglas Cemetery
The Southern Railway Company is pre-
pairing at the shops in this city a hand
some combination car to convey Presi
dent Mckinley TO Atlanta, Ca. next week
1t was reported from the lower river to
day that the pungy boat Success went 4
pieces in the Great Wicomico during tbs
recent storm.
Mrs. Peter Pullman died at her home
near Cameron Run, this evening.
At 4 meeting of Potomac Lodge. No. IS
]. o. o. F.. tonight the following officer
were elected: Noble grand. William L