The times., 1899-06-04
Afternoon at 2 O'clock,
Evening at 8 O'Clock.
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, June 3.-J. B. Parkins, who
has been in Jail for some time, charged
with robbing the United States mails has
been released by United States Commits
sioner Fowler on $500 bail. The specific
charge against Parkins is that, on April
4, he opened a registered letter and took
therefrom a pension check for SIS.
Judge Norton. of the corporation court,
today granted a charter to the Washington
Stock and Grain Company. The capital
stock is $1,000, and the objects Of the
company are to deal in stocks, grain. etc
The officers are L. A. Hartman, President;
F. W. McElroy, Secretary, and G. w
Bond, Treasurer. NJ P. Hartman is also
named as one of the incorporators, and
Charles Bendheim is named as agent in
this city.
Alexander Henry died at his home, 101C
Duke Street, shortly before noon today
Mr.. Henry was widely known, having beer
employed for the past forty years as a
special policeman at the Southern Rail-
way passenger station in this city. Dur
ing the Civil War he served in Company
C, Seventeenth Virginia Regiment. He
was born in Ballymena ireland, in 1925
He leaves a widow and four sons.
The will of Landon Jackson was ad-
mitted to probate in the corporation court
today. The testator bequeathed his estate
to his wife and children.
The American Beauty Baseball Club has
been organized with s. Taylor as manager
A class of children will receive their
first communion at St. Mary's Church to-
morrow morning at Z o'clock.
The funeral of the late Philip Henry
Weador took place this morning at 10
o'clock from his home in King Street Rev.
E. V. REGISTER conducted the services
and the pallbearers were Messrs. ] Nc
Chesney, Benjamin Nails. ]. G. Cockey,
B. B. Smith, Edward Shinn, and Castino
Brsco.
The funeral of John Boarman took place
from St. Mary's Church this morning at
Q O'Clock.
AT the Theological Seminary last night
the prize for the best extempore speaker
OF the senior class was awarded to Charles
E. Perkins, of Baltimore, who was ordain ID
last week. The subject was. is the Min
istry Overcrowded?"
Rev. Clarence E. Ball will deliver his an
nual sermon tomorrow in Grace Church.
of which he has been rector for the past
six years.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society will meet in st. Mary's Hall to-
morrow night.
In the United States Court today in the
case OF the Commercial National Bank of
Chicago against the Consumers Brewing
Company, an amended bill was filed b.
plaintiff. In the matter of the Baltimore
Trust and Guarantee Company against the
Consumers Brewing Company, Special
Master J. s. Fowler was directed to report
the amount of bonds outstanding Testi-
mony was heard in the admiralty case OF
Briant against the steamer Mary Wash
ington, and the case was submitted To
Judge Waddill and court adjourned until
July 8.
At a meeting of Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapter of Masons last night the
following officers were elected: Benjamin
Aitcheson. H. p; W. Lewis Allen, X; A.
A. Paul, s; Ashby Miller. Treasuer; X.
Kemper, Secretary; w. ]. Thompson. c.
of H; o. p. Angelo, p. S; S. f. Stokeley,
r. A. c.; ]. E. W. Timberman, H. F.
Charles, and w. II. Fawcett, NJ. of VS.;
W. A. Moore, Tiler.
commemorative Attorney r. W. John
ston is i'll at his home in Alexandria
county.
John Bright had one of his feet badly
mashed today by a barrel of lime falling
upon it.
The engagement is announced OF Miss
Mabel Irene Markell. daughter of Mr..
George E. Markell, of this city, and VIII
liam C. Brenner, formerly Of this city, but
now residing at Monroe, Va.