The times., 1899-05-06
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va, May 5.-On SUNDAY
morning the choir of the First Baptis
| Church will be reorganized and specia
| music will be rendered at both morning
and evening services. The director of tn,
choir has succeeded in procuring the ser.
vices of Miss Mai Greenwell, soprano
Miss Florence Sullivan. contralto; William
l.. Hoy, baritone, and Walter Birch tenor
The choir is now considered the finest ir
the city.
The following persons today filed no.
tices with John S. Beach, Clerk of Court
that they would be independent candidates
for city offices in the general election, tC
he held on May %. For Mayor, T. H. Nor
gan; Aldermen, First ward. ]. H. Naylor;
Fourth ward, William Coleman, colored;
>City Council, First ward, Charles Dear
born, t. Alton Moore, and George L.
Steaon, colored; Second ward. ]. H. Bart
lett; Third ward, John T. Harrison and
John Fl. Greene; Fourth ward. Frank T.
Evans, w. P. H. Kelley, and Magnus L.
Robinson, coIored. The nominees of the
Democratic primary election of April 19
also filed notices Of their candidacy. The
State law provides that all persons de-
string to enter the general election shall
twenty days before election day. file with
the Clerk of the Corporation Court notice
in writing to that effect, signed by two
witnesses.
L. Morgan Davis. prominent citizen OF
the Third ward, while sitting in his yard
last evening had narrow escape from
probable death. Mr.. Davis was reading
a newspaper, when bullet passed within
two inches of his head, penetrated the
paper, and embedded itself in the floor
of an clubhouse. The bullet was extracted
and found to be of large calibre. 1t is
supposed that some person fired the bull
let in the air, but whether it was aimed
at Mr.. Davis or not, is not known.
The advisory board of the Daughters of
the Confederacy has decided to change the
place of their gathering from Falls Church
to Glen Echo, Nd, on account of the bet
ter facilities and attractions offered by
the latter place.
E. S. Leadbeater was today notified OF
the death by drowning. near Medford.
Mass, yesterday, of his two nephews, Rob-
ert and Charles Hummer. The young men,
it is stated, were boating and were caught
in squall that capsized their boat.
A position as subcarrier in the postoffice
here was today rendered to W. P. Graves.
jr. Mr.. Graves recently passed a civil
service examination here for that grade.
The finance committee Of the city couD-
Gil met last night and destroyed coupons
to the amount of S13.S35. This amount
represented the interest paid on the public
debt for the month of January.
Mrs. Ella Greenwood. an estimable and
well known lady, died at her home in
South Lee Street today, after a protracted
Illness. Deceased was the wife Of Capt.
James Greenwood. Her funeral will take
place on Sunday afternoon.
The following officers were elected last
night at a meeting of the vestrymen of st.
Paul's Church: J. Wallace Hooff and John
w. Green, Wardens; John r. Zimmerman.
Treasurer; ]. C. Milburn, Registrar; ]. C.
Milburn, delegate to the diocesan council:
John w. Green. alternate.
Virgil G. Williams. formerly of Front
Royal, but now OF Washington, has ten
dered to Rev. H. NJ. Wharton 479 acres of
land near Manassas, Va, for the purpose
Of establishing farm and school for the
orphans of soldiers and sailors who were
killed in the American Spanish war.
Karl Furrer is extremely i'll at the resi-
dence Of his daughter, Mrs. C. Bohraus. In
Royal Street
In the Corporation Court today the case
OF William A. Thomas vs.. Southern Rail-
way Company for damages for injuries sus-
tanned by Thomas while driving a team in
Union Street, was argued by counsel. The
Jury went out at $50 this evening and at
500 tonight returned verdict for Thomas
and assessed his damages at 81 200. A mo-
ton was made to set aside the verdict,
which was oyerruled, and exceptions were
noted.