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


Alexandria, May 4.-Iu the Corporation
Court today Judge Norton granted char
ter TO the Norris Peters Company, the OBJ
jects of which are to do Photographic or
photographic business. The capital is
placed at $l50,000. and the incorporators
are Daniel Frazier. II. T. Parseii, of New
York, and Eugene Peters, and Paul Leslie
Webb, of Washington. James r. Cation
is named as the representative in this
city.
Shortly after noon today there was some
excitement at the home of F. Tuba, who
conducts an extensive fruit buiness at
King and St Asaph Streets, which ii was
subsequently learned, was occasioned by
a misunderstanding between Mr.. Iubia
and his Italian housekeeper. The woman's s
cries of murder were heard for some dis
tance, and a crowd of excited people sur
rounded the premises The woman's stock
of English being very limited, she was un-
able to make known to the curious throng
her grievance. Mr.. Tuba soon appeared,
and explained that he had concluded to
dispense with the woman's services. When
he offered to pay her of she refused to
leave the premises. The affair was inves-
tigated by Mayor Simpson at special
session OF the police court this evening,
agreeing to pay the complainant $50. which
he admitted was due her. The woman
claimed that the defendant had struck her,
and also made some ugly allegations
against him, which, however, were not
sustained.
A meeting of the First Ward Republican
Club was held at Banner Hall tonight,
when the following officers were elected:
Major johnson, President: S. Gilkerson,
/ ata nv
Benjamin Corum. Assistant Secretary; I.
Chase, Sergeant-at- Arms. The CUB Will
meet again tomorrow night.
| The funeral of the late Preston Bloxham
| took place this afternoon from his home
| in West End. The services were conducted
| by Rev. c. e. Ball. of Grace Church, as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. Wallis, of the TheOiogi-
cal Seminary, and the interment was in the
! Union Cemetery. The pallbearers were
Messrs. Charles King, Rozier Colts, Win
field Watkins Robert Ballenger, Frank
Ballenger. and J. C. Milburn.
Traffic over the Southern Railway was
I Interrupted for several hours this morn
| ing by the derailing of two cars loaded
with wood. near Mallow station, a short
distance from this city.
]. II. ID. Lunt has sold his brick resi-
deuce on the west side of Columbus Street.
between King and Cameron Streets, to Jo-
serh Grimes, for $3.50.
In the Corporation Court today. in the
| cause of ]. A. Seaton against Benjamin
| Franklin and Others decree was entered
reviving suit in the name of Eliza A. Sea-
ton. In the case of Joseph E. Harris. coll
ored, against the Southern Railway Com
psny suit for alleged damages sustained
by plaintiff while unloading car in Union
Street the jury rendered a verdict for de-
fendant
Asa Holiday and Miss Matte Franz
both of Washington. were married at the
parsonage of the First Baptist Church, in
this city. last night. Rev. J. II. Butler
performed the ceremony, Immediately af-
ter which Mr.. and Mrs. Holiday returned
to Washington.
Police Commissioner Lindsey and family
have gone to their residence in Northwest
Alexandria for the summer.
Commonwealth Attorney Marbury, who
has been III for some weeks, has gone Il
Atlantic City.
Rev. Father De Muynck. of Fredericks
burg, is a guest at the parsonage of st
Mary's Church.
Coroner Purvis has returned from {
weeks visit TO Dobbs Ferry. n. Y.
An electric train collided with two
horse team at King and Royal Streets thi.
afternoon. The wagon, which belonged t.
John Adams of Fairfax Courthouse, wa
somewhat damaged, but the horses anC
driver escaped injury.
While plowing field at Burgundy. nea
this city, a farm hand found a buckle
bearing the letters "V. NJ. NJ" The buckle
is supposed to have been the property o
member of the Virginia Minute Mer
during the Revolutionary War.
NJ. Blanchfeld. of Strasburg. employed
as a brakeman on the Southern Railway
fell from car at Front Royal yesterda!
evening and was run over and killed. II
was thirty-five years old and leaves
widow and one child.
Driver Stephen Taylor. of the Columbi
Engine Company, this evening killed do!
in St. Asaph Street which was supposed t
have been mad
Albert Gold was convicted in the Polio
Court today of peddling without licence
He was fined so.
No matters of special Importance wer
considered by the city school board at tn
meeting OF that body tonight.
At the regular May meeting of the Col
umbia Fire Engine Company! tonight
was determined not to accept the invitat;o
to visit Westminster, Md, on the occasio
|, of the annual meeting of the Marylan
, State Firemen's Association in June. Th
: Columbia company has been the guest q
the Maryland firemen at many of their an
nual reunions, and has on each occasio
> brought home first prize in the steam fir
= ! engine contests.