The times., 1899-01-14
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va. Jan. ia check pur-
porting to have been signed by the Portner
Brewing Company in favor of Martin
Beribo for $50 was presented for payment
at the First National bank yesterday af-
ternoon by stranger who wore the uni
form Of United States soldier. The
stranger purchased a stamp after scser-
ing the bank and presented the check TO
the teller. The bank official suspected
that something was wrong and enGeayored
to engage the stranger in conversation.
but he became alarmed and left the bank
hurriedly. A telephone conversation w!'h
the Poriner Brewing Company convinced
the tank officials that the paper was bogus.
The bank officials were unable to give
complete description OF the man and the
police have failed to locate him.
Edward II. Hawkins died at his home.
713 King Street, last night. aged fifty
! seven years. Mr.. Hawkins was popular
gentleman and had been prominently con-
nected with several organizations. He
was in the Confederate service during the
civil war and was at the time of Lis death
a member of r. f. Lee Camp Confederate
Veterans. He served at one time as
member of the city council. The funeral
! will take place Saturday afternoon at 2
| o'clock
| The directors of the Citizens National
Bank have elected the following officers:
Benoni Wheat, president; E. l.. danger
field. vice president; William II. Lambert.
cashier and W. f. Lambert, assistant
cashier.
/, copy of the will of Lorenzo d. Mat
terson. of Washington. was placed on
record in the Office of the clerk of the
Corporation Court in this city today. w.
ii. Matterson is the executor.
The musical and literary entertainment
which was to have been held last night
by Mechanics Lodge, Knights OF Pythias.
several prominent Pythians from Wash
/ ington are expected to participate.
A petition is being circulated here ask
ing Governor Tyler to pardon Joseph
Clark. who, in 1897, was sent to the peni-
tentiary for an attempted criminal assault
upon his little sister-in-law.
NJ. B. Harlow, president of the Business
Mems League, is interesting himself in
the effort to have the channel in the river
at the Kettle Bottoms deepened. He held
an interview yesterday with Chairman
Mercer, Of the river and haTbor commit
tee in regard to the desired Improvement.
Senator Martin and Congressman RiXey
are greatly interested in the matter, and
have assured the promoters that they will
give all the assistance in their power.
The funeral of the late Anthony Dwyel
will take place from st. Mary's Church to,
morrow morning at $50 o'clock.
The bursting OF a water pipe on tht
stage at Lannon's Opera House caused con.
siderable damage to the barroom and bill
liard-room on the lower floor.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma Virginia Ede-
lin took place this afternoon from Chris
Church. The services were conducted By
the Rev. Bergman Green, and the pail
bearers were Messrs. r. P. ". Garnett
Richard Windsor, Robert Lee, Capt. vii
liam II. Smith. b. B. Smith and Augustu:
Butts. The remains were placed in tbs
vault in the Methodist Episcopal Gene
terry.
Collector of Internal Revenue Park Ag
new is confined to his home with the grip
Miss Julia Houck, of Fairfax Street, viii
, leave tomorrow for Baltimore. After Wis
iting relatives in that city she will go Il
, New York, where she will be the guest o
her brothers.
Under authority of the city council, Cor
poration Attorney Booth will next week in
stitute proceedings in Judge Nicors cour
to compel the Mount Vernon Electric Rail
way to replace the present rails in Kinl
Street between Fairfax and Royal Streets
, with gTooyed rails.
. The suspected case OF smallpox at 81.
, Gibbon Street was investigated today. aai
, William Jackson. co!orsd. was found to b
/, suffering from the contasion. The pa
5 tients heretofore reported are said to b;
. doing well.