The times., 1899-06-17
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Hiehtnurids va, June lb.-An alarm was
turned in at 3 o'clock tonight from the
Sixth district, occasioned by a fire in the
residence 1l16 King street, occupied by
John Parker. The flames were extiuguish-
ed in a short time. but the loss will reach
about $500. The fire started on the sec
ond floor in the rear portion of the main
building, between the ceiling and roof. and
its origin is unknown. The electric and
steam railway trains were delayed for
nearly an hour on account of the lines of
hose across the tracks.
Several attempts, it is said, have been
made recently to wreck train No. 81, of
the Southern Railway Company, which
leaves Washington at II p. m. That the
efforts of the would be wreckers have been
unsuccessful is due to the fact that the
railroad people have been on the alert
The attempts were made at point be-
tween Mallow Station and Sideburn.
At Manassas tomorrow Judge Nicol, OF
the circuit court for this county, will hear
arguments in the case of Mrs. Sarah V.
Smith, against the Southern Railway Com
pany. The suit is brought to compel the
railroad company to abandon the use CT
its tracks in Wilkes Street The case has
been pending for some years. Should a
decision be rendered against the company
1t would mean loss of many thousand
dollars. A. W. Armstrong and Edmund
Burke represent the plaintiff and the de-
fendant company is represented by Gen.
w. H. Payne, Eppa Hunter. jr., and Leon
arm Marbury.
An invitation has been received by the
congregation of the Washington Street NJ
e. Church South TO use Trinity Church
| during the rebuilding of the former.
church. The invitation has not been acted
| upon.
| At meeting Of Andrew jackson Lodge,
| No. 120. A. F. and A. NJ, last night, the
following officers were elected: C. b. Mar
shall, w. NJ. A. A. Paul. S. W.: w. J.
Thompson, ]. w; c. F. Steiner. Treasurer:
j. E. Alexander, Secretary; r. Lee Field,
S. D.; w. S. Schwarzman. ]. D.: r. D.
| Wattles. and ]. E. W. Timbermau, Stew
ards, and W. A. Moore. Tiler.
| James Fones, a former resident of this
| city. died at the home of his daughter.
near Charlottesville, Va, yesterday. He
! was eighty-five years of age, and was
well known in Alexandria. Mr.. Fones Was
| for many years employed at the city gas
works. His remains were brought here
| today, and the funeral will take place to-
morrow from the home of his son. Thomas
| Fones, 125 Duke Street.
| The Southern Railway Company has been
restrained from supplying its engines with
water at Orange Courthouse. The branch
| from which the water heretofore used by
| the company has been obtained runs
through private property. and the owners
| have caused injunction to be served
prohibiting the company from using the
| water
| President NJ. B. Harlow, of the Business
| Mems League, today received letter from
| Congressman John F. Rixey relative to the
| proposed improvement to the channel in
the lower Potomac. Mr.. Rixey enclosed
| the report of Colonel Allen in which it
| is stated that a channel twenty-four feet
deep at low water will be opened at the
| Kettle Bottom Shoals, Maryland Point
! Shoals, Smiths Point Shoals, and Matta-
| woman Shoals. and that the 100000 ap
propriated by Congress will be expended
| equally in making the Improvement.
| The committee on printing of the pro-
| posed sesqui- centennial celebration met
tonight in the parlors of the Business
Mems League. Without perfecting def
mite plan of action the committee ad-
journed TO meet on Monday night. A
| Joint meeting OF the executive and tinan
| cial committees will be held tomorrow
night at the rooms of the Business Mems
League, and meeting of the parade COM
mittee will be held on Monday night at
7:3O o'clock.
Two horses were killed by lightning
yesterday evening on the farm of S. Fl.
| Snowden, at Arcturus, Falr1ax county, De-
| low this city.
Mamie Porter, colored. was fined s. in
the Police Court today for an unprovoked
assault on Sadie Murray. little white
girl.
The Alexandria Baseball Club will play
its first game of the season at the Epis-
copal High School grounds tomorrow af-
ternoon.
Cards are out announcing the approach
OF Washington. and Miss Lena j. Harlow,
daughter Of John Harlow. The ceremony
will take place on the 2Sth instant.
Henry McLaren. of South Henry Street.
was operated upon today for appendicitis
by Drs. Snowden, Purvis. and Jones.
Miss Ruth Travers while skylarking
with a companion at Paff's shoe factory
this morning was quite seriously cut on
her left wrist. She was attended by DR..
Quackenbush.