The times., 1899-06-21
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria June 20.-The joint final eel
ebration of the Fairfax and BIackford Lit
erary Societies of the Episcopal High
School was held in Liggett Hall tonight.
The following was the programme OF ex-
ereises: Address of welcome by Charles
Hartwell Cooke, of Mississippi, President
of the Blackford Society; presentation of
the F. L. S. declaimer's medal TO Charles
C. Haskell, OF South Carolina; declama-
tion, "Regulus to the Carthiginians;
presentation of the B. L. s. debater's med
al to Charles p. Stearns, of Culpeper; pre-
sentation of the F. L. s. readers medal
to Angus NJ. Crawford of Fairfax; pre-
sentation of the B. L. S. declaimer's medal
to Robert Pegram Holt. of Surrey. recita-
tion, The Angels of Buena VISTA" pre-
sentation CT the F. L. S. debater's medal
to Frederick W. Johnson. OF Nebraska;
presentation of the b. l.. S. readers medal
to Herbert R. Gait, of Loudoun: joint val
edictory address by Angus NJ Crawford.
CT Fairfax final address by Edgar Snow
den, Alexandria, President of the Fairfax
Society.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Chillum Castle Land Improvement
and Construction Company was held in
this city this afternoon, when the follow
ing directors were-elected: Charles F. Mes
bit, George H. Harries, George w. Cissel,
E. P. Bfrney, Francis w. Baker, Fl. p.
Pillsbury. Albert Gleason, c. Jacobsen, and
r. G. Israel
A meeting of the finance committee of
the proposed sesqui- was held
in the Office of C. C. Carlin this morning
Arrangements were made for raising the
necessary funds to defray the expenses of
the celebration
The funeral of the late Harrison Kirk took
place this afternoon from his late home, in
Queen Street, The services were conducted
by Rev. T. p. Revelle, and the interment
was in the Methodist Protestant Cemetery
The pallbearers were j. E. Lindsey. E. I'll.
Hammond, ]. W. Hammond. Thomas
Chauncey, o. H. Kirk. and S. C. Payne.
Application has been made to Governor
Tyler for the pardon of Joseph Clark. Clark
was convicted OF attempted criminal as
sault and on February 10, 1897, was SEN
fenced to the pentitentiary for nine years.
The application for pardon, which was
forwarded to Richmond this evening, was
signed by the twelve jurors who tried
Clark and many prominent merchants.
The prisoners health is said to be failing.
Mr.. and Mrs R. W. Hunter, who spent
the winter in Washington, have returned
to this city.
C. A. Howard, of this city. while at
work ON a building at Hampton stock
farm, yesterday, fell to the ground and
was painfully injured.
In the corporation court today Joseph 8.
Beach qualified as a justice of the peace
for the Second ward.
number of excursionists passed
through this city today en- route for Wash
ington and Mount Vernon.
Drs. Snowden, Schneider, Miller, and
Howard, at the Alexandria In1rmary, yes
terday evening. performed the operation
of hysterotomy upon Mary Ware, color
ed, of West End.
The stockholders of the Park Bicycle
Company. of the District of Columbia. held
their annual meeting in this city yester-
day evening and elected the following di
rectors: John D. Lasley. W. Jose. Edwin
C. Clark, r. Jose. and E. H. Newmeyer, jr.
The directors organized and elected the
following officers: John D. Lasley. Presi-
dent; c. H. Newmeyer, Vice President; E.
C. Clark. Treasurer, and w. Jose, Secre-
tary and Manager.
Thomas F. Kelly will handsomely enter
tain his friends. at 5O7 King Street to-
morrow night.