The times., 1899-05-18
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va, May 17-Judge Norton.
of the Corporation Court, today granted
an injunction against certain stockholders
OF the Domestic Fire Extinguisher Com
pany, restraining them from electing Of
ficers or removing present officers The
company was chartered in this city, the
officers for the first year being named in
the charter. Recently a meeting was call
ed to be held in this city for the election
of officers. The call was signed by A A.
Lipscomb,' Jas. C. Sprigg. Jas. C. Sprigg,
jr., DIR. VIM. NJ. Sprigg, Frank S. Bright.
Charles j. Gillette, and r. r. Beall. This
morning, upon application of Joseph X
McGammon, an Injunction was awarded
against the stockholders named restrain
ing them from taking any action. In his
petition for an injunction McGammon al
legeS that the persons named represent
one-tenth Of the capital stock OF the COM
pany; that the officers Of the company are
named in the charter, and that the meet
ing called for today is Illegal and was only
called for the reason that some of the
stockholders imagine they have griev-
ance against the company. When the pa
pers were served upon the stockholders
named, at Hotel Fleischmann today they
at once abandoned the meeting. Gardner
l.. Boothe and James r. Cation represent
the petitioner.
Mrs. ]. p. Albro. a daughter of the
late William Wools, died in Washington
on Monday. The deceased was a sister Of
w. Wools. of this city, and has a host
OF friends living here. Her. funeral will
take place in this city tomorrow morning
A three -year-old son of ]. r. Ellington.
who resides on North Fairfax Street, died
this morning of membraneous Group. His
funeral will take place Friday afternoon
The remains of Mrs. Lucy A. Cook, who
died in Washington on Monday. were
brought to this city today, and inferred
in the Methodist Cemetery
Lee Camp Confederate Veterans will at
tend the lecture to be given in Washington
tomorrow night by Col w. H. Stewart, be-
fore the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Methodist Protestant Church last night
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. Mary Penn Vice President, Newell
S. Greenaway; Secretary. E. S. Hantzmon;
Recording Secretary, J. II. Bartlett; Treas
urer, Miss Z. L. Germond.
George Mason Council, Royal Arcanum,
last night elected Gardner L. Booth
Thomas Fl. Fegan, S. Edward Beach and
C. j. Summers committee to cooperate
with the committee of Alexandria Council
Royal Arcanum. in entertaining the mem
| bers of the Supreme Council of the United
states, now in session in Washington. who
will visit this city in the near future.
Yesterday evening the barn on Graf
ton, the farm of the late II. G. Dulany, in
Loudoun county. was destroyed by fire.
number of horses and farming implements
were destroyed.
The Mount Vernon Regents adjourned
their annual meeting at Mt. Vernon today.
number of Masons visited the Regents
today. and were promised the cooperation
of the Regents in the centennial celebra-
tion OF the death of George Washington.
which is to be held on December Ii.
Edward Johnson, colored fell from a
moving freight train yesterday. between
this city and Quantico, and broke one of
his legs. He was taken to Washington
and treated at Freedman's Hospital.
Thomas H. Morgan, candidate for mayor
on the citizens ticket. has abandoned the
idea of making an address on Saturday
night at King and Pitt Streets.