The times., 1899-10-29
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA, Oct 2S.-A few nights
I since thieves forced an entrance into the
warehouse of the Alexandria Fertilizer and
| Chemical Company and stole a quantity Of
lead pipe Yesterday young man offered
a quantity of pipe for sale to Henry Baader.
Mr.. Baader suspected it was stolen prop
erty and refused to purchase the pipe,
which, however, he retained and turned
over to the police. The thief has not been
apprehended.
Frank E. Anderson has returned from
Tifin, Ohio, where he went with a number
of capitalists who contemplate constructing
an electric railway in northwest Ohio.
new schedule viii go into effect on
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway on November L
William Webster, son of Chief Of Police
Webster. is rapidly recovering from a Sc
TiOus illness.
An ordinance passed by the city council
on Tuesday last increasing the salary Of
the commissioner of revenue from $3.50 TO
$500 per annum has been approved by the
mayor.
All persons who failed TO enter their
names upon the poll books today viii not
be permitted to vote at the November cleo
tion.
Several bands CT gypsies are enoamped
near Four mile Run, in Alexandria county.
Today several of them visited this city,
Offering wares for sale and telling for
tunes"
On Thursday next workmen will begin
to prepare for the erection of q new pipe
organ to be placed in the Second Presby-
terian Church.
1t is understood that Judge Love, of the
Alexandria county court, will appoint a. D.
Torreyson assessor for the county for the
term of five years. commencing January
next
The Merchants Club have removed to
their new rooms in the Harlow Building.
in South Fairfax Street
Jack WilIiamson's blacksmith shop at
| Accotink was badly damaged by fire this
morning. The residents Of the neighbor-
| hood succeeded in preventing the flames
from spreading to several frame buildings
surrounding the shop.
The executive committee CT the West
minister League Of the Second Presbyterian
Church. met last night and appointed the
various standing committees for the en-
suing year.
Mount Vernon Council. Daughters Of
America Will give fair, commencing No
yember 16.
al q AuCtllAE u ALtc NblLl4AlLLCc W LALCu uau
charge of the recent sesqui-centeniaI ceIe-
bration the following resolutions were
unanimously passed:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the sesqui-cen-
teuTal committee due, and are hereby tender
ed to the Washington Times for the valuable
assistance rendered in making success Of the
celebration an October y. $50, and a copy Of
this resolution is directed 20 be sent 90 Mr.
Stison TIutchins. with the request that he con-
yey thanks 20 the members of his staff who
~ efficiently aided work; and that this be
published in the Alexandra Gazatte'' and the
Alexandra Times" BY order OF the committee
NJ. b. HARLOW. Chairman.
Mayor Simpson today repHsd to the t
| ter of Health officer Miller. in which the
latter complained that Thomas Dowuey
had removed smallpox flag from in front
OF his residence and quoted section 19 OF
the city code, relative to placarding houses
in which contagious diseases exist. In his
reply the mayor states that the section re
ferred to does not provide fine for rsmOv-
ing a flag, but it does impose q fine en- ne
heads of families who fail TO dis play a flag
when directed TO do SO. II anyone other
than the head of family places q flag on