The times., 1899-12-27
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 26. Capt T. a. Parsons
gave q dinner TO a number oj his employees at
st. Asaph today.
The remains Of the late col. samuel r. John
son, who died at East Orange y. j., sunday
were brought to This civ tonight. The funeral
will take place from the Jonu-ou home, in
North Washington Street. tomorrow morning d.
IL O'Clock. The iutermenr viii De private
The case Of William Thomas. the calorcd boy
who appeared bciorc Mayor Simpson in the p0iice
court this morning charged with shooting ac
Frank Keith, also colored. took on another
phase after having been continued b. tie mayor.
Policeman lyles stated iba, upon further iu-
vestieation fe had learned ths, &c was Keith and
not Thomas wEo lad done ,bc shooting. Dc is
now charged thaJ Thomas bad the pistol hut
Keith toos it away from Lim and fired Jwo shots
dt the latter. Thomas was released on Sl1 eai-
lateral Ter his appearance l1 the police count t1-
morrow morning. Twenty dollars gol'atcsa, was
asked Tor EeitA's release.
Other cases tgied by the mayor this W0yUIug
were bluucie Washington. cp.9red- charged with
az-autiHg Mary Lyes. She was assessed - to-
ward the support ut the city. Three minor 1s-
sJult cases were dismissed
The Sunday school of Trinity Methods, Eu-. D.
pal Church hello It's Christina, celebration to-
night IL was largely attended and the little
ones, as well as the older folks, spent = pleasant
evening listening Co music songs, and rceItauous-
The celebration OF tic Seclud Presbyterian
Church viii be held tomorrow night, trat Cf
the Baptist sunday school Thursday evening, s..
MIry7 and Grace ChUrchfs Thursday afternoon
and evening, respectively, and Che Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Friday and Monday
evenings
The Young Mems Sedlijy Iycrum Secill and
Literary Tub gave a pleasant entertainment, c9r-
sistjHg of utusic and rerit1tisus. a- Lyccum Hall
tonight. u was much cHipyeC-
James II. Devaushn, enc ot AtSIndgas IS old
est and highly respected citizens, died at his
home, III King Street, this morning. lie was
eighty four years old lie had been in the tugni-
ure business here for foyty-eighr years. THe
funeral arrangements have Let yet sen COM
plttCL
The fmer> ot The late George r. Curtis took
pIat.. this afternoon at O'Clock Tho iujgmeut
was Iu Union Cemetery. Mes-J-. o. }. B"gEet {,
Charlie Kane William Sutton, William Hlm-.-
/ ton. Charles Griffin, ard Henry Miller acted ds
palibCIurs.
A large number of AeyaudTl-Hs are 3rr4h=tr-
TO 60 to Arlington tomorrow morning 90 "itae-'
the ceremonies incident ta ,He r'Iutrrif= enc
remains Of The Nane's dead.
George " Price. of CAlrlu. t.~giilc, va rec
uortcd to The police today that he Bad been
robbed of aa oyercoat and So lu CASH ile does
u.f Lrot- where th. robbery a,.uH-L lla are
rived !u the city last ui@i-. s1H "taI"' s1t
whether OF not he had the osll-1at -l" money
when hc left the train
The Submarine torpedo boat i..I-lHl "iit a-
given test at / on Na-Ht-.- -'" -.s' '
uity tomorrow.
Alexander b. Rowe who attempted t' eemi1it
-lIicidc bN- taking dose OF laUeaElH = t.--''u't
afternoon. released from .Hs.Ht '.-- "''.l
noon and went on his way rejoicing
TIN. basket ~ game sent ty the Ear. 90
7 I1IIssForrr,ah nom Yorkshire England Jo iha
Alexaudria- Washington Lodgc, a. d ana A. A--
i, cxpaCted 10 reach this city tonight, TIC n-'e
ior having the banquet ",it "r aIt'ss. u- -.'
tomorrow.