Evening star., 1900-07-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
PROPOSED SHIPBUIHDING PLANT EN-
COURAGED BY BUSINESS MEN.
Police COmmissieneD to He Elected
Boy Fatally Hsrt-GeneraI
and .sPertonal.
Eve6ing star Bureau,
o No. 701 King St,
BEN Tekphone, No. JOG.

ALE%ANDRIAI,va.. July Z. 1900.
At the next meeting of.he Business Mems
League. 1ir. NJ. B. lHarEow. the president Of
the organization, viii lav before that body
plan to establish a sAipbuilding plant in
Alexandria, Mr.. Harlow has been in COM
municatfon with Mr.. c. F. Trigg of the
Trigg shipbuilding Company, Richmond. in
regard to the proposed enterprise
The Richmond manufacturer stated that
If the sum of 81 600 600 were subscribed his
company would add 81 900, 600 and establish
plant which would employ 1900 hands
Efforts will be made to start subscription.
The matter has been much talked of by
local business men recently, and at one
time the council voted the Trigg company
location at the old canal, but the offer
was declined.
Election OF Police Com N sfssiOner.
The final meeting of the city council be-
fore the summer vacation will be held Tues
day evening next. There are several mat
tiers of local interest to be disposed Of but
the business of most Importance will be
the election of a police, commissioner to
represent the first ward. The candidates
are Mr. Noble Lindsey, the incumbent, and
Mr.. Fora Hill.
Mr.. Lindsey has been a member of the
board for the past five years. He is en-
gagged in the wholesale grocery business in
this city. Mr.. Hill is well known, partcu-
larry to the sporting fraternity. being con-
nected with the St. Asaph Driving Park.
He is brother of Alderman j. Marriott
HILL The term of office is four years.
Fatal Accident.
In attempting to board a freight train on
Fayette street Thursday afternoon about
o'clock little Paul Sherman, the eight
yearold son of Mr.. Robert Sherman, living
at 12l6 Prince street, fell under the wheels
and had both of his legs SO horribly crushed
that his death followed in a few hours.
Several lads Were playing at the interSec-
tion of Prince and Fayctte streets when q
northbound freight train on the Washing
ton and Southern road passed by. Some of
the boys jumped the passing ears, but
Pauls hold on the iron slide in the center
of the Car which he had grasped was
shaken, and he fell.
The horrible accident was witnessed by
several bys.anders who drag gged little Paul
from under the train. He carried to
the home of his grandfather, Mr.. Charles
F. Franks, No. 1909 Prince street, where
several physicians We're summoned. Later
the little sufferer removed to his
fathers home across the street.
Owing to his weak condition the doctors
deemed operation inadvisable and death
occurred shortly before 8 o'clock.
Installation of Officers.
Several fratcrnal organizations held cele-
brations at their respective halls Thursday
evening and installed recently elected Off
GERS. Among these were the following: AL
exandria Council, Jr. q U. A. M: O. II.
Daniels, past councillor: Ernest Cornell,
councillor; Jared Hayden, vice councillor;
James r. Mansfield, recording secretary: G.
H. Pickin, assistant secretary; Frank Ell
l!ott. financial secretary; ]. r. N. Curtin.
treasurer W. F. Risdon, conductor; Frank
Peverill. warden; George Bender and Fran
els Deakins, sentinels; G. H. Pickn, trustee,
and Frank Elliott. representative to state
council.
Osceola Tribe, l. O. Bed Men: ]. H. JEFF
ferson, sachem: William Lightfoot. senior
Thomas fWannock, junior saga
more: F. Schwab, jr., prophet; Charles Ma
gel. keeper of records: George Dix, keeper
of wampum, and Samuel Cuvillier, jr., col
lector of wampum-
Mechanics Lodge, No. 8, Knights Of Py-
thias-Lambert Sullivan. chancellor COM
r. B. Sherman, vice commander;
E. R. Boyer, keeper of, records and seals;
j. s. Renner, master Of finances; +. J. Tan.
ner, master of work; NJ. s. Parker. master
at-arms and E. S. Fegan and J. NJ. Welas, |
guards.
General. and PersOnak.-
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ogden. widow of
Hezekiah Ogden, died last night at the
Alexandria Infirmary, after a long Illness.
Deceased was sister of Mr.. William Phil
lips. She was eighty-seven years, of age
The funeral will take place tomorrow af-
lernOOn.
Miss Blanche Rotchford, leading soprano
in the Christ Church choir, has rendered
her resignation, to take effect August l.
Che will be succeeded by Miss Mai Green
well.
The installation of officers of Oriental
Lodge, No 6, Knights of Pythias, has been
postponed until next Friday. The eXer-
cises will be conducted by District Deputy
Grand Commander George L. Simpson.
Mr.. Alexander Murray and Mr.. Maury
vii avt for 81, to
Boston and other northern cities.
Miss Mary and Martha Fulton of Ellicott
City are visiting their grandmother Mrs
Martha j. Carlin, at her home, on Duke
street.
Mrs. Petit, widow of Mr.. Robert Petit
died last night at the Alexandria Infirmary
after a lingering illness. Deceased was
about fifty years of age.
A branch organization of the proposed
National Colored Business Mems League
has been formed here with Magnus l.. Rob-
inson, president Rev. Robert Monroe, vice
president: William Goings, secretary, and
n.