Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-05
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Mass Meeting to Be held for Discussion Of
Bond Issue
Citizens Becoming Interested In SUBJ
tect of Good Ronds-GeneraI
and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. February s. 1900.
CitizeEs of Alexandria county are becom-
ing more interested in the proposed bill for
bonding the county in the sum of $4,000
for improvement of public thoroughfares.
as the time for voting on the measure.
next Monday. approaches. The county
board of development has given the mat
ter thorough investigation by the appoint
ment of committee for that purpose, and
a mass meeting of citizens was held last
week. when the measure was favorably dis
cussed.
1t is the intention of the promoters of the
bill TO hold a mass meeting next Friday
night and secure, if possible, a speaker
from the Interior Department who will IL
Iustrate his address in favor of road i'm
provement by appropriate diagrams.
Those who favor bonding the county de-
clare that with judicious expenditure of
the S1JO.UOO named in the bill fine stone
roads can be constructed throughout the
county in place of the ordinary dirt or mud
roads. and that they can be made the finest
of all the county highways surrounding the
national capital.
Last Rites Performed.
The funeral of Mr.. James HammersIey
took place yesterday afternoon at = o'clock
from St. Mary's Catholic Church Rev.
Father II. J. Cutler officiating. Messrs
Jacob Seiders, Augustus Butts. James ia
wins, George Hall and Daniel McCauley
acted as pallbearers. and the interment
took place in St Marys cemetery.
The members of the old Friendship Fire
Company, of which Mr.. Hammersley was
member. attended in a body and the fire
bells were tolled in respect to the memory
of the deceased the funeral cortege
moved to the cemetery
Funeral services over the remains of
William Gregory Powell, whose death oc-
Cured Friday. took place yesterday after
noon at Christ Episcopal Church and were
largeiy attended by friends and relatives
of the deceased. Rev. Bergman Green, the
rector, conducted the services and the
pallbearers Were Messrs. Charles Minnige-
rode. Walter Fawcett, Edgar Snowden. Ar
thur Herbert. Albert Smoot and William
Herbert. Interment was made in Christ
Church cemetery.
General Matters.
The committee recently appointed by the
congregation of the Second Presbyterian
Church for the purpose of selecting a pas
tor for the church, met yesterday, but was
unable TO make q choice. Several names
are being carefully considered, and it :
probable that the committee will be able to
take definite action by Friday next and
Sport TO the congregation the following
Sunday.
AT the monthly meeting of the Agricuf-
tural and Industrial Fair Association of
Northern Virginia, to be held in the Bust
ness Mems League rooms this afternoon. a
charter will be drawn up and forwarded 10
the representatives of this section in the
state legislature for adoption.
Mrs. Leroy Beach died this morning after
lingering illness at her residence. No
1US Prince street. Deceased is survived by
her husband and several grown children.
Arrangements for the funeral will be made
later.
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
cases in the Police Court this morning:
Celia Keys. colored charged with being
drunk and disorderly. was sent to the work
house for thirty days; John Force on the
same charge. was assessed So: Robert Smith
colored, charged with disorderly conduct,
was fined 500.
The regular monthly meeting of r. F.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans will be
held in the camp hail this evening.