Evening star., 1900-11-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MARRIAGE OF MISS NORTON AND
MIR. A. H. SANDS.
Proceedings of City COuncil-Appro-
priRtiOns Made Gem
ernl Matters.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 1O1 King st.
Bell TelppboDp No 1Ds

Inc marriage OF MISS courtney fTtTc
| Norton. sister of Judge J. X. NJ. Norton.
and Mr.. Alexander Hamilton Sands OF
Richmond, Va. will take place this even
ing at $50 o'clock in ST. Paurs Episcopal
Church. Rev. ]. II. Mason of Louisville.
| KY. VIII perform the ceremony. The
church will be prettily decorated for the
to the bridal party will be held at the home
of Judge Norton, corner of Prince and
Washington streets. Following this the
bride and groom will leave for a northern
wedding tour. Mr.. Sands is a member Of
the Richmond bar.
Proceedings of Council.
The city council at its recent semi-monthly
meeting last evening disposed of several
matters of minor Importance. There was a
large attendance of members. President
Hubert Snowden presided in the common
council. favorable report was received
from the finance committee on the bill of
Corporation Attorney Gardner l.. Boothe
for the sum of 800 for legal services, and
the amount was ordered paid.
Some time spent in the discussion of
an old resolution for reSlating the market
building. Finally a resolution to have plans
and specifications drawn up for the work,
offered by Mr. Burke, was adopted.
Councilman Lawler took the floor and asked
what had become of his resolution provd-
ing for the reduction of the speed Of electric
trains over the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon railroad in their passage over
the streets of this city. He believed that
the committee on streets had taken no in
terest in the matter Upon his request. the
resolution was brought up and passed by a
vote of IL to 1.
The clerk read a communication from
Mayor George l.. Simpson. The mayor call
ed attention to the alleged practice of the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Ver-
Railroad n of ipc ,-jra in
to buildings without being properly inSulat-
ed. The matter referred to the COM
mittee on general laws and lights.
Petitions Presented.
A petition for the paving of an alley on
the east side of Pitt street between King
and Cameron streets was referred to the
committee on streets. a petition was read
from the stockholders of the Spring Park
Improvement Company for the extension of
the city gas mains to their property, just
west of the city limits. This was sent to
the committee on general laws. Another
petition was read. this one coming from
residents on Alfred street between Cameron
and Queen streets, who asked the council
to pave their square under the thirty-thrd
section of the city laws. The matter was
turned over to the committee on streets
with the suggestion that the petitioners
meet that committee.
An ordinance imposing q tax of S1J on all
slot machines operated in the city went to
the finance committee.
resolution apprOpriating the sum Of S55
for outstanding bills contracted by the city
engineer in the completion of the Washing
ton street sewer was adopted. City Engi-
neer HO.combe was instructed to place
curbing in front of the residence of Mr..
Henry Strauss on Prince street between
Pitt and Royal streets the work to be done
under the thirtythird section A resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on
streets, providing that that committee con-
iSf &c ,l,1r
that the fifth member be appointed from
the common council Resolutions for the
sum of $500 for graveling Payne street be-
tween Cameron and Queen streets and for
the sum of $50 for the cutting of curbing
from the old canal locks We're referred to
the street committee.
joint session was then held for the
election of members of the school board
bury was elected to succeed his father, the
late William H. Marbury. Messrs. S. A.
Mankin from the first ward William F.
Carne from the third ward and j. T.
Sweeney from the fourth ward were unan-
imously reelected.
General Matters.
Mr.. Charles Dement,, a respected citizen
died yesterday evening at the boarding
house of Mrs. Mary A. Davis. No. 221 North
Fairfax street. Deceased thirty years
OF age and is survived by widow and one
child. He was native Of Westmoreland
county, but had resided here for some time.
Mr. Dement, was employed at the power
house in New Alexandria.
Mr.. Henry c. Smith reported at police
headquarters this morning that his tailoring
Establishment No 021 King street, had
eral articles of clothing. Three overcoats,
some trousers and coats were taken
Joseph Lee, colored, who said his home
was in Washington, went to police head
quarters this morning and stated that he
had been knocked down and robbed about
12:3O o'clock this morning by two unknown
colored men on North Fairfax street. not
far from the station house. He said his
assailants secured 81 in cash.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Evilene Pratt, whose death occurred last
Tuesday at Waynesborough. Va, took place
this morning at IL o'clock from the under
taking parlors Of B. Wheatley, on King
street Rev. Bergman Green of Christ
Church conducted the services and the in
terment was made In the family burying
lot in st. Pauls cemetery.
The funeral of William Sproul, who died
yesterday in Providence Hospital WASH
ington. took place this afternoon from b.
Wheatley's undertaking rooms. on King
street. Rev. Father H. ]. Cutler Of 81
Mary's Church conducted the services and
the interment was made in st. Marys ceme-
terry
Miss Caroline Winslow Janney, daughter
of the late DR.. Edgar Janney Of Iowa Cir
Gle, Washington, will shortly visit Mrs
Phineas Janney at her home, No ZIG South
Fairfax street.
Dixons Athletics. a colored foot ball
team, defeated the Olymp!cs of Washing
ton at the fair grounds by a score of to
. yesterday afternoon.
In the police court this morning Edward
Lee forfeited 80 collateral on the charge
of disOrderly conduct and assault.
Tuesday evening a small colored boy
returned to Mrs Mary Morris the sum of
5000, which represented Mrs Morris life
savings and which she had lost in the
street several weeks ago. The money was
found on the corner of King and Fairfax
streets the day 1t was lost. Upon its re-
the hQN EeceiS:sl q SLLit . Ll.s