The Washington times., 1901-10-04
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA. Va, Oct S--Henry
| Stephens, colored, was this morning ar
raigned in the Police Court on the charge
/ of feloniously assaultlng George Nixens,
which occurred yesterday afternoon.
| Nickens appeared in court with his head
| in bandages, and his eye also, as the re-
| suit of the encounter with Stephens. The
{ mayor. after hearing the evidence, which
! showed that Stephens was the aggressor'
! fined the prisoner $50. In default of pay
ment Stephens will go on the chain gang
for ninety days.
The Seventeenth Virginia Regiment
| Chapter, United Daughters of the Con-
federacv. have about perfected arrange
ments for the annual meeting of the State
convention, which will be held in this
city next week. Tomorrow morning the
chapter will meet the Mary Custis Lee
CHAPTER at the rooms of the Business
Mems League, corner of King and Wash
Ington Streets. when the work in detail
will be gone over. The Womans Auxilia-
~ have appointed committee to assist
the members of Lee Camp in entertain
ing their guests.
]. II. Carter, assistant superintendent
Of the Carnegie mills. of Wheeling. w.
Va. who for the past few days has been
in this city getting recruits to go TO the
mills of that company in Wheeling, w
Va, left here this afternoon with twenty
whom he has engaged to work IN the
mills A large number of idle men were
present who were desirous OF going, but
twenty were all that were needed. The
men on the start receive $50 per day.
The regular monthly meeting of the
CITY School Board was held tonight and
considerable routine business disposed of.
The names of Miss Fannie B. Smith and
Miss Pearl Moore were placed in nomina-
tion for the position of teacher in the
girls school at Peabody building. Miss
Smith received seven votes, and Miss
Moore five Miss Smith was declared
elected. For some time past Miss Smith
has been temporarily filling the position.
The room in which she teaches was
opened at the commencement Of the ses-
sion owing to the fact that the other
rooms in that building were overcrowded.
The Norfolk steamer arrived in this
port this morning a little behind time.
The crew reported that as the steamer
entered the river last night. about mid
night, fierce storm struck her. The
wind was fierce, and the rain heavy.
Miss Nellie L. Cross and Louis Posey.
both of Washington, were married in this
CITY Yesterday at the parsonage of the
j. II. s. Ewell. After the ceremony the
couple left for Washington, where they
will reside.
An interesting relic in the shape of
small cannon. the carriage of which is Of
iron. and had the British Hon on both
sides, was displayed in front of the store
of Julius Dreifus. at the Strand. this
morning The gun was aboard an Eng
lish vessel which foundered off Jamaica
many years ago. This gun was recov-
cred with the remainder of the wreck
age recently by the steamer Yuba and
taken to Newport News. where it was
purchased with other junk by Mr.. Drei-
fus.
The members OF the senior class of the
Theological Seminary, west of
this city, last evening entertained a large
number of their friends at a tea given
at Aspinwall Hall. at the seminary. Sew
eral people from this city were present.
Miss Florence l.. Kinzer has sold to G.
T. McGue house and lot on the south |,
side of Prince Street, between Patrick and |
Henry Streets.
The schooner Shining Light is on the |
ways at the shipyard being overhauled. |
1t is owned by Alderman Theo Ballen- |
ger AS soon as the overhauling is COM
pleted It will resume operations on the |
river and be commanded by Keith Davis.
Next Thursday night the r. E. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. viii tender
a reception to the Virginia Division