The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-25
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. April 24-The Alexan-
dria kindergarten Association has elected
the following board of directors for the
ensuing year: Mrs. Virginia e. O'Brien,
Mrs r. F. Knox. Mrs. John Leadbeater
Mrs. Kate L. Taylor, Mrs. l.. L. Uhler,
Mrs. George Drewry, Miss Fannie Burke,
Miss Mary Carlin. Miss Julia Rathbone,
Miss Bette Pollard and Miss E. c. Nc
knight, and Messrs. X. Kemper r. S.
Jones, r. F. Tucker James F. Muir, and
John Herndon.
The Emerson Pump Company. OF Balti-
more. which was recently granted char
ter in this city. will soon be ready to COM
mence operations in this city. The COM
pany will engage in the manufacture Of
pumps, and will occupy the building at the
southwest corner of Prince Street and the
Strand, which was previously occupied by
the Virginia Beef Extract Company.
The sheriff of Alexandria County has re-
ported to Judge ]. NJ Love that Daniel
Cumbaugh. against whom two indictments
were returned for violation of the liquor
law, had left the State. The judge said he
would allow the defendant thirty days in
which to answer the indictments. and if
this was not done he would direct the
States attorney to obtain a requisition.
In the Alexandria County Court yester-
day john Wilson was fined 50 for not
obeying summons as a witness. The
cases of Patrick Sullivan and Thomas Nc
Cuen, indicted for felonious assault, were
set for trial on Monday next The hear
ing of Richardson and King, charged with
resisting an officer. was postponed indefi-
nitely
At the courthouse yesterday evening
several citizens were fined by magistrates
itFVrr
District of Columbia and dumping it
along the public roads of the county is
follows; Claiborn Gordon, 5; Joseph Plum
mer. s.: Harry Racky, So. The board of
health and the board of supervisors have
ordered that the hauling of garbage and
refuse from the District of Columbia be
stopped.
In the Corporation Court today Judge
]. X. NJ. Norton granted charter to
the Cereal Sugar Company, which pro-
poses to produce. sell, and manufacture
sugar The capital stock is placed at
Louis, is president. Gardner L. Boothe
was engaged as local attorney
A number of society people from this
city left here this afternoon for Warren
ton. Va, to attend the wedding of Eppa
Hunton, jr, and Miss Virginia PAYNE.
daughter of Gen. w. Fl. Payne
The. Rev, II: J.: Guitar, pastor of St
Marys Catholic Church.. has been pre-
scented with handsome altar cloth which
formerly belonged to a church near Ma
Mia.
The Democratic committee for Alexan-
dria County Will hold a meeting Monday
evening next at the county court house
on Fort Myer Heights The principal
business before the committee wifi be the
consideration of matters connected with
the election. of delegates to the State CUB
ernatorial convention. Interest In Alex
andria County and in this city over the
contest for Governor is steadily increas-
Ing. Attorney General A. J. Montague
and Representative Claude NJ Swanson.
the leading candidates, each have loyal
and enthusiastic supporters here
Mr.. j. ]. Wright and daughter, Miss
Mai Wright, are Visiting at the home of
Mrs Alice J. Campbell 623 King Street.
They win leave shortly for two years
sojourn in Europe.
The Fitzgerald Council knights of CO.
lumbus, tonight conferred the first de-
gree upon nine candidates A large num-
Der of Washington members of the order
were present.
The members of the Citizens Progress
sive Association will hold meeting at s
o clock tomorrow night in the rooms of
the Business Mems League.
In the Corporation Court today the Rev
j. II. S. Ewell was granted permission to
perform the rites Of matrimony.