The times., 1901-03-16
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA, March BIN the Cir
cult Court of Fairfax County. Judge G.
! = Nicol presiding. a decree was today
entered In the chancery suit pending in
| that county. of watkins VS. Watkins ct
! al. appointing Eugene b. Taylor, OF this
! city. special commissioner in chancery to
| report to the court on ap the matters
| embraced in the suit, which Is friendly
! one and involves the settlement of the
/ estate of the late Elizabeth Ann Wat
kins. of Fairfax County. The complain
| ants and most of the heirs are represent
ed by Judge J. X NJ. Norton and Gardner
l.. Boothe. of this city. The other heirs
are represented by J. c. De Putron, of
Fairfax County.
bubble" Brock, colored. who was re-
Gently arrested here on the charge of
disGrderly conduct was this morning
turned over to Deputy Sheriff J. II. Vow
ell, of Culpeper County. Brock is wanted
in Culpeper on the charge of murderous
assault. He became involved in a diff
Guilty with a man named Clarke, in Cui-
peper, about a year ago. and in the fracas
Brock. it is saId. dangerously wounded
his opponent
The funeral of Miss Matte Beattie
daughter of Capt. Fountaine Beattie, and
whose death occurred at Garfield Hospital
in Washington, on Tuesday last, took
place ar II o'clock this morning from Falls
Church. The services were conducted by
Rev Father Tearney. of Falls Church
Catholic Church The remains were in
TERED ia the cemetery at that place.
7 he quarterly inspection OF the city Jali
was made today by Or. Purvis and Messrs.
Eugene B. Taylor and G. w. Moore, jail
inspectors. They reported that no i'm
provements or repairs have been made
since their last inspection, and that both
are much needed. They win ask the COM
mittee on public property to make an in
spection of the jail at an early date, and
order the necessary repairs made.
The funeral of Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Hardy,
wife of Mr. Aubery Hardy. and whose
deaf occurred on Wednesday last took
place at O'Clock this afternoon from her
late residence in Wilkes Street The fu-
neral services were conducted by Rev. Z.
V. Register. of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The interment was made
| in the Bethel Cemetery.
George Zimmerman, n newsboy in at
tempting to board a steamer at Reardon' S
wharf this morning, slipped missed his
footing and fell overheard. Other than re-
ceiving ducking he was none the worse
fer his experience.
Tie deacons of the Second Presbyterian
Church have appointed the following
| board of lady managers for the church
home: Mrs. W. l.. Latham. Mrs. Park
Agnew, Mrs. Virginia c. BroCkett, Miss
Fannie S. Bell, and Mrs. f. J. Brooke
The board organized last Wednesday
night with Mrs w T.. Latham as chair
man. and Mrs. F. J. Brooke as secre-
tary.
a large and interesting meeting of the
| Helpers of the Second Presbyterian
Church was held last evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. r. Lee Field. in King Street.
4 paper and letter from Sir. Cannon
were read. The next n-G sill be held
In the church on the - tant.
There is possibility ia.t lue old Alex
andria County courthouse. which was
| yesterday purchased by Robert Elliott,
will be remodeied, and that the Alex
andria Library will be located there.
Rev. George l.. Hunt win next Sunday
| night deliver sermon to the firemen Of
! the city at the First Baptist Church.
Charles BoaTman, colOred. died today
| at his home in Franklin Street, between
! Fairfax and Lee Streets.
! George MILAN, who was a member of
| Company ID. Seventeenth Virginia Regi-
ment, and who has been in Florida for
| some time is here on his way to his old
| home in Fairfax County.
Andren Della, an old resident of the
| First ward is seriously i'll at his home
! in South Lee Street.
| Capt Charles Kelly is critically i'll at
! his home in Queen Street near Pitt
! Street
Isaac Genzberger. of Butte, Mon, is
visiting his old home In this city.
The little daughter of \. 5. Greenaway
| is still i'll.