The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 1.-THE citi-
zens of Fairfax County are making active
| preparations for the presentation OF por-
traits of former weil-known and promi-
nent citizens of that county, which will
take place at the court house on May 20,
at 1890 a. M The paintings are oil ones
and are the work of Carl Gutherz, of
Washington. According to the programme
| outlined upon the presentation of each
portrait a speech will be delivered oy
some prominent person. The portraits
Will be hung on the walls of the court
house a large gathering is expected to
attend the ceremonies. At the time of
the ceremonies the county court with
Judge j. NJ Love will be in session, and
there will also be a special session of the
Circuit Court with Judge Charles +.
Nicoi presiding
The committee having charge of the
| ceremonies have announced the follow
ing programme Robert +. Lee. jr., on
George Washington; mir. Justice John NJ.
Harlan, of the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States, on George Mason; Clarence
Cary of New York, on Lords Thomas and
Bryan Fairfax: Joseph Packard, of Bal
| timore. on Gen. Walter Jones; Lewis
Machen, on Judge d. NJ. Chichester; r.
is understood that Judge Love announces
that no business will be transacted by the
court on that day.
Justice Harlan will be present, it is
said. unless compelled to remain in Wash
ington on account of business
Constable Lipscomb, of Alexandria
County, is investigating the circum-
stances attending the death of Henry
Taylor, colored. who was recently found
near Arlington Junction in an unconscious
condition and who afterward Gied at the
Emergency Hospital in Washington 1t
is alleged that Taylor was engaged in
game Of crap with several other negroes
End that he lost all of his money His
friends are Of the opinion that he was as
sauited by come OF the men in the crowd
and his body was afterward placed be-
side the railroad track in order to make
the authorities believe that he was struck
by passing train. A thorough invesu-
cation Of the case will follow and 1t is
expected that ii will result in several ar
rests.
The baseball team representing the En-
erson Institute of Washington was de-
feated this afternoon by score of 10 to
6 by the Episcopal High School team on
the high schools grounds west OF this
city. Up TO the seventh inning the game
was close and exciting. After that the
local players developed q batting streak
tat ran uD their score column until IL
was reached, when the game closed. For
the high school the batting of Campbell
aid Crawford were features, the latter
being credited with home run. Waters
Etched good game, striking cut four
N. n. Walker pitched fine game for the
Emerson Institute. The batteries were:
For the high school. Waters and Carter;
Emerson Institute, Walker and Boughen.
The finance committee OF the city coun-
Gil has decided to make an appropriation
this year for an extra steam fire engine.
The extra engine will be used in case of
an emergency. The Hydraulion engine Is
at present out of service and engine No.
T. OF Washington, has been loaned by the
Washington authorities TO take the place
of the Hydraulion engine.
A concert will be given in the Liggett
Hall by the Episcopal High School on
Monday night at clock for the dement,
of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Among those who will take part are the
Misses Goodwin and MIR. Ladd, OF Wash
ington, and Miss Helen Whittlesey, Of this
city.
Dispositions in the chancery cause of
Johnson VS.. Denike ct al, were today
taken at the law office of f. B. Taylor, in
this city. They will be read when the case
is heard in the Circuit Court of Fairfax
County.
S ii. Lunt. auctioneer. today sold at
public auction for A. W. Armstrong,
trustee lot of ground with frame tene-
ments on the north side of Madison
Street, between Alfred and Cameron
Streets, to DIR. George T. klipstein for
Luther 5. BIaden. whose death occurred
in Washington this morning. was a for
mer resident of this city, and was quite !
well known here. Mr.. Bladen removed |
from this city TO Washington about three |
years ago.
The four-masted schooner Macomber. |
from Tampa, Fla, is now unloading 2,e00 |
tons of rock phosphate for the Alexan- |
dria Fertilizer and Chemical Company, at |
their wharf at the foot of Princess |
Street. The fertilizer trade in this city |
has largely increased within the past /
twelve months
A marriage license was granted in Bal |
timore yesterday TO Franklin L. Payne |
ard Miss I.ynette II. Tolman, both of |
Bailey's Cross Roads, of Fairfax County. |
1t is supposed the couple were married in |
that city.
Miss Victoria Hardy Roberts, OF Orange, |
Va, niece of Senator James Z. Taliaferro, |
Of Florida, who has been visiting in |
Washington, is the guest of her cousin, |
Miss Bessie T. Pannill, on Upper King |
Street.
The funeral of the late Frederick Iden- |
sen. whose death occurred in Staunton. |
Va, on Thursday last. will take place |
from his late residence en- South Lee |
Street tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
The services at st. Marys Catholic |
Church tomorrow morning will be con- |
Quoted by the Rev. Father Ahern of Win |
chester Va. The services at the Rail- |
road Reading Rooms tomorrow afternoon |
Will be conducted by f. r. Jones, of the !
Theological Seminary. AT the other |
churches the resident pastors will occupy /